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ampMR2turbo04-16-2012, 12:37 PMMr2 Turbo Redding Drag Strip April 14 2012 - YouTube (http://youtu.be/dBksA0HTjSU?hd=1)

Last year I ran 16's and 15.6 when I just bought the car.
This year I did better with a tune up ran 14.5 fastest. dgaldamez95104-16-2012, 01:58 PMgood job man.
ive never taken my car to the drag strip before im curious to see what my time would be.
is your gen 2 pretty much stock? neemo604-16-2012, 03:20 PMAs I have seen , mr2's dont make good drag cars. hmong33704-16-2012, 04:06 PMAs I have seen , mr2's dont make good drag cars.

i wouldn't say that. i think mr2's make a great strip/street car! probably the best! a stock gen3 with bolt-ons and boost-up runs 12's. that's with street tires too! neemo604-17-2012, 09:06 AMYa thats with an engine swap and bolt ons, and you are barely breaking into the 12s. Not cheap. If you into drag racing better choices out there and alot cheaper. ampMR2turbo04-17-2012, 11:01 PMgood job man.
ive never taken my car to the drag strip before im curious to see what my time would be.
is your gen 2 pretty much stock?

Thank you. It's alot of fun.
It is pretty much stock. It just has an ebay mushroom filter and I took off the muffler. ampMR2turbo04-17-2012, 11:06 PMi wouldn't say that. i think mr2's make a great strip/street car! probably the best! a stock gen3 with bolt-ons and boost-up runs 12's. that's with street tires too!

I agree Mr2 makes a really good drag car because due to mid engine rear wheel drive set up these cars take off like bullets.
Next year I will to get an intake, intercooler, downpipe, exhaust, and wider tires.
I should be at the high or mid 13's with the Gen2.
After that I will think about upgrading the turbo to a ct27 or ct20.
I want to keep it stock as possible because I live in Ca.
So these bolts on should still be good to pass smog.
Except for downpipe, I'll just switch it off when it comes time to smog. ampMR2turbo04-17-2012, 11:09 PMYa thats with an engine swap and bolt ons, and you are barely breaking into the 12s. Not cheap. If you into drag racing better choices out there and alot cheaper.

I'm not really into serious drag racing like people who do it to win money and trophies. I do it for fun because all my friends do it. And we all have a great time out there. hmong33704-17-2012, 11:22 PMYa thats with an engine swap and bolt ons, and you are barely breaking into the 12s. Not cheap. If you into drag racing better choices out there and alot cheaper.

not sure what you gripe is... gen2's with boost up and bolt'ons have made it into the 13's with street tires. that's not bad. and on the street, we have a vicious launch with all of our weight over the rear axles. we launch just as hard as awd's.

i'm not a fan of drag radials or slicks. i'm a "race it how you drive it everyday" type of guy. we destroy a lot of cars on the street. i raced my boy's 93 rhd jdm supra tt and beat him in a street drag race.

i have way more respect for guys running regular street tires pulling great times than guys running slicks or drag radials. you can't dd those tires. maybe drag radials but have fun when you're caught in a rain storm! where somebody that wants to throw down is like "oh wait, lemme go get my slicks... or drag radials". that shit's gay. we're fortunate to have a sweet MR layout that allows us to get away with good traction on street tires.

street tire vs street tire, we do pretty damn well for a 20 year-old sportscar. hondas can't touch us on the street from a drag if you're talking street tires. they make up for their lack of traction on the big end and try to mow us down. mr2's 90% of the time always win from a whole shot. watch some of the OP's youtube videos. he demonstrates clearly what i'm talking about. that's the traction advantage. we outrun a lot of cars on the street with significantly more power. and by the time your opponent is catching up, the race is already over... that's how i beat the mk4 supra. he was pulling me HARD at the end though.

mr2's are sweet all-arounders. we don't do one thing great but we do everything pretty well. neemo604-19-2012, 07:16 PMI have no gripe just stating that mr2's are not good drag cars. For the wieght of these cars and many of the mods that are required just to break 13's is not something to brag about. If youre having fun drag racing your MR2 and then that is what its all about, having fun. But if you bought an mr2 to be a street drag racing terror look somewhere else as these cars require quite a bit to get respectable times or put any fear into other street machines. A tt supra should be in the 13's w/ just an intake if not stock, unless the driver is horrible or something is wrong w/ the car. My first project car 90 talon ran 13.3 with air filter, homemade exhaust, and mbc on all season tires. Ive seen many honduh's running in the 13's all motor, street tires with just an engine swap, intake, exhaust. DSM's will run 12's / 11's all day with mods listed that would make a mr2 break 13's. Evo's and STI' s in right hands will run 13's stock. Neon srt4 as ugly as it is and being fwd seen them run low 13's w/ just mbc and good street tires. Two days after finishing a sr20 swap for my cousins 240, he ran mid-high 13's with just an exhaust. goopi04-19-2012, 07:35 PMMr2 Turbo Redding Drag Strip April 14 2012 - YouTube (http://youtu.be/dBksA0HTjSU?hd=1)

