[Mk2] [Turbo] Rev 2 Turbo

[mr2tel1]

Hi Guys,

I am new to mr2’s and have a rev2 turbo which I would like to tune.

I am looking to get the car up to the 290-300whp level and am in the crossroads of what to do first as I do not want to go overboard on cost, I know that the rev2 is not as tuneable as the rev 3 due to the ecu & turbo and am unsure if I should buy aftermarket ecu if a rev 3 ecu and other mods will allow me to hit the power figure. I am trying to find the most cost effective way of getting near to the 300whp and just need some advise on which route you would take.

Tha car has full exhaust (elbow ect) boost controller, hks fcd and air filter ect. I am buying a bigger smic soon as I know I will need one.
The car has been fully serviced inc gearbox oil ect ect.

Thanks Guys

Tel

[djpkins]

mappable ecu, forged pistons, metal head gasket, converted from AFM to MAP, bigger turbo ,exhaust cam, charge cooler or big IC....and thats just the big bits

[mr2tel1]

thanks for the reply, also posted on mr2oc and am having a re think.

i think 250whp is more achivable. what would you do to achive that?

[Slarty]

For a solid 250whp, you're going to want to upgrade to a metal h/g (for safety), a better turbo (CT20 will probably suffice) possibly bigger injectors (Rev3 possibly) and a stand alone ECU.

You could try the cheap route of just winding the boost up but there's a good (bad?) chance that it won't last very long at all.

[djpkins]

As Slarty says matey, although tarmac terrorist got up to those figure and beyond thrashing the living daylights out of his 440's...at 100%duty cycle mind...but you mayaswell now buy a rev 3 with a decat etc, you'll be not far off your amended goal with only the need for a standalone ecu and better cooling to make it solid steel.
I'm sure that some of the tuners on here will tell you, the ringlands are the weak spot on the standard pistons, they crumble and fail hence the need for forged items when boost is cranked up.
Even if you buy secondhand, to tune a rev2 it will cost around £1500 to hit those figures, add another £5-600 for forged pistons if you want to go higher, but the rev3 turbo will run out of guff around 320 fwbhp anyway so stick another £bag of sand for a secondhand Garret/wastegate/DP etc...plus it's gonna cost £300 to get it mapped, at least inluding some rolling road time each time you add stuff...expenso.
A good Rev 3 will give you around 280fwhp with just a decat/exhaust/plugs and boost at 1bar...add a grand for a power fc and chargecooler/IC and your at 300fwbhp.

[mr2tel1]

Ok thanks guys looks like i have a bit to think about

[jimGTS]

255atw, 301bhp and 290lb on my old rev2 turbo

Ct20b at 1.2bar
Power fc ecu
Metal Headgasket
Rev3 efi conversion (no AFM, map sensor etc etc)
540ccs from a rev3
Nur spec exhaust
Extremeboost downpipe
Greddy intercooler

Was very reliable at this level for a number of years.

[mr2tel1]

Nice one jim, i bet the rev 5 is an animal with 400bhp