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Originally Posted by AlJam
Hello,
I currently drive a 94 MR2 (NA) and am looking into trading it for a MkI.
I've been toying with ideas for a swap someday in the future, but didn't want anything that would add too much weight or disrupt the handling, as well as something that's not overly difficult to install. What would you recommend for giving the most hp/torque gain for it's size? From glancing through here and elsewhere a bit, I gather the most common swaps are 4A-GZE, the 20 valve, 2ZZ-GE, 3S-GE, 3S-GTE, and various V6's, and that the first few would best fit this criteria.
Also, 1. would the typical turbo put on a 4A-GZE be more or less heavy than the stock supercharger?, 2. Do many people ever boost a 20v? and 3. would a supercharger/turbo added to a 2ZZ, as in the Lotus Elise/Exige SC, fit easily?
Thank you very much,
Alex
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Best value for your money would be the 20 valve if you look around you can find them for much cheaper than a GZE. Yes people boost them, its a high compression engine so it takes less boost to make comparable power to a typical booted engine. But its more difficult to tune, and you wont find any off the shelf software for it most likely.
ZZ engines are typically prohibitively expensive for most MK1 owners. For the cost you may be better off looking into a 3S-GTE.
The 20 valve and the GZE will be the easiest to perform, and the 20v is very close in weight to the stock GE.
I am going the V6 route but it isnt for the faint of heart and it is NOT easy, although I am doing it cheaper than any of the other swaps. But thats because I picked up a wrecked Camry for free, good luck scoring one lol. It gives you the most linear torque of any of the swaps and I love the noise they make.