Been a while since I've updated this thread. Few improvements made in the past few months. Firstly, I have finally had my RacerX Side Mount intercooler and Greddy EBC installed (done by professional). Having a small issue with the aftermarket fan included with the intercooler kit - it kept tripping something in the ECU and turning the fan off/illuminating a dashlight. Had an auto electrician modify a relay so that the fan is wired to run indefinitely with ignition on, regardless of the dashlight.. still need to get around to sorting out the light so I'll check ECU codes




Greddy EBC has a low and high boost setting - at the moment the high boost is set to a conservative 13.5-ish psi (close to stock) which feels very nice. I've noticed with the boost controller off (the EBC seconds as boost gauge) that the stock boost rarely ever goes over 10psi. Bit confused as the stock Gen3 is apparently meant to run 13psi stock however it must be something wastegate related as to my knowledge, the stock boost settings also works off engine temperature?? 

As I do not have a wideband installed, I'll be sure to take the car to a dyno where they can monitor my air/fuel ratio and tune the controller for a little more boost!



Also just recently replaced all brake pads and rotors. The old ones didn't necessarily need replacing however I wasn't sure how old the parts were or what brand/make so I'd rather the peace of mind of knowing exactly what I have. Fronts were replaced with RDA dimple drilled & slotted rotors, rear rotors are DBA HD series and I'm running QFM HPX pads all 4 corners. Didn't opt for the QFM AR1M pads as my car is 99% a daily driver and it felt like overkill. Also replaced all the wheelnuts with Project Kics Leggdura Racing Duralium nuts as I wasn't a fan of the rusting chrome ones that came with the car. Pretty happy with the finished look! 





Other work done that I do not have photos of is my clutch fork and pivot ball in the gearbox being replaced as it turns out the factory items had begun to fail (cracked I think) which was causing a clunking sound when fully depressing the clutch pedal. Really annoyed as my previous mechanic should of mentioned it when he did the clutch (see Exedy clutch kit on Page 2). My new mechanic (more of a specialty tuner, works on mostly high performance Evos) pointed out that the throwout bearing had been put in backwards (didn't know this was possible) and some internal gearbox parts were not lubricated.. pretty bummed out but I had it all fixed and I'm glad I made the switch to a new tradesman!

Quite happy with how the car is feeling at the moment. Going to keep working on serviceable items for now - ideally fuel filter and bushings. There's a few quality of life fixes I'd love to implement as well such as rattles from the front wheel wells while driving,etc (most likely due to missing retaining bolts in the wheel well plastic guards)

5SGTE
Isn't it crazy how big a difference the wheel nuts make. Looks good.

Thank you. It does tidy the car up a fair bit - plus with the new slotted front rotors, it's looking a little 'sportier' now too. Very pleased with the outcome

jaycrab
I really like the look of the profec. Did you get it locally?

Looks very good in person - very slim. I do wish the dial was made smaller however, I feel it's a little disproportionate considering how small the screen is. I ordered mine from RHD Japan, came with a Japanese user installation guide and everything (wasn't very helpful)
https://www.rhdjapan.com/trust-greddy-profec-electronic-boost-controller.html

Not a pleasant update to the thread but recently my neighbour's sister reversed into my car, messed the driver's guard up pretty good. Took almost a week for her to admit it as she "didnt know" but fortunately got it sorted and it all went through insurance

I'm somewhat happy with the repairs - paint work looks great. They re-painted my driver's door as well but that means they had to replace the "MR2" factory sticker.. not very happy with the outcome of that. You can't tell in photos but the colour of the sticker they had custom-made to replace it is completely off, plus the sticker doesn't look "laser cut".. because it's literally pixelated. I think I'll just end up taking both door stickers off as I don't like the inconsistency 

Gorgeous. Keep it well maintained & near stock. Deserves a garage spot!

Glad you got car sorted - looking great in the photos. What's next to modify? 

Recent news is that I got a delivery from Nengun located in Fukuoka, Japan!



Started with the easiest swap, the shift knob. Went from the custom-billet "TOM's" labelled shift knob that came with the car to a Juran weighted bronze shift knob. Feels very nice in the hand and I love the weight compared to my older light weight shift knob.

It's a shame because I quite liked the look of the original knob however it had issues (ie. it never "caught" on the thread properly and you could occasionally accidentally turn it while driving)



Unfortunately the exhaust will be a week or two off. I tried installing it myself and I simply cannot get the downpipe nuts off to release the flex pipe. Despite trying the ATF and acetone mix (worked a treat for most of it), the nuts just won't budge. Completely seized/rusted to the stud. Plus not having deep enough sockets to actually fit onto the nut doesn't help. Will have to hand this over to someone with the appropriate tools and space to do.

Also included in the order was a magentic Greddy sump plug - I'll be putting this in during my next oil change. My oil usually looks very clean (despite the colour) so I'm very curious to see if it picks up any sediment from the oil. You may also notice a Greddy cap to the left of the plug in the first pic. Unfortunately because I'm a dumb-dumb, I ordered the wrong cap and it doesn't fit. It's moreso for dressing up the engine bay but I think it's smart to change out the 20+ year old OEM cap while I'm at it

Lumix
Ooo, love when new parts arrive in the mail. That shift knob looks great. Def interested to hear the exhaust once you get it all fitted up.

Very good feeling indeed. Have some more parts on order so fingers crossed that's not too far away either!

Will definitely show you the exhaust once on. In case it wasn't super obvious, I've gone with the Fujitsubo Legalis R. I feel that it's going to be a very subtle change -  I really wanted to keep the OEM look and noise levels while gaining a bit of performance. From what I've heard the Legalis R should tick all the boxes!