Last year I ran 16's and 15.6 when I just bought the car.
This year I did better with a tune up ran 14.5 fastest.

You're car must have been running really bad before then, right?
Don't USDM Gen2 3sgte's do something close to 14.7 stock? neemo604-19-2012, 08:07 PMIt has to have a boost leak somewhere as well. Search how to make a boost leak tester, its a must have in your tool box if you own a turbo car. jasonhoward6404-19-2012, 08:42 PMInteresting 1/4 mile time calculator

1/4 Mile ET Calculator (http://robrobinette.com/et.htm)

I assume that car weight should include the weight of the driver (i.e. weight of car as it sits at the start line) goopi04-19-2012, 09:03 PMIt has to have a boost leak somewhere as well. Search how to make a boost leak tester, its a must have in your tool box if you own a turbo car.
Coincidence, I'm trying to start up a boost leak tester group buy here just over a week ago.

http://mr2.zhutiblog.com/com/forums/mr2-group-buys/Toyota-MR2-78371-boost-leak-tester-feeler-interest.html Benckj04-19-2012, 10:30 PMKeep in mind that track times are often different than street times due to a number of factors. Often you will get far better traction on the track because of the surface which may include producst such as 'track grip' which was used by other cars. The residue still benifits you even if running street tires.

jimb hmong33704-19-2012, 10:53 PMI have no gripe just stating that mr2's are not good drag cars. For the wieght of these cars and many of the mods that are required just to break 13's is not something to brag about. If youre having fun drag racing your MR2 and then that is what its all about, having fun. But if you bought an mr2 to be a street drag racing terror look somewhere else as these cars require quite a bit to get respectable times or put any fear into other street machines. A tt supra should be in the 13's w/ just an intake if not stock, unless the driver is horrible or something is wrong w/ the car. My first project car 90 talon ran 13.3 with air filter, homemade exhaust, and mbc on all season tires. Ive seen many honduh's running in the 13's all motor, street tires with just an engine swap, intake, exhaust. DSM's will run 12's / 11's all day with mods listed that would make a mr2 break 13's. Evo's and STI' s in right hands will run 13's stock. Neon srt4 as ugly as it is and being fwd seen them run low 13's w/ just mbc and good street tires. Two days after finishing a sr20 swap for my cousins 240, he ran mid-high 13's with just an exhaust.

Take a closer look.
This is complete factory stock. Doing 13's. STREET TIRES. STOCK.
MR2 Turbo Review - Best Motoring - YouTube

And this is a powerfc tuned gen3 boosted up from the stock ct20 w/ bolt-ons. Street tires. If you're a good driver, you can make it run 12's.

Probably has around 300whp.
MR2 TURB0 12 second 1/4 MILE pass - YouTube


400'ish will get you into the 11's easily on street tires. Past that, you really need to invest into the car ie. safety equipment, built motor, and beefing things up if you already haven't.

If I wanted to focus on a 1/4 mile "street terror" drag car LOL. Personally, I think this is a better setup and investment. American Muscle! Build it strictly to suck at turning and go straight REALLY REALLY FAST! :devil:

8 sec street car (twin turbo mustang) - YouTube

Building an MR2 for all out drag has always made me :lol:

I like my MR2's that can do everything relatively good but still be a street car. drag, road course, weekend warrior etc. I would never build one as a race car either. Keeping mine as a street car.

Now, which car to build for an all out racecar..? That's a whole different discussion... ampMR2turbo04-20-2012, 10:00 AMYou're car must have been running really bad before then, right?
Don't USDM Gen2 3sgte's do something close to 14.7 stock?

Yea, before I just bought the car and the next weekend I went to test it at the track because it was the last season and I wanted to know what times it runs before I started modding it. Ran 16's all day and if lucky 15.6.

