Hey folks,

recently bought a TR for a dailey drive ( i own an rx7 hence need cheaper day to day travel) .. and as usual the bug is getting to me to modify it.

its a 91 TR 2.6 efi power steering airconditioned, Auto, Cruise control and tinted to buggery sitting on 15" stockies with 2004 hubbies on one side and stock hubbies on the other (bought it this way), alarm and immobiliser central locking. no idea of trim level or madel as the rear badging has been removed. It has wood grain inserts in the dash if thats a distinguishable feature?


Getting a pioneer CD player in stalled on wednesday also some front splits to go with the current 6x9s ( coon to be replaced) and the alpine amp in the boot, no subs for this car.

just curious at what some of the most common mods you guys do to these things...

im looking at exhaust lowering and KN panel filters just basic stuff...

whats your hints and ideas?

Cheers

Craig


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Hey, Yeah generally people get an exhuast or rims just depends on how much money you are willing to spend mate

Welcome to AM mate, most common mods would be cat back exhaust (2.25" mandrel bent), straight through muffler, extractors, cold air induction, K&N filter (pod or panel)

A cold air intake is common as well

Bugger, KB got there first!

Also I forgot to say Gidday!

after dirving my rx7 with an exhasut bark like a blood lusting pitbull.. the magna seems... meeek.. silent... STOCK.. i cringe at the twin pea shooters. so i think that will be the first mod...

so 2.25 cat back exhaust and a hi flow..hmm was pretty much what i was thinking actually. got an exhaust place aroudn the corner will get a quote wednesday.

what sort of gains have u guys experienced in your power output with exhaust and CAI??
im guessing bout 60-65kw at wheels stock ?? modified???

never seen the magnas as any form of performance vehicle but i have been driving the new models every year for work since about 2001.. and i can definitly say they are acceptable power and driving cars. for family orientation... im still a lil biased towards my rx7 for pure adrenalin :P

where bouts u from in SA?

gday mate and welcome!
well mainly wats done to these are wheels, sometimes suspensions, extractors and exhaust and pods... but im saving enough money to go extreme wen im older. these engines dont really sound too bad with a sports exhaust, mine has a lukey exhaust system, 2.5" which i think is a bit too big, coz im sorta booting it abit to get power at stand-still... but i like the note my car sends out now :D

never seen the magnas as any form of performance vehicle but i have been driving the new models every year for work since about 2001.. and i can definitly say they are acceptable power and driving cars. for family orientation... im still a lil biased towards my rx7 for pure adrenalin :P

Check out BooYas car. It's not a TR but shows that with effort and money Magnas rock!!! :cool:

There is a wee vid of his car at the link below...

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14140

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fornt end of my car... still dunno any more than its a 91 TR .. no idea of trim level.. wood grain inlays on dash... any ideas??

yeha i have seen booyah out on the streets.. nice work woudlbe a weapon in the right hands..

as for adelaide im west side.. just outta the city... you could say i got a football oval for my back yard...

You could do this:

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You could do this:

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i wish i could! but im too young and broke... so i'll stay with the astron II engine :cool:

to answer ur question DelusionL i think it may be a verada.. its hard to distinguish the models of the TR series coz there arent many differences unlike the TS

hey there man, welcome to the club - nice ride you got yourself there, it is VERY similar looking to mine. i love the black grill with chrome outline against the white car, i've been looking for a new grill for mine and that has confirmed im either going to get black/chrome in that style, or the TS style. Good luck with the modifying, i'd love to mod but no cashola atm!! :D

cheers fellahs... yeha i kind alike the colour codeing .. white... black windows... bit of chrome stripping to set it off... my rx7 is the same.. polished rims white paint black windows and chrome strips set it off awsome.

both cars are similer in colour coordination...


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Sorry Hojo it's not a Verada, he said it's a 91 2.6L.
i'm guessing it's either an EXEC or SE someone has done up (woodgrain kit and alarm) or it's an Elite.
If it's an exec or glx it will have a grey/clear garnish between the taillights,
if it's an SE it will have a red reflective garnish, factory 4 speakers and front and rear reading lamps.
If it's an Elite it will have SE garnish as well as power windows, central lock, cruise, factory alarm (not immobiliser), door keyhole lights, etc.
(central locking was optional in 91/92 GLX/EXEC/SE)
Any mitsu dealer spare parts will be able to identify the model spec by the vin number.

oh yeah....... g'day and welcome to AMC!

If it's GLX it'll be carby

definitly EFI.. ill check for key hole lights... but its got manual windows not power.. heres a shot of the rear...


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Sorry Hojo it's not a Verada, he said it's a 91 2.6L.
i'm guessing it's either an EXEC or SE someone has done up (woodgrain kit and alarm) or it's an Elite.
If it's an exec or glx it will have a grey/clear garnish between the taillights,
if it's an SE it will have a red reflective garnish, factory 4 speakers and front and rear reading lamps.
If it's an Elite it will have SE garnish as well as power windows, central lock, cruise, factory alarm (not immobiliser), door keyhole lights, etc.
(central locking was optional in 91/92 GLX/EXEC/SE)
Any mitsu dealer spare parts will be able to identify the model spec by the vin number.

oh yeah....... g'day and welcome to AMC!

