What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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ryan
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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bri0905 wrote:
ryan wrote:
bri0905 wrote:

Are you on glue???

Nope, are you?


No, what's wrong with the handling of yours?? Mine handles great thanks.


The steering feedback is more secretive than the Area 51, and I just find it unpredictable in turbo form :shock:
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

Post by uglee »

Longer final drive as 1st is almost useless
Quieter exhaust
Respray
RyanRs
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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ryan wrote:
bri0905 wrote:
ryan wrote:
Nope, are you?


No, what's wrong with the handling of yours?? Mine handles great thanks.


The steering feedback is more secretive than the Area 51, and I just find it unpredictable in turbo form :shock:


Are you on old rubbers? change the ball-joints and upgrade to polyurethane rubbers. Perhaps upgrade the ARB's if you are on stock. Also if you have lowered the car, get the wheel alignment properly set up to the new lower arm angles!

I wish my mr2 had those wide wheel arches off that flip-paint mr2 in Malaysia and his mega deep Work meister SP1 wheels too -oh and with a nice set of 285 wide R888s on the rear and prob 225 P-zero on the front ;D
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

Post by ^Trickster^ »

As much as i love v10 v12 engine, smg paddle shift gearboxes and amazingly awesome grip and traction....

After 8 years of owning my mr2 I love the way it is, i want to stick with the 2 litre platform, handling and 5 speed manual.

But what I would do is have everything made entirely from carbon fibre, all bodywork, suspension setup and everything, just to save weight, but id still paint the bodywork black lol

Boring I know but id rather just loose weight on the car
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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I'm very happy with my pre-year 2000 mk2 mr2, the sound & looks alone are fantastic! A future classic at todays bargain prices.
Why toyota ruin its great shape with the mk3 I will never know.
Road handling of rev3-5 is much improved on the rev2 however I wish the windows didnt rattle when partly opened & wing mirror wind noise was slightly reduced. A sixth gear would be nice for motorway cruising but not essential imo.
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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...2 big brothers and an Italian cousin :thumleft:
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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Double wishbone suspension.
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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Sideways Si wrote:Flappy paddle gear change/ Sequential Gearbox.


Oh man I wouldn't trade my manual gearbox for an auto, paddle, or sequential gearbox. I love the full control you have working the clutch :D
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

Post by archangel »

And what would I want for my rev 3 tubby? I'd like to have it back working as it's been in the garage for a bottom end swap for over a month now.
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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yes, DSG transmission is high up there on the with list... 7 gears please!
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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I want more compression on number 3.

And no sarcy comments about my other 2 I can smell them already. Looking at you cvega. [-X
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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you mean the one with front drag wheels? it's pretty RUUUUDE
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

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Carry on like that and I'll be pretty rude! :lol:

Ps EBC !
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take it easy, gizzmo is on the way ;D
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Re: What do you wish your MK2 HAD...

Post by raptor95GTS »

uglee wrote:Longer final drive as 1st is almost useless
Quieter exhaust
Respray

er that's what happens when you stick a 3.5L v6 in there! Christ, you're supposed to be near 10yrs younger than me! :wink: pssst, you have a v6, use 2nd gear! :clown:
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