1991 Toyota MR2 Mk2 V6 3VZ-FE Upgrade (hopefully)
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Golly,
Just seen how long it has been since i updated this thread! Xmas was a bit slow (it was a tad cold in my garage) but we have kept going.
The engine was stripped down to the short block:-
Heads cleaned up and skimmed:-
Engine rebuilt:-
Modified flywheel fitted:-
Next jobs are to fit the clutch, mate the gearbox up, refit the loom and then hoof it back in the JapScrap!
More soon!
(In case anyone is watching!)
Chris & Pat
Just seen how long it has been since i updated this thread! Xmas was a bit slow (it was a tad cold in my garage) but we have kept going.
The engine was stripped down to the short block:-
Heads cleaned up and skimmed:-
Engine rebuilt:-
Modified flywheel fitted:-
Next jobs are to fit the clutch, mate the gearbox up, refit the loom and then hoof it back in the JapScrap!
More soon!
(In case anyone is watching!)
Chris & Pat
6potdave said:
Excellent work mate, would love to do this conversion on mine, love a 6 pot engine thus the name!
Do it amigo.At present the bill is still under £500 - we have been buying carefully and selling off what we dont need from the donor car and the MR2.
A bit more shopping around / calling in some favours would probably bring that figure down some more.
Fingers crossed for the big start, wont be long now!
c.
CDWood said:
Do it amigo.
At present the bill is still under £500 - we have been buying carefully and selling off what we dont need from the donor car and the MR2.
A bit more shopping around / calling in some favours would probably bring that figure down some more.
Fingers crossed for the big start, wont be long now!
c.
But you have the skills mate! I don't and unfortunately my MR2 is my daily.At present the bill is still under £500 - we have been buying carefully and selling off what we dont need from the donor car and the MR2.
A bit more shopping around / calling in some favours would probably bring that figure down some more.
Fingers crossed for the big start, wont be long now!
c.
That's very impressive though, a build like that for under £500!
6potdave said:
But you have the skills mate!
Erm, not really!I'm no expert at this, but if youre good with your hands / a bit practical and you can read instructions how hard can it be? TwoBrutal has been a fab source of help and information.
And lets not kid ourselves - there are more stupid people than you or I that have done this kind of thing succesfully!
Chris.
MrBrightSi said:
At one point I wanted a mk2 mr2, then I saw this website that did the conversion. The video on there of a v6 mr2 had me obsessed. Glad to see you following through where I just dreamt. Look forward to seeing more.
Yep, that's twobrutal! Those guys are a) nuts and b) staggeringly helpful!Paul Woods motorsport will also convert your bog standard MR2 to a V6 for under £3000 and to be honest they make a spiffing job.
If Pats MR2 turns out anywhere near as good we will be giddy!
Chris
Or888t said:
What type of bhp will it achieve?
What type of performance do these have?
Hope you don't think mind me asking, instead of researching it myself.
Genuinly interested.
Hi, no course I don't mind.What type of performance do these have?
Hope you don't think mind me asking, instead of researching it myself.Genuinly interested.
The standard engine we are using knocks out about 185bhp but with a couple of simple mods you can get it to 200bhp or so they say. Others fit superchargers or twin turbos, I guess a lot depends on how rich / brave you are feeling.
The main things that caught my eye are the torque and the noise. Being a V6 there is lots of low end grunt and with the right exhaust they sound superb.
Check out V6MR2 on YouTube!
Chris
Hello PH'ers!
Well, after some wrangling with the odd bolt and bit of plumbing here and there, the engine was finally rebuilt:-
And fitted:-
Wiring completed thanks to a guide written by the fabulous Mr Paul Woods of Woodsport - http://www.woodsport.org :-
Best of all is that it ran first attempt! My little brother was made up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlkpv5RQI_E
We now have some finishing off to do, tidying up the coolant pipes, the fuel feed and return, and a couple of other jobs. Exhaust to sort but thanks to a very generous person we kindly have somthing in place for that. Might be a tad noisy....
I have to say that without the help, advice, parts, tips and support from the guys on the TwoBrutal forum - www.twobrutal.co.uk - this would have been much harder.
