hello! i only just stumbled upon these forums wen i was looking for upgrade info for magnas, and i was quite suprised to find a whole site devoted to magnas!

anways, im very new to this whole modding thing so any help will be apreciated. I have a '93 TR 2.6L 4cyl. auto

ok, so what would i have to do for starters to increase the power in the low end? ie off the mark. Im finding even when my foot is planted it doesnt really accelerate untill the revs get ALOT higher...

also where are the ecu's in these cars? ive got a home made shift kit but have no idea where to connect it to :S

ta

well i dont know about the ecu but as for basic power mods.

ud be looking at a straight through exaust system cat back 2.5 inch should be plenty big

extractors, ( headers or pacemakers by other names )

Cold Air Intake with a pod box by EZBoy not sure on the progress of these but use the search function it really does work.

thats about it for basic power mods.

for better handling slightly lower your car 1 inch drop allround maybe.

oh and window tint, this adds 25kw at the wheels i swear ahhahahaha,
nah it just looks good.

So do it

haha yeah tint goes hard :P

also ive herd sponsor stickers add 5kw each :D wouldnt that be sweet :D

ok ta for the info. the intakes that TH smoker has made, would that be any good?

not really

as far as i know anyways, i own a 3rd gen but used to own a second gen,

air intake setup is totally different locatiion to TH ( 3rd Gen

see mods thread. ecu is near glovebox area

2.25 inch would be ideal for the 4 cylinder, a CAI will help with low end power (well mine did anyway). Typical mods would be:
2.25 inch exhaust cat back into a straight through muffler,
Pacemaker extractors,
CAI,
K&N POD OR PANEL(do a search, plenty of pros and cons).
Barry has some nifty gadgets that i'm gonna try out when i get back from the gold coast, send him a pm.
As for the ECU it is underneath the dash, right in the middle, take off a sidepanel and you should be abloe to see it fairly easy, getting it out...well thats a whole different story :P.

As for the ECU it is underneath the dash, right in the middle, take off a sidepanel and you should be abloe to see it fairly easy, getting it out...well thats a whole different story :P.

No its not........the ECU is to the left of the Glovebox under the plastics.

Best mod you could possibly do, is save up for a better car......if yur convinced u want to do this car up, then 2nd best mod would be a manual gearbox, u will notice the most difference from this than any other performance mod u would do to your car.

ECU is in the left kick panel, the TCU is under the heater box on top of the tunel near the fire wall

ECU is in the left kick panel, the TCU is under the heater box on top of the tunel near the fire wall

WTF so wheres the I C U lol

wtf old fart?

TR envy: i read they already have a 2.25" mandrel bent system so all i would need was a straight flow or sumfin muffler?

also anyone in nsw where did u get your CAI from? did you make it? ive had a lookskies in my engine bay and it would be a biatch to get a scoop anywhere. sum1 post piccies for their intake mods plz :D

samurai: screw u u can buy me a "better" car :P lol majority of ppl i ave seen on here have autos!

wtf old fart?

samurai: majority of ppl i ave seen on here have autos!

and majority of them all wish they had a manual. :bowrofl:

ok well i now hav a CAI much the same as GTRICE's. not really keen on the whole not having a washer bottle tho lol GTRICE CAI (http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19490&highlight=cai)
sept i have a scoop at the bottom. any ideas on a good way to secure this? atm its just got a shyteload of duct tape.

havnt had a chance to open her up and test it, but engine sounds alot less of a typical magna :)


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/davemanifesto/DSC00117.jpg

i used zippy-ties, how'd you do the scoop??

and do you have ks front bumper?? that looks the same colour as mine too very rare colour, i've seen 5 as such.

Dude you gunna suck up a lot of road kill with that thing lol

How the hell do you put pictures in these posts??? :badpc:

if you upload pictures to photobucket for example, you just use the [IMG] tag and copy it in this post.
usually [IMG/] insert URL here [IMG\]

well yeah something like that.....hoped that helped

:badpc: :badpc: :chainsaw:

yeah ive got to modify it. i made it out of a small sheet of stainless steel, cut it, bent it into a funnelshape at the top, wedged it in the monza pipe and lotsa duct tape :D

zippey ties i will think about, will need to drill more holes but...will take more pics 2moro of my full car etc :) (hopefully it wont be raining again :()

ebay lights (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MAGNA-TR-TS-Diamante-Headlights-Prism-Style_W0QQitemZ4591775538QQcategoryZ10400QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem)

what do you guys think of these?? worth it?

They look good but I have no idea wat they're worth.

Anyone else know? :)

worth about 300 bucks, how i wish i had this mod!

was searching ebay for magna stuff, found this...

claims to add up to 15bhp to any petrol car made after 1989. has featured in max power mags so im assuming its good!?

wat do yall rekon? ebay - +15bhp piggyback ecu mod (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/15BHP-Power-Module-Mitsubishi-Lancer-Magna-Mirage-FTO_W0QQitemZ4593348036QQcategoryZ32624QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem)