BEAMS 3S into Aw11?

[mullett]

So, I'm kinda taken with the idea...can anyone shed light on the bits required for the conversion. I'm planning to use an MR2 beams, which should come with an LSD box I can use.
1) front engine mount. Fairly straightforward?
2) driveshafts, can I mix and match the factory ones?
3) wiring. Does the beams have any built in immob junk? Or is it fairly straightforward to wire?

Anything terrifying I've forgotten?

-RM

[foamy]

Speed Source sell a engine mount kit for $500 or so, if you can't fabricate your own.
You can use the 3SGE's driveshafts but they won't match the AW11's hubs.
Any reason for wanting to do this other then the cool factor?

[mullett]

200hp NA sounds like a good reason to me I think that the MR2 needs to be a little hard-edged and high strung, and forced induction blunts that a little. Do the driveshafts match the SC hubs? Or can you mix and match the AW11 outer shaft to the 3S shaft?

[beerhead]

There was a thread floating around with a gen3 3SGTE into a FWD AE9X corolla. The combination of shafts he used should be a match I guess.

[old_mr2]

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.p...t=0#msg_746534

[trdee]

Use a C series gearbox and it's much easier....

[big_zop]

I know eeeyan will agree with me here, but 2GR FTW!

[MR22ZZ]

why BEAMS? 2ZZGE would give better power to weight.

... just saying.

though I agree with the Zopmeister up ^^^^ there.

[mullett]

2ZZ wouldn't go astray either, I hadn't really though about it. Trouble with 2ZZ is having to use aftermarket management (or extremely complicated combination of bits to get the factory ECU to work...

Isn't C-series box standard on the non-turbo SW20s? (where the beams would come from)

-RM

[mullett]

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.p...t=0#msg_746534

I saw that earlier, but all the pics are dead and it's a bit light on info otherwise..

-RM

[RA35GT]

I know eeeyan will agree with me here, but 2GR FTW!

Now THAT, is doing it right.

[MR22ZZ]

I thought 3SGE SW20s had an S series gearbox.

[mullett]

Whoops, you're right. Doesn't the S-series box bolt up to the GZE gear? (kinda)

[StuC]

Get on to Justin MC. He has CharlieMR2s old aw. It currently has a gen3 3sgte in it but had a beams prior. Uses the same mount setup as the beams and he's running and e153 LSD box (same as the v6 camry, sw turbo box)

[mullett]

2GR looks awesome in there, but I want less weight than more And also a properlly revvy engine that I can work on without my gumby hands on

Stu, thanks a lot, I'll get onto him. E51 is GZE box, maybe E153 is similar?

-RM