88 MR2 SC

New engine : The beginning:

Huge News.... Brant Kinnach MR2 dude in Thousand Oaks who you met a few years ago... is now building a engine... Bought a used running motor in Little Rock the other day... ordered a few parts including a larger SC14 supercharger ... Its being built :)  looking to get close to 200 WHP at the end of this...

Nice drive this morning.... chilling at Krispy Kream....

First proper drive with new exhaust this morning.... I don't think its louder but definitely deeper sound... car drove perfect...

Removed Old exhaust ... replaced it with a straight 2.25" pipe with a free flow muffler... sounds much deeper.... and hopefully lost 10 - 15 lbs along the way from the rear...

went to willow springs today only to find out that they changed it to Big Willow... did a couple runs... best lap was a 1:48.65 with an average speed of 81.2 mph, top speed of 107.6 mph... max G 1.19... first time at this track about 3 years ago my best lap was 1:58....

Bleed the clutch fluid today.... feels way better, smoother, and doesn't stick :). Fluid came out dark... now its all clear.... I should really keep an eye on it more often...

Maybe have canister removed next time your at mechanic ?

Another ride through Angeles Forest... My favorite road so far is where Matt Farah does his "One Takes" videos.... go figure... Big Tujunga Canyon Rd... Possibly my New after ride cafe :)

Drove it through Angeles Forest the other day... all the changes are a good improvement , especially through the turns... Had the car up to 120mph... looking forward to taking her to the track and "really" see the difference... Looks like April 7th...

West End Alignment... car is 1" lower... 10mmm wider on each side with comfortable room now between brake calipers and wheel... and new front and rear sway bars... alignment was set back to were it was before... Took the whole fuck'n day but it looks good... still haven't taken the car on a aggressive track day to compare but definitely stiffer ride then before...

New plugs waiting to get changed :)

Car was amazing at track... 28 psi all around hot was great

Went with Tim on a Z-club ride through the mountains... turns out it was the same rout I used to ride on my bike...

Passed SMOG But.... discovered that my check engine light was not working... Guy said it was probably bulb... I changed the bulb , still not working... I took it to ETL Garage... they found that the check engine light wire was cut... after fixing that , I had error 52... Knock Sensor... luckily I had one... he fixed it... during that fix he found another wire that controls fuel flow... fixed that... turns out that fuel flow fix solved my cold start problems... The knock sensor makes the car acceleration much better... The check engine light still comes on every now and again, but car is better then it was... I still feel a lot of little quarks going on... But hell, thats what gives Yoshida her character :)

Possible future track only tire ? Hoosier A7 - SIZE: P205/50ZR15

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CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS WeatherShield® HP  1 - Place the cover in the largest washing machine available.  should always be washed in large commercial front load machines. 2 - If available, use the GENTLE cycle. 3 -  Mild Powder Detergent (dissolve first) , No Bleach or Fabric Softener  4 - Rinse the cover TWICE (2x) with warm water only to remove all the cleaner. 5 - Medium heat dry...

Found the parasitic draw... it was the bottom left RAD CIG fuse which had a 25 amp fuse in it... dropped reading from .09 to .01 ... since I don't use the radio or cigarette lighter I left the fuse out...

Your next clutch: 16952 - EXEDY Racing Stage 2 Cerametallic Clutch Kit / Thin disk

Battery voltage holds strong without trickle charger... So battery is GOOD...I wasn't able to disconnect the alarm system to see how much if any it effects the 110 mA draw... I did make an appointment on Monday to have the alarm removed... The car still has a hard starting issue but that's a whole other issue to deal with down the road :) I just want to get my resting battery draw bellow 50 mA first...

Monday May 15th 8:34 AM.... Disconnected the positive lead to the battery and disconnected the battery trickle charger... If on Friday I connect the battery and the car starts up normal then I know the battery is GOOD If on Friday I connect the battery and the car doesn't start the the battery is BAD If the battery is GOOD, then there is a parasitic drain from the car... If the battery is BAD, then buy another battery ... A reading of 12.65-12.77 volts means your battery has a full charge. 12.45-12.54 volts means you have a 75% charge, 12.24-12.29 is 50% charged, and 11.99-12.06 volts is 25% charged. 11.75-11.89 volts means your battery is dead. 5/15 10AM  volt reading 12.84 Also checked for parasitic draw on the car... meter settings bellow... one meter terminal to the positive terminal on the battery... other meter terminal to the positive cable going to the battery... reading was 0.10 .... I have a 110 MA draw on the car... should not be higher then 50 MA accord...

Brake Caliper Rebuild kit info: We have confirmation! *ALL* MkI use the brake caliper rebuild kit, regardless of year - so long as you haven't swapped on some other calipers (looking at you here, Marc) - and they are still available new from Toyota. One kit does both calipers on that end of the car; to rebuild all four calipers you'll need one front kit and one rear kit. These kits include piston seals and boots, circlips, caliper slide boots, assembly grease, and on the rear, seals and o-rings for the parking brake mechanism as well. Last time I got a parts store "rebuild kit" I think it was a piston seal and a boot. 04479-17011 - $30.62 - Rebuild kit, rear caliper 04479-32011 - $21.52 - Rebuild kit, front caliper As always, give me a call if you need 'em! I'll be here all day today, 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific. If this is grumpier than normal, let's blame it on the early hour and lack of coffee intake... Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - ...

Doug came over and showed me how to change break pads... changing rotors would be very simple as we'll... and maybe next time replace my Calipers...

AW11 registered in the US 2005 Total count: NA = 20,764 SC = 1,752 1985 = 3,332 1986 = 7,198 1987 = 5,475 1988 NA = 2,506 1988 SC = 1,156 1989 NA = 2,253 1989 SC = 596 California: 1985 = 472 1986 = 2,016 1987 = 1,300 1988 NA = 490 1988 SC = 296 1989 NA = 408 1989 SC = 153