Showing posts with label Mid engine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mid engine. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2014

Is the 1991 Toyota MR2 SW20 the most dangerous car ever?

"The SW20 is most dangerous car you can buy"
"This car should be illegal." But don't get me wrong it is a blast to drive and owing one is awesome.


"The MR2 Turbo might be the most dangerous car ever because of its accessibility and tendency towards sudden lift-off oversteer, but I would buy one for the "Warning: Radio Will Not Work If Removed" sticker alone. Getting a second-gen MR2 crossed my mind every week when I lived in London. The UK is full of them and they really are dirt cheap. That might be a problem because driving a mid-engined car fast takes practice, and young drivers tend to be lacking that sort of experience. The good news is that like all Toyotas from the nineties, the SW20 is easily fixable from the parts bin after ending up in a ditch, and owning one gives the satisfaction of having a classic that drives well, looks great and could never happen again."
"It's the James Dean of cars."

"This is the most dangerous car ever made and it is also a perfect expression of The Human Condition. We want to know where "The Limit" lies and damn self-preservation. This is the most dangerous car, because it is cheap, accessible, and exists in great numbers. This is opposed to a Porsche 911SC which is more dangerous in a mechanical sense but is not as accessible as the MR2"

Jalopnik says "The way I see it, this car and its weight-shifting only helps getting rid of the less smart ones you didn't like that much anyway. It's called natural selection."

I couldn't Agree more. It takes real skill to drive this care to and past it's limits. You WILL spin the car around while learning it's limits. But once you do find those limits and push it to the limit the car will repay you with handling few modern cars can rival. It's called the poor mans Ferrari.

Also check out my MR2 GO FAST Parts Store.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Pics of My Sexy 19 Year Old Mr2!



Here It goes, Im going to list EVER part I've put into this car, Not to say hey look at all this!
It's to help people with their builds and show what I've done. Also I forget a lot, like what parts and brands I've used, this way I have an online reference.

I can't get over the fact that my car is almost as old as me haha, I'll be 24 in April and my MR2 is 19 right now haha. The shape and body lines are amazing. This is one car I plan to keep a lifetime. Some of you might know I've taken the engine out of my 97 Celica, which was taken from a 91 JDM Celica Alltrac. So it's made its rounds haha. Each time it get taken out I clean it up and Invest more into it. Im finished with it now and only plan on minor upgrades since most of the large stuff is done. Without boring you further, here are the specs & pictures.

ENGINE
3S-GTE Toyota Celica AllTrac Engine
9:1 Compression
Balanced, Blueprinted, Micro-polished
Holset HX-35w Twin Scroll Turbo
Tial 38mm Wastegate
3"x12"x24" Core Trunk Mount Intercooler
HKS 272 Intake, 264 Exhaust Camshafts
HKS 1.8mm MLS HG
HKS Intake
Forged Eagle H-Beam Rods
Forged 87mm CP Pistons
Mishimoto Radiator
Samco Silicon Hoses
APR Headstuds
70mm Throttle Body
Aeromotive FPR 1.1
Walbro 255 Fuel pump
890cc Denso Injectors
Wolkatz Top Feed Rail
RMR Intake Manifold
Fidanza Cam Gears
Apexi Dual Drive BOV
12"x12" Oil cooler
Canton Racing Oil relocator.










DRIVETRAIN
Billet Axles/CV Joints
Clutchmaster 6 Puck Un-sprung Disc
ST185 Oil Cooler
Lucas Racing Tranny Fluid

SUSPENSION
KYB Gas Struts
Tanabe Springs
Replaced Every Stock Rubber Bushing with Silicon Bushing
New Tie Rods

WHEELS/TIRES/BRAKES
5Zigen FNR01C Hots, That Means Embossed Letters Instead of a Sticker (17×8 front, 18×9.5 rear)
BF Goodrich G-Force T/A KDW Tires (225/35/17 Front, 265/35/18 Rear)
Drilled & Slotted Rotors
Ceramic Pads
Steel Braided Lines

ELECTRONICS
AEM EMS
MSD 6A
Accel Coil
AEM Eugo & EGT
8" Solo Baric Woofer
Alpine 6.5" Components
















If you Like the pics, have any questions or comments, Leave them below and I will get back to you.
Hope you enjoy it guys.