If you own and MR2, and you are not a member of that forum, you are missing out!
I will add to this thread once the car is all put back together.
Summertime here we come!
Chris & Pat
Well, after some wrangling with the odd bolt and bit of plumbing here and there, the engine was finally rebuilt:-
And fitted:-
Wiring completed thanks to a guide written by the fabulous Mr Paul Woods of Woodsport - http://www.woodsport.org :-
Best of all is that it ran first attempt! My little brother was made up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlkpv5RQI_E
We now have some finishing off to do, tidying up the coolant pipes, the fuel feed and return, and a couple of other jobs. Exhaust to sort but thanks to a very generous person we kindly have somthing in place for that. Might be a tad noisy....
I have to say that without the help, advice, parts, tips and support from the guys on the TwoBrutal forum - www.twobrutal.co.uk - this would have been much harder.
If you own and MR2, and you are not a member of that forum, you are missing out!
I will add to this thread once the car is all put back together.
Summertime here we come!
Chris & Pat
Sorry i am rubbish at updating things!
We sorted some engine mounts properly (polybush to stop it jumping about):-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJq1IBJqvA4
And tidied up some other stuff in the engine bay:-
Made an exhaust front section from an assortment of bits:-
Acquired a tasty back box:-
And a suitably silly spoiler:-
Put the whole lot back together and drove it out of the garage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wPbfgscHlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwT2SYBAEF0
Needless to say he is quite please with his "new" car!
My brother has a bit more time on his hands so we trailered it down to his house in South Wales so he could finish off a few snagging jobs and get the MOT sorted.
The MOT is now done and the car is on the road. I will try and get a video from him of it in action propper!
The total spend stands at just over £500 for the build, thanks to yet more careful buying and selling (of surplus bits) and some very generous members on the Two Brutal website.
If you are into your MR2's and you havent seen the forum, go there now:-
www.twobrutal.co.uk
So there you go. Car completed. There is one downside however....
Pat got the car taxed for the 1st May, got up on that lovely sunday morning, went to the loacl petrol station and put £40 of petrol in because the light was on. By the end of the day he had done 75 miles hoofing around and taking the car to show people. When he got back home the petrol light was on. He reckons he managed about 14mpg.... Not the most eco car ever. I think it needs tuning / a rolling road session etc to set it up properly, because we literally threw this car together!
Anyway, i will try and get Pat to upload a video when he gets a minute, but if anyone has any specific questions, please PM me.
Now go buy and MR2 and get building!
Chris
www.twobrutal.co.uk - "cdwood2010"
We sorted some engine mounts properly (polybush to stop it jumping about):-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJq1IBJqvA4
And tidied up some other stuff in the engine bay:-
Made an exhaust front section from an assortment of bits:-
Acquired a tasty back box:-
And a suitably silly spoiler:-
Put the whole lot back together and drove it out of the garage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wPbfgscHlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwT2SYBAEF0
Needless to say he is quite please with his "new" car!
My brother has a bit more time on his hands so we trailered it down to his house in South Wales so he could finish off a few snagging jobs and get the MOT sorted.
The MOT is now done and the car is on the road. I will try and get a video from him of it in action propper!
The total spend stands at just over £500 for the build, thanks to yet more careful buying and selling (of surplus bits) and some very generous members on the Two Brutal website.
If you are into your MR2's and you havent seen the forum, go there now:-
www.twobrutal.co.uk
So there you go. Car completed. There is one downside however....
Pat got the car taxed for the 1st May, got up on that lovely sunday morning, went to the loacl petrol station and put £40 of petrol in because the light was on. By the end of the day he had done 75 miles hoofing around and taking the car to show people. When he got back home the petrol light was on. He reckons he managed about 14mpg.... Not the most eco car ever. I think it needs tuning / a rolling road session etc to set it up properly, because we literally threw this car together!
Anyway, i will try and get Pat to upload a video when he gets a minute, but if anyone has any specific questions, please PM me.
Now go buy and MR2 and get building!
Chris
www.twobrutal.co.uk - "cdwood2010"
Edited by CDWood on Sunday 8th May 00:18
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