My Woodsport V6 conversion.

Anonymous · August 25, 2015, 17:55

Awesome , good man!

Topdownman · August 25, 2015, 18:26

Quote from: "webbys1"Just realised that you have a picture of mine on the first page,
mine being the black one. s:D s:D

Glad to hear it was a forum members car!

This will be your engine then...

Topdownman · August 25, 2015, 18:27

Quote from: "Jrichards20"I'm booked in for January/February if we can get a car s:o s:o !

Thats great news. Lexus engine?

Jrichards20 · August 25, 2015, 18:41

Quote from: "Topdownman"
Quote from: "Jrichards20"I'm booked in for January/February if we can get a car s:o s:o !

Thats great news. Lexus engine?

Yep Lexus vvti s:)

s:) problem is coming up to winter obvious everyone wants a 4x4 so prices could potentially go up, so he advised may be better to wait till after Christmas to get engine or look now. And god knows how long my engine will last so thought its best to get it out of the way now s;)

s;)

webbys1 · August 25, 2015, 19:30

Thanks for the picture Topdownman I never got to see it at this stage.

cabbydave · August 25, 2015, 19:56

Theres a guy called Hudster in Warrington with a 2gr and he loves it. lotus use this engine in a car that weighs about the same as the 2

Jrichards20 · August 25, 2015, 20:02

Yeah but the evora has far better suspension chassis wheels brakes. It's. 50+K car. It's designed to be able to put the power down. The mr2 sadly isn't s:(

s:( one of the reasons, apart from money, that I didn't go 2gr is its going to be an absolute handful! Will catch you out just like the old 911s with all that power at the back and not enough tech keeping it on the road

cabbydave · August 25, 2015, 20:21

Quote from: "Jrichards20"Yeah but the evora has far better suspension chassis wheels brakes. It's. 50+K car. It's designed to be able to put the power down. The mr2 sadly isn't s:( s:( one of the reasons, apart from money, that I didn't go 2gr is its going to be an absolute handful! Will catch you out just like the old 911s with all that power at the back and not enough tech keeping it on the road

They arnt as bad as you would think or the one I drove wasn't. . I recon matts track car would be worse

tomaky · August 25, 2015, 22:26

Kind of agree Dave but Matts is set up for track in every single way.

ChrisGB · August 26, 2015, 00:47

2GR means you have to pay attention. I'm running a very short ratio final drive, acceleration is vivid, in the dry you can light the rears up in 3rd if you snap the throttle open quickly, over yumps and bumps it can break traction in 5th. The viscous diff makes it all very controllable, wet or dry. I have stock wheels with R888 mediums, BC 4/6kg coilovers, yellow stuff pads, Goodrich lines, corky bracing.

What it forces you to do is work your brain. Managing the traction adds another dimension to the driving experience, the way it gains speed is a bit intense by car standards, but anyone used to big bikes would find it fine. On the plus side, the extra grunt opens up a whole new realm of throttle adjustability, both on and off throttle (engine braking is much stronger than with the 1.8 )

What I will say is that for all the extra go over a high output SP turbo kit, the 2GR is actually easier to handle due to the nature of the throttle response (with the Link ECU at any rate).

Too much power? No. Tricky when pushed? Definitely, but that is what makes it so rewarding. 2GR- love it!

Anonymous · August 26, 2015, 07:49

Sounds epic s:D

s:D

AmeR · August 26, 2015, 09:15

2GR - Sign me up!!

s12vea · August 26, 2015, 10:53

I'm thankful I haven't seen / heard or driven a v6 roadster otherwise I would of been on the woodsport waiting list by now!

Anonymous · August 26, 2015, 10:59

Quote from: "s12vea"I'm thankful I haven't seen / heard or driven a v6 roadster otherwise I would of been on the woodsport waiting list by now!

Surely it's only a matter of time?

s12vea · August 26, 2015, 11:14

I'm more than happy with mine at the moment which helps. But knowing that selling my low mileage engine and box plus tte turbo kit would cover a fair chunk of the cost makes it tempting.... Lol.
Let's hope I don't have a passenger ride

jonty · August 26, 2015, 11:53

Quote from: "s12vea"I'm more than happy with mine at the moment which helps. But knowing that selling my low mileage engine and box plus tte turbo kit would cover a fair chunk of the cost makes it tempting.... Lol.
Let's hope I don't have a passenger ride

do it
do it
do it....

shnazzle · August 26, 2015, 11:56

Dibs on your turbo!

s12vea · August 26, 2015, 12:16

Please dont encourage me :-s

Jrichards20 · August 26, 2015, 12:19

I've signed up steve, topdownman has signed up and is in progress, I think you should join the party, you don't want to be left out do you?

StuC · August 26, 2015, 16:20

Quote from: "s12vea"makes it tempting.... Lol.
Let's hope I don't have a passenger ride

And so it starts. s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

cptspaulding · August 26, 2015, 17:13

I don't suppose Mr Woodsport does easy credit facilities s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

s12vea · August 26, 2015, 19:07

Quote from: "StuC"
Quote from: "s12vea"makes it tempting.... Lol.
Let's hope I don't have a passenger ride

And so it starts. s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

I'm staying strong!
Until I'm taken out in a v6 s:)

s:)

StuC · August 26, 2015, 20:10

Didn't you go and look around a V6 before buying greenie?

s12vea · August 26, 2015, 20:33

I was trying to view the yellow one but communication was great between me and the seller.
Stu you should be pleased the greenie is still in my ownership lol.

Could a v6 make my perfect roadster even better?!?!?!!

StuC · August 26, 2015, 20:43

I did give you the ownership badge. Do I need to do another one now? s;-) ;-) s;-)

I thought there was a silver one locally that you were going to look at?