your car inspires me. what did that pwr rad cost? i have a thick pwr radiator already, pwr are top quality.

looks sweet man, nice setup, and no expense spared, good to see...
 
Will be interesting to see what you make, I have a few things the same as you and would be interested to see the difference in your result to what I get...
 
May make me change a few things too

That clutch looks pricey!, pretty too, shame it will be covered up!.
 
nice job.

Nice - definitely looking forward to seeing how it all turns out power wise! I'm sure you will but make sure you give us a driving experience write-up when its finished :)
 

Well JDM_GT, it seems I've already proved you right haha...
After all my procrastination about my turbo a few months ago, and 'deciding' that I would keep my GT3082R, I've ended up changing my mind after a few long discussions with MRC and researching all over the web.
 
I'm strongly considering changing the turbo, and right now I'm thinking Precision 6262 ball bearing turbo with 0.82 A/R hot side.
 
MRC said last week with the GT3082R they were struggling to get more than about 273rwkw at ~23psi without knocking (on MRC's Mainline dyno which does read slightly lower than their previous Dyno Dynamics). I think the main problem is that the exhaust side of the turbo is a bit too small/marginal for my goals, and it is known to be a mismatch when mated to the big 82mm compressor anyway.
 
I'm making the change now before getting the full dyno tune and then later wishing that I had changed the turbo. Of course I will now have to wait a few more weeks to get my car back, but I can live with that.

If you have a look at beagle_senior's thread,
http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/FindPost/99239
he got 297rwkw at 23psi running a PT6262 with 0.63 A/R exhaust housing. His engine has very similar supporting mods too.
 
My goal is to get as close as possible to 300rwkw (preferably a bit more) on 98 fuel, and at least 330rwkw on E85.

On another note, MRC mentioned that the 'type 3' Frozen Boost core seemed to be a bit undersized for my new power goals. They said it just wasn't keeping the air temps down as much as we would like. So, I've ordered a 'type 5' core to replace it (they are the same height and length, but the core of the type 5 is exactly twice the width of the type 3's core). The Frozen Boost cores are such good value it didn't take much convincing for me to make that change. 
 

JDM_GT
hey what boost controller are you using too? i have a Garrett GTX3037s which is a copy of a hks turbo 3076 i think or close to that, i went from a bleed valve type to an e-boost street, and that has to be the best mod I've done, turbo comes on hard at 4k. the 6262 is using a billet wheel so you can go higher than 23psi too over your old turbo, if your flow and knocking are ll good. boost doesn't kill a motor.

My ECU controls the boost. I've always left it in open-loop mode, but I can run closed-loop if I want to.
Some people don't realise that many aftermarket ECUs have built-in electronic boost control!