GDII's 1990 G-Limited

Post by **GDII** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:01 pm

I just cracked 99,000km in this MR2. I bought it at 156,000km at 18 years old, it is now almost 29 years old with 255,000km and counting. The original engine only made it to 230,000km before burning 1 litre of oil per 300km so I replaced it with a $200 engine with 380,000km. This engine now has 400,000km on it. Still a bit smokey but far less oil consumption.

This my not be the OG speedo but I changed it to read what the JDM 180kph speedo read when I swapped it out to this NZDM one.

Post by **ClanFever** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:57 am

Is that how much horse power it has if you times it by 2550 times?

Post by **GDII** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:12 pm

ClanFever wrote:Is that how much horse power it has if you times it by 2550 times?

It has 316.8whp

Or at least it should!

Post by **Alsw20** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:43 pm

316.8hp?

Sounds like a 2GR swap with an exhaust?

Post by **tw2** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:03 pm

New gasket set, rings and you will be good for another 300,000km

Post by **GDII** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:25 pm

Alsw20 wrote:316.8hp?

Sounds like a 2GR swap with an exhaust?

You know how a feel about V6 swaps.....

tw2 wrote:New gasket set, rings and you will be good for another 300,000km

I replaced a few seals when I swapped it in but I didn't do the oil pump. Silly me coz now it leaks. I've also got a distributor leak which I'm just needing an O ring of the main mount rather than the internal part.

Yeah some new rings and a bore hone would make it better but that involves ripping apart the engine and by the time I'm done a GEN4 swap would have cost the same. And I'd still have a slow old GEN2 3SGE.

I'm also getting a fair amount of blow by as there is oil leaking from the vent hose on the valve cover that goes to the throttle body. A catch can would help that I think.

Post by **85AW20v** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:55 am

GDII wrote:......

I'm also getting a fair amount of blow by as there is oil leaking from the vent hose on the valve cover that goes to the throttle body. A catch can would help that I think.

It would help the leak but not the actual blow by as that is a mechanical seal issue.

Post by **GDII** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:14 pm

85AW20v wrote:
GDII wrote:......

I'm also getting a fair amount of blow by as there is oil leaking from the vent hose on the valve cover that goes to the throttle body. A catch can would help that I think.
It would help the leak but not the actual blow by as that is a mechanical seal issue.

Yes that is correct. It was more the leak from the hose I want to reduce/stop. Blow by can't be fixed or even removed even from a healthy engine. Just reduced.
I'd like to get a catch can but then it won't look OEM.

Post by **GDII** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:20 pm

This may or may not be the reason the GEN4 3SGTE swap is on hold.

This beast that I designed is coming along nicely. Not too long to go now before it's finished enough to move in. Thanks to a few people in the club for helping with some parts of the build, it's been a big help.

Post by *84vvt » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:23 pm

GDII wrote:This may or may not be the reason the GEN4 3SGTE swap is on hold. This beast that I designed is coming along nicely. Not too long to go now before it's finished enough to move in. Thanks to a few people in the club for helping with some parts of the build, it's been a big help.

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Garage door looks way to small

Post by **GDII** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:48 am

*84vvt wrote:
GDII wrote:This may or may not be the reason the GEN4 3SGTE swap is on hold. This beast that I designed is coming along nicely. Not too long to go now before it's finished enough to move in. Thanks to a few people in the club for helping with some parts of the build, it's been a big help.

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Garage door looks way to small

You would say that. Part of its hiding behind the skip bin. Garage is 6x6m internal.

Post by **ClanFever** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:21 pm

Will we ever find out if the house got built? What about the gen 4 that will be going into ELM? Tune into the next episode of mr2 oversteer z

Post by **GDII** » Wed May 15, 2019 7:51 pm

ClanFever wrote:Will we ever find out if the house got built? What about the gen 4 that will be going into ELM? Tune into the next episode of mr2 oversteer z

He's turned all cartoon 'n' stuff!

A MASSIVE thank you Joel/Hive Posters for this epic custom work of my car in its current format. He got the brakes, wheels, tyres and exhaust just right.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxdNQE9lzzK ... 5d8r2zptgr

10 points to whoever spots the 4 other unique mods to the car.

Post by **rocco26** » Wed May 15, 2019 8:08 pm

Ride height, front lip, carbon fiber wrapped mirror and fuel flap

Post by **rocco26** » Wed May 15, 2019 8:09 pm

Slo toed and dimpled rotors.

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