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but only just over a 2 to 3 mile race.'03 sti, and had and advantage fairly easily over him, this was street racing but i think he doesn't really know how to drive. i drove his car and the handling is sweet much more stable than the two. The newer ones however are generally standard other than prodrive performance packs etc, I raced a brand new WRX STi before i fitted the hybrid turbo and I was edging him in acceleration (20-60/70mph), he seemed quite surprised. I had a bit of a play with a 2 year old WRX on a couple of dual carraigeways through milton keynes recently now im running at 12psi on a stage 2 hybrid and totally wasted him, I was shocked how easy it was. Point to point through the twisties a scooby or evo vs a tubby with evenly matched power would only ever go one way im afraid. That being said, fitting coilovers to my tubby was probably the best mod i've done, my mate was following me in his elise and he was very impressed by how my car held the road. 
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I'm running 300 bhp and find the corners are where I loose out to the aformentioned. Carbo tech pads being fitted tomorrow along with new discs so the next track day should give improved performance.(by that I mean suspension and brakes) makes for a much more rewarding drive. 4wd pretzas and evos have little appeal in that any fool can drive one hard point to point.
...RWD always is... Yes there quick cars too. Nothing else can match it's exotic curvy lines. Not sure about Evo's.....1.2 Nova's!!!!! so ner 
...... wish I could read minds. 
'action' with more people entering the Toyota Sprint Series or other MR2 race series. Racing on the roads, mugs game imo. ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
Do it on track where you can get to grips with the handling and win, or lose, in realtive safety.
& help if possible, i have purchased a 1994 MR2 rev 3 GTS with a true 35000 miles on the clock it has been sitting for 3 years with a broken engine tucked away in an outbuilding, i have some pics with the car of new pistons being fitted and the engine being worked on, any way i dont know which option to choose rebuild the existing with some heavey mods or go to woodsport and have the 3lt V6 fitted (he seemed very genuine and helpfull) advice on other reputable tuning companies would be welcome, how good is this model i have ? I have a good vehicle back ground but i have been out of the car game for a few years ( i was a test driver for 21 years at landrover) but i now have my own company and want to spend some time with my eldest lad and give him the car when complete,(only when iv had a little go) great site and really getting into this.[quote="dawolf"]I honestly think the MR2 is one of the best looking sportscars you can get. Nothing else can match it's exotic curvy lines.? i think thats just as nice as an mr2 
I think beating an evo or impreza from a standing start is unlikely if both cars have similar power. But once rolling the MR2 should be able to pull away. If I remember the text book something like 25% of power is wasted in the cogs which in a 2WD is under 10%.barico wrote:Hello chaps
I think that from a standstill the advantage is very much in the 4WD cars favour.
/ dust etc.. on a good surface road like a drag strip, the RWD mid engine will launch just as good as a 4WD. .. and with more power, the slower the potential 60ft .. And we know this is wrong as i have seen a fair share of mr2's popping wheelies off the start!! wheelspin would prevent this.. Also, cars like nathan's ,Xxxx's, jeffs etc are hitting 62mph in around 2 seconds flat!! i dont think a 4wd setup would allow for that kind of time unless the entire transmission was upgraded!.... Although I never had my MR2 standard so cant compare out of the box but the evo and scoobies now are well moddified out of the box anyway. (Evo had HKS Exhaust, intercooler standard.).. The MR2 is good for drag racing with its easily modified solid engine. From the mentality of the original poster it seems he is after road racing, on twisty roads the MR2 is always going to struggle (bumpy roads and the likes) the AWD really benifits. The MR2 requires more driver skill to drive at the limits, where as the evo was very easy to 'drift'. Asking the question on an MR2 forum though... come on... ....http://videos.streetfire.net/video/impr ... _47627.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M23lfKn_V88(no offence but seems to be most scooby /evo owners) a Tw@ in a baseball cap with an exhaust so large you have to check for hiding illegal immigrants if coming back from the continent. but im getting off topic and most confrontations seem to end up being straight line type events so up the boost on your rev3 and you will get all but the most tuned evo/scoobysAdam J wrote:Maybe interesting.
Out of the box.
The thing going for the mr2 is its strong engine and ability to be cheaply moddified.
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