Tte turbo

[wotugonado]

Not really an on going readers ride as such, as the works been done for years. Just jotting down mods as and when I remember them.

2003 sable 94k on the clock
Black Leather interior
Rhons 2 tone leather gaitor, knob, steering wheel and arm rest retrim.
Retrimmed door cards
Custom coloured door grab handles



Binacle respray with metal rings
Metal Gear stick surround
Leather and aluminium centre console kick cards with audi TT satin metal braces
Big foot gear mounts
Widermuller heater control knobs
Head unit upgrade
Door card Speaker upgrade
Amp


Double rear speaker custom housing leather trimmed, full use of rear bins still possible. Inspired by the gtr rear speaker setup





Custom Triple gauge pod and gauges



Carbon fibre effect vinyl trimmed sills
Circa 94k on the clock
Tte turbo upgrade
Upgraded clutch
Tte engraved heatshield plus other tte bling in the engine bay
Real carbon fibre engine cover
TRD air filter
Naths gear bushings
Front upper strut brace
Middle brace
Meister R coilovers
Whiteline rear arb
Braided brake hoses
Grooved discs
Green stuff pads
Correctly staggered 15" and 16" aftermarket alloy wheels
Custom centre caps
Frenzy bar
Hardtop and fitting kit
Markiii pipe
Tte exhaust
Heat wrapped cat
Engine mount inserts
Devs version 2 magnetic keyhole covers
Widermuller hazard switch trim
Tte fuel filler trim in black powder coat finish
Chrome zunsport grill front and rear
Front Bonnet and rear engine lid gas struts

Items not on the car:-
Original Toyota rear spats and sideskirts
Fibre glass front spats
Hz altezza TRD style spoiler with brake light (been foam injected so not hollow)
200 cell sports cat (will need flexi repair)
Standard cat
15 and 16 inch original wheels
StuC bling pins

[wotugonado]

Mot passed but with advisory about the tint I put on the headlights, so cleaned that off and sprayed the lights again but not on the front so the bulbs are visible.

Pre mot I fitted...
new front discs
Green stuff pads all round
Clean and greased all calipers and reset hand brake.
Replaced snapped bolts on carrier.

Undersealed back end of car(when motivated again will finish the rest)

Changed oil with fuchs and new oil filter.

Time to drive around In the sunshine....

[StuC]

You have put a lot of work into this car fella.
Be nice to get some exterior shots too.

Especially one with the not-so-bling pins installed!!

[wotugonado]

You have put a lot of work into this car fella.
Be nice to get some exterior shots too.

Especially one with the not-so-bling pins installed!!

  thanks it's been a long slog. The pins are still awaiting spraying with the rest of the body kit, will it ever happen...... 
Ive got some arty shots of it on the laptop, ill  post some up when I get my hands on them.

[wotugonado]

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[Bugster_MR2]

Teasing us that eagerly awaits your TTE Turbo kit for sale post? 😂

[wotugonado]

Teasing us that eagerly awaits your TTE Turbo kit for sale post? 😂

Ha, well good news is  its looking good so far. The turbo looks fine too, turbine wheel is good and no marks on the insides so it hasn't rubbed when spooling up, so there's no play on that
Pictures on this thread will help the installation for the next owner hopefully.

[wotugonado]

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That's all the mechanicals off now, just the wiring, ECU, sump and some tubing left.
Had the oil return pipe stripped and repainted, will do the same for the intercooler pipe, replace some worn bolts and the kit will be ready for a new home.
Im labelling the bits up as they come off so with the above pictures and the installation manual it should be relatively easy to reinstall.

[wotugonado]

They're back, they've been stripped and resprayed. 
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[s12vea]

Very smart, as good as new.

[wotugonado]

  Finishing touches.
Not that you really see them. But piece of mind for the next owner.

[s12vea]

It's all in the detail

[wotugonado]

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The rubber hose on the right with vsv on it attaches to the nipple on the tte ecu circled, I'd warm the hose up to make it more supple before reattaching as the nipple is only plastic and flexes quite easily.

[wotugonado]

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On the wiring loom that attaches to the tte ecu there's an earth wire it attaches here circled, its behind the seat belt coil mech, which I had to remove to get access.
The plugs remove from the original ecu, the tte loom fits in their place and the original loom plugs into the tte loom.

[wotugonado]

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I've left the loom plugged into to the tte ecu which is obviously fully assembled so that will speed up the reinstall too

[wotugonado]

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The engine bay loom which runs the fan, plugs into the tte ecu, then the blade fuse (orange wire) runs to the right hand terminal of the battery then off to the fan. I've left the grommet on the loom so it's an easy case of removing your grommet and fitting the loom grommet in place rather than trying to fit the large connector through the tiny grommet hole.
The other hole in the grommet is for the vsv rubber hose.

[Petrus]

Together with the TTE instruction manual, you are preparing a fool proof DIY kit 

Looks like it will be fún even to mount it 

[wotugonado]

Hopefully it will be easier, the Tte manual is great but a real picture will be of a bigger help I hope. Like the engine and intercooler brackets, there's a few fixing points in the same area, so this will take the guess work out of it.
If you think the installing the kit is fun, driving with the turbo will make you grin from ear to ear..

[Petrus]

If you think the installing the kit is fun, driving with the turbo will make you grin from ear to ear..

Imagine in my 900 kilo Kikker ;-)

Got the common sense bone connected to the foot bone though. That grew over time.

[wotugonado]

170+ bhp in a 900kg car would be immense. I embarrassed plenty of owners and their cars  with it, as its so quick in the first 3 gears, and mine was way heavier than 900kg....
Common sense is a useful attribute with a turbo....

[Petrus]

170+ bhp in a 900kg car would be immense.

The torgue is more important and goes from 126lb ft to 184lb ft.
Great fun idea indeed.

[wotugonado]

Quick wrap up on this thread.
Tte kit has finally found a new home. After some long hard dithering, I concluded I couldn't see myself starting all over again with another MR2, So when the opportunity presented itself I obliged and sold it on.

The rolling shell was sold on to a breaker, so hopefully it will keep more roadsters on the road.

There's a few parts/panels and other bits left that I'll sort through and post up in due course.

MR2 ownership has been mostly a blast and on ocasion an ache of my nether regions, so thanks for all the help/laughs along the way.

[Bugster_MR2]

 

[shnazzle]

Most subdued exit post ever for a very long standing member.

Is that it? End of MR2 era?