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My Toyota MR2 build thread - 1994 GT-S

My Toyota MR2 build thread - 1994 GT-S

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Fozzy
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15-06-2018, 12:02 AM
Excellent, cheers mate. You make it sound so easy, im sure it will be obvious once i pull it all apart. Im going to bet on different wire colours as mine is a UK n/a, but should be in the same pin location

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Fozzy
15-06-2018, 12:02 AM #641

Excellent, cheers mate. You make it sound so easy, im sure it will be obvious once i pull it all apart. Im going to bet on different wire colours as mine is a UK n/a, but should be in the same pin location


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toxo
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15-06-2018, 12:05 AM
Hurricane Excellent, cheers mate. You make it sound so easy, im sure it will be obvious once i pull it all apart. Im going to bet on different wire colours as mine is a UK n/a, but should be in the same pin location

On mine they're the same colours on the doorlock mechanism itself so you might be in luck there. They are the same colour on retract and non retract import looms (I have both types here) which bodes well.

The only problem is getting access in there to solder and heatshrink, you have to take quite a bit of sheath back.

It's not perfect in mine yet, the alarm seems to send an unlock signal if you've put the keys in the ignition but not started the car, then you take the keys out. So then the mirrors get out of sync with the door lock. I think I know how to fix that though Smile
Edited 27-07-2011, 09:41 AM by toxo.
toxo
15-06-2018, 12:05 AM #642

Hurricane Excellent, cheers mate. You make it sound so easy, im sure it will be obvious once i pull it all apart. Im going to bet on different wire colours as mine is a UK n/a, but should be in the same pin location

On mine they're the same colours on the doorlock mechanism itself so you might be in luck there. They are the same colour on retract and non retract import looms (I have both types here) which bodes well.

The only problem is getting access in there to solder and heatshrink, you have to take quite a bit of sheath back.

It's not perfect in mine yet, the alarm seems to send an unlock signal if you've put the keys in the ignition but not started the car, then you take the keys out. So then the mirrors get out of sync with the door lock. I think I know how to fix that though Smile

toxo
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15-06-2018, 12:05 AM
Dark Samurai I just read the whole of this :')

One way to kill time I guess Smile What did you think?
toxo
15-06-2018, 12:05 AM #643

Dark Samurai I just read the whole of this :')

One way to kill time I guess Smile What did you think?

Dark Samurai
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15-06-2018, 03:15 AM
Honestly I think it's a nice car.
I don't like the wheels, sorry mate.
But sorry for asking a stupid question, but I saw you replaced a "rotor arm" and "dizzy cap", what on earth are these magical contraptions?

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Dark Samurai
15-06-2018, 03:15 AM #644

Honestly I think it's a nice car.
I don't like the wheels, sorry mate.
But sorry for asking a stupid question, but I saw you replaced a "rotor arm" and "dizzy cap", what on earth are these magical contraptions?


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Fozzy
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15-06-2018, 03:39 AM
Ignition systems, before the days of coil packs. The rotor arm is attached to a camshaft and spins within the distributor cap, sending power down each of the 4 HT leads when it is in the correct position

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Fozzy
15-06-2018, 03:39 AM #645

Ignition systems, before the days of coil packs. The rotor arm is attached to a camshaft and spins within the distributor cap, sending power down each of the 4 HT leads when it is in the correct position


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Dark Samurai
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15-06-2018, 03:47 AM
Thanks Pete Smile

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Dark Samurai
15-06-2018, 03:47 AM #646

Thanks Pete Smile


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Dan_Turism0
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15-06-2018, 04:52 AM
i've gone back in time from the Lex where it's coil on plug to the days of HT leads on the Supe Smile

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Dan_Turism0
15-06-2018, 04:52 AM #647

i've gone back in time from the Lex where it's coil on plug to the days of HT leads on the Supe Smile


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toxo
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15-06-2018, 04:59 AM
You will be COP again with the -GTE though Smile

As Pete said, oldschool ignition system. As it happens the 3S-GTE runs what Toyota called a 'hybrid' ignition system where it still uses a distributor and a spinning rotor to distribute the spark amongst the HT leads, but the contact point on the rotor is quite long, so the ECU can vary when it sends the spark to alter the ignition timing. You set the base timing by rotating the distributor on the end of the cam shaft (the mounting holes are slotted) but then the ECU fine tunes it.
Edited 27-07-2011, 02:34 PM by toxo.
toxo
15-06-2018, 04:59 AM #648

You will be COP again with the -GTE though Smile

As Pete said, oldschool ignition system. As it happens the 3S-GTE runs what Toyota called a 'hybrid' ignition system where it still uses a distributor and a spinning rotor to distribute the spark amongst the HT leads, but the contact point on the rotor is quite long, so the ECU can vary when it sends the spark to alter the ignition timing. You set the base timing by rotating the distributor on the end of the cam shaft (the mounting holes are slotted) but then the ECU fine tunes it.

purplewitch
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15-06-2018, 05:00 AM
[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]proper days, proper mechanics that even witches can cope with ... although i have to say i don't like how much HT leads cost for supras these days

Oh how I miss those days of having to spray damp start into the cap while trying not to freeze fingers to the bonnet

Now who do i hit for having 'I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool, it never ends' stuck in my head [/COLOR]
Edited 27-07-2011, 02:35 PM by purplewitch.

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purplewitch
15-06-2018, 05:00 AM #649

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]proper days, proper mechanics that even witches can cope with ... although i have to say i don't like how much HT leads cost for supras these days

Oh how I miss those days of having to spray damp start into the cap while trying not to freeze fingers to the bonnet

Now who do i hit for having 'I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool, it never ends' stuck in my head [/COLOR]


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toxo
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15-06-2018, 05:03 AM
purplewitch proper days, proper mechanics that even witches can cope with ... although i have to say i don't like how much HT leads cost for supras these days

Think they are cheaper than the leads for the MR2 these days, even though there are 2 more and they are longer!!

In fact I just checked, we just ordered a load for Dan's car. This is how it breaks down:

Supra HT leads (set of 6) £95.91
MR2 HT leads (set of 4) £92.68

Supra Distributor Cap (6 output) £17.59
MR2 Distributor Cap (4 output) £57.82

Supra Rotor Arm £8.02
MR2 Rotor Arm £13.64

purplewitch Now who do i hit for having 'I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool, it never ends' stuck in my head

Dan
Edited 27-07-2011, 02:46 PM by toxo.
toxo
15-06-2018, 05:03 AM #650

purplewitch proper days, proper mechanics that even witches can cope with ... although i have to say i don't like how much HT leads cost for supras these days

Think they are cheaper than the leads for the MR2 these days, even though there are 2 more and they are longer!!

In fact I just checked, we just ordered a load for Dan's car. This is how it breaks down:

Supra HT leads (set of 6) £95.91
MR2 HT leads (set of 4) £92.68

Supra Distributor Cap (6 output) £17.59
MR2 Distributor Cap (4 output) £57.82

Supra Rotor Arm £8.02
MR2 Rotor Arm £13.64

purplewitch Now who do i hit for having 'I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool, it never ends' stuck in my head

Dan

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