Project Lucifer (MR2 TURBO)

I've got one on just now, albeit attached to a GT turbo

Swap my new one for your used one with your turbo still attached lol?

What exhaust do you have? Also what db is it

WOOP!!! Just won a hybrid turbo on ebay!!!!!! YES!

Oh l should probably mention my turbo popped back in November at Donington. I was really annoyed at the time so didnt write about it lol!

I want my car back!!

Yay....big turbo!

Like it

Strap two of them to it!

*for teh shitzandgiggs!

Nice one!

Lovely car mate looks lush

replied on TB couldnt find you on FB to PM you my number if you get stuck but tbh its a simple task

Yeh l dont use fb lol. Looks simple enough. Just awkward in places! Thanks for the reply on tb. How long did it take you? My dp & manifold bolts shouldn't be sized. Turbo to manifold came loose lol!

on and off in an evening after work when i needed to adjust my forge actuator.

TD05 took me longer due to rerouting the water pipes and the custom oil feed

Awesome, I should have it by next weekend!

What's better or different about & forge actuator over standard? The turbo I've bought has one fitted. Set at 1 bar.

Woohoo got my car back on Thursday! Now with a working turbo lol. Chosen not to drive it since thanks to all this bloody road salt but in my short journey home it felt as intimidating as ever Having not driven t for 3 months its a bit bit different to my jeep and slow ass sprinter with enough boring driving aids to make it idiot proof. Anyway old turbo...

Compressor wheels all good


Exhaust wheel, well that clearly made an exit through my exhaust and must still be at Donington because it aint here lol


Snapped clean off. Not unknown to happen when you up the boost as the shaft is ceramic. New turbo is a hybrid from turbo dynamics and has a thicker steel shaft & larger 48mm compressor wheel. Which l belevie is 2mm larger than standard. Also has a forge actuator.

Also added my Donington decal








Really needed that clean after 3 months in the garage. Next step, book another day at Donington

Looks very clean Adam Fancy cleaning something that's silver? I've not cleaned mine for months. It's a disgrace.

I'm sure Matt at Pug1Off said there's a really cheap day at Donny in April, through another car forum. I'll ask for the details again as I'd be interested in doing it.

Good to see it back dude

Glad it's it working again mate. Is there much of a power increase with this turbo?

Well im still running the same boost at 1.15-2 bar which should be 290-300+ bhp. Guy l bought the turbo off was running 1.4 bar and 340bhp but that's risky on standard pistons & rings. Also l believe the standard ecu is only mapped to 1.24 bar. Certainly fuel cut is at 1.24.

So yeh it would give more power but l can't use it lol. Not at the moment anyway.

Piggy back ecu inc mapping can be done for 600 and forged pistons are 500.

Glad you've got it back mate

Good effort on the turbo

An effort l don't want repeated lol.

Bend Rods next time please.

So ive got the week off and went for a short drive. Got back and realised maybe l should re-fit my manifold/turbo heatshield. Underside of my charge cooler sits partly over the manifold and it was HOT.

So gave it some paint




Removed the x-brace and popped the chaarge cooler off the inlet & turbo so l could get the sheild bolts in.


Shield fitted, actually does a good job of wrapping around the turbo lol.






Certainly looks alot better painted up too

I need to go out in the beast again

Looks good painted m8. Doesnt actually look that bad to fit the turbo, How was it?

It's about a 3hr job l believe but l didn't do the swap myself in the end. Local mr2 garage only charged me £80 so not worth the hassles lol. Really wasn't expecting it to be that cheap.

I'd taken the heat shield off previously and the garage never had it to fit.

Oh rite sounds very cheap lol. cnt wait 2 see it in action.

fudge knows how l did that post l was only copy and pasting for the combs spec sheet

Sorry for wasted viewings lol

So just bought some staggered 16" 300zx wheels off ebay. Not the ones below but just as an example. Personally l think the zx wheels compliment the curves of the 2 nilely while keeping the stock look.




Ill likely get them refurbed in matt black but if anyone with photshop skilzzz could do the business it would be apreciated
Not fussed which pic you choose just giving you the options. Feel free to add different colours & shades

Like those Ad, subtle! Although they just bought my old Rota's out in 5x114, meant to tell you the other day

Lol well you've saved me a lot of money by forgetting to tell me. The zx wheels have only cost £115 inc delivery.

Bargin! should look really good in the same black as the mr2 wheels.

Good buy mate, at last, an update on the MR2!

They're a bit poopoo but you get the drift. Clickys..
Black
Silver
White
Anthra
Random colours..
Yellow
Green
Blue
PINK!

Black white or pink ftw!!

Thanks steph!! I like the black & anthra but think l slightly prefere the black...urm tempted by anthra though.

Stu - white with carbotects lol? You know how dusty they are from when youve fitted new tyres. You look like youve just come out a coal mine when your done


Anyway black or anthra? I need help deciding.

Black!

Black

I kinda prefer the black but you've had it for like 50 thousand years and it's easy enough to blitz over with black if you don't like the anthra.

Yeh I think the reason im tempted by the anthra is its different to black. Even though l slightly prefere the black lol.

Black or bronze? Could look cool...

Bronze would match the window tints (although the light doesn't catch them in that pic)

Would have to be a flat bronze though.

Bronze like chris' old rotas might work.

Would be nearly impossible to photoshop flat bronze from those pics, the wheels are way too shiny! Flat bronze looks proper cool against the red though... Give it a try I reckon

Managed to find another pic when them on a red mr2 and not shiny.



Steph can you do flat bronze pleaseeeee

I'm really not great at photoshop, ha

Erm l like, fudge thats got me thinking!

Thanks steph

I like them silver actually.

I'd either say a very dark almost grey bronze (which is what I'm considering for the Honda) or (my favourite :p) Ford Graphite Grey as below.

Yeh it'll be a dark and quite flat bronze l think. When refurd time comes ill see whats on display at the shop