[MR2] MR2] I was interested to know, does anyone on the forum own a MK2 MR2, and it's more expensive alter ego, the Lotus Esprit

[waynearndt at waynearndt.com]

Yeah I'm able to do that, it's the first time getting it spooled or
that quick response you want when someone surprises you on the
expressway wanting to go! I had a Volvo spank me badly once that I could
have beaten if it weren't for that lag. That darn Volvo opened up a
whole lot of road in a hurry! Once my MR2 spooled & was in the power
curve I started to quickly catch up and could have overtaken him but by
then we had gone about 1.5 miles and the race was over & at 120+ the cop
fear was kicking in. I've got it down pretty good at being able to keep
it spooled when making a 90 degree turn onto another road. 

I just wish
I was as smart & talented as some of these guys who are able to really
make these cars perform. 

-Wayne 

On 12.01.2012 10:24, Ray Benoit
wrote: 

> Wayne, 
> The (mechanically) simplest way that I know of is
through driving technique. Keep the revs up (gear down) and use
left-foot braking and/or heel-and-toe to keep the engine under load and
the turbo spun up. Takes a little practice, but does make a
difference--not that it's something I would do all the time in daily
driving. 
> ray
> 
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 21:15, Wayne Arndt wrote:
>

>> I'm still partial to the MR2, but with all due fairness your MR2 was
10 yrs
>> newer. I don't have a lot of experience w/turbo'd cars but I
don't like how
>> much lag my '91T has. Is there a ["simple"] way to
adjust that?
>> 
>> -Wayne
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
mr2-bounces at mr2.com [1] [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com [2]] On Behalf Of
Hawkley,
>> Inc.
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:47 AM
>> To:
mr2 at mr2.com [3] 
>> Subject: Re: [MR2] MR2] I was interested to know,
does anyone on the forum
>> own a MK2 MR2, and it's more expensive alter
ego, the Lotus Esprit
>> 
>> Right here. I had an 83 Turbo Esprit and it
was an awful car, ESPECIALLY
>> when you compared it to the MR2. Larger,
more
>> cumbersome, major turbo lag, horrid gas mileage...the list goes
on and
>> on. My 93T was superior in every way save 'stare
>>
factor'.
>> 
>> Now, A later S4 Esprit with proper fuel injection would
probably be a
>> different beast...but the carb'd versions were no
comparison.
>> 
>> David Hawkins
>> http://twosrus.com [4]
>> 
>> On
1/10/2012 8:40 PM, conti64542 at aol.com [5] wrote:
>> > David Hawkins, are
you out there?
>> 
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