I have been planning an engine/car rebuild/upgrade for quite some time now and thought I would let you know just what will be going into my MR2. It is a revision 2 1993 JDM MR2 Turbo which has the 3SGTE engine and E153 gearbox.Below is a list of parts that are either already installed or waiting to be installed.

The head has already been rebuilt to my specification which was done by a company called QEP in the UK.
Ferrea 1mm oversized intake/exhaust valves
Ferrea dual valve springs
Ferrea seats and retainers
JUN bronze valve guides
Piper 264* intake/exhaust cams with modification to allow for clearance
HKS vernier pulley wheels
Shimless bucket conversion
HKS timing belt
JUN 2.2 stroker kit
Pauter connecting rods
ACL race bearings for main,connecting rods and thrust.
ARP studs and bolts for everything that needs them.
Engine girdle
Moroso upgraded sump
Crank scraper
KORacing 3082r turbo kit
RMR intake manifold
Q45 throttle body
Samco silicon hoses
2 x Walbro fuel pumps
2 x Bosch 044 fuel pumps
4 x Delphi 1000cc fuel injectors
Fuel swirl pot
Upgraded intercooler
Upgraded intercooler fan
Sard S.C.S. intercooler water spray
AEM water injection kit
Full Toyota gasket set
Hydra Nemesis EMS
Tein type Flex with EDFC
TRD front and rear antiroll bars
Polyurethane bushings on just about everything
Tanabe under brace
Tein pillowball tension rods
KSport adjustable endlinks front and rear
Braided clutch hose
Rebuilt gearbox by Rogue with Quaife LSD
Carbonetic twin plate carbon clutch
Cusco brake master cylinder stopper brace
Wilwood rear brake kit
KSport 330mm 8pot front brake kit
17" wheels (I can't remember the brand)
215x40x17 Goodyear front
235x35x17 Goodyear rear
ATS upgraded upgraded cv cages
Revision 6 front lights
HID front steerable fog lights
Rev 3 rear lights
Carbon front light lids
Carbon engine lid
Carbon boot lid
Carbon engine service panel
Carbon copy Tom's air scoop
Carbon revision 5 spoiler
Short shift gear stick with unknown brand carbon knob
Momo Jet steering wheel with quick release
HKS EVC V
Dash pod for 3 gauges
Zeitronix wideband kit
EMS Powered racing harness bar
HKS dump valve

Impressive spec/parts list

Can't wait to see this in the flesh! Are you going to be doing the work yourself or are you leaving it in with someone to carry out for you? Should be pushing mega power when you have everything up and running! You planning on doing any drag runs? Be nice to see an MR2 show up a few of the Evos and Skylines!

that's quite a list! What power are you expecting out of it?

That's a smoking hot build right there. Does that 3082 have an anti-surge housing? if so it's going to sound something like this:

Looking forward to seeing how this build comes along. Hope you've got some good motorways up there

Very nice, gonna keep an eye on this

Motorways? Donegal? You havin a laugh!

Thanks Spidey.

Dan I will be doing most of the work myself. The block will most likely be sent to Tim of TBDevelopments. Tim uses a torque plate when he sends the blocks to be bored for the JUN stroker uses 87mm Cosworth pistons.I have no plans on doing any drag runs . . . but you never know .

mnixon I hope to get 400whp on pump fuel. It will have two maps. One for the NCT guys which should keep them happy and the other map for performance.

Quandry I don't think the 3082r has an anti surge housing. I would need to ask KORacing that question .

MOG this wont be finished any time soon. It takes a lot of effort for me to just get out of my cosy bed .

Marty J wrote:
It will have two maps. One for the NCT guys which should keep them happy and the other map for performance.

I was thinking about this myself, but actually as they only rev them up to 2,500rpm and then idle, you only need to optimise for lambda in those areas and then the rest should be free for max power.

Here are some photos I took today.


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when this is finished will it be the quickest mr2 on the island?

ho ho ho, nothing like a bit of competitive talk eh? I think Stephen up at Momentum has 600hp or something?

On that note, is there a drag strip anywhere in Ireland? north or south?

I don't think my engine build would suit drag racing. I chose it more for fast road use, but I wouldn't mind trying something like a time trial.

I think a 2.2 stroker with a 3071 or 3082 will suit anything - there is a 3071 in the 10s on mr2oc.com !

You and Quandry have to get your cars on the drag strip at some stage

Sorry Marty we went off topic a bit there. The drag racing discussion is now continued here.

Hey Marty, how's the build coming along?

Would you believe it if I told you that I hurt my back when I was doing some soldering on Monday . I have been taking Difen anti-inflammatory capsules and my wife has been rubbing in Deep Heat . It's still not right but slowly recovering.

The first thing to do is cleaning the engine thoroughly. I plan on painting it when it's back together. I have plenty of small sealable plastic bags to help label all the nuts and bolts that are removed. I will try to remember to take photos as the engine work progresses.

haha love the pics mate, reminds me of having my old mr2 up on blocks, had it like that for a couple months without going near it

Wow sorry to hear you hurt your back.

Hope you have a speedy recovery and looking forward to hearing about how you're getting on.

Q

Yea mate sorry to hear about your back. Hope you recover quickly but if you have your wife to tend to your every need then it cant be all bad!

Keep us updated with the progress as the build goes on. If you're ever stuck or in need of a hand feel free to give me a shout. I'll do my best to get up to you.

thanks for the vote of convidence martyj i'll do my best on your build if your send it to me

also anyone wants to know abotu turbo specs just ask. i can do a gt3082r with anti-surge if needed

Tim
TB Developments

Well I thought that I would do something with the MR2 today even with a dodgy back and installed LEDs in where the maps lights are. There are 20 LEDs per side which should release another 0.0000001 whp They are very bright and use less power as a bonus.

Any pics of what they look like? I put led's in my dash behind the guages and so far have been amazingly un-impressed

I am glad to say that my back is better and today I have been removing more bits and pieces from the engine.

Regarding the LEDs below are some photos of the mod, but they don't do it justice. They look a lot better in person.


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Nice, nice, nice.... where did you get to now on the engine?

The next thing to do is remove the gearbox so that I can attach the engine to a stand. I already have a rebuilt gearbox with a Quaife differential installed, so this one will be a spare.

Hey Marty, how's that build coming along?

Marty J wrote:
I am glad to say that my back is better and today I have been removing more bits and pieces from the engine.

Regarding the LEDs below are some photos of the mod, but they don't do it justice. They look a lot better in person.


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They look great where did you get them from??

I bought them from a ebay member based in Hong Kong.

Marty J wrote:
I bought them from a ebay member based in Hong Kong.

Do you have a name or a link??