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Originally posted by MR2 DVS

i love the front air intake i am doing the same thing could you tell me how well yours works and if it has any affect at all with downforce cooling etc i also have the same front bar have you relocated your battery what troubels did you have doing this did you move your radiator

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Hello DVS, the intake will help with downforce and cooling as the air is now forced over the top of the car instead of under the car. EVO informed me of Germans with MR2's having trouble with the front end lifting on Autobahns.This is how they solved it. I built everything around the radiator so it was not removed/relocated.The battery is not effected as its completely out of the way.

Thanks for all the good words.
I was pretty pumped when I made it home then removed it from the trailer.
The blue has pearl in it with the white being a off the shelf white. Only 1.5 coats of clear( clear is heavy..)

Next weeek it will be a lot better with the screen in, the silver strip added, decals, lexan windows, mirrors etc.

On a lighter note my GF said ' It looks very fancy, shame there is no interior..'. She is a sweetheart.

i am very eager to hear how well it dose increase the downforce and cooling so any info or any more pics would be great i have never seen this done before thank you

Steve this ids the wing I was telling you about today
Cheers
Daniel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1qNqN15YQ

The Can Am teams were using something similar in the 60's but were banned as they tended to fly off! Clearly technology has improved since then..
The car will off to Powerplay Imports in a week or so for to finalise the build.

I have put in 25 hrs this week with a full day booked today but the end is clearly in sight!
Finally I can start to relax.
All the suspension alterations are completed
All safety requirements are done
Toe links are now fitted.
Windscreen has been fitted
The last of the gauges are being fitted today along with the rear view camera, frame for lexan, dump pipe alterations, intercooler pipes and one or two little things.
I have just had confirmation for a place in the first ever track day at 'The Farm'. the Farm is the fabled 5.1km private track outside Gosford.
what a great day it will be.

I finally drove the car today if only up the street and back before loading it onto the trailer for a weeks prep at Powerplay Imports on Victoria road Drummoyne.
I wasnt shy with the throttle and the MR2 wasnt shy on performance! 1st gear took about 1 second with 2nd gear not far behind before I had pull it back to a stand still. I think the mods have helped with any lag issues from the brief drive I enjoyed. My friends stated its is very quiet with the turbo being the offender as far as noise goes. Pulling 150kg out of the front didnt effect braking(thank christ!).
The Nissan guys were blown away at powerplay. Totally amazed at the car. They simply didnt expect a full blown race spec MR2 to show up. It was a good day.
Tomorrow it will be on the hoist sorting out a few issues then it off to the track on Sunday.
IT will also be at Eastern creek on the 26th with EVO65 for fun and games.

Cheers

good to hear. anywhere near the 1,100 kg aim?

Im not 100% but very confident I will make the 1100kg mark. We just finished removing the heater pipes without removing the tank. My advice is to REMOVE THE TANK!!It was a long difficult process...
I will have more pics soon

either way a 150 kg saving is phemomenal, wish i could do that to my car