Japanese MR2 turbo information: trivia

OEM brands / contractors

abs speed sensors	aisin
air filter	denso
alternator	denso
brake master cylinder	aisin
brake p and b valve	aisin
front brake calipers	aisin
rear brake calipers	ake ?
front brake pads	aisin
rear brake pads	nbk
distributor	denso
drive belts	mitsuboshi
drive shaft gators	toyo
electronics	denso
engine	yamaha
engine mounts	toyo
fuel filter	denso
ignition leads	yazaki
headlights	koito
front turn and side lights	koito
oil filter	denso
oil pump	aisin
radiator cap	denso
seat belts	nsk ltd
steering rack	koyo
steering rack gators	koyo
stereo	matsushita
suspension	bilstein
tyres	yokohama

MR2 turbo

Strictly speaking, the car isn't officially called an MR2 turbo (the Japanese cars at least). The cars are called 'MR2 GT' or 'MR2 GT-S' (note the dash in GT-S, theres no such thing as an MR2 GTS either ;-) ). The Toyota EPC refers to the car as a GT or a GT-S and will tend to say '3S-GTE' and not 'turbo'. Everyone else in the UK calls the car an MR2 turbo though, partly because the UK 3S-GE engined car is commonly known as the MR2 GT (though some UK cars were badged GTi on the boot), so calling your turboed car an MR2 GT when ordering pattern parts is not usually a good idea. On insurance proposal forms I use 'MR2 GT (turbo)'.

Price when new
I found this table attached to a 1998 Japanese MR2 brochure; it probably lists the price in Yen in 1998 of the different models:

table of prices

JASMA

Often owners may find 'JASMA' stamped on an aftermarket exhaust that was on their car when they bought it. JASMA is not a exhaust manufacturer, its some sort of organisation that certifies exhausts meet noise standards etc. It stands for Japanese Automobile Sports Muffler Association.

Author

Robin Arnold - arny@geek.org.uk

http://www.mr2turbo.info/