I recently came across the Holley video on Jason Senseney's LS-swapped MR2 I mentioned late in the video! What a car.. Clean packaging, too. Which would you rather have? 3S-GTE, K-swap, 2GR V6, 4.2L V8, or a Tesla motor?
If the car came stock with a 3SGTE then I would stick with that for normal driving on roads. However if it had a 3SGT engine then I would consider a Toyota V6 swap like the 2GR to keep it in the family (currently researching swapping my NA model)
Currently my friend is building a 2.3 ATS stroker 5sgte with GS-900 turbo, etc for me. IF I had to start from scratch again I'd have a 2GR swap and later on pay ATS another 15 grand to turbo it and make 650whp. I'm excited to get the 2.3 though for sure.. no regrets.
If you're gonna swap, the Toyota V6 swaps are the ultimate way to do it. They sound insane, the engine is lighter than the 3S engines, and the character of the 3 and 3.5l Toyota V6's suit the MR2 absolutely perfectly, even more so than the stock engines!
Thanks for the mentions. Its crazy you mentioned the K swaps and then mentioned our name on the Tesla swaps. We are the Kswap SW20 mount kit pioneers. The quickest and fastest k and 3s sw20 are on our mounts. Love the vid.
Oh no way!! I had no idea. If i'm honest I haven't dove into the K-swap MR2 world too much.. There's not too many where I live, but glad to hear there's someone producing good components for it. Thanks!
Gen 4/5 3sgte and 2GR are the best engines for the sw20 in my opinion.. I love my gen 5 3sgte in my car, it's plenty fast and makes all the right noises!
That’s the only downside but I just wanted reliable and quick.. if I decide to go for more power I’m gonna upgrade the rods. Mine makes about 50hp more than a stock gen 5.. I’m making 260whp with 251wtq which is plenty of power for the street. And so far has been reliable. I e put about 10k miles on it.
@@damicothebest turbo stock 2GR will get well past that. The 3S needs too much work to get decent power levels 5S can get good power as I'm sure you know.
@@damicothebest Years ago Sport Compact Car magazine did a MR2 3sgte build up to 450hp without opening up the engine. However once you take the stock 200hp 3sgte past 300hp, reliability/longevity becomes an issue.
Damn, your old MR2 is looking so damn good with those clear corner markers. Looks like it also got a full cut and polish. Would look so good beside my miata.
Haha thanks man! Agreed, the clear markers are great. Although the 90s kid in me wants the amber back. I did a polish before I sold it to him, he hasn't driven it too much. I'm hoping he takes it on some road trips this summer!
Bro tell me why I just watched a video of a Toyota Aw11 with a v8 motor. It’s a white Mr2 and the video was posted like eight years ago. U should search it up
Spare a thought for MR2 owners with non-turbo RAV4/Camry 4-banger engines. The 3sge Mr2's aren't all that great, especially the gen 1 and 2's. If you're a U.K owner, you were blessed with the reliable, but weak sauce 3SFE. At least you got decent gas mileage if nothing else lol Not sure you can ruin these with engine swaps.
Nice to see some interesting swaps happening in the MR2 platform. I'm still pretty content with my MK1.5 build. Should be good fun, and I gotta say, your video in Cali with the black MK1.5 has helped with the motivation.
The SARD MC8 was not only stretched but widened. Marty Sweats car was not widened. So imo looks silly like a limo. I'm trying to be nice about the rest of that thing.
I would think a 1uz would fit and there's a relatively large aftermarket in Australia (even though expensive) for it. 9500rpm with 400hp n/a would be nice. Add boost, also you should be able to connect it to a transverse trans
My favorites are the 2GRFE turbo, Gen 4/5 3SGTE, or turbo 5SFE swaps. Even though I'm kind of a purist when it comes to doing engine swaps in an MR2 and prefer to keep them in the same family, K-Swaps are a fantastic option, and its modern design is superior to the 3SGTE in many ways.
