The Story:
The car was purchased by my father in 1992 when it was a little over a year old, and with about 15,000 miles on the clock. He named the car 'LOKI' after the Norwegian God of Mischief -- a fitting name as anyone who owns one of these cars can tell you. Over the years he enjoyed the car very much in it's stock form, despite my urging for him to modify it (at least with some wheels). He decided it was time for a new car in 99 and was going to sell Loki, but I prevailed upon him as I would need a fuel efficient car (which most muscle cars are NOT) when I went away to college that fall to finish my Mechanical Engineering degree.

KORacing:
I drove the car for a year after I got it in 99 before starting on the path of modifications. I was disturbed by the high cost of the modifications and parts for these cars, (coming from a muscle car background) and so decided to make my own parts using fabrications skills I have acquired over 10 years of working on and upgrading automobiles. The fact that parts I made were very effective led me to attempt to start a business selling them to other mr2 owners. Thus KO Racing was born.

MODS:

Engine:

• KO Racing "Street Brawler" T3/T4 Turbo Kit with:
  • Tial 38mm External Wastegate
    
  • CNC machined adapter
    
  • 3.0" downpipe with integral 1.75" wastegate dump tube
    
  • T04E-46 trim compressor with polished housing
    
  • Stage 3 .63 A/R T3 Turbine housing (Ballistic series 4 bolt exit)
    
• KO Racing TKO3 Exhaust w/ 6" cans and quad 3" dual wall tips
  
• KO Racing EGR Block off plates
  
• KO Racing Mirror Finish engine lid fan shroud w/ dual 11" spal fans
• LiteGlow LED light bars
• Walbro 255LPH High Pressure fuel pump
• Bosch style top feed 880cc/min fuel injectors (set at 35psi static pressure)
• Extreme Boost top feed fuel rail
• Greddy Type R Blow off valve
  
• KO Racing Air Intake
  
• Marc Summers Copper Contact Distributor Cap
  
• MSD 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires w/ DEI black wire cover
  
• Apex'i Intercooler (KO Racing polished) with custom KO Racing ceramic coated pipes and mounting
  
• NGK Iridium plugs (BKR7EIX-11) gapped at .022"
  
• Hydra Nemesis EMS tuned by Kris Osheim
• ACT 6 puck clutch with HD pressure plate

• Autometer A-pillar mounted Boost and Exhaust gas temperature gages
  
• KO Racing custom Short shift kit with Speed Source brass trans bushings
  
• Leather Seats and Door panels recovered by Classic Soft Trim with CF leather inserts
• 1999 Corolla Cup Holder
• Blitz FATT (Full Auto Turbo Timer) -- set at 3:00
• Blitz DSBC (Dual Solenoid Boost Controller) Spec R

• 94+ front lip spoiler
• 94+ rear tail lights
• 98+ clear front corner lights
• 98+ JDM solid front side mouldings
• Custom body work to remove side vent middle bars
• Monochrome paint job with 1998-2000 Subaru "Black Diamond Pearl" paint (code 47A)

• 95 MR2 Turbo trans with LSD and dual cone synchros
  
• Konig Monsoon 17" wheels (17x7" front +40 offset, 17x8" rear +40 offset)
  
• Yokohama AVS ES100 tires (215/40zr17 front, 255/40zr17 rear)
  
• Eibach sportline springs
  
• KYB AGX 4 position adjustable struts
  
• Powerslot Brake Rotors
  
• Porterfield R4S Brake Pads
  
• Russell stainless brake lines
  

• Kenwood KDC-MP919 CD/MP3 player Head Unit
  
• Phoenix Gold Octane 'R' Class D R8.0:1 mono amp (800 Watt)
• Phoenix Gold Octane 'R' R5.0:4 4 channel amp (500 Watt)
• Infinity Reference Series 6.5" components in doors (woofers) and kick panels (tweeters)
• Phoenix Gold Octane 'R' ZR10d4 10" DVC subs behind each seat
• Phoenix Gold 1 Farad Cap
• Phoenix Gold interconnects
• Custom Fiberglass Amp cover and custom sub boxes behind seats to retain full seat motion
  

Loki Dyno run 2/2/2002 #2
New turbo setup:
Loki Dyno run 8/17/2003 curves with .63 A/R turbine housing
Loki Dyno run 8/17/2003 numbers with .63 A/R turbine housing
Loki Dyno run 9/17/2003 curves with .48 A/R turbine housing
Loki Dyon run 9/17/2003 numbers with .48 A/R turbine housing
New turbo setup with SDR Maxi stand alone:
Loki Dyno run 2/13/2004 (3rd Gear) with 3.0" Downpipe and exhaust
Loki Dyno run 2/13/2004 (4th Gear) with 3.0" Downpipe and exhaust
SB 46 with Hydra Nemesis stand alone:
Loki Dyno run comparison Comparison of 19psi pump gas dynos with cams straight up versus intake cam retarded 2 deg exhaust cam advanced 2 deg
Loki Dyno run 3/22/05 Race gas tune at 23psi boost

Best 1/4 mile ET to date:
(92 octane Pump gas, Street Tires): 12.5 @ 110mph with a 1.94 60 foot time.
(114 octane Race gas, Street Tires): 12.0 @ 115mph with a 1.86 60 foot time.

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