Im Dumbfounded

which year of the mr2 comes with the odd looking air intake or whatever it is??or how do you get one??

Are you refering to the "Scoop" that some MR2s have poking above their roof? ... if so, that did not come from the factory. It is an aftermarket body piece.

Do a search online for "Tom's Scoop" ... might be what you are looking for.

here these are the pics i was looking at...what year is this mr2????? is that the scoop you referred to??
MR2 (http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/440452)

Yes, that is the "Tom's Scoop".

It is made for the 1991-1995 MR2s.

that mr2 is a 1993... u can tell because the antenna is on the back right side of the car which was on 93 + models... where as the 91 - 92 had it in the front left pillar and it was at a slant... he has a 94 + tail light conversion.. the only reason i can tell that it is a 93 other than a 94 + is because of the spoiler... it is a three piece factory spoiler... what i mean by that is when you open the trunk, the sides of the spoiler are attacked to the rear fenders, while the middle goes up with the trunk... the 94 + spoiler is one piece

that mr2 is a 1993... u can tell because the antenna is on the back right side of the car which was on 93 + models... where as the 91 - 92 had it in the front left pillar
That is incorrect. I have owned 5 1991 MR2s (including Jekyl and Hyde) and all of them have the antenna coming out of the passenger side rear through the spoiler.

I agree with Jekyl. I have a 91 turbo and it comes out the rear passenger side. And about the scoop, does anyone know how much it actually helps?

then what year did the antenna come out the driver's side pillar... i have only seen 91 - 92 with them never 93 +

ok i looked arround at some mr2 pictures and i think that i figured out that the 91 - 93 N/A's had the antenna on the drivers side pillar... the 91 + turbo mr2's have it in the back passenger side... and im pretty sure it was back there for the N/A 94 + mr2's since i have one :iceslolan

ghetto7o2azn, I am really not sure where you are coming up with this antenna stuff.

Jekyl is a non-turbo 1991 MR2. I have owned another 91 non-turbo.
All MKIIs have the antenna coming out of the p-side rear 1/4 panel.

The only MR2s I have ever seen that had an antenna coming out of the a-pillar where the very first years 85-87 or so .... even the 88/89 MKIs had them coming out of the p-side rear 1/4 panel.

MKI MR2 with antenna coming from p-side rear:
http://www.fourwheels.org/mr2/images/MR2-MkI/mr2-barn.jpg

lets play a game... find the antenna

http://i8.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/13/e6/a6_1.JPG
found it? thats a 91 n/a

http://images.andale.com/f2/103/104/6978759/1069052239690_fg18.JPG
how about this one? its a 93 n/a

http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/12/dc/ae_1.JPG
i think u get the picture... these are all n/a 91 - 93 mr2's

i dont see one here... are u sure ALL of them do? :screwy:
http://images.andale.com/f2/103/104/6978759/1068755347475_fg8.JPG

Well Ghetto, I guess we can both both can admit that we are wrong :D

I did some research and it turns out that the MKII had that has that antenna only came on sunroof cars with a base stereo (am/fm ... not even cassette).

I would be willing to wager that those cars also do not have the antenna imbedded in the window.

well i guess that clears things up :icon16:

well im for turbo..i love turbo cars..so umm what year would probably be best (in your own opinion) for a turbo mr2

I agree with Jekyl. I have a 91 turbo and it comes out the rear passenger side. And about the scoop, does anyone know how much it actually helps?
I have yet to see anything that proves that thy add anythiggn at all.

well im for turbo..i love turbo cars..so umm what year would probably be best (in your own opinion) for a turbo mr2
Depends on what you mean by "best".
91's are best for me, because they are cheap and I am only going to modify the car anyway :D

... 93+ have larger brakes (major bonus), slightly different suspension geomtry and the option for LSD.

94/95s are much more rare, so much more desirable.

well on the american mr2s the turbo didnt change so you may as well just get a 93... (91 - 92 has slight turning problems) and then drop a 3rd gen 3sgte... that comes with a ct20b turbo on it and has 245 hp stock...

The 91/92's have more of a tendency to oversteer which is preferred by most racers ... the 93+ had a slight change in the suspension geometry to decrease the oversteer tendency so the "average driver" would be less likely to get themselve into trouble.

... ghetto buddy, I'm not sure I would say the 91/92 "have a slight problem turning". They happen to turn exactly as they were designed to do :)

Having owned a variety I find that I prefer the 91 suspension when you add on wider rear tires ... this allows you to keep the "fun" of oversteer while buying some extra "time" when the rear end comes around on you :D

oh thnx for the correction.. i know that all mr2 models have oversteer but that 91 - 92 are less forgiving than the later models

So, what about the scoop and it's functionality? I'd assume it's very helpful sucking all that air down on the the I/C. (It is on that side right?)

well yes the intercooler is on teh right side to intake air from teh scoop on the side... but if you get the border kit i/c then it repositions it to teh top left of the engine to get air from both the custom scoop that goes over the hood and the scoop on the side

The "toms scoop" is avialable for either side of the car ... and there is no evidence to suggest it is helpful in any regard.

In fact, it more than likely disrupts the air flow through the engine bay as our cars are designed for air to come from the bottom and side scoops and exit through the engine lid.

What year is Jekyl and what mods are on the body...it looks bad ass.....(assuming jekyl is the white car)....

What year is Jekyl and what mods are on the body...it looks bad ass.....(assuming jekyl is the white car)....
Jekly is the white one. Both of my cars are 91s.

Jekyl's body features the 6 piece Aeroware body kit:
front lip, side skirts (2), rear valance and side scoop (2).
The Aeroware side scoops not only have the center piece missing, but they stick out over 1" further into the air stream.

Jekyl also has clear corners lenses and the 1997+ MR2 moulding piece that eliminates the front side marker. Notice the car has no ugly orange up front? ... that is why the car looks sooo white.

Also all of the moulding was painted white (including around the tail lights and center section). I am trying to get that car as white as possible.

You can see Jekyl's "rear" here:
http://jekylandhyde.madpowaz.com/JekylPhotos.htm

... there are other photos on that page as well, but a lot of them are older and do not have all of the body kit/work done.

sweet....my compliments man that car kicks ass
you should put it on cardomain

sweet....my compliments man that car kicks ass
you should put it on cardomain
Thank you ... both J&H are on cardomain:
http://www.cardomain.com/id/jekylandhyde

;)

The pillar antenna came on the cars that were either hardtop or sunroof. all T-tops had it on the right quarterpanel

that was already stated... but thnx

Hmmmmm, don't know, but I have a 91 N/A that had the stock CD/Cassete player with T-tops and it comes out of the spoiler on the passenger side.

did you read anything that we said? it was already stated that all t-top mr2s have the antenna coming out of back passengerside of the car and all hard top/sunroof cars have it comeing out of the A pillar