Unless you can get that Audi 4.2 in there transverse adapted to the E153, it is kind of pointless. Yes, the cylinder spacing is crazy tight owing to the fancy metallurgy in the silicon alloy block, BUT it pretty much rules out boring or rebuilding one of these blocks without some rare and expensive process. My 2000 A8 produced 310 h.p.. The S8 with cam and inlet changes made around 360. You are better off with the relatively cheap, available, reliable and brand correct 2GR and then the power adder of your choosing. The last thing you want to do is put more weight behind the rear wheels - less of an issue with a straight line drag car, but if you want to carve canyons - TRANSVERSE or bust.
If it's staying N/A, I don't see the point. 3S-GTE is more powerful and there's something about keeping the car "numbers-matching". If it's turbo though and the plan is 400+hp.. I get it.
@@RoadsUntraveled but the 3s is also 400+ capable but its not as cheap or easy to do so. K series is like the thing to do now like ls engines and feels off. but i might be biased since im putting a 3s in my 5s chassis celica so take it with a grain of salt
Hopefully my mr2 will be your first kswap mr2 you get to drive. As long as tuning goes well next month or so you can do a video on mine. Get ready it’s going to be rowdy! I’ll message you soon
I own a grand prix gxp with the ls4. Brandon furches is the ls4 god. He's made an ls4 to put out 700hp. You can do a mild ls4 build with lq4 manifold and fuel rail, high output injectors and forged internals. Can be bored to a 5.7l. ls4 motors are slept on because of fwd
Oops! Lol we are so glad we teamed up with @huxracing on the Tesla swap mounts. Will you be at the mr2 nationals next month? We will be bringing the running car hopefully!
Haha! Yeah, my apologies for the *clickbait*. Unfortunately not :/ That's the one in Texas, right? I've never been down there, but planning a USA road trip sometime in the future. This may sound like a great opportunity to see it though! hmm..
the story and narrative of this video is super interesting. Hux Racing will probably be the first to make mounts that people can use to make life easier. They made one of the first SW20 K swap mounts. the all caps guy is gonna have to use tesla suspension and move his strut top to make the tesla geometry happy but otherwise he's close. hopefully AEM releases their EV swap ecu at a decent price. I like the new title!
I often change titles and play with the results once a video is uploaded. I may change the title! Hux Racing 100% looks promising, taking their time and doing things right.
@@RoadsUntraveled I like the new title, draws my attention better. Everyone can agree North American MR2s should’ve came 3sgte. I bet there’s a lot of curious westerners interested in the various swaps.
I’m in the middle of putting a 2gr with hybrid pistons in my sw20. Gotta love that wonderful v6. Reliable, easy 300hp. Less weight than the turbo 4 too (my car also had no engine when acquired)
I'm definitely doing a v8 swap now that I know jdm owners will be mad. I get the whole thing behind it, but I think it would be cool and unique to swap a big v8 in a mr2
I owned a gen 1 MR2 when was in my late teens. I wanted to get a gen two. I remember seeing a blue one like this in magazines. This is blue was the color I wanted.
No man. Everything doesn't have to be k swap. The best motor that would provide the most balance by far would be a twin screw supercharged 2ZZ (which would be slightly lighter in weight). Better sound, more power, more torque, better power/torque delivery.
Anyone try a 5cylinder or vr6 vw motor? Seems like it’ll save space and make power. It’s also a guy who 2gr swapped an sw30 chassis and has a hill climb monster
Been a subscriber for ages, but haven't watched you guys in a while. I think I'm definitely a fan of this new format. Feels more connected, if that makes sense...
SW20 owners seem more interested in outrageous swaps and drag racing than AW11 and ZZW30 owners. No way you'd hurt your weight distribution by dropping a V8 in the back if you were concerned with handling.
I'm not sure whether i'm right but my brain says that those brakes do actually perform better than smaller discs would because of the leverage provided by the larger diameter.
