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From: [email protected] (Andrew A. Spencer)
Subject: Re: MR2 - noisy engine.
In a previous article, [email protected] (eliot) says:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO !!!) writes:
>> Are there any MR2 owners or motor-head gurus out there, that know why
>>my MR2's engine sounds noisy? The MR2's engine is noisy at the best of times,
>>but not even a nice nose - it's one of those very ugly noises.
>
>assuming yours is a non turbo MR2, the gruffness is characteristic of
>a large inline 4 that doesn't have balance shafts. i guess toyota
>didn't care about "little" details like that when they can brag about
>the mid engine configuration and the flashy styling.
>
>myself, i automatically cross out any car from consideration (or
>recommendation) which has an inline 4 larger than 2 liters and no
>balance shafts.. it is a good rule of thumb to keep in mind if you
>ever want a halfway decent engine.
>
>if the noise really bugs you, there is nothing else that you can do
>except to sell it and get a V6.
>
>
>eliot
nice theory. too bad the MR2's never came with a four cylinder over 2.0
liters. More like 1.6. Or did they? were the nonturbo MR2II's 2.2 or
some such?
I also understand that anyone using balancing shafts on four cylinders, must
pay SAAB a royalty for using their patented design..like Porsche's 3.0 I4...
c ya
DREW