"TSLA" (TeslaMotors)
10/12/2013 at 02:55 • Filed to: Oppositelock, MR2, Spyder
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"TSLA" (TeslaMotors)
10/12/2013 at 02:55 • Filed to: Oppositelock, MR2, Spyder | 2
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With a chassis more than capable, a 2zz turbo build would be fun... or if your overseas you can get yourself an actual Elise engine... maybe even an F20c?
Its like a poor mans Lotus Elise and most Elise owners even started out with the Spyder...
But now an Elise costs as low as 20k...
And a Boxster S is at 10k...
Although a Spyder can be had for as low as 5k, another 5k will be needed for a new engine/trans...
Which brings us back into Boxster/80s 911 territory...
Which is too bad because out of the box its better than a Miata and fine-tuned all the flaws of the earlier MR2 models(at the cost of a fast engine)...
stillkindawantthough...
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TSLA
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 03:16 |
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lol no one?
Squid
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 03:22 |
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I kinda like these, but it is really hard to find a good clean one now. I had a friend who had one for about 3 months. Some one ran straight in to the back of him and totaled the car out. I wouldn't mind an AW-11 or SW-20 with an F20c shove up its butt.
abrahamd
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 03:33 |
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I don't know. The market has always seemed strangely inflated for these cars. They demand a higher price than miatas but were not priced that differently. I guess its just supply and demand. They are such great little oddballs. Amazing to think only ten years ago Toyota was making an entry level mid-ship sports car and now they are being lauded as revolutionary for selling ONE overrated lightweight RWD. We have truly lost out way...
daender
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 03:48 |
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Hot Version Touge Showdown 2 had 190hp Celica motor shoved into a MR-S, it easily kept pace with a more powerful 320hp S15 (one of the few cars to out-match Tsuchiya's AE86).
Serenespeed
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 03:51 |
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I have a 2005 Corolla XRS with some added potency. I always say if it's ever totaled, Im pulling the drivetrain and swapping it into an mrS that I can pick up cheap with a blown motor. They do however need some tasteful modifications to look more aggressive.
GhostZ
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 04:37 |
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That post was technically only 2 sentences.
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 05:58 |
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the 2GR-FE fit's in pretty snugly, plenty of people have done it. I suppoesd it's the current Lotus Elise and Exige engine.
m2m, apex detective
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 08:05 |
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Well, seeing that the Euro E12 Corolla got the TTE Compressor, too, I'd say a MR2 with the slightly boosted 2ZZ-GZE should be possible, too.
Desu-San-Desu
> Squid
10/12/2013 at 08:05 |
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There's quite a few in good condition around the Carolinas. I've been thinking about one for a while, but I can't get the AW11 out of my mind.
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m2m, apex detective
> daender
10/12/2013 at 08:06 |
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Mwahaha.
That clip first had me all up in arms about the mismatch in terms of power (3.88 kg/hp for the S15 vs 4.84 kg/hp for the MR-S), but I came away very happy.
Tsuchiya's manical laugh as he chases the Silvia uphill is gold.
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Desu-San-Desu
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 08:08 |
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TSLA
> beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
10/12/2013 at 13:19 |
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Oh,.. I like the numbers from this engine alot more.
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TSLA
> Serenespeed
10/12/2013 at 13:22 |
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True. It is one of the very few cars that I would actually consider buying aftermarket body-parts for. Like a hard top and fixing that plasticy looking side scoop/vent.
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Squid
> Desu-San-Desu
10/12/2013 at 15:59 |
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I do enjoy the AW-11's shape oh so much. My old neighbor ended up getting one to use as a track/auto-x car. I don't think he's run it yet, all the bushings needed replacing and all that fun stuff. It seems like there isn't enough aftermarket support for the AW-11's and SW-20's though.
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beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> TSLA
10/12/2013 at 18:17 |
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there's also a factory supercharger for that engine... :P I spent ages researching to put one in my old sw20