11:53 100% false! Brake torque is a factor of effective radius of the brakes (along with clamping force and coefficient of friction). The effective radius is the radial centerline of the pad and thus a wider pad (radially speaking) for a given rotor size, the smaller the effective radius. All other things being equal, a narrower pad (again, radially) will generate more braking torque than a wider pad. For simple math, lets assume a 14" (355mm) brake rotor and in one setup, a 2" wide pad and in the other setup, a 4" wide pad. Remember, the effective radius is the radial centerline of the pad, so for the 2" wide pad, the effective radius is 6" (2/2 = 1, 14/2= 7 and thus 7-1=6) now for the 4" wide pad, it's 4/2 = 2 and the same 14/2 = 7 but now its 7-2 = 5" (i.e., a smaller effective radius and therefore, less brake torque for the same clamp force and same coefficient of friction. This is why doing like what Marty did (bigger rotor with stock calipers) does give more brake torque (more braking power) and is also better at heat management (not that a wider pad has any appreciable effect on heat management. 14:10 I don't think this one is the first. There was a guy (named Mike too) in Florida who completed basically the same thing on a White car back in like 07 or 08.
during its design, toyota thought of putting the 1VZ-FE in it, but in addition to serious overheating problem inerant in this engine. Toyota must have deemed it too heavy, and not powerful/sporty enough for the SW20
@@s.u.6198 boh.. it's pretty much the same engine 😅 which is heavier than the 1VZ and more it seems to me .. (on the other hand it is indestructible too 🤣)
Why would you put a Honda motor in an mr2. That’s like coyote swapping a corvette, or LS swapping an RX7. Sure you CAN and you can probably get decent power doing it. But it’s not the character of the vehicle.
Gonna have to disagree Toyota made a V8 MR2 using a Lexus V8 from the SC400 and it was insanley fast and sounds so awesome. The V8 MR2 was so fast in the LeMANs it was going up against 911 and F335 Ferraris. The MR2 is called the MC8-R.
" have you guys ever sold the car and then come back and revisit it two years later" ACTUALLY YES; I HAVE. AND COINCIDENTALLY, IT WAS AN MR2 AS WELL LOL
Bro I’m about to buy this black 2GR mr2 n/a for 19k I was also thinking about putting a turbo on it as well. What kind of break set up are you running?
@@7771ham they are fast af with turbos. I use XYZ 6 Pot front brakes and Wilwood 4 pot rear with a separate wilwood caliper for the handbrake. The XYZ fronts are amazing.
See I like the Tesla idea but I think it needs to be taken a step further. Why are we trying to replace the motor with a Tesla motor? What we should be doing is cutting out the frunk, making mounts, and putting the Tesla in front, and having it drive the front wheels while the motor drives the back wheels.
@@RoadsUntraveled Moving the same pad contact patch out from the hub centre is much the same as increasing torque by getting a longer lever on a fulcrum point. The biggest proportion of improved braking with larger discs is actually moving the contact patch out from the hub centre, followed by the increased contact patch, and then finally cooling. Yes, it's a bit of a waste not to have increased the contact patch too, but he's made the best of the largest improvement possible with the brakes he's running.
@@RoadsUntraveled yeah it's a pretty sick choice when done right. There was a guy years ago on one of the forums (either celica or mr2) who was running one at 400+. A lot of folks complain that it's mostly a custom build, but it definitely delivers.
I was only really considering non-OEM engines for this video! The SW20 was sold with a variation of the Beams 3S-GE in Japan, available for import into North America. No swap needed for that one.
I would KLZE swap an SW20. That's a Mazda 2.5l v6. It's possible, maybe, maybe soon to buy a kit to use the MR2s transmission. The reason for that is usually the other way around to get a better trans behind the engine. 7500 rpm v6 with no weight penalty over a 4cyl. It likes to sing, it's not crazy power, but can be turboed. I just don't like 4 cyl. engine sound, EVEN the 4AGE which I had. The engine itself can last a long time, so it's not like a loss there either. Also it had a variable intake which is reminiscent of the MK1's T-VIS, (but not, and an entirely different setup.) No one ever thinks Mazda for swaps, except that weirdo Rob Dahm :-D
@@izzy031096 The biggest limitation to the KL, is the single transmission that bolts right up to it. Reliability? The distributor. Which if you go coil on plug or just distributorless ignition isn't an issue. The 98+ 626 has the distributorless parts. Rods? Millenia S. I've never heard a Toyota engine sound as good as a KL, or a VR6, or a Busso. For me, it would be fun. People asking what you're asking should go with the Toyota or the K swap or the LS.
I recently came across the Holley video on Jason Senseney's LS-swapped MR2 I mentioned late in the video! What a car.. Clean packaging, too.
