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My Toyota MR2 build thread - 1994 GT-S

My Toyota MR2 build thread - 1994 GT-S

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steviewevie
Posting Freak
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18-10-2017, 06:53 AM
Great news, so pleased it's back up and running again :biggrin:

[Image: Sig-enginebay.jpg]
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
18-10-2017, 06:53 AM #521

Great news, so pleased it's back up and running again :biggrin:


[Image: Sig-enginebay.jpg]
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !

Bandit
Posting Freak
6,464
18-10-2017, 07:02 AM
Very good mate, bet its nice to have it back and having boost again :thumbup:

Lexus IS200 Sport Navigator (Now being stripped again) :blink:


Now Don't Forget The REP!!!
Bandit
18-10-2017, 07:02 AM #522

Very good mate, bet its nice to have it back and having boost again :thumbup:


Lexus IS200 Sport Navigator (Now being stripped again) :blink:


Now Don't Forget The REP!!!

FirebirdPhil
Posting Freak
7,101
18-10-2017, 07:17 AM
looks like a whole lot of work has been done. Glad its back, ready for the snow:blink:

"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
18-10-2017, 07:17 AM #523

looks like a whole lot of work has been done. Glad its back, ready for the snow:blink:


"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"

toxo
Posting Freak
4,843
20-10-2017, 07:38 AM
Thanks guys Smile There are pics of how stig it used to look on page 40 (Post 400, clicky) so I'm happy with that. Still needs some tweaking though as I said...

The chargecooler's not been rewrapped, so it needs to come off for that. I have bought some new brackets from Fusion Motorsport for the cinquicento radiator at the front, to replace my rotting mild steel ones that I made. I attacked the radiator a bit too vigorously with a jetwash at JTS last year, so that could do with replacing too. Being a FIAT part they cost next to nothing Big Grin So, I will drain the chargecooler system again, take the core off for heatwrapping, swap the front rad out and fit the new brackets all at the same time.

Need to resurrect the list too :lol: I've got my new speedo converter to fit to resolve a PAS problem. The speedo sender in the gearbox transmits a signal to the speedo clock in the instrument cluster. This converts the signal to a standard PWM, which is then sent to the PAS ECU and the engine ECU. My existing speedo converter is a rather generic little box, which just multiplies the signal by 0.6 to convert KPH to MPH. This results in the speedo displaying MPH OK, and the ECU and PAS thinking that the car is travelling much slower than it is. This in turn defeats the ECU's 112MPH speed limiter, but it also reports a false speed to the PAS, so it never turns off. Past about 60mph this really feels like you're driving on ice!! The MR2's PAS system is supposed to vary assistance depending on speed like most modern assistance setups, but this goes totally out the window when it doesn't know the true speed of the vehicle.

The new converter works by taking the input signal and transmitting a different pulse to instrument cluster, and the ECUs. The instrument cluster's signal still gets multiplied by 0.6, resulting in an MPH speedo. The signal that's sent to the ECUs is the true speed, up to 100MPH. After that point, the converter carries on feeding 100MPH to the ECUs until the real speed drops below. Sorted :thumbup1:

It's a pretty simple affair, just screws to the back of the instrument cluster. I'll have to repair the wiring loom after I remove the existing converter but it's only 1 wire. Should be easy, right?
toxo
20-10-2017, 07:38 AM #524

Thanks guys Smile There are pics of how stig it used to look on page 40 (Post 400, clicky) so I'm happy with that. Still needs some tweaking though as I said...

The chargecooler's not been rewrapped, so it needs to come off for that. I have bought some new brackets from Fusion Motorsport for the cinquicento radiator at the front, to replace my rotting mild steel ones that I made. I attacked the radiator a bit too vigorously with a jetwash at JTS last year, so that could do with replacing too. Being a FIAT part they cost next to nothing Big Grin So, I will drain the chargecooler system again, take the core off for heatwrapping, swap the front rad out and fit the new brackets all at the same time.

Need to resurrect the list too :lol: I've got my new speedo converter to fit to resolve a PAS problem. The speedo sender in the gearbox transmits a signal to the speedo clock in the instrument cluster. This converts the signal to a standard PWM, which is then sent to the PAS ECU and the engine ECU. My existing speedo converter is a rather generic little box, which just multiplies the signal by 0.6 to convert KPH to MPH. This results in the speedo displaying MPH OK, and the ECU and PAS thinking that the car is travelling much slower than it is. This in turn defeats the ECU's 112MPH speed limiter, but it also reports a false speed to the PAS, so it never turns off. Past about 60mph this really feels like you're driving on ice!! The MR2's PAS system is supposed to vary assistance depending on speed like most modern assistance setups, but this goes totally out the window when it doesn't know the true speed of the vehicle.

The new converter works by taking the input signal and transmitting a different pulse to instrument cluster, and the ECUs. The instrument cluster's signal still gets multiplied by 0.6, resulting in an MPH speedo. The signal that's sent to the ECUs is the true speed, up to 100MPH. After that point, the converter carries on feeding 100MPH to the ECUs until the real speed drops below. Sorted :thumbup1:

It's a pretty simple affair, just screws to the back of the instrument cluster. I'll have to repair the wiring loom after I remove the existing converter but it's only 1 wire. Should be easy, right?

FirebirdPhil
Posting Freak
7,101
20-10-2017, 08:25 AM
Hmmm thats what ours needs. The steering is a little light over 60mph, I 1st thought something was wrong:o

"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
20-10-2017, 08:25 AM #525

Hmmm thats what ours needs. The steering is a little light over 60mph, I 1st thought something was wrong:o


"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"

Sparkystav
Administrator
14,683
20-10-2017, 10:11 AM
I like that as well for a current project, got a link?

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Sparkystav
20-10-2017, 10:11 AM #526

I like that as well for a current project, got a link?


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CW Racing
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20-10-2017, 11:21 AM
Looks like you have had some work on. Good effort.

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CW Racing
20-10-2017, 11:21 AM #527

Looks like you have had some work on. Good effort.


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toxo
Posting Freak
4,843
21-10-2017, 02:21 AM
Sparkystav I like that as well for a current project, got a link?

What, the speedo converter? They're made by someone on MR2OC - they are designed to specifically fit the MR2 instrument cluster, but no reason they couldn't be adapted.
toxo
21-10-2017, 02:21 AM #528

Sparkystav I like that as well for a current project, got a link?

What, the speedo converter? They're made by someone on MR2OC - they are designed to specifically fit the MR2 instrument cluster, but no reason they couldn't be adapted.

FirebirdPhil
Posting Freak
7,101
21-10-2017, 03:25 AM
Wonder if you have a link??

"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
21-10-2017, 03:25 AM #529

Wonder if you have a link??


"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"

toxo
Posting Freak
4,843
21-10-2017, 03:28 AM
No, they used to be sold through bits4twos but that seems to have closed down. I got mine by PMing 'Stef' on mr2oc.co.uk
toxo
21-10-2017, 03:28 AM #530

No, they used to be sold through bits4twos but that seems to have closed down. I got mine by PMing 'Stef' on mr2oc.co.uk

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