Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Yeah recon the gt28 will be a good start, wanna try and find a manifold with external waste gate tho.
Need that screamer noise :twisted:
bobhatton
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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stephano wrote:Yeah recon the gt28 will be a good start, wanna try and find a manifold with external waste gate tho.
Need that screamer noise :twisted:


There is no way to recon a ballbearing turbo
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stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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No Recon as in I recon the gt28 will be a good starting point not re-con (recondition)!
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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stephano wrote:No Recon as in I recon the gt28 will be a good starting point not re-con (recondition)!


English would help for old persons to read and understand
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stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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bobhatton wrote:
stephano wrote:No Recon as in I recon the gt28 will be a good starting point not re-con (recondition)!


English would help for old "PERSONS" to read and understand


*people \:D/
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Ecu and st205 adapter block arrived

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that is all.
ashley
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Confused...that's not how you spell motec :-s
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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had it lying around and was told it was faulty so sent it back to link who said its fine so sent it back.
didn't cost me anything

oh and im younger, open minded and less set in my ways
:wink:
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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:lol: :lol:

Decent bit of kit, and the price was obviously right! :thumleft:
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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The price might change if my mate notices his "faulty" ecu is not so faulty after all! 8-[

ill own up once its mapped :whistle:
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Didn't fancy going retro and putting a Power FC on? It'll make your dials go black and white and comes complete with a ration book :lol:
sketchmyster
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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was good to see the el diablo today carnt wait to see her complete
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Magic Beans wrote:Didn't fancy going retro and putting a Power FC on? It'll make your dials go black and white and comes complete with a ration book :lol:
:lol: im not that open minded! yet.
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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sketchmyster wrote:was good to see the el diablo today carnt wait to see her complete
you'll be the first to see it.
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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great so carnt wait
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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well as the stock cast mani has a few sheered bolts in it and we had these just sitting around,
im going to cut dads one up to repair one for me :whistle:

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The old one was bu88ered anyway

Quality is in the name :wink:

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so chopped it up!

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This is where someone decided to cut a hole for an external waste gate ](*,)

cut my patch ready

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and this is it all finished!
quite pleased with the finish

O:)

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bobhatton
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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What have you done with my best stainless chinese manifold? That cost me almost £100
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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stephano wrote:
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:clap:

Nice work there mate :thumleft:
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

Post by matt-mr2 »

Any update on this
stephano
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Re: Front engine 4wd MR2!... "El Diablo"

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Afraid not mate

had several customers cars/engines to do plus getting the mr2 ready for the race season has left me a little short on time for this one :(

might have a single seater by mid week as well now.
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