Keri-WMS

Yup, doh! Edited now...

EDITED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWT1pY1mVlY...feature=related - more similar

....ok that one's right up there!

Not sure how I missed this post! I don't have any Rays....if you're TOTALLY stuck for getting them printed but would be interested in a kit if they do send me a PM with your address and I'll snailmail you a couple of printouts....

Looks like you need a re-shell - it looks twisted to me? (only from the photo though) Any insurance company would write that off stright away as well if you're thinking of claiming, you won't get it repaired. Unlucky, but lucky it wasn't the driver's door as that could have been very painful.

Not bad! If you'd grabbed another gear as it started to go too far, full right lock and gunned it to 75%ish of the rev limiter you could have dragged the car up the straight with the back sitting out there at that angle...and slowly pulled it in straight as well. If it snows here again I'm going to have to do a few vids as well - on private land of course.

That's the kiddie! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/user/firethumb66#p/a/u/2/mzZm7KzZcHY Right, enough of that, back to Toyotas!

Not personally, they just got talked about a lot as I've got a Mk1 Escort "project". While we're off topic my mate has a 240bhp n/a YB in his Mk1 on Jenveys, but he's selling the engine to make was for a 2.4 YB headed 300bhp beastie, Holbay/Warrior (or "Diamond-something") alloy block.

Toyota had so many people crash the Phase 1 Mk2 MR2 that they changed the suspension geometry for Phase 2 - on! - Phase 1 = "supercar" setup, better handling but very twitchy (snap oversteer) which most normal people can't hack. - Phase 2-on = "safer" setup, loads of understeer and slower turn-in to try and make them harder to spin. (I'd be having the Phase 1, with #cough# uprated brakes and a Woodsport V6 conversion please!)

Reminds me of the Cossie YB-T lads, found that up to a fairly fixed power limit the car got faster round a track (up to about about 380bhp from memory) but beyond that it just gets more and more undrivable (peaky) and the lap time gains were minimal...esp given the drop in reliability as the engines became more highly strung. As ever there are always exeptions, but there was a lot of talk about it a few years ago.

Don't forget that on-road videos with numberplates in can result in trouble with the plod....

I don't know the ins and outs of of turbo selection (only read a lot of the Graham Bell stuff), but the graph/map you see could really be called the "choose your best compromise" - increase each factor (bigger turbo for higher revving engine) and you will have some downsides (bigger turbo results in more lag). There's much more to it of course but that's what people going for the "ultimate" all the time forget, the boring sounding "best compromise" is normally faster 99% of the time while the "ultimate" is faster 1% of the time. Same goes for brakes, fit 380mm rotors and 8-pots to a Rover Mi

Reminds me what my MR2 is like!!! Engine in the back so understeer...understeer...OVERSTEER!!! Nice smooth first vid though.

First off: Just a heads-up as I have made the PDFs more accurate - there's more room in the centre than was shown in the previous versions so I've overwritten them with the corrected ones (ie the links are still correct.) Er, my rat style EG5 shed/runabout (while MR2's 4AGE engine is being rebuilt)/battering ram is going to get some new toys soon - seeing as I might as well as it's available as a phase 1 testbed! Will the resulting kit fit all the other EG chassis Civics? (better send me a PM then email before we get lynched). I bought it as my brothers ram each other's cars out of their

Fkers. I'll keep an ear out - I'm not that far from you!

15" should be ok in most cases, the PDF link is in 2nd post from the top of the page - #52

Have you got the alloys (14/15/16"?)? Print out the 275mm profile PDF, stick to to card, cut it out and shove it up there! I'm tweaking the PDFs a bit as the caliper is shown very slightly too big near the hub/underside, but the outside is right.

No problem! Not as yet, it might be that I've got something that'll fit, but I don't have a hub to work with so I don't know.... ----------------------------------- I've just checked on the wheel that arrived today and can confirm that the 275mm kit fits in the 15" Speedline with plenty of spare room! No wheel spacers, no change to the factory offset. Biggest we can go without messing about is 280mm. WITH messing about (add a few mm to an alloy bell's flange, more bell offset, running the pads a tad low on the rotor.......MAYBE 300mm is possible as Speedline have designed a better than avera

Sure, as a rough estimate: 20kg, 30cm x 45cm x 25cm would be about £35+vat shipping (insured, tracked etc).

I remember the fastest way to get my Mk1 Uno Turbo off the line (running 1 bar) was full throttle first until it JUST hit boost then a hard change (to keep it spooling) to 2nd with part throttle until mid boost then a smoother change to third, full boost and play with the throttle to try and stop it breaking into wheelspin. So in first you are just being really harsh to a 1.3 low compression engine (no boost) so no wheelspin - and it won't bog or wheelspin on the change to 2nd but you've got a few revs into the turbo from the end of first. That said, it was an uncontrollable peice of #####!

This is something I wrote for a BMW site's wiki, but it applies to all cars so I thought it might help! ------------------------------------------------------------- Basic checks: First off, ensure the callipers are in full working order (no sticking pistons, seals etc) and the brakes hoses are in good condition before embarking on any upgrade. Also check the servo is working properly if fitted (a duff servo normally gives you a hard pedal with a lack of braking force) and that the master cylinder seals are good (leaking seals give you a soft pedal, often slowly "sinking" if held under pres

I've been watching this over and over for days, epic stuff!

Oh I see, I was logged out when I last looked (my brother's PC), so the "modifications > brakes" etc where the thread is wasn't visible, just the "The Awesomely Helpful Info Section > brakes" section.... I had assumed there was one brakes etc section, not two. More new toys, spec to be confirmed...

I must have been seeing things!