Which would you rather have? 3S-GTE, K-swap, 2GR V6, 4.2L V8, or a Tesla motor?
You literally cannot tell me that anything but a brand matching engine is right.
If the car came stock with a 3SGTE then I would stick with that for normal driving on roads. However if it had a 3SGT engine then I would consider a Toyota V6 swap like the 2GR to keep it in the family (currently researching swapping my NA model)
Currently my friend is building a 2.3 ATS stroker 5sgte with GS-900 turbo, etc for me. IF I had to start from scratch again I'd have a 2GR swap and later on pay ATS another 15 grand to turbo it and make 650whp. I'm excited to get the 2.3 though for sure.. no regrets.
The Camry engine. You can build your own Lotus at your garage.
Turbo 2G clearly
If you're gonna swap, the Toyota V6 swaps are the ultimate way to do it. They sound insane, the engine is lighter than the 3S engines, and the character of the 3 and 3.5l Toyota V6's suit the MR2 absolutely perfectly, even more so than the stock engines!
Thanks for the mentions. Its crazy you mentioned the K swaps and then mentioned our name on the Tesla swaps. We are the Kswap SW20 mount kit pioneers. The quickest and fastest k and 3s sw20 are on our mounts. Love the vid.
Oh no way!! I had no idea. If i'm honest I haven't dove into the K-swap MR2 world too much.. There's not too many where I live, but glad to hear there's someone producing good components for it. Thanks!
@@RoadsUntraveled We sell a lot of kswap product to Canada. Its vastness could certainly be spreading that product out.
@@RoadsUntraveledwould love to see a review of it if possible
If you want a stretch V8 MR2 with an auto, they make that, it's called a C8 Corvette.
Toyota also made the stretch mr2 with a Toyota v8
I see to many mr2 chassis just abandoned just from trying to swap different motors in ....
Gen 4/5 3sgte and 2GR are the best engines for the sw20 in my opinion.. I love my gen 5 3sgte in my car, it's plenty fast and makes all the right noises!
Gen 4/5 rods are weak. But otherwise good
That’s the only downside but I just wanted reliable and quick.. if I decide to go for more power I’m gonna upgrade the rods. Mine makes about 50hp more than a stock gen 5.. I’m making 260whp with 251wtq which is plenty of power for the street. And so far has been reliable. I e put about 10k miles on it.
Or a hybrid S block.
Late to the party.
Why not a K series?
Why not a tundra v6 turbo motor?
I’m doing a Mitsubishi 4g63 swap. Can’t ruin it though since it was rescued from the crusher.
This make a whole lot of sense to me.
@@RoadsUntraveled awesome! It’s going to be a beast for sure!
Should just do a built 3SGTE... Those engines can make insane power numbers as well...
As someone with a gen4 3sgte… it’s sooo much just to get past that 400 mark…
@@damicothebest turbo stock 2GR will get well past that. The 3S needs too much work to get decent power levels 5S can get good power as I'm sure you know.
@@damicothebest Years ago Sport Compact Car magazine did a MR2 3sgte build up to 450hp without opening up the engine. However once you take the stock 200hp 3sgte past 300hp, reliability/longevity becomes an issue.
Damn, your old MR2 is looking so damn good with those clear corner markers. Looks like it also got a full cut and polish. Would look so good beside my miata.
Haha thanks man! Agreed, the clear markers are great. Although the 90s kid in me wants the amber back. I did a polish before I sold it to him, he hasn't driven it too much. I'm hoping he takes it on some road trips this summer!
I'd adore this with a 4.2 Audi V8 lmao. r8 motor in an mr2 would be so stupid
Bro tell me why I just watched a video of a Toyota Aw11 with a v8 motor. It’s a white Mr2 and the video was posted like eight years ago. U should search it up
@@allanguillen4382 Paul Woods is crazy and has done just about everything for these cars. Absolute legend
He obviously implied the "sw20" chassis considering every swapped mr2 in this video is an sw20. Paul Woods swapped an aw11.
@@michaelzwaagstra9985 I was indeed implying the sw20. aw11 does not need any more weight in the back lol.