Welcome to the club

Plus it doesnt have the bigger bumper bars. to me it looks like a SE or exec, But it seem quite neat and tidy. and i know with verada they only came in 3.0L,

Sorry Hojo it's not a Verada, he said it's a 91 2.6L.
i'm guessing it's either an EXEC or SE someone has done up (woodgrain kit and alarm) or it's an Elite.
If it's an exec or glx it will have a grey/clear garnish between the taillights,
if it's an SE it will have a red reflective garnish, factory 4 speakers and front and rear reading lamps.
If it's an Elite it will have SE garnish as well as power windows, central lock, cruise, factory alarm (not immobiliser), door keyhole lights, etc.
(central locking was optional in 91/92 GLX/EXEC/SE)
Any mitsu dealer spare parts will be able to identify the model spec by the vin number.

oh yeah....... g'day and welcome to AMC!

no worries, i was also thinking that it mightve been an SE model too, but i wasnt sure so i took a stab at it and sed verada

no rear headrests, my 92 SE wagon has rear headrests but no central locking. :rant:
It's probably an SE that has been done up. it's got SE grill and rear garnish as well as colour coded bars, this was standard on an SE but the painted door strips wern't.
Does it have a lid on the console? This was standard only in SE and Elite in the TR 4cyls.
the other give away that a TR is an SE is that it will have a clock not black plastic between the centre vents and also map lights and red "door lights" not just a single interior roof light like glx and exec.

its got a clock..and a lid on the centre concil i forgot to look for lights... just popping out for a drive will check it out again..

whatts the trim levels?? like from pov pack to top of the range??? is SE good? *insert n00b comments here*

:redface:

Yes looks like a TR SE with the following changes:
* Rear head restraints removed (see if you have 4 black holes across the top of your rear backrest where the restraints are supposed to be)
* Side protection moulding (that bulked-up strip all around the car) colour-coded
* 15" steel wheels with KR Verada Ei hubcaps on one side, and TL ES hubcaps on the other
* "Woodgrain" inserts from KR/KS Xi, or aftermarket

That should be it!

Central locking, power windows and cruise control (with Elite steering wheel) was a packaged option at the time, and will not be on some SEs.

Jeff

the trim specs in tr 4cyls are
GLX- pov pack with carby engine,
Executive- pov pack with efi and A/C.
SE- upgraded exterior appearance, and extra trim as mentioned above, (cruise/central lock/security system optional)
Elite- all the bells and whistles
There were also other limited editions or dealer optioned models offered most were based on executives and have executive vin numbers.

I think central lock became standard in 1993

im thinkn a SE... gets new CD player and frot splits installed tomorow...

got quoted $320 for a cat back 2.5 and high flowing exhaust...

seems a bit high since one of the members reckons he got same deal for $170...

Delusional lijkes takeing shots of his car :P

im thinkn a SE... gets new CD player and frot splits installed tomorow...

got quoted $320 for a cat back 2.5 and high flowing exhaust...

seems a bit high since one of the members reckons he got same deal for $170...

maybe the dude only got the catback... my brother installed a high flow exhaust and catback for about the price u mentioned 1st

Delusional lijkes takeing shots of his car :P

na i took all them pics on the one day .. jst posted them seperatly so as not to upload a ****e load at once and block up a post full of pictures...

but yes i do enjoy photoghraphy.. my car.. my mates cars... i have a few nice shots of my rx7 when i went out bush for a week.. creak crossings dirt roads kangaroos.. hmmm what fun to have in a light weight RWD performace car... hard to keep in a stright line ;)

hard to keep any performance car in a strait line :P

hard to keep any performance car in a strait line :P


hmm that could be why the magna goes so stright then.... nice to drive.... easy comfortable...

will be in the 7 alot tomoroow i think. the magna is back in the shop for audio work...

only had the car for over a week and u've already done so much!

well the crappy alpine cassette player.. and the card board speakers where shocking.... so i cant handle that crap...

got the car at a good price was prepared to pay more.. so why not spend the extra dollers saved on the car itself to personalise it ??

will get another two late model hub caps to match the passenger side.. and ditch the old verada hubbies.. not after rims on this car..

Welcome mate,
Any work you need on the Magna (or the rx7 for that matter) feel free to contact me.

I specialised in Rotaries for many years and do a lot of the members Magna's as well.

I thought that you relocated to SA Mal, or was that temporary? Welcome back if not :D

well the crappy alpine cassette player.. and the card board speakers where shocking.... so i cant handle that crap...

got the car at a good price was prepared to pay more.. so why not spend the extra dollers saved on the car itself to personalise it ??

Well, since ur in sa ive got my full boot display up forsale mate, check the for sale section for it :D

MadMagna...

what is it you do ?? as id be interested in a good mechanic... for both cars... dam hard to find some one who is good with rotaries...as for the magna... id think its pretty basic stuff??

Big_Paul... im not after a full set up ;) happy with just the splits n 6x9s its just a day to day car... hardly worth doing all that much to.. just some smaller personal touches.. next comes the exhaust and after that lowering it a few inches...

altho i did sus out another amp and a sub yesterday hmmm...

Big_Paul... im not after a full set up ;) happy with just the splits n 6x9s its just a day to day car... hardly worth doing all that much to.. just some smaller personal touches.. next comes the exhaust and after that lowering it a few inches...

altho i did sus out another amp and a sub yesterday hmmm...
sure ? :D it is price negotiable :cool: thats cool man

from the specs its a pretty heavy duty system... would be a lill too much for my TR ;) but would be impressive if set up right thats for sure!