MVRides - Modified Version Rides

For me personally, this article is a ‘memorable’ one, as it is written during the first day of Ramadan, or fasting month. At the time of writing this, I’m hungry, sleepy and tired, but then, these are not excuses for me not to finish this article on time. Although my eyelids are beginning to droop and at times the words just seems to be a blur, I would like to assure you guys that this article is not done in haste just to meet my date-line. Read on and you be the judge!

Looking at the photos of this MRS does conjures up an image of a plump, juicy orange, great for extracting juices that would be perfect as a thirst quencher for my “buka puasa”. Ok! Enough thoughts about food… concentrate man! OK, back to the story of this hot looking MRS that is owned by a certified MR2 / MRS junkie, Mickey, who has a garage full of MR2 / MRS and has a specially modified MR2 for autokhana – which he is a serious competitor.

This featured MRS is used primarily as a show car with no stones left unturned in turning it for this sole purpose. The small stature of this car is beefed-up with the installation of a custom built Monocraft GT300 widebody kit. This bodykit is inspired from the Japan GT MRS and further enhancement was made to make this little roadster look even better than a freshly rolled popiah. After this, the front and rear lights were replaced with DAMD light clusters and the stock soft top was replaced with a TRD hard top unit, which in my opinion is more practical in our hot humid climate. The tonneau cover which once held the rag top of this car was also replaced with a DAMD cover. As for the very interesting looking rear spoilers, it too is from DAMN, and I must say really does complement the new rear light cluster

Specification
Engine Mods & Upgrade	Holley NOS 50 shot wet kit, A’pexi Air Intake Kit, Racecraft carbon fibre engine cover
E.C.U	HKS F-Con SZ ECU
Transmission	TRD 1.5 way LSD, Ogura Clutch + Flywheel
Exhaust	Fujitsubo Exhaust system
Suspension	Cusco Anti-Roll Bars, Kei Office coil over suspension set, TRD Front Strut Bar, TRD Rear Strut Bar, TRD Chassis Underbody Bracing
Brakes	NA
Rims & Tyres	Ray Engineering VOLK racing Limited Edition TE37 17x7.5, 17X8.5 Offset 0, Ray Engineering Aluminum Lug Nuts, Goodyear Eagle 245/40/17, Advan Neova 215/40/17
Garage	NA

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The MRS, and its predecessor, the MR2 proved to the world that Japan could build a near perfect mid-engine roadster without the huge price tag usually associated with this type of cars. Instead of putting a huge V8 engine in its bay, Toyota decided that their entire mid-engine car needed was a small high revving engine with 50:50 weight distributions, which translate to a joyous drive without the high cost of a supercar. The first generation MR2 is powered by the popular 4AGE and 4AGZE engine which found fame with the Levin family of cars. Later model introduced the 3S-GTE engine which makes the MR2 a very powerful mid-engine sports car. The last of its breed, the MRS used a rather sedate 1ZZ-FED 1.8 liter engine, taming the car a little but nonetheless, retains its good handling characteristics.

Specification
Engine	1ZZ-FED 1.8 litre VVT-i
ENGINE MODS & COMPONENTS UPGRADE	NIL
Transmission	Stock 5 speed automatic with sequential shift gearbox
Exhaust	Custom manifold, custom muffler with quad tips
Suspension	TRD absorbers and springs
Brake	Stock
Rims & Tyres	Estatus Eastmax VS-Style 18”, Falken ZE912 215/35/18
Garage	NIL

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