@@FutureKLX300SMowner I know, I meant the folks who also replied 🍻
2GRFE -> 2GRFE with ATS Turbo kit or 2.3 Stroker 5sgte setup from ATS Racing.. Those are my favorites.
Spare a thought for MR2 owners with non-turbo RAV4/Camry 4-banger engines. The 3sge Mr2's aren't all that great, especially the gen 1 and 2's. If you're a U.K owner, you were blessed with the reliable, but weak sauce 3SFE. At least you got decent gas mileage if nothing else lol Not sure you can ruin these with engine swaps.
Gen 4/5 3sgte is the best in my opinion
@@ModifiedImportsandDomestics Turbos make even the weakest engines great.
3SFE isn't that common in the UK, almost all MR2s are 3SGE with the 3SGTE available if you wanna spend a bit more money :)
You did that petrolicious guy dirty 🤣 Making him sound um... weird
Nice to see some interesting swaps happening in the MR2 platform. I'm still pretty content with my MK1.5 build. Should be good fun, and I gotta say, your video in Cali with the black MK1.5 has helped with the motivation.
The SARD MC8 was not only stretched but widened. Marty Sweats car was not widened. So imo looks silly like a limo. I'm trying to be nice about the rest of that thing.
Yes! Glad you pointed this out. Much wider, a true road-going race car. And yes... Marty's car is definitely hit and miss haha. To each their own!
Should have kept your mr2!! Miss it on the channel
I would think a 1uz would fit and there's a relatively large aftermarket in Australia (even though expensive) for it. 9500rpm with 400hp n/a would be nice. Add boost, also you should be able to connect it to a transverse trans
My favorites are the 2GRFE turbo, Gen 4/5 3SGTE, or turbo 5SFE swaps. Even though I'm kind of a purist when it comes to doing engine swaps in an MR2 and prefer to keep them in the same family, K-Swaps are a fantastic option, and its modern design is superior to the 3SGTE in many ways.
Unless you can get that Audi 4.2 in there transverse adapted to the E153, it is kind of pointless. Yes, the cylinder spacing is crazy tight owing to the fancy metallurgy in the silicon alloy block, BUT it pretty much rules out boring or rebuilding one of these blocks without some rare and expensive process. My 2000 A8 produced 310 h.p.. The S8 with cam and inlet changes made around 360. You are better off with the relatively cheap, available, reliable and brand correct 2GR and then the power adder of your choosing. The last thing you want to do is put more weight behind the rear wheels - less of an issue with a straight line drag car, but if you want to carve canyons - TRANSVERSE or bust.
Good coverage of the MR2 sir.
I knew about K swaps and the Toyota V6 swap. I'd personally do the V6 myself but a v8??? That'd be interesting.
I genuently dislike the k series swap.
it just feels wrong and boring to me.
If it's staying N/A, I don't see the point. 3S-GTE is more powerful and there's something about keeping the car "numbers-matching". If it's turbo though and the plan is 400+hp.. I get it.
@@RoadsUntraveled but the 3s is also 400+ capable but its not as cheap or easy to do so. K series is like the thing to do now like ls engines and feels off. but i might be biased since im putting a 3s in my 5s chassis celica so take it with a grain of salt
More than boring its common. Will soon be swapping a civic type r into something else less common.
Hopefully my mr2 will be your first kswap mr2 you get to drive. As long as tuning goes well next month or so you can do a video on mine. Get ready it’s going to be rowdy!
I’ll message you soon
Haha sounds good! :D
I own a grand prix gxp with the ls4. Brandon furches is the ls4 god. He's made an ls4 to put out 700hp. You can do a mild ls4 build with lq4 manifold and fuel rail, high output injectors and forged internals. Can be bored to a 5.7l. ls4 motors are slept on because of fwd
Just finished my K swap. Loving it so far.
Show us a video! 👍
Oops! Lol we are so glad we teamed up with @huxracing on the Tesla swap mounts. Will you be at the mr2 nationals next month? We will be bringing the running car hopefully!
Haha! Yeah, my apologies for the *clickbait*. Unfortunately not :/ That's the one in Texas, right? I've never been down there, but planning a USA road trip sometime in the future. This may sound like a great opportunity to see it though! hmm..
