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(yay!) and chargecooler in. Unfortunately bracket missing from the chargecooler i bought 
so Pete had to make up another.... 
IT'S DONE!
Once the bumper was off, the radiator was found to be cr@p.... oh balls.... quick onto MR2 Ben who arranged before 12 next day delivery.
..... Anything perishable. Unfortunately that meant that some of the charge cooler hosing was brittle, leading to further problems down the line. He continued to crack on and work to complete the car until 2am.... to get in through the door at 7:30am. Ultimately I'm as tight as a ducks ar$e but never been happier to hand over my cash to anyone than I have Pete on such a great job. 
... It's a bit of a miss-match of colours, and in desperate need of a clean.
* Switch all silicone to BLACK (I prefer OEM look)* Clean up all engine bay surround currently running wastegate pressure at 0.7 bar. ? What sort of power are you shooting for?@ Predator performance, hes a bit of a whizz and knows MR2s well. Just need to pick up the ECU from another member on here.
....... please let me know if you know anyone that has an Power FC ECU for sale£300 more all in than the Apexi and a far better ECU. I was previously swayed by convenience but unless one comes up trumps sharpish i'll try and go with the Link. Just means running on low boost for even longer.....- called RAC and waited 6 hours (!!!!!!) For a recovery truck at the side of the road. First diagnostics guy turned up stinking of booze, I refused him to touch the car, then another 3 hours for the flatbed.- looks to be the oil pressure switch we hope.... ... in the meantime to go towards starting to tidy up engine bay....* engine lid hydraulic lift* replacement black silicone vacuum hoses* Mikalor clamps* black silicone couplers- god I dread that 5h train journey..... but worth it to have the car done by the best! May save your engine one day...- dead car- dead car- faulty sensor.... a few seconds of low pressure and it's in the bin. Still, think I'll still get one . It good' to know your oil pressures ,cold start, oil viscosity all affect the pressures and can show up a worn pump.... thanks chap will take a look."install" which I thought was a cat 2 alarm was spliced into the starter motor only, meaning a screwdriver and a bump start was all it needed to drive off! (power extreme) exhaust is getting swapped for a louder japspeed. (according to the opinion of some unternets). It looks superb but I like LOUD as it's only a fun summer car and even the screamer pipe was too quiet for me. and as usual Pete has been nothing but perfect. so refreshing to find a truthful, honest and friendly person to trust with your pride and joy.androo007 wrote:Pete has been nothing but perfect.
? Looking forward to seeing the results, I quite enjoyed this turbo when it was on my old mr2, all 500 odd miles or so I did in it after mapping anyway 
So far only got 300 done.- what did you get out of it Martin? .... but I just can't help but love it! ... problem is I bought this on credit stupidly for a quick turnaround, didn't think I'd want to keep it! But seems a fun alternative to my 330ci daily.... Started to stockpile different bits to clean it up.- fitted a cusco front brace from my breaker as it didnt sell.... i got impatient 
Apart from some awful tinting. So out of date now, i prefer the OEM look. Stole some of the girlfriends acetone from her nail kit and phew..... looking better.
Was going to sell..... but they have grown on me. So they'll go with me.(not coilies) removed from breaker. Look superb, no problem. Very tempted to keep these..... They're Great!!! Another oil change, now on semi before finishing up to run on fully synthetic. It looked pretty shoddy considering the cash thrown at it - the result of 22 years and used parts I guess.
* Get rid of the engine lid prop for a pneumatic one* sort out the bodgy sized silicone couplers supplied with the radtec kit (I think for rev 2 with smaller throttle body)* good clean and tuck of unused wires I wanted an OEM+ look so swapping over to black silicone and black mikalor jubilee clips. 
... what have I got myself in for! booked in for ECU install on 31st, decided on the Link G4 in the end. Some clever things you can do on that! Although I already know I'm going to want a bigger turbo!