Mk1.6 Mr2

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OlberJ

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239 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Can't remember if av posted this up before but this is my current project.

A Mk1 Mr2 with V6 3VZFE engine in the back from a Camry.

Build thread on my website : http://www.olberj.co.uk/-build-page/ 

The engine is in and jus currently having some electrical issues getting the thing started, shouldn't be too long now.

Will post up plenty vids when it's running.

Planning to take the car on a trip from Newcastle to Stavanger to Calais and home in July, and also take in a few trackdays too.


Cheers for looking,
Olie

Ordinary Bloke

4,559 posts

204 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Nice, I loved my Mr Two but it always needed an ENGINE to do it justice!

GravelBen

15,850 posts

236 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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thumbup Nice work, bet that will fly! How much extra weight does the V6 add over the 4AGE?

sadako

7,080 posts

244 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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GravelBen said:
thumbup Nice work, bet that will fly! How much extra weight does the V6 add over the 4AGE?
Not that much more. All the info on these is up on TwoBrutal.co.uk. Paul Woods (Woodsport) is the main guy who is making these conversions and has it down to a fine art. There are complete instructions for the engine swap and other mental mods on the site. Someone is experimenting with the V6 engine for modification in a Mk2 MR2 as there is potential for more power there. I'm tempted to do a similar thing with one of my AW11s if/when I have the cash. It'd sound good in a tunnel... Vixpy thinks I should go 3S-GTE and try and get it over 500bhp using Fensport Corrola style modification...

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

214 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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Very cool, how much power does the v6 from the camry output? how big is it, 3.0ltr?

OlberJ

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Tuesday 26th February 2008
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Aye, shouldn't weigh much more and the weight will be fore of the rear axle so will help plant the car anyways.

It's a 3.0, yes, standard BHP in the Camry is 185, but that's on a very choked system. As Toyota de-tuned it to go in the Camry.

So am hoping, with some homebrew mods and a better exhuast system 200-210BHP.

If i do the heads, 240-250BHP.

It's the toque that makes this thing though, full power available from about 2,250rpm. It's just nuts.

Oh and then there's the noise biggrin

BlueMR2

8,699 posts

208 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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Supercharge it.

OlberJ

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Tuesday 26th February 2008
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Hehe, this one is staying N/A am afraid, future plans are headwork and a set of Throttle Bodies though.

This one's all about the noise.

For the Mk2V6 am building, i might just S/C that.

Red Devil

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214 months

Wednesday 27th February 2008
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sadako said:
Someone is experimenting with the V6 engine for modification in a Mk2 MR2 as there is potential for more power there.
I know two MR2OC members who have Mk2 MR2s with modified V6s - one supercharged, one turbocharged.

OlberJ

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Wednesday 27th February 2008
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Let me guess, one's yellow and one's black?

OlberJ

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Wednesday 27th February 2008
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Jus seen av got this in the wrong bit, can a mod move it to Readers Cars for me please? biggrin

OlberJ

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Wednesday 27th February 2008
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The engine in (excuse the stocking :lol: )




Red Devil

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214 months

Thursday 28th February 2008
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OlberJ said:
Let me guess, one's yellow and one's black?
House! smile

OlberJ

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Thursday 28th February 2008
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Yep, Jinja and Whoozy's cars are pretty special sounding.

Bit of tweaking and am sure their bite will be as wild as their bark.

Am sure Throttle Bodies will sound even better though biggrin

OlberJ

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Monday 21st April 2008
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Had some issues with the wiring but that kind lad Paul Woods sorted it all out for me. Mind you av gotta say that, he's my boss now too. biggrin

Anywho's, here's what happened when i tried it this time :

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v239/OlberJ/Mr2V6/?action=view&current=OlberandAuldYinV6Startup.flv][/URL]

Still needs an exhuast sorted, the ARB's fitted, brake lines, some poly bushes for the torque mounts and an MOT then it's time for some proper fun.

Might leave the exhuast off though, gotta love that roar!

OlberJ

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Friday 20th June 2008
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Been uber busy building other people's cars av not had much time to work on mine.

Managed to fab up an elise backbox onto the V6 though, here's how it's sounding :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJDS_MMxoc 

Let me know what you think.

deviant

4,316 posts

216 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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sadako said:
GravelBen said:
thumbup Nice work, bet that will fly! How much extra weight does the V6 add over the 4AGE?
Not that much more. All the info on these is up on TwoBrutal.co.uk. Paul Woods (Woodsport) is the main guy who is making these conversions and has it down to a fine art. There are complete instructions for the engine swap and other mental mods on the site. Someone is experimenting with the V6 engine for modification in a Mk2 MR2 as there is potential for more power there. I'm tempted to do a similar thing with one of my AW11s if/when I have the cash. It'd sound good in a tunnel... Vixpy thinks I should go 3S-GTE and try and get it over 500bhp using Fensport Corrola style modification...
There is a bloke here in Western Australia that specialises in MR2's and works out of a small workshop on his property (always booked out months and months in advance to!)...he has just completed a twin turbo V6 in a MK2 running around 500BHP and set up to blitz the local hillclimb and sprint scene.

OlberJ

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Monday 23rd June 2008
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Deviant do you have any more info/links on this TT V6. We'd love to see that on TB.

It's not Flupstar from Mr2OC.com is it?

deviant

4,316 posts

216 months

Tuesday 24th June 2008
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Dunno mate I'm not on MR2OC.COM.

This is the guys website http://www.wtfauto.com.au/

He doesnt get to update it very often though because he is so flat out!!

OlberJ

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Thursday 24th July 2008
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Finally got the thing driving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfOnhBI_WIQ

Also bought another one to give to my old man and either gonna break this one and build a Mk2V6 or turns this one into a track car.