MR2 Progress Thread (pics inside)!!

[MR-2RaCeR]

On second thought, i wont because i have already glued in all the lights. All i really want to do to the front bumper is add a lip.

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by appleseed
not to kill your buzz, but the mr2 is a mid-engine car which means putting an intercooler in the front would require piping through the cabin and finally into the engine. i have never seen a fmic on an mr2 that's not to say that there's none into existance... just that i've never seen one. then again, it may just be my ignorance into the inner workings of an mr2.

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Took the words out of my mouth, I have never seen a front mount on the MR2 and I don't think they exist to be honest, I have seen the standard side mount which is ok and looks cool through the side vents. If you want to really go trick but realistic you should put the intercooler in the trunk, this is an actual kit available for 1:1 MR2s and it looked SICK when I saw pics of the real setup!!! I wish I had pics to show but is has been two years since I saw any and I can't remember where they were. Just check MR2 sites and forums and you will see something for SURE! if I am correct there is a hood scoop that directs the air directly into the trunk for massive cooling. I don't really think you could run an effect level of PSI on a front mount due to the long way air has to travel both ways, of course this is irellevant when dealing with models.

[Slipknot]

color suits that car.

[Midnight Racer]

Great progress so far.Can't wait to see it done.

[MR-2RaCeR]

Thanx for the feedback guys. I will post pics as soon as im done.

[AE86 Kid]

looks really good so far!

[RyanGiorgio]

Looks great. Are they my HKS twin mufflers?

[ozstrider]

For some sort of interclooling you gotta put those ugly vents on the roof in. Theres no way you could have enough room in an MR2 to front mount an intercooler and run the piping through the car. Plus it would look gay.

Why does the intercooling on an MR2 look crap??

[MythosGR]

Just my 2 cents...
There is no way to have a front mounted intercooler on the mr2 for two main reasons:
1.The piping should go through the cabin and back to the engine...
2.The most important,the turbo lag was going to be out of this world...

The above 2 simple facts make the whole FMIC thing not possible for sure...

P.s:THe trick thing that you can do and it will add a lot to the car is to put the oil cooler under the rear bumper in order to be fully visible(I wouldn't do it to my car but it looks trick)...ANother thing is the exhaust...I think you can create an awesome exhaust system with great piping(HKS one i think is top notch)...

[ShOrtyOC714]

Originally posted by RyanGiorgio
Looks great. Are they my HKS twin mufflers?

Nope. Some other ones i told me friend to get.

[yellow15]

yes i agree it's not normal to have a FMIC on a MR2 .. but having said that i remember seeing a MR2 with FMIC in japan.. there are 2 huge pipes inside the car !!!

[MR-2RaCeR]

Yeah, i agree with you guys, but i'll fm it anyways to see how it looks. Maybe i'll just direct the two pipes to the passenger side of the car? I'll try out the tips you guys gave me. Thanx for the feedback. Very much appreciated.

[MR-2RaCeR]

BTW, almost done. I had to glue the wheels to the suspension because they werent the original stock rims, and they didnt fit right. The car is lowered, and the wheels fit right into the arches on the wheelwells. Now all i gotta do is my exhaust, intercooler, and body kit...

[MR-2RaCeR]

Originally posted by RyanGiorgio
Looks great. Are they my HKS twin mufflers?

I just bought some aluminum tubing today, one of them is a 9/32 and the other is a 7/32. They look pretty good, not to small not to big. I'll cut these and make my own custom HKS exhaust, oh yeah i also gotta buy some putty to stick it in...

[MR-2RaCeR]

I will try to post sum pics, hopefully by Sunday, of the car so far and the exhaust.