MR2 G.T. turbo

[wiggee]

Hi anyone have any knowledge links on mr2 turbo GT model ?

My cars 94 rev 3, no retracting mirrors , cloth interior i was told its just gt not the regualr higher spec .

Trying to find out if its lsd gearbox also if anyone knows how to identify without doing burnouts etc cars not motd atm so cant run it up the road to check.

Greatly appreciated ..

[Charged]

Lift rear of car in air, with it in neutral turn one of the wheels by hand. If the other wheel turns the same way then LSD, if it turns the other way no LSD.

[psummers]

If it is a rev 3 turbo then it will have a LSD. It was an option on earlier revisions and standard equipment on rev 3+ turbos.

Also the spec sounds like a GT-S model not a GT

[wiggee]

If it is a rev 3 turbo then it will have a LSD. It was an option on earlier revisions and standard equipment on rev 3+ turbos.

Also the spec sounds like a GT-S model not a GT

hi it does say gt-s on the rear, but i was informed that gt has non retracting mirrors and dnt what else its meant to have or not meant to have

is there no way of checking gearbox code ? i can jack it up etc but atm its outside with weather being awful

[dazzz]

GT has all the toys and is a little bit heavier.

GT-S is the lighter less equiped model.

[psummers]

You can check the VIN plate in the frunk to see if you have a LSD as per http://www.btinternet.com/~netsurf/mr2t ... _Slip_diff

For the differences between a GT and GT-S model see here http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=96525

If you need to know anything else then the search function is a good place to start just make sure you select "Search for all terms" or it will return 1000's of results.

Hope this helps

[cvega666]

I'm not so sure if any reference will be good apart from the information from the dealer about a specific car. Not to mention what bits were changed by the previous owners.
Mine is a GT-S, but has no LSD, no retracting mirrors, but has steering fogs.

[wiggee]

I'm not so sure if any reference will be good apart from the information from the dealer about a specific car. Not to mention what bits were changed by the previous owners.
Mine is a GT-S, but has no LSD, no retracting mirrors, but has steering fogs.

hi exactly i mean the car has induction kit and aftermarket s/w and rims apart from that looks standard although the last owner had it for approx 6 years said the only thing they changed was alloys and yellow fogs to clear ..

Thanks for the vin references ill do a check and gues the only way is to take it a quick drive and see if she drives like my uk rev 5 with lsd as standard ..

[tarmac terrorist]

I have a rev 2 GT turbo (I also am a Toyota tech) the gt was the top of the range mine came with mirror closure, steering fogs , 8 speaker stereo system as standard, (mine also had a AM aerial in the screen this may have been on all models not shore) alcanterre trimmed centre door cards, thick floor carpet, mine also came with an LSD (option) as an option you could also have a steering wheel air bag, the weight was about the same on a GTS ( the main weight difference was the T-bar vehicles weighed more than non)the GTS had less on it not to just to save weight but to make the car cheaper to buy than the GT

[Rogue]

hi exactly i mean the car has induction kit and aftermarket s/w and rims apart from that looks standard although the last owner had it for approx 6 years said the only thing they changed was alloys and yellow fogs to clear ..

Yellow fog lights only came on revision 1 cars, so odd that they would have been fitted to a rev 3.

Thanks for the vin references ill do a check and gues the only way is to take it a quick drive and see if she drives like my uk rev 5 with lsd as standard ..

The n/a cars had a torsen lsd, the turbo cars had a viscous lsd so it should feel different.

[tarmac terrorist]

I think some people fitted the yellow rev1 fogs because they prefer the look over rev2 onward White
I have also seen in the past with me friend Bry on here at an mr2 meet there was rev 1 but was actually registered as a rev4 which was odd

[ryan]

hi exactly i mean the car has induction kit and aftermarket s/w and rims apart from that looks standard although the last owner had it for approx 6 years said the only thing they changed was alloys and yellow fogs to clear ..

Yellow fog lights only came on revision 1 cars, so odd that they would have been fitted to a rev 3.

Thanks for the vin references ill do a check and gues the only way is to take it a quick drive and see if she drives like my uk rev 5 with lsd as standard ..

The n/a cars had a torsen lsd, the turbo cars had a viscous lsd so it should feel different.

UK rev5's had a lsd? Thats a new one on me!

[Rogue]

UK rev5's had a lsd? Thats a new one on me!

They were an option from revision 4 and definitely standard for at least the last six months of production.

[wiggee]

UK rev5's had a lsd? Thats a new one on me!

They were an option from revision 4 and definitely standard for at least the last six months of production.

hi many thanks yes my rev 5 has lsd as standard and the turbo did feel different but its been sold on for parts to an mr2 collector last night , i didnt have time for turbo conversion so past it on at cost price .

As for yellows yep i think the car had some basic wee up and down grades , was nice car but i got it cheap price to good to turn down.

[4ndee]

i think i have lsd, it was up in air today and i rotated one wheel and the other went the same way, and couldnt turn it back, its a rev3 n.a import didnt think they had lsd