@@RoadsUntraveled no worries, just wait till you see my next video 😆 .
yeah in Texas! I went last year it’s definitely a great event!
@@RoadsUntraveled new video is up! We got it running and did the first drive with the Tesla motor!
the story and narrative of this video is super interesting. Hux Racing will probably be the first to make mounts that people can use to make life easier. They made one of the first SW20 K swap mounts. the all caps guy is gonna have to use tesla suspension and move his strut top to make the tesla geometry happy but otherwise he's close. hopefully AEM releases their EV swap ecu at a decent price. I like the new title!
I often change titles and play with the results once a video is uploaded. I may change the title! Hux Racing 100% looks promising, taking their time and doing things right.
@@RoadsUntraveled I like the new title, draws my attention better. Everyone can agree North American MR2s should’ve came 3sgte. I bet there’s a lot of curious westerners interested in the various swaps.
I’m in the middle of putting a 2gr with hybrid pistons in my sw20. Gotta love that wonderful v6. Reliable, easy 300hp. Less weight than the turbo 4 too (my car also had no engine when acquired)
big truboes with lots of lag and noz are fun, but linear tourqe curves and hig revs are for the one who really push the limit of grip.
I'm definitely doing a v8 swap now that I know jdm owners will be mad. I get the whole thing behind it, but I think it would be cool and unique to swap a big v8 in a mr2
I owned a gen 1 MR2 when was in my late teens. I wanted to get a gen two. I remember seeing a blue one like this in magazines. This is blue was the color I wanted.
No man. Everything doesn't have to be k swap. The best motor that would provide the most balance by far would be a twin screw supercharged 2ZZ (which would be slightly lighter in weight). Better sound, more power, more torque, better power/torque delivery.
Far easier to do with the sw30 though, bolts right up
And don't use a clean mr2 for a Ferrari kitcar!!
Or don't build a Ferrari kit car at all ;)
Let's not easily forget the SARD MC8... the king of all V8 swaps!!!
2gr FTW. They sound more exotic than any other engines.
There's a guy here in NZ doing a diesel swapped SW20 and I know there is a guy over seas who is doing a 2jzgte SW20.
Now these are both cars I want to see :O
@@RoadsUntraveled the 2jz swap is on the FB forum somewhere and the diesel swap is on forums I'll try and find them for you. Must check it out.
Anyone try a 5cylinder or vr6 vw motor? Seems like it’ll save space and make power.
It’s also a guy who 2gr swapped an sw30 chassis and has a hill climb monster
Ooohhh a 2.5L Audi 5-cylinder. Yes please.
There was a 5 cylinder out in europe, pretty sure there is video on yoitube
@@RoadsUntraveled There's a video on RUclips of an Audi inline 5 swap from Scandinavia somewhere. Pretty sick.
3.2 vr6 would be awesome! Amazing sound as well
I love to see a MR2 with that 5 cylinder RS3 engine
Wish I bought 2 mr2s couple years back for 3 grand in Abbotsford at a old shop that’s been gone for years now
I swapped my MR2 Spyder with 2ZZ, supercharged with Rotrex C30-94. Will God forgive me ?
Been a subscriber for ages, but haven't watched you guys in a while. I think I'm definitely a fan of this new format. Feels more connected, if that makes sense...
Oh thanks! Saw this Tesla forum post and thought I HAD to make a video on this haha. Perhaps i'll do more in the future. Glad you enjoyed it.
I’m building a twincharged 3sgte in uk
Never went into why people engine swap out the factory 3sgte or why it’s not a good idea to convey a sw20
SW20 owners seem more interested in outrageous swaps and drag racing than AW11 and ZZW30 owners. No way you'd hurt your weight distribution by dropping a V8 in the back if you were concerned with handling.
Cummins swap is clearly the only answer
I'm not sure whether i'm right but my brain says that those brakes do actually perform better than smaller discs would because of the leverage provided by the larger diameter.
people who swap the stock 3SGTE is because they simply don't know how to make big power with them... the 3SGTE is a beast of an engine!
11:53 100% false!
