As you may have noticed, we deleted our model section. What we're planning on doing now is feature a member's car each month. If you think you've got what it takes, email Daydreamer (daydreamer@autorice.com) your info:  

• Your name, AR nickname, location
• Pictures of your car (the more the better)
• Info about your car
• Mods
• Future mods
• Additional comments

| Name |
bcrdukes
| Location |
Vancouver, B.C.
| Info about your car |
• 1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged w/ T-Tops
• Owned since October 2003
• Full electrical & mechanical restoration project completed November 2004
• Factory mica pearl midnight blue
• 2 Sponsorships - SPEC Clutches & Porter Electronics
| Mods |
Exterior:
· Stock
Suspension/Wheels:
· TRD Front Strut Tower Bar
· OEM Front Sway Bar
· JDM Cusco Supercharged AW11 Rear Strut Tower Bar
· Eibach Pro-Kit Springs 1' Drop
· Tokico Illumina 5-Way Adjustable Shocks
· High & Tight Motorsports Polyurethane Bushings
· High & Tight Motorsports Adjustable Sway Bar Endlinks
· 15" CSA Mesh Wheels
· Falcon Ziex 4 Tires
Interior:
· OMP Anodized Shift Knob
· Momo RACE 3 Spoke Steering Wheel 330mm
· TRD Celica GT-S Pedals
· TRD AW11 Short Shifter
· Autometer Sport Meter Series Air/Fuel & Boost Gauge
I.C.E (In Car Entertainment)
· Alpine CDA-9830 Head Unit
· Alpine MVR-M200 Monaural Amplifier
· 3.5" Front Panasonic Speakers
· 4.0" Rear Infiniti Reference Speakers
· 10" Nakamichi Subwoofer (Sealed)
Engine/Performance
· Rebuilt 4A-GZE Engine
· 240 Duration 7.1 Lift 4A-GE Intake/Exhaust Camshafts
· Oversized Forged HKS Crank Pulley @ 12psi
· Upgraded SC12 Roots Type Supercharger
· MKIII Supra 7M-GTE 455cc Fuel Injectors
· MKIII Supra 7M-GTE 255lph Fuel Pump
· Apex-i Powermax Intake System
· JDM Nippon Denso Intercooler
· Magnaflow High-Flow Cat-Converter
· HKS Supercharged AW11 Full Cat-Back Exhaust System
· Custom Tuned OEM Air Flow Meter
· NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
· NGK Spark Plug Wires
· Custom Porter-Designed Performance Ignition Coil & Ignitor Amp
· Full E-51 Transmission Rebuild
· Sponsored SPEC Hybrid Stage 2/3 6 Puck Carbon Kevlar Clutch & Pressure Plate
· Lightened Fidanza Flywheel
| Future Mods |
· Custom Twincharging System - Garret GT-25 Turbo, custom turbo manifold, electronics by GReddy, MegaSquirt Fuel Injection system, and upgraded Defi Gauges, Fidanza Cam Gears
· Body/Exterior Restoration
| Additional comments |
Big shout out to the folks over at the RevScene Tech Forum. Big thank you goes out to Chris, Danny, Hugh, Russ, Rob & Ray @ BCMR2 for the hands-on tech and continuous support throughout the project. Huge thanks to Regency Toyota for lending a huge helping hand in the restoration project.

Special recognition goes out to Dave Norton @ SPEC Clutches; Yoshi @ HKS Japan; Matt & Carlos @ Mopac ; fukamoto @ Velocity, Kenrick @ Bozz Performance & Satoshi @ Cusco Japan for the bar; Ryan @ Kinetic Motorsport; Jody @ K-Box Engineering and Jony @ Toysport California and most of all, eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard.

My biggest and most sincere gratitude goes to the folks at Pelham's Auto - Jimmy, Albert, D.C., Charles, Pehlam, Xavier and the rest of you know who you are. These people may not be the most famous mechanics and tuners, but they definitely deserve the utmost respect for their honesty, dedication, effort and friendship. You guys make up the greatest shop out there. Without you guys, my car would not have been finished.  It would have ended up at the wreckers and another one of the most influential sport compact cars lost forever.

This is just one of a few examples of blood, sweat, and tears pay off.  Hard work and dedication is well worth it in the end and the rewards are priceless.  I've learned many things and made a lot of friends along the way. Say no to street racing and stick to the track. Speed is not measure in dollars. It's measured in time, dedication, effort and tuning. Boost - Displacement Replacement.

| Pictures |
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[September 2004's FCOTM] Jeremy Wong: Mercedes-Benz 190E
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