1988 Toyota MR2

Completely unnecessary and I love it! I've been running MisterTwo track day after track day all on Amazon Power Stop pads and rotors. I did start to get the smallest amount of brake fade deep into track day sessions, but nothing to write home about,...
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I purchased this Racepak IQ3 Logger dash a little over a YEAR ago and just now got around to installing it. Mister Two is just that much closer to being a real MR2 race car. Yes, I understand this dash is basically worth as much as the whole car - bu...
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First time ever drag racing - almost caught my car on fire!! Went to the Import Alliance Fall meet 2022 at Beech Bend and had a great time. Saturday was a huge car show with a ton of cool cars. Sunday I signed up to drag race the MR2 and see what it...
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My last post made one thing clear, I NEED A RACING SEAT!And that my friends, is exactly what I've got! RaceQuip makes some great seats and I've got to say, I am really liking these. I've got the 15" medium size (which is the smallest size) full conta...
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We may not be in Kansas anymore, but turns out we are closer to Kansas now than when we started. I have pulled MisterTwo all the way across the nation and now here we are, at Holley's hometown, Bowling Green Kentucky. The first thing on the to-do lis...
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Simplify, and add lightness. This has been not only a Lotus motto, but a racecar motto for decades, and something that I plan to follow suit with. So if I plan on racing MisterTwo at autoX all season, I had better prepare. First things first, what cl...
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As with many old 80's Toyotas, there are a lot of things left to be desired. After all, only 100whp? Really? But the first time I ever drove an MR2, the manual but lightweight steering, short wheelbase, and rear bias weight distribution made quite th...
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Many AW11 MR2 owners know that a common issue is for the brake master cylinder to start leaking over time. This is simply due to age and degradation of the rubber seal. On most cars the issue isn't very bad, maybe you will get a couple drops of brake...
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Over the years there have been several exhaust systems on this car, and until now they have left a lot to be desired. With little engines like these 1.6 liter 16 valve ones, the exhaust can often sound like bees in a coffee can. I wanted to steer cle...
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Part of what I love about old 80’s Japanese cars are their lightweight, small size. This also creates problems for me, being 6’-1”. However, with the engine bay right behind you, the front firewall on the MR2 is impressively far towards the fro...
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Old school Toyota's are known well for their top tier and robust engines providing unprecedented reliability and never ever ever blowing head gaskets. So naturally, after MisterTwo's powerplant nose dived into catastrophic engine failure after it's f...
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