DannoSupra Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Anyone know of any? or where i can get some tech info about em. BPU details etc On a ST205 Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Tdr father knows those cars well as his son Gary has had them. He does TOTB in his silver GT4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Also, try Ian Smith at Toyauto Centre in Nottingham (I can send you the phone number later) and obviously - Fensport!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 try either of these for technical resources : http://www.gt4ec.net http://www.gt4oc.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-macca Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 try Ian Smith at Toyauto Centre in Nottingham Ah, the short tempered northern guy who doesn't believe in torque wrenches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I have a cat back performance exhaust for one of thsoe in pretty good nick, cheap. I also used to do a lot with MR2 turbos, which are effectively the same engine, and have excellent contacts for serious tuning parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Also, try Ian Smith at Toyauto Centre in Nottingham (I can send you the phone number later) and obviously - Fensport!! Yeah Ian in Nottingham is the man when it comes to GT4s. My mate takes his ST205 to him for all his work http://www.toyautocentre.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pizza-Tosser Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Rogue Motorsport are the biggest 3S-GTE tuners in the uk I know of. There engine builder is ex ProDrive WRC and does gearboxes too. Give them a try as they maybe able to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millsy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Fennsport - they know their stuff with those engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-macca Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Fensport don't actually work on customers cars though, they only offer advice of engine builders etc. that they use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millsy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I think they do mapping though - may be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I think they do mapping though - may be wrong They do! And very scary it is to with them driving 'quickly' around the fens and playing with the laptop at the same time:Pling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 3S service centre in Hook. Best in the country by far and running a VERY quick MR2 turbo. I used them for all work on my MR2T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-macca Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Yes, they do mapping, but only Motec's I believe And yes, the 3S service centre have a pretty good rep from what I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Rogue Motorsport are the biggest 3S-GTE tuners in the uk I know of. There engine builder is ex ProDrive WRC and does gearboxes too. Give them a try as they maybe able to help you. LOL. They might do more PR than a lot of the more established people but they still have a fair way to go. Respect to them for getting where they are today in a fairly short timescale though, some of the customer cars are impressive enough. I'd be tempted to seek out Ian Ashton if you want a proper job, if you just want a mechanic that's familiar with bolting parts to a 3S-GTE and shipping it to a mapper then Rogue, 3S etc might be worth a look. I'd have a read of the GT4 sites listed above and ask for recommendations, also try imoc.co.uk to see who is flavour of the month or to see which internet forum posting specialist has suddenly turned into a tuner overnight If you want honest work doing at honest prices GTSChris is a good contact to have: http://gtschris.com What are your aims? What sort of money are you looking to invest? It's a simple enough little engine and doesn't need a huge amount of cash spending on it to get impressive performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 LOL. They might do more PR than a lot of the more established people but they still have a fair way to go. Respect to them for getting where they are today in a fairly short timescale though, some of the customer cars are impressive enough. I'd be tempted to seek out Ian Ashton if you want a proper job, if you just want a mechanic that's familiar with bolting parts to a 3S-GTE and shipping it to a mapper then Rogue, 3S etc might be worth a look. I'd have a read of the GT4 sites listed above and ask for recommendations, also try imoc.co.uk to see who is flavour of the month or to see which internet forum posting specialist has suddenly turned into a tuner overnight If you want honest work doing at honest prices GTSChris is a good contact to have: http://gtschris.com What are your aims? What sort of money are you looking to invest? It's a simple enough little engine and doesn't need a huge amount of cash spending on it to get impressive performance. I guess you're the real expert on this mate. IMOC is the best starting place. And I second the GTSChris bit as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I guess you're the real expert on this mate. Not these days, things have changed a great deal since I took an obsessive interest in such things What's good is that there are plenty of choices now but like the tuner of the week scenario we have here too there are always horror stories or snippets of negative feedback to consider. Rogue seem to have a very good following, as do many of the others, it's down to the customer to feel comfortable and do a bit of research really. As I said above it really depends on the end result the person wants, any old spanner monkey can do the bleed valve, FCD, decat and exhaust thing, the interesting search starts when you want a built engine and exotic bits and pieces that need a good understanding of the basics. I'm really hankering after another MR2T now that parts are cheap and plentiful, everyone seems to have over 300bhp these days and 500bhp cars don't seem to be as impressive as they once were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I'm really hankering after another MR2T now that parts are cheap and plentiful, everyone seems to have over 300bhp these days and 500bhp cars don't seem to be as impressive as they once were. Tell me about it, I loved my one. My ex called it the red rocket-powered go-kart lol Cracking 300bhp always used to be such a challenge but as you say nowadays people are breezing through it. I may well get another someday, although I have to say that a Noble seems a better alternative. Bang for buck I still say you can't beat the MR2T though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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