Brake torque is a factor of effective radius of the brakes (along with clamping force and coefficient of friction). The effective radius is the radial centerline of the pad and thus a wider pad (radially speaking) for a given rotor size, the smaller the effective radius. All other things being equal, a narrower pad (again, radially) will generate more braking torque than a wider pad. For simple math, lets assume a 14" (355mm) brake rotor and in one setup, a 2" wide pad and in the other setup, a 4" wide pad. Remember, the effective radius is the radial centerline of the pad, so for the 2" wide pad, the effective radius is 6" (2/2 = 1, 14/2= 7 and thus 7-1=6) now for the 4" wide pad, it's 4/2 = 2 and the same 14/2 = 7 but now its 7-2 = 5" (i.e., a smaller effective radius and therefore, less brake torque for the same clamp force and same coefficient of friction.
This is why doing like what Marty did (bigger rotor with stock calipers) does give more brake torque (more braking power) and is also better at heat management (not that a wider pad has any appreciable effect on heat management.
14:10 I don't think this one is the first. There was a guy (named Mike too) in Florida who completed basically the same thing on a White car back in like 07 or 08.
I love my 3vz-fe swap.. this engine should have been inside !
during its design, toyota thought of putting the 1VZ-FE in it, but in addition to serious overheating problem inerant in this engine.
Toyota must have deemed it too heavy, and not powerful/sporty enough for the SW20
@@alkane6467 3vz fe v6 ... not the 1vz
@@s.u.6198 boh.. it's pretty much the same engine 😅
which is heavier than the 1VZ and more it seems to me ..
(on the other hand it is indestructible too 🤣)
I have a crazy ass idea that probably won’t work:
A Saab B234R engine with a upgraded TD04 Turbo, very unique right there.
I'm in Calgary so I'll keep an eye out for that V8 MR2!
Why would you put a Honda motor in an mr2. That’s like coyote swapping a corvette, or LS swapping an RX7. Sure you CAN and you can probably get decent power doing it. But it’s not the character of the vehicle.
Excellent information! What’s Pham’s problem with Scranton’s garage?
Too much competition from a real engineer me thinks...
Gonna have to disagree Toyota made a V8 MR2 using a Lexus V8 from the SC400 and it was insanley fast and sounds so awesome. The V8 MR2 was so fast in the LeMANs it was going up against 911 and F335 Ferraris. The MR2 is called the MC8-R.
I made a video about that car years ago 😁 The ultimate halo MR2
@@RoadsUntraveled There are people right now in 2023-2024 making a V8 MR2 using the 1UZ engine from the SC400.
" have you guys ever sold the car and then come back and revisit it two years later" ACTUALLY YES; I HAVE. AND COINCIDENTALLY, IT WAS AN MR2 AS WELL LOL
People used to use this car as a chassis for their kit car for years until recently. Probably still but I'm not sure lol
I did a 2GR turbo it's pretty hectic.
The 4.2L Audi swap seems pretty sweet.
Bro I’m about to buy this black 2GR mr2 n/a for 19k I was also thinking about putting a turbo on it as well. What kind of break set up are you running?
@@7771ham they are fast af with turbos. I use XYZ 6 Pot front brakes and Wilwood 4 pot rear with a separate wilwood caliper for the handbrake. The XYZ fronts are amazing.
@@dylan4972 how much was that upgrade? Rn it’s n/a but the car has factory turbo brakes in it rn
Shut up dude. You sold your mr2 to buy a skyline…
2GR swap or bust
They are brilliant...
One day I want a mr2 collection
Man i Love to see this car again!
😁😁
vr5 20v swap is much cheaper and makes the same power. Also, the sound of a turbo 5 cyl makes car guys pee their pants.
Mr2 with a 2zzge turbo swap is what i wanna see
See I like the Tesla idea but I think it needs to be taken a step further. Why are we trying to replace the motor with a Tesla motor? What we should be doing is cutting out the frunk, making mounts, and putting the Tesla in front, and having it drive the front wheels while the motor drives the back wheels.
Woah... that'd be cool.. would make the heaviest SW20 the world has ever seen but would undoubtedly be very quick.
that blue is gorgeous!!
I think V6 swaps are my favorite
Mine is exactly the same colour
Can you please remove the front plate bracket 🙏
Ecoboost , 2AR turbo, etc has been done as well as an LS swap that is running and driving. There are many more.
