Actually, it was between the '92 and '93 model years.
Matt Murray
Former Toyota Parts manager and owner of a '91 and '93 MR-2
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenny Motonishi"
> They did back in the early 90s IMSA Firehawk racing
> program. Unfortunately the early models, eg.'91 SW20
> chassis suffered from the same syndrome of early
> Porsches; that is, the ass would want to come around.
> These MR2s were running 260hp and could regularly pass
> Porsches on straights but then suffer on braking into
> a corner.
> Then for MY 92 Toyota engineers re-arranged the rear
> suspension of the SW20, ie. lengthened the rear
> lateral links and raised the attachment pts of the
> trailing arms. Just as these improvement came about,
> the MRs were no longer running in the program.
> Irony at its best.
>
>
> ken motonishi 99 miata
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