mr2-digest Friday, 15 December 1995 Volume 01 : Number 063 Leaky Roof 350 BHP kit Price of Supras Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: valigh.com: host not found) Curtis Brown email address Re: skids and correcting Front Brake disk dimensions Nasty noise Re: Driving Schools ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: uunet!aol.com!KipAnderso Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 01:02:41 -0500 Subject: Leaky Roof In a message dated 95-12-12 23:23:26 EST, you write: >From: "Brown, Curtis" >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 95 09:47:00 PST >Subject: Drip.. Drip >I turn my head to the right and I see it; right in the upper right corner if >the window there is a constant leak. So after playing with the top opening >and re closing it, I give up and this morning I storm back to the dealer >where I bought it less than two weeks ago. Now for the question. Is the >"Dealer" responsible for the repairs, or am I? a Curtis, If you ever decide to trade up to a turbo version, look for one with the sun roof. They never leak like so many of the T-top models do. Leaking is a way of life with T-tops. Kip kipanderso@aol.com ------------------------------ From: uunet!aol.com!CybrRacn54 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 01:44:20 -0500 Subject: 350 BHP kit In a message dated 95-12-12 23:15:50 EST, you write: >So I called up St. Andres when >I saw they had advertised a 350HP kit. I got a guy named Eric on the >phone. Asked him about it, includes the following: > >Upgraded Turbo >EVC >VBC >Air Filter >Exhaust >NOS kit (I assume a 75HP one). I wonder why they would sell a VBC (variable boost controller) AND an EVC. Perhaps he meant VPC (Vein Pressure Converter). Gerald San Agustin 88 Twincharger Cyber Racing, So Cal. ------------------------------ From: Stuart Smith Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 12:57:58 GMT Subject: Price of Supras >From: Itrat Khan >Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:48:06 -0500 >Subject: Re: 87 MR2 mileage too high? >Whoa! That's a lot of cash to be asking for that car. When my brother >and I were looking for a Supra last year, we found an '88 Supra Turbo >with *all* that, the same mileage, and *it* was going for $7500 (Supra's >being much more expensive than MR2s). That's interesting.... over here, it's MR2's which are more expensive 2nd hand. For example, my 1987 Mk1 is worth about 4800 pounds. ($7500), but the same money would buy me an 88 or 89 Supra fully loaded... Just shows our classic 2 is holding it's money.... Stu ------------------------------ From: "Mark A. Shehan" Date: 14 Dec 95 07:37:47 EST Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: valigh.com: host not found) - ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Mail Delivery Subsystem, INTERNET:MAILER-DAEMON@compuserve.com TO: Mark A. Shehan, 103274,3470 DATE: 12/13/95 8:14 AM RE: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: valigh.com: host not found) Sender: mailer-daemon@compuserve.com Received: from localhost by dub-img-3.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id HAA28399; Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:54:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:54:46 -0500 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: valigh.com: host not found) Message-Id: <199512131254.HAA28399@dub-img-3.compuserve.com> To: 103274.3470@compuserve.com The original message was received at Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:54:45 -0500 from root@localhost ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- mr2-digest@valigh.com (unrecoverable error) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 mr2-digest@valigh.com... Host unknown (Name server: valigh.com: host not found) ----- Original message follows ----- Received: by dub-img-3.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id HAA28394; Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:54:45 -0500 Date: 13 Dec 95 07:51:40 EST From: "Mark A. Shehan" <103274.3470@compuserve.com> To: MR2 Digest Subject: Re: Engine "whirring" after ignition Message-ID: <951213125140_103274.3470_IHH34-2@CompuServe.COM> Do you have ABS? If so, the ABS module may be performing a system check on the ABS pump/motor right after ignition, which may be the cause of your noise. Mark Shehan '91 MKII turbo t-top red 145 K miles ------------------------------ From: uunet!boulder.earthnet.net!mr2 (MR2 Performance Products) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 12:03:42 -0700 Subject: Curtis Brown email address I am trying to email Curtis Brown. Does anyone have his email address? Also, I cannot respond to messages from Ken Wong. Do you have a new address, or is there a problem w/ your server? Thanks, John Broderick mr2@earthnet.net ------------------------------ From: uunet!softy.softwords.bc.ca!geoff Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 15:21:53 PST Subject: Re: skids and correcting bob rogers wrote: > since then, i have learned a lot of great tips from y'all, and when i get > the money i plan on taking a driving course. does anyone have any > suggestions for such courses in atlanta or charlotte? See the lastest issue of Sport Compact Car (Jan?) for an article on cheap driving schools (like $350 per weekend) Geoff '91t, 159,500km ------------------------------ From: Simon Hough Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 18:57:17 GMT Subject: Front Brake disk dimensions Can anybody give a figure as to the mimimum thickness the front brake disks on a Mk1 can be machined to ? Urgent problem before MOT is due in January. New ones will cost me around 70 pounds sterling each + pads....Oww!! so any info on this subject recieved with thanks ! Simon http://mr2.com/owners/simonh.html ------------------------------ From: "Peter J. Scott" Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 11:23:05 -0800 Subject: Nasty noise My 1986 MkI has just started making an ugly noise at low revs. Sounds like a rusty marble rolling around on a tin plate (or a bit of metal vibrating in a channel). Sounds like it's coming from the bottom of the car. I suspect transmission. What's the net.verdict? Peter J. Scott, Member of Technical Staff | Peter.J.Scott@jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA/Caltech | EPIC Program Office ------------------------------ From: uunet!aol.com!Battmain Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 19:41:42 -0500 Subject: Re: Driving Schools In a message dated 95-12-14 08:26:54 EST, Bob Rogers writes: >one night i was tired and i was going into a corner at about 35 and it As you can see from this experience, it doesn't take 100mph to produce a spin. Most people would say duhhhh, but I bet when people find out you drove a race car, they'll ask--"How fast you did you go?" >since then, i have learned a lot of great tips from y'all, and >when i get the money i plan on taking a driving course. >does anyone have any suggestions for such courses >in atlanta or charlotte? Don't hold back... You'll learn a lot and then the cost wont seem so high. In Atlanta, you have "Road Atlanta" or "Roebling Road." The Skip Barber schedule shows "Atlanta" and another entry for "Road Atlanta. " I don't show anything in Charlotte. You may want to call Skip Barber and find out about their schedule when you're ready. The number is (203) 435-1300. I don't work for them...just another satisfied customer. I---End Message from The Batt Mainframe----------------------I I Brian Lyn Fatt SCCA S. 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