The bigger rotor does help the braking and is better but larger callipers would be better better 😉.
Yes yes it does slightly, bit more diameter for cooling. Just made me sad he stopped halfway haha
@@RoadsUntraveled you're not wrong, considering all the other work that went into it!
@@RoadsUntraveled Moving the same pad contact patch out from the hub centre is much the same as increasing torque by getting a longer lever on a fulcrum point. The biggest proportion of improved braking with larger discs is actually moving the contact patch out from the hub centre, followed by the increased contact patch, and then finally cooling. Yes, it's a bit of a waste not to have increased the contact patch too, but he's made the best of the largest improvement possible with the brakes he's running.
VQ35HR would be amazing in one of these imo.
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I have looked into this extensively and cant get a fwd trans info.
@@HuxRacing uhhh Altima??
@@HuxRacing my bad, would be a de
@@HuxRacing Altima trans bolted to the 35hr?
How much weight does Tesla swapping an mr2 add?
Still can’t beat the boosted boiz… k20 turbo all day
Either 3sgte or beams red top with a rotrex
Oooohhh I like this second option. Never seen it done in person.
@@RoadsUntraveled yeah it's a pretty sick choice when done right. There was a guy years ago on one of the forums (either celica or mr2) who was running one at 400+. A lot of folks complain that it's mostly a custom build, but it definitely delivers.
Hux racing makes k engine mounts for the sw2
Kyle's will still be the fastest
If I had a MR2 I’d SR20 swap one or k20 or B16
how about the red ls swap one ?
Bro i thought this one was yours smh 🤦🏽♂️ i miss that thing...
Me too! Sold it June 2020.
I don't know about "everyone" I put a V6 in mine.
what about a 1gz fe v12? ;P
Yummy hardtop right hand drive.
What about a beams swap
I was only really considering non-OEM engines for this video! The SW20 was sold with a variation of the Beams 3S-GE in Japan, available for import into North America. No swap needed for that one.
The best swap for an mr2 is a 2grfe....the next best swap is a fuck off big electric motor.
Can you do a video on lexus sc300
2grfe turbo swap the world!!!
So if u swap a k20 k24 do can u still have ac?
AWD SW20 will be in the WORKSSSSS
Funny thing about Tesla swapping. Toyota is working on a all electric manual mr2...
Lol wtf is a manual electric car? The Porsches have two gear transmissions but that's pretty uncommon.
I would KLZE swap an SW20. That's a Mazda 2.5l v6. It's possible, maybe, maybe soon to buy a kit to use the MR2s transmission. The reason for that is usually the other way around to get a better trans behind the engine. 7500 rpm v6 with no weight penalty over a 4cyl. It likes to sing, it's not crazy power, but can be turboed. I just don't like 4 cyl. engine sound, EVEN the 4AGE which I had. The engine itself can last a long time, so it's not like a loss there either. Also it had a variable intake which is reminiscent of the MK1's T-VIS, (but not, and an entirely different setup.) No one ever thinks Mazda for swaps, except that weirdo Rob Dahm :-D
Why would you not go the cheaper, more reliable, and more powerful 2gr? All of the same benefits, and far easier with more aftermarket potential
@@izzy031096 The biggest limitation to the KL, is the single transmission that bolts right up to it. Reliability? The distributor. Which if you go coil on plug or just distributorless ignition isn't an issue. The 98+ 626 has the distributorless parts. Rods? Millenia S. I've never heard a Toyota engine sound as good as a KL, or a VR6, or a Busso. For me, it would be fun. People asking what you're asking should go with the Toyota or the K swap or the LS.
everyone knows the 2gr is meant to be in these vehicles.
Boosted boiz waving
God please if you v8 swap use a 1uz like god and sigma racing intended.
I would never v8 or any swap a mr2. Doing so should be heresy and punishable by death
K swap is more common than aids. Get more creative it's so boring now.
Tesla-swapping makes me vomit in my mouth
K swap 🤝 sw20 mr2
Don't ruin it with any Honda anything lol.
screw that, 3SGTE is better
The most Based vid you've uploaded
To late the old toyota motor is boring.