Hi everyone,
I'm buying a 93 MR2 N/A but have become intrigued with the idea of upgrading the powerplant with another N/A engine (I hate the turbo lag). I'd be trying to do the swap myself, I have decent mechanical skills but never tried anything this complex. So, two questions:
1) How does the BEAMS engine, or other non-V6 swaps, compare with the V6 options available? I assume the BEAMS would be the easiest upgrade to install, but I really want to get more low-end torque and I think (?) a V6 option would do better for that.
2) I've read a bunch of forums on the V6 options, but I'm having a hard time figuring out which would be the best tradeoff between power/torque and ease of installation. Here are some of the V6 options I've seen so far discussed (I want to get near or exceed 200HP):
-3VZFE (3.0L), 5VZFE
-1MZFE (3.0L) and 3MZFE (3.3L - not sure if it will fit)
-1GRFE, 2GRFE and 3GRFE (not sure if these will fit)
-There may be more I'm missing
Do you guys have any thoughts on which of the above provides the best tradeoff between maximum power/torque and ease of installation? Meaning I'd like to not have to cut metal to fit the engine in, would like to re-use as many stock parts as possible, etc.
Thanks all for the thoughts.
-Dubs
By the way I'd like to create some kind of master Excel spreadsheet that contains all the key data for all possible swap engine stats but don't know how to post an Excel file
