Things I love about the car include...

I purchased my 1991 MKII MR2 NA in August of 1998 and have turned into an Toyota MR2 nut since. I've got MR2 Matchbox cars, MR2 models, MR2 key chains, and I even got some framed MR2 artwork! 

3/8/99 - I changed the coolant in the car, what a pain in the ass. Good luck getting off the engine block coolant plug, I couldn't so I just opened the radiator and two pipes and flushed it with a hose and let the water pump it out. I hope this is O.K? Used Prestone coolant as someone previously mixed the green newer coolant with the older red Toyota stuff and made a pleasant brown color. I have heard from MR2 owners about rusting pipes because they didn't change their coolant in 3 years. Just a warning. If I had to do it again I'd take it to a Toyota dealer, that sticker in the engine bay about having a special cooling procedure is right. It requires you to put hoses in the front of the car (mine wound up spraying coolant all over the front of the car and me) to remove air since the radiator is in the front of the car and the engine in the rear.

I also changed the cap and rotor at 100,000 miles. This procedure is pretty easy and costs about $19. I did wound up breaking off 2 plug wire covers at the distributor cap because some moronic Toyota engineer decided it would be a good idea to have the plug wires "snap" in to hold them on, strange they were deleted on the 93 and newer MR2's hmm.... I will be replacing the puny stock wires with some Magnacore's when I find $120 laying around (these also don't have the stupid snaps on the ends).

The only other problem with the 91/92 MR2's is the transmissions. They only have single synchros that wear out after hard use (racing) and they should be replaced with 93s which include Limited Slip Differentials and dual cone synchros ($400 at a junkyard seems to be the going rate). I am lucky as 2 women owned my car and didn't race it (if fact the first owner told the girl I bought the car from she refused to sell it to a "boy" because he would just soup it up and race it, oh if only she could see it now, TOM's scoop and all!!!). My tranny is still WAY better than any other MR2 I've driven, reverse seems to be a little harsh but most are. TIP: Use that Redline tranny fluid, it isn't a gimmick

DETAILS

K&N Intake : didn't notice any gain but it give a nice sound (you could actually lose hp with this if you don't use the correct length piping.

TOM's Air Scoop : once you get above 80mph the car pulls slightly harder but overall its just cosmetic

1996 Acura Integra clear corners lights (require trimming) : I don't have instructions you can figure it out, I did.

Redline synthetic 75W90-NS Tranny Fluid : does lessens the notchiness of the 91 tranny & preserves synchros

Mobil 1 10W30 Engine Oil : debate able, but has better properties when extremely hot (i.e. racing) UPDATE: sprung a leak (common on high milage engines) so I switched to conventional.

Momo COBRA Shift Knob, Aluminum/Leather : looks good, wrap a lot of electrical tape under the boot to keep it up

NGK Resistor plugs (stock gap) : many have been tested within the MR2 community, these are VERY good, better than any BOSCH Platinum or Splitfire (garbage). For the price they can't be beat $8 for 4.

1993 MR2 Rims : 15" and they are supposedly made by the same company in Japan that made the 90-95 NSX rims

225-50ZR 15" Bridgestone Potenza RE71's Rear (like) : the best value in ZR rated tires, good wet traction

195-55ZR 15" Yokohama AO22 Front (dislike) : too squeaky, not as much grip as the Potenza I think

1998 Clarion CD Player : Colorful, powerful.

1998 JBL GTO603 3-ways in the doors : look good and Fry's sells them for $50 a set! Forget paying $119 through Crutchfield. They require you to drill new holes in the speaker door. *USE CLEAR SILICON AROUND THE METAL BRACKET BEFORE INSTALLING, IT ELIMINATES VIBRATION*

Pioneer 8" Sub in custom enclosure behind the passenger seat : sounds great, but take away almost 2 inches in leg room and I'm a tall guy. 

Kenwood KAC-816 Sub Amp (300X1, 100X2) : its an amp, it works very good, no complaints. Has a negative ground loop and high fidelity filter in addition to x-overs, which separates it from regular amps.

Griot's Garage Fold down cup holder - mounted on passenger side of center console just below e-brake, looks stock and works great!

Greddy Sport Exhaust - dual tip stainless steel exhaust, looks great and really did add to the midrange which surprised me considering the 5S-FE is a hard engine to modify. The loudness is just about stock level too! Requires the trimming/bending/removing of the stock rear tow hooks.

 Ken Farrell Shift Boot looks MUCH better than the stocker, requires assembly and costs $25. Hand made in a variety of colors/threads.

94+ Rear lights - brightens up the rear

H&R Springs - progressive, 1.75 drop, improved handling

Tokico 5-way adjustable shocks - firm, excellent handling

Color matched side trim (just like 94+ MR2's)

91 Turbo Dual Piston Brakes

Metal Matrix Brake Pads front and rear - better fade resistance, dust level stock, no squeaks

Stock MR2 Turbo rear strut tower bar

FUTURE: MR2 Turbo Engine