Martin F wrote:Car looks amazing from the outside but totally underwhelming from the inside, any plans to spruce that up
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What kind of time can these car do the standing quarter in
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How did you get on with the TD06 turbo in the mr2
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They are rare but have a mental road pressence, are they still super unreliable or did noble ever get their finger out
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Still a very good choice in motor dude
TD06 still going super strong, not bad for a DIY turbo rebuild.
Still loving the screamer! Car still going great i have to say at that power level.
Yeh presence on the road is great, noone has a clue what it is, looks great from all angles too imo.
Low, sounds nice with the V6, no lag either.
The M400 did the 1/4 in 11.4 stock, this runs same power, with a manual box thats pretty impressive
(0-60 3.3).
So in gear acceleration is pretty nice.
Im happy with where its at HP wise to be honest, for now at least.
Pistons apparently good for over 500hp.
Unreliability; this was down to a few of things, most if not all on the early 2.5ltr cars.
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**ECUs on the early ones, the 2.5ltrs M12 GTO, rectified on the later models GTO-3 and GTO-3R.
**All have poor 12v feeds to the fuel pump
(small wires), so a common mod is a rewire.
**Lack of LSD on the early cars, rectified on the 3 i believe, or 3R at least.
**5speed box weak on the early 2.5s, better on the 6 speeds.
**Oil starvation with no Track Day Sump in high G's, most either specced it new, or retrofit after.
Most have it to be fair.
**Early cars had no fans on the Rad, overheating issues, later fixed on the 3 and 3R.
**Intercooler heatsoak from a small-ish IC, many fit bigger ones when remapping.
**ECU and relay locations are right by one of the turbos, so some melt items, many move them.
So a big cause of electrical problems.
**Poor exhaust manifolds
(cracks) and exhaust, 301 stainless i believe, rust up.
**Catchcan breather was steel, so internally rots, so many fit a stainless one.
This has amazing history all the way back to when it was first sold, only things its eaten is pads, tyres, ecu and relays relocated and had fuel pump mod, otherwise its just aftermarket mods, this one had a
£4-5k Stage4 Noble Motorsports package back in 06/07.
Though talking of reliability, one of my exhaust manis has developed a crack, and these are expensive to replace.
And i need to think about replacing the turbo coolant pipes.
Interior, well i wouldnt mind a more subtle steering wheel, carbon center dash piece, other than that, its a nice place to be, literally sitting on the floor.
I would have rathered a black suede or black leather, but so few to choose from, i had to compromise somewhere.
Hope to catch up next season when I have a V6 
