MR2QIK & MR2OLD

[MR2QIK]

Hello happy people & angry forum trolls :)

Always been a Toyota fanboy (esp MR2's). Not sure, most likely because I grew up around them & my first car was one (SW20 below). Anyway, here's my Toys...

1994 MR2 SW20 GT-S Turbo

Quickspecs:

Rebuilt Gen3 3SGTE (few times over)

2.2L 5S crank, Pauter I-beam rods, CP forged pistons, sleeved block

ARP fasteners (rod bolts/head studs etc)

HKS stopper-type HG

Ported & polished head

HKS 272 "high lift" camshafts

Custom side-feed intake manifold

W2A Intercooler (Full-Race core, customer H/E, Bosch pump)

Garrett GT35R .82 A/R

MSD 6AL ignition, with Blaster 3 coil

Apexi Power FC with HC

Sard 800cc injectors

Walbro fuel pump

Makes 330rwkw on pump fuel (98ron) @ 19-20psi

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Was featured in Zoom & Autosalon magazine a few years ago. Owned the car since 1999. First owner in AU, had 66,000km when I bought & is now @ 236,000km B)

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For my birthday, my Wifey lovingly bought me another MR2. This time an AW11. 3rd owner in Australia. Has 123,000km on the chassis.

1987 MR2 AW11 Supercharger targa (factory)

AE101 4AGZE (swapped in Japan), SC12 running 11psi

Haltech E6X

Full custom-exhaust including ceramic coated headers/extractors & blast pipes

Makes a conservative 105-110rwkw (depending on heatsoak) on pump 98ron fuel.

[ELEGNT]

so much want!!!!! such a nice car and insane power

[DJKOR]

Hot damn that is a turn-on.

[RedSportivo]

There both hot!!!!

[Defyant]

God damm as if one awsome car isn't enuf your well on your way to having two. Your wifey buys you an awsome lil street screemer toy and mine buys me an iLoad and tells me to get to work in it!... wheres the bloody justice :P Will you turn the new toy into something like the black beast? or keep it as a daily.

[trentmeyer23]

Wow

[jeffy]

mmmmm works,... :]

[Seby123]

i definitely need a change in pants after seeing that MR2QIK

[MR2QIK]

Thankyou 4 the kind comments.

Defyant, the AW11 is only going to be restored to as close 2 pristine condition as I can make it. I want 2 keep it pure 80's Toyota, since it was good enough 2 be COTY in Japan. It's not my daily, but I drive it to work as often as possible so it can pay it dues like my SW20 did.

[dwee.]

I am so jealous! Always wanted one as a project car!

[Guest]

Nice MR2's. You are a very brave man owning two of them though.

[SecaBoy]

very very very very nice... always had a soft spot for the sw20s... :D

[MR2QIK]

dwee/secaboy...Get one before they deteriorate further

Mike, that's my second AW11. This was my first. Was a track-hack me & 2 mates bought. We sold it after we all got married & chained up. Had a Toms silvertop 20V from a T101.

Shame it never reached its full potential in our hands.

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A few more pics I took the other day:

[Branno]

JIZZZZ. you are my inspiration to get an mr2. May I ask how much the engine build for the SW20 cost you?

[haydos_sx6]

Love the black one, I want it 

[trentmeyer23]

JIZZZZ. you are my inspiration to get an mr2. May I ask how much the engine build for the SW20 cost you?

Even more than mine Branno, which was/is a LOT!!! Parts alone would be well over 5k(well should be).

[red05tivo]

to be honest i would ****.. that car like all over..

[MR2QIK]

^ HAHA Cheers!

So been a long time since I posted here. A lot has happened with the SW20.

Developed a coolant temperate issue, which was eventually diagnosed to be another cracked block. Happy times

Pretty much give up on 3S blocks (cracked both unsleeved & sleeved blocks now). Pondered moving onto a new project, but couldn't bring myself to do it, so 3rd rebuild. 5SGTE

Since it was already a stroker motor (Gen3 based), wasn't a huge drama parts wise. Breakdown below:

98 5SFE block

CP 87.5mm off the shelf pistons (C/R of approx 8.5:1)

5S crank (re-using from my previous bottom end)

Pauter I-beam rods (re-using from my previous bottom end)

ARP fasteners/head studs (re-using from my previous bottom end)

Gen3 water & oil pump (re-using from my previous bottom end - very new - less than 20k on them)

Apexi 1.1mm MLS HG

HKS Gen3 timing belt

New bearings (King Bearings again)

Gen3 sump (required a bit of tampering to mate to the 5S block)

5S rear main seal

3S main caps (line-bored)

Removing the factory oil cooler & running solely with my aftermarket unit (simpler/less mess)

Required new oil cooler fittings/lines

Quick breakdown of 5SGTE block work:

Deck plate boring & honing

Tapping in for the alternator bracket, axle carrier

Line-boring for the 3S main caps

Drilling/elongating water galleries to increase flow with the Gen3 cylinder head

Blocking the oil feed for counter balanced yadda yadda yadda

Minor sump modification for use with Gen3 dipstick/union/tube

I made the decision not install oil squirters & to stick with regular ARP head studs (not exxy L19's etc). It's very much a street car & whilst it will likely see E85 in its future, I don't intent to push the envelope too far with this one.

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New pistons & HG:

Block from a mate in QLD:

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Block as it arrived after machine work:

Engine dropped:

The elements weren't kind to the old bottom end:

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After modifying the coolant passages on the block to suit the Apexi gasket/3S head & original coolant flow design:

Starting to come together:

Powdercoated the valvecover & intake manifold:

Was a pain to clean out the valvecover after sandblasting (had to dissemble & spend hours cleaning it). Happy with the result though.

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Dummy fitment of oil cooler fittings/lines:

Motor raised back in:

Had a little electrical drama with my alarm etc, which delayed start up, but once I sorted those, she cranked over without issue. Replaced the vaccuum lines again, set timing, checked for leaks etc etc. Matt/Hitman gave it a quick look over & it was pretty much spot on for run in tune (a bit richer than before due to displacement change & lower C/R).