I did a cap, rotor, spark plug, oem exedy complete clutch, flywheel, new turbo hoses, ebay mushroom air filter, new synthetic castrol gt trans fluid, new mobile 1 fully synthetic, and oem Toyota oil filter.
Also found out the rear transmission mount was not bolted to the transmission and the half shaft was not bolted to the block. That is why you hear when I shift it makes a thump noise you can hear it from the camera. ampMR2turbo04-20-2012, 10:02 AMYou're car must have been running really bad before then, right?
Don't USDM Gen2 3sgte's do something close to 14.7 stock?

I'm pretty sure Gen2 runs 14.7 stock. I was pretty lucky running 14.5 because of my reaction time and 60ft. Was really good. Other than that I run 14.7 and 14.9 all day stock. ampMR2turbo04-20-2012, 10:13 AMIt has to have a boost leak somewhere as well. Search how to make a boost leak tester, its a must have in your tool box if you own a turbo car.

Yea one of the turbo hoses were really old. It had a small crack where it clamps on. It was the long one coming from the hot pipe to stock intercooler. neemo604-20-2012, 10:55 AMI'm pretty sure Gen2 runs 14.7 stock. I was pretty lucky running 14.5 because of my reaction time and 60ft. Was really good. Other than that I run 14.7 and 14.9 all day stock.

Remember that reaction time has nothing to do with your elapsed time. You can have a 20second reaction time and still run a 14.5. Your et does not start until you take off. Dont worry about your reaction time and focus on your launch and 60' time. ampMR2turbo04-20-2012, 06:40 PMRemember that reaction time has nothing to do with your elapsed time. You can have a 20second reaction time and still run a 14.5. Your et does not start until you take off. Dont worry about your reaction time and focus on your launch and 60' time.

I always thought it matters. Thanks for the info. I guess it was my 60ft. It was really good like 2.108 or something lower. ampMR2turbo04-24-2012, 01:54 AMHere is my time slip

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f86/mienlee/mr2dotcom/8afc7018.jpg kevAW1104-24-2012, 06:26 AMgood job on the drag.

i'll have to agree that an mr2 isn't the best drag car investment. you can pick up a fox body mustang, sans engine, for around $1000. buy a complete engine for around $500, put a couple hundred into machine work, rebuild it with bulletproof internals for another $1000, another $1000 for heads, $150 for a camshaft, add some ladder bars, maybe $3k on a TT setup (not sure how much those run), bigs and littles with some drag radials, a day on the dyno, and you've got yourself a serious machine for under well $10k if you do the work yourself. i was a huge muscle car guy before my gas tank started eating my paychecks.

here's another member's car (street car) that puts down some serious numbers at the strip. turbo 5s build, 700+hp, mr2josh

Outside vid.....better quality 6766 - YouTube arber021404-24-2012, 10:36 AMYou're car must have been running really bad before then, right?
Don't USDM Gen2 3sgte's do something close to 14.7 stock?


I'm pretty sure Gen2 runs 14.7 stock. I was pretty lucky running 14.5 because of my reaction time and 60ft. Was really good. Other than that I run 14.7 and 14.9 all day stock.

They are supposed to run 14-14.1 stock, but your car is not new so it is justifiable. ampMR2turbo04-25-2012, 07:08 PMThey are supposed to run 14-14.1 stock, but your car is not new so it is justifiable.

Maybe a Gen3 3sgte? goopi04-25-2012, 09:16 PMMaybe a Gen3 3sgte?
Or someone who has mastered the mr2 in drag racing.;) hmong33704-25-2012, 10:57 PMThey are supposed to run 14-14.1 stock, but your car is not new so it is justifiable.

Nah man, the USDM's run 14.7 stock with a pro driver. Boosted up with bolt-ons, you can shave another second off that at best. The JDM gen2's are the ones that run in the low 14sec. range, stock.

ampMR2turbo ran a 14.5 because he boosted a little more than stock. That's that.


Maybe a Gen3 3sgte?

Nah man, stock gen3's run in the 13sec. range. Lowest I've seen was 13.2; that's with the lightest chassis hardtop GT-S model.

I plan to run a few passes in my car this season just to benchmark. I hope to AT LEAST run a 13.9xx on stock boost. My car was originally NA, T-Top, cloth interior with power options. So it's heavier than the GT-S that was tested in the BM video. But I don't think my car will be super slower due to my slightly more extra weight. I'd love to get my car on a scale sometime this season though... Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2026 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.