1UZ-FE into AW11

[Kagetsu]

I couldn't find the DVD with it on. I'll keep looking though.

[mullett]

You're saying it goes into the AW11 without cutting? I'm VERY interested, I thought you'd have to cut the boot firewall and move it back....

RM.

I would disagree. I believe the all aluminum V6 is lighter or at least the same weight of the 3sgte. It has also been proven to be a much faster in the MR2 when set up correctly. A V6 supercharged MR2 won the Ultimate street car championship in the USA (mounted in a MK2 MR2) a few years back. This is becoming quite the swap now in the US as it is basically a bolt-in. sorta
Same with the MK1. No cutting required.
And makes for what is said to be a bloody fast MK1.

Torque.

[Joshstix]

The V6 should fit without cutting the firewall. The 1MZ and 3VZ are fairly narrow as they run a 60 degree V angle. A lot of people cut the firewall when it is not needed, heaps of people cut it just to get a 3S in there but I've got a 3S with GT35R in mine with nothing more than a little pursuasion from a ballpein hammer to the rear firewall.

[Ben Wilson]

As far as I've been able to tell it's the inlet system which hits the boot firewall. I had some plans about 6 throttle bodies at one stage to avoid this problem.

[07XTC]

This sounds interesting. Does anyone have any pics of this conversion? It would be interesting to see it.....Bill Strong is there an internet link to this conversion in the US? I dont have an MR2, but at times I love to just read about cool conversions like this.

[Bill Strong]

The Vick Brothers from Atlanta Georgia were one of the first guys to install the Toyota V6 (Supercharged) into the MK1 around 2000.

They dont have the website up anymore, but I found the images on a German site..

[Kagetsu]

That's impressive... But there's not a lot of room, and how would it go for cooling?

[Bill Strong]

That's impressive... But there's not a lot of room, and how would it go for cooling?

cooling is done by the radiator

The block "foot print" is not that much more than the 4age. The big difference is the footage taken up by cam covers and intake manifolds.

I am pretty certain that most guys even use the stock AW11 radiator and have had no il effects.

One of our members, Carl Crawford of www.speed-source.net even installed a supercharged General Motors V6.
http://www.djedwhite.com/photo/photo.php?dir=mr2
Not much on the engine. But his ran really good. Very fast car.


Lots of guys doing MK1 V6 swaps in the UK. Visit Two Brutal for more info and instructions.
http://twobrutal.co.uk

There has even been a couple of 220hp yamaha/ford V6 MK1 MR2s in the states. This engine is called the SHO V6 over here. Very fast car with this engine.

[Bill Strong]

and her is Paul Woods instructions on how to install a V6 into the MK1 MR2.

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/V6MR2.html

[Kagetsu]

I really like the looks of doing this. But if a V8 could be put in it, then that'd just be completely insane. ^_^'

Just went through that build up too... Looks like a hell of a lot of fun. ^_^

[Bill Strong]

It can be put in.
www.v8mr2.com
I am building the new car with a minimal amount of cutting. There will be NO rear boot, and due to the huge radiator we are using the front boot will also be not usable, oh, that the safety cage takes up the passenger seat... But the V8 fits. The problem is not fitting the engine, but finding a transaxle to work with the huge torque loads. People are convinced that the 3sgte transaxle will work fine, I am not all that conviced it will last long with the torque of the V8.
Even my Automatic 4-speed GM transaxle is limited to about 475nm. And that is only due to me making the ECU reduce power (timing) on upshifts, special oils, and loads of cooling. Oh, and running non-sticky tyres. We will see. The V8 MR2 will be hill climbed next year. that should test it pretty good.

[Kagetsu]

That's simply phenominal. ^_^ Would have liked to see a Toyota V8 in there... But hey, that's wild.
Sounds like custom work may be needed to get the wheels spinning reliably, but then again, the 3S-GTE versions may work, at least initially.

[Bill Strong]

I would like to see a Toyota V8 as well. They are very hard to find around where I live. I live in a very rural area. Mountains and trees. Pickup trucks and shotguns.
Toyota's are not the vehical of choice out here. Mainly Chevies, Dodges and Fords.

If you look close at the all-aluminum cadillac Northstar 4.6 liter V8 you will see Toyota all inside it. It is a 4age... just bigger and it uses a rather nifty cam chain drive. It is a 4-cam 32-valve engine. With some new cams and springs it can rev to 8000rpm with a supporting computer and fuel curve.

Plus I am really limited on how much I can spend on my hobby, the Northstar was ubber cheap

[Ben Wilson]

is there an internet link to this conversion

Check out www.twobrutal.co.uk there is a fair bit of information on there.

[mullett]

The info I've found so far seems to relate more to the SW20 than the AW11, that being said it does look like the intake is the weak point as far as physically fitting it into the engine bay goes. Hmmm. 6 throttlebodies should fix that...What's the highest power version of the v6 which DOESN'T employ VVT or other electronic trickery? (IE: which can be run easily on a reasonably basic aftermarket ECU)

mmm...V6y goodness...

RM.