Rally Pat Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I had an awesome day yesterday. I went to church in the morning and served mass without my sister for once (gets annoying). Then around 1:00, my friend Sean and I began our journey toward Hamilton, Ohio to pick up my car. It took about an hour and a half to get there. When we got there the first thing I saw was the blue MR2 I was to buy. I immediately fell in love with it. Sean drove it back with me in the passenger seat (not enough manual experience for me to drive it back alone, yet anyway) and my mom following us behind in her Windstar. The thing ran great, sounds awesome since it has a Cherry Bomb or something similar on it, and gets good gas mileage. Only thing that happened is when we got on the freeway, the left front brake pad started to smoke. We pulled over at a truck stop and looked at it. Sean came to the conclusion that the caliper is most likely not lubbed up enough because the car sat for however long it was listed on craigslist. We just stopped using the brakes, which wasn't really a problem as we were on the freeway, in 5th most of the time, and simply letting off would be enough. When we got it home, I drove it around the neighborhood for about 2 hours. Didn't take it out on any main roads because it is uninsured and has the Van's old tags on it. When I get home today, the car should be insured and have its own tags. Pics to come eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 no, unfortunately. still has some getup though. see this. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 pics please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Heck yeah it has some getup for a 4AGE, I drove it last night. Quick little fun car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Pics to come eventually. ^^^^^ I dont know if I want to swap in a 4AGZE and maybe convert it to an AGTE or if I want to maybe get a Toyota Sprinter front clip and put that engine in. Tuning the stock engine costs way too much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 drop an LS1 in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I wish I was one of the 19 year old members with turbocharged cobras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Congrats on the car, mr2's are fun cars and the 4age though requires lots of revs can make pretty good power. I expect to see you out at cooper stadium next spring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Kevin if you get yourself in enough debt, work 80 hr weeks, and spend every penny on your car you can be a 19 year old with a turbo cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 ^^^^^ I dont know if I want to swap in a 4AGZE and maybe convert it to an AGTE or if I want to maybe get a Toyota Sprinter front clip and put that engine in. Tuning the stock engine costs way too much money. There are some things you can do with the car though without spending tons of money. Throw on a ported small-port head with bluetop cams and All-trac brakes for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Kevin if you get yourself in enough debt, work 80 hr weeks, and spend every penny on your car you can be a 19 year old with a turbo cobra. Werd. Only I opted for a stock Z06 at age 19. I'm just now getting around to the turbocharging part. 2 months, bitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 A 4-banger with a "cherry bomb" never sounds "awesome." Actually, it never sounds decent, good, or tolerable. The word shit comes to mind, however. Cool cars, though. I thought about getting one back when I was in HS, but never found any in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Throw on a ported small-port head with bluetop cams and All-trac brakes for example. I second this notion, except take it a little further and get yourself a hi-comp redtop 4AG and slap your MR2's bluetop cams in there and you'll be pleasantly suprised. congrats on gettin a two-ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Congrats! I'm just a little concerned about the "Cherry bomb sounding good" and the "Brake smoking". Good luck~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yeah, I am working on the second one. Unfortunately, the cherry bomb is welded into place. So far, I absolutely love the car, and I have yet to hit a power wall, so I am going to keep the engine the way it is for right now. A brake upgrade might be in my future, especially with the left front one's smoking habits. That sticky caliper or whatever is causing it is the only problem I have had with the car so far. My favorite part is when you get high in the revs, and that distinctive 4AG sound kicks in. It is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 That sticky caliper or whatever is causing it is the only problem I have had with the car so far. My favorite part is when you get high in the revs, and that distinctive 4AG sound kicks in. It is awesome. I'd rebuild all the calipers if you already have one giving you problems.. only reason I say rebuild them is because it's really cheap to do so, and honestly shouldn't take more than 15 minutes to do each one. BTW, is your 4AG equipped with TVIS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yeah, its the TVIS one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Good stuff.. it always sounds neat when those extra runners open up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Sorry for the crappy quality, I took these with my camera phone at work today. Actual good pictures will be taken soon with a good digital camera. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/MegamanEXE/DSC00074.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/MegamanEXE/DSC00077.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/MegamanEXE/DSC00078.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/MegamanEXE/DSC00075.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/MegamanEXE/DSC00076.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Damn I'm jealous. I want an MR2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yeah, I am too. It was fun as hell to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Kevin if you get yourself in enough debt, work 80 hr weeks, and spend every penny on your car you can be a 19 year old with a turbo cobra. I do need some more debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 That is just an exhaust tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Ditch the tip and some wheels that aren't black and thing will look very nice!! Good find, the body looks good on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Congrats on the new car. Just don't turn it into something like this one that someone drives at my work. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/TimTaylor75/misc/0924060814.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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