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MR2 V6

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Re: MR2 V6

Postby TeamTotalWankel » Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:28 pm

Relentless Rob wrote:The VVC Imp in PPC a few of issues back gave me the idea. Instead of the VVC how about an engine capable of a reliable(?) 300bhp and well built gearbox.

I'm sure there's already an MR2 Turbo powered Imp but for £999 would be awesome. ;)


TBH - I think a late n/a MR2 lump (178bhp!!) would be more than enough in the back of an Imp :shock: , and much cheaper too!! :wink:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby Relentless Rob » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:55 pm

TeamTotalWankel wrote:
Relentless Rob wrote:The VVC Imp in PPC a few of issues back gave me the idea. Instead of the VVC how about an engine capable of a reliable(?) 300bhp and well built gearbox.

I'm sure there's already an MR2 Turbo powered Imp but for £999 would be awesome. ;)


TBH - I think a late n/a MR2 lump (178bhp!!) would be more than enough in the back of an Imp :shock: , and much cheaper too!! :wink:


That's still five times the factory output I guess. :)
How about a variable boost controler thingy? 300bhp for the strip and turn it down (reduce lag) for the handling course. :think:

Anyway how's the V6 MR2 coming along? ;)
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby bulletproofbob » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:31 pm

Robert start building and stop messing!!! :wink:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby Relentless Rob » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:54 pm

bulletproofbob wrote:Robert start building and stop messing!!! :wink:


I'm at the imagination stage right now. It's the most important part. To formulate my plan of action and come up with the excises I need for not doing most of it. ;)

It's the PPC way. Anyone seen a SAAB powered Escort, finished E Type, Tomcat B or Rhudolf III yet? :)
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby bulletproofbob » Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:29 pm

well the poobaru is no more, its more german tin for this year!!! full steam ahead!!!
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby TeamTotalWankel » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:01 pm

[quote="Relentless Rob] Anyway how's the V6 MR2 coming along? ;)[/quote]

Slowly at the mo', but quicker than your imaginary oo-ja-ma-flip!! :lol:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby Relentless Rob » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:46 pm

bulletproofbob wrote:well the poobaru is no more, its more german tin for this year!!! full steam ahead!!!


Steam powered or another head gasket failure. ;)
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby TeamTotalWankel » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:22 pm

Just finished porting the first head so thought I'd make sure it's nice and clean before reassembly-

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Managed to get it out before our lass got home!! :wink:

Only one more head to do :roll: Getting bored now :yawn:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby OilyFingers » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:44 pm

I was thinking about this when we got our dishwasher. Yours looks like a zanussi too (not sure why I had to mention that). I wonder if the designers thought about cylinder heads when they designed those foldaway racks? :clap:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby TeamTotalWankel » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:23 am

It's actually a Baumatic, don't know why I had to mention that either :oops:

The beauty of the nice short V6 heads is they fit lovely in there and are much easier to handle on the bench than those silly straight 6 BM heads!! :clap:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby bulletproofbob » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:54 am

TeamTotalWankel wrote:It's actually a Baumatic, don't know why I had to mention that either :oops:

The beauty of the nice short V6 heads is they fit lovely in there and are much easier to handle on the bench than those silly straight 6 BM heads!! :clap:

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Re: MR2 V6

Postby OilyFingers » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:19 pm

PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE DISHWASHER :crazy:
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby TDC » Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:33 pm

my missus would kill me if she caught me doing that!!!
hence our overpriced parts cleaner pressure washer 'oven'
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby DumDum » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:33 pm

bulletproofbob wrote:oh i was just thinking rev rev rev thwack!!! as the whole lot spins over the top!!!

not too sticky on the rubber i say :lol:


I have this worry in the back of my head too. I reckon I could knock up a wheely bar for a quid using a kiddies bike and a few welds but are wheely bars MOT legal?
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Re: MR2 V6

Postby fha772 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:35 pm

Do what some of the hotrod boys do, fit a hidden hitch towbar, and make a wheelie bar that fits to it :wink:
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