MR2QIK
Sounds good but I'm confused......

Haha yeah, it sounds way more complicated than it really is. It will all make sense when I get a chance to capture a video and post it up.
 

MR2QIK
What else besides ethanol concentration can you check?

ANY value that the ECU knows about.
If I want to extend the list of parameters, then I just need to make a small change in the ECU configuration to assign the new parameters to different button-press durations.
 
Currently I have made it possible to check any of the following values with the check engine light:
- Ethanol concentration (%).
- The richest or leanest lambda that was reached at wide-open-throttle and 5000+ rpm, during this driving cycle.
- Peak boost (psi), during this driving cycle.
- Peak air temperature (degrees C), during this driving cycle.
- Coolant temperature (degrees C).
 
The values are captured and stored at the instant that the push button is released, so they won't change during the flashing of the CEL.

Yes there are many other ways of displaying gauge data from Adaptronic ECUs.

The good thing about my setup is that I didn't have to do anything apart from modifying the ECU configuration. As I said before, it was just a fun little project to modify the ECU configuration and make this work.

Last month on one of the MR2 club runs, I made a silly mistake in a carpark and subsequently put a big crack in my Aeroware lip from Shine Auto Project (I hit one of those concrete stopper things at the front of the car). I recently replaced the damaged lip with another Aeroware lip, but this time it's polyurethane instead of fibreglass. I'm very happy with it!
Normally I may have repaired the damaged lip, but this for-sale thread popped up coincidentally at just the right time so I couldn't resist:
http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=114160
In case anyone is interested, the fibreglass lip is repairable, with a vertical crack which can be patched up (and a few other hairline cracks which are only visible up close and are typical for a used fibreglass front lip). If anyone wants to buy it off me for a cheap price and repair it themselves, let me know and I can send you some photos. It would be much cheaper than buying a brand new one.
 
While my car was up on jackstands, I took the opportunity to finally replace my 24-year-old sway bar bushes at the front, because they were binding so badly that it was causing a creaking sound and making it slightly difficult for the suspension to move freely. I replaced them with SuperPro polyurethane ones off eBay, which came with a tube of suitable grease. At first it looked like the slot in the bushes would never be able to close completely, but once I torqued the bolts for the saddles around the bushes, the fitment was perfect and the sway bar was able to move very easily with the end links disconnected.
I may be imagining it, but it feels like those 2 bushes made a big difference overall. I went for a test drive after it was done, with the windows down so I could listen for noises, and did lots of aggressive little darting turns on an empty road. The car has never felt so sorted and smooth! I couldn't hear a single noise from the suspension, just the sound of the tyres gripping the road nicely.
 
I also replaced my 24-year-old wiper blades. The rubber blades themselves have obviously been replaced many times, but the metal part of each blade was still original. Mine had the early screw-type attachment to the wiper arm, instead of the modern hook-type, but luckily I found some Trico blades which included screw-to-hook adapters. The driver-side wiper blade no longer has the wind deflector that the original one had, and the passenger side blade is also a bit different to the original, so I hope they will be OK next time it rains. Whatever happens, at least I can now use hook-type wiper blades in the future.

Adrian
Hang onto the arm with the wind deflector. After I got rid of mine the wiper would lift up and not wipe properly at freeway speeds. Swapped it back and all good now.

Thanks for the info. That's the kind of situation where I expected that it could present a problem. I did keep the original just in case. I don't drive the MR2 in the rain much anyway, the main reason I upgraded the blades is because they were rusty/ugly and had too much play in them.
The more modern fancy wiper blades look like they all have a wind-deflecting shape anyway? The ones that I chose are just plain old-style blades for now, but they were the only ones in the shop that had screw-to-hook adapters.

This is so cool!!!!

I just did a trial fitment of the 17 inch Linea Sport Super Spoke rims on my car, and this is how they look:
 

 
The fitment is perfect without spacers, and I love how they look.
They are almost good enough to use permanently, even on the street, but I love my 18 inch Work Equip Anhelos rims too much to get rid of them. For now I'll stick to my plan of using the 17s for the track only and the 18s for the street.

rikkir
They look fantastic! How much did you pay for them, and where did you get them?

They were $1199 USD (before shipping) from MR2OC forum member "DB8", who sells hundreds of awesome second hand rims, including rare ones. However, DB8 is based out of Hong Kong, so shipping can be expensive.
I was willing to pay a fair bit for these rims because I always want my car to look good, whether it's on the street or on the track.

rikkir
I better start saving lol

They don't look so bad on a red car either. Set of staggered 16'' by 7 and 8 now sitting on my shed floor now wearing some antique (hard as) A048s. Could be available at MTC2015 for less than Rob paid for shipping alone.