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by QUOC2008
Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Wheels and Tyres
Replies: 21
Views: 1936

Re: Wheels and Tyres

Toyo t1r are one of the worse tyres i have used...

Go for goodyears f1 asy2 or michelin ps3 best for streets and all weather
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

If it price then just go for pagid... they are not bad
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

I got pagid rs29 on my evo cost £260 and are crap so no price doesnt always get wat u want. Their on the shelve now and i got ax6 for the evo.

Changing the brakes to carbo will help u enjoy the car much more

Tyres, brakes, handling are the 1st things then power then looks...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:12 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

No I haven't tried them because for what I do my ebc's with Brembo HC's do me fine. Comparing oranges and apples here, Obviously these super duper pads will be better for track use than the "death traps" I have fitted due to them being more expensive. Just seems because people own a set o...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:55 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

kev8611 wrote:and whats the price difference in them? I dont rate T1r's tbh


More like linglangs vs slick tires
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

No I haven't tried them because for what I do my ebc's with Brembo HC's do me fine. Comparing oranges and apples here, Obviously these super duper pads will be better for track use than the "death traps" I have fitted due to them being more expensive. Just seems because people own a set o...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

Exactly wat 2mad said... try them and you will know! To be honest i think my d2 8pot big brake kit is rubbish and standard oem calipers with carbotech and good disc that wont crack would do 20x better then ebc on my d2 8pots i have tried it already. Braking is not a issue anymore its the people behi...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:02 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

Poker Face wrote:Is the software for the calibration readily available? If so it probably won't be an issue and you can keep us posted on how good it is :thumleft:


I have no idea... like i said I dont know a thing about ecu's, I hope so will ask the question
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

+1 ashley i wouldnt mind trying portfields aswell but if they r not as good i would be very unhappy and porterfields are not cheap... i have tried many but no other pads have compared or come close to carbotech ax6 or xp8 Tried ds2500 crap no real bite normal pagids rs14 & rs29 i think its work...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:36 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

+1 ashley i wouldnt mind trying portfields aswell but if they r not as good i would be very unhappy and porterfields are not cheap... i have tried many but no other pads have compared or come close to carbotech ax6 or xp8 Tried ds2500 crap no real bite normal pagids rs14 & rs29 i think its worki...
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:24 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Correctly mounting Solenoid
Replies: 12
Views: 577

Re: Correctly mounting Solenoid

Mine was mounted on the top of the gearbox near the fuel hose on the flat bit..
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:14 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

2mad wrote:Point me in the right direction .. if portfield can do half what carbotech ax6's can do im in :thumleft:



I dont think portfields is anywhere as good as carbotech and the prices are not much different after tax and p&p

Carbotech will last long too
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:09 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

Maybe they are just trying to sell their stuff to me... i dont know and to be honest the typhoon ecu is working fine so i cant bash it just never heard of it... just dont like the fact i only can go to rstunning to get it mapped unless you guys know anywhere else that map these ecu?
by QUOC2008
Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:35 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

Rstunning recommend it to me and i made a decision on the spot and they said motec is not as good and is really complex to map?? And wouldnt recommend.
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:37 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu



Thanks i read all this but dont know what it all means... or what to compare it too?
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:32 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

I have no idea whether they're good or bad, but you authorised and paid for a company to supply, fit and map an ECU without knowing what you were getting? :? Like i said i dont know much about ecu and there was very little info on these ecu so didnt have much to go on and i didnt want a motec and m...
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:54 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

Re: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

Thats what i mean... no ones heard of this ecu. They told me it a motorsport ecu that wrc car use i had ecu1 motorsport ecu before that was good
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:50 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Brake upgrade
Replies: 98
Views: 5134

Re: Brake upgrade

All you need is a set of carbotech pads and castrol srf brake fuild allround on oem calipers just make sure u have good disc like dba. Bigger brake kit are nice but yes i totally agree the braking bias is bad if only fo the front. Dust who cares just take it to the car wash or use meguiars wheel cle...
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:23 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu
Replies: 23
Views: 2144

has anyone heard of a typhoon ecu

has anyone heard of a typhoon2 ecu... rstuning mapped and installed one for me.

What are your reviews on this ecu? Im totally clueless on mapping ecu etc...
by QUOC2008
Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:19 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: should I do a light tint my rear lights?
Replies: 34
Views: 2740

Re: should I do a light tint my rear lights?

This is a good post i got genuine replys with problems and solutions guys everyone to tinting the rear lights better then me doing something and then regreting it later... but anyway i think i will do anyway as it looked nice on my evo and to be honest it wont make much difference as the tint is the...

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