turbo '92 MR-2 and my 323

[1ofdfew323]

my 323 weighs 2,300 and the protege lx weighs 2,300 too? hmmm....

[JesseSays]

umm, so i was off 50 lbs... my protege LX weighed 2497.

My MR2 weighs 2550.

[THEGOLDPRO]

i dont like to call bull**** onm people, but considering jesse has an mr2, id have to say he is our inhouse mr2 expert.

[JesseSays]

stock protege runs mid 16s... you have lets say 200 lbs off a stock LX, with the same power, and some bolt-ons. So let's figure mid to high 15s if youre a good driver.

My Mr2, with the muffler removed and a turn-down instead, ran 15.9

mr2 turbos run in the 14s all day long.


what sounds logical to you?

[darkangel]

im w/ jesse. i own a 2, and ive even had the privlage driving an LX pro and my 2 pulls way harder. its cool to see you took on the challenge, but the dude could have smoked you by more.

[1ofdfew323]

whoever said I beat an mr2? did I? Please my post again and again and tell me if i beat an mr2....

[KiddX]

3rd I was gaining a lil. I was just on his rear tires when suddenly he slammed on his brakes I was like WTF??? I could've catch up?

you implied that you wold have ebaten him had he kept going.

[JesseSays]

"1 car ahead of me all the way to 2nd gear shifted ot 3rd I was gaining a lil. I was just on his rear tires..."

I don't know...sounds like you had the faster car, at least to me.

And oh wait, that't make sense given that a NA MR2 dies once it hits 3rd gear. That's exactly when you WOULD start catching him.

[jnorion]

And oh wait, that't make sense given that a NA MR2 dies once it hits 3rd gear. That's exactly when you WOULD start catching him.

I noticed that driving my friend's 91 a few days back... why would the specific gear make that much difference?

[1ofdfew323]

you implied that you wold have ebaten him had he kept going.

"3rd I was gaining a lil. I was just on his rear tires when suddenly he slammed on his brakes I was like WTF??? I could've catch up? "

"I could have catch up?" ? mark not period. and did I say i beat him?

[1ofdfew323]

"1 car ahead of me all the way to 2nd gear shifted ot 3rd I was gaining a lil. I was just on his rear tires..."

I don't know...sounds like you had the faster car, at least to me.

And oh wait, that't make sense given that a NA MR2 dies once it hits 3rd gear. That's exactly when you WOULD start catching him.

faster car? i dont know he was ahead of me.
Sorry bro, but thats what happen on the race and im not changing anything or add things up. Dont get me wrong i love toyota's especially old school te27,te37. starlets n ****. but getting an MR-2 non turbo like urs is just like getting a type r integra w/ a sohc swap.

[JesseSays]

I noticed that driving my friend's 91 a few days back... why would the specific gear make that much difference?

it's too close to 2nd so it keeps you in the upper RPM range, where the motor doesn't have any power. 1st and 2nd are really short, so the gearing helps.

[JesseSays]

faster car? i dont know he was ahead of me.
Sorry bro, but thats what happen on the race and im not changing anything or add things up. Dont get me wrong i love toyota's especially old school te27,te37. starlets n ****. but getting an MR-2 non turbo like urs is just like getting a type r integra w/ a sohc swap.

how is getting a base level MR2 like getting an Integra Type R with a swap?

you do realize that not all MR2s were turbos, correct?


you've totally lost me, and nobody here believes you, so just be happy with your race, i guess....