MR2 upgrade

tonys · 04-25-2009, 12:35 PM

Hello to all, I am a new member of the forum and I hope, soon to be MR2 owner.
Which leads me to my first question. I am looking at a 1991 MR2 which has had a 1994 Turbo engine dropped in to replace the original 2.2L. Are there any potential problems to watch out for with this switch, or is it seamless?
And second, the owner had replaced the original turbo with a T3T4. He is waiting for the boost controller, so the car is not operational at the moment. I've owned plenty or Toyota's, but no turbos. Some of what i have read suggests the T3T4 is considerably larger than the stock turbo. Any problems to watch our for?

Any feedback would be welcome.

TS

Gairloch · 04-25-2009, 12:51 PM

Unfortunately when you're talking about a swap of this scale there is no such thing as "always" or "seamless". If the PO did a good job with the swap and has worked out the kinks himself then you're probably pretty safe. If he didn't and hasn't then you could be in for a heapin' helpin' of automotive misery. I would *not* buy the car until you've had a chance to test drive it.

Redfox · 04-25-2009, 02:35 PM

make sure to ask for a carfax report before you buy the car you don't what to find out later that it was in a front end crash & you what to install a after market bumper but won't fit because there was frame damage.ask the owner lots of questions,look for body damage,check the interior ect

04-25-2009, 12:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
tonys No Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	MR2 upgrade Hello to all, I am a new member of the forum and I hope, soon to be MR2 owner. Which leads me to my first question. I am looking at a 1991 MR2 which has had a 1994 Turbo engine dropped in to replace the original 2.2L. Are there any potential problems to watch out for with this switch, or is it seamless? And second, the owner had replaced the original turbo with a T3T4. He is waiting for the boost controller, so the car is not operational at the moment. I've owned plenty or Toyota's, but no turbos. Some of what i have read suggests the T3T4 is considerably larger than the stock turbo. Any problems to watch our for? Any feedback would be welcome. TS

04-25-2009, 12:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,854 Thanks: 125 Thanked 258 Times in 228 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Unfortunately when you're talking about a swap of this scale there is no such thing as "always" or "seamless". If the PO did a good job with the swap and has worked out the kinks himself then you're probably pretty safe. If he didn't and hasn't then you could be in for a heapin' helpin' of automotive misery. I would not buy the car until you've had a chance to test drive it. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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04-25-2009, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redfox Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bakersfield CA Posts: 220 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	make sure to ask for a carfax report before you buy the car you don't what to find out later that it was in a front end crash & you what to install a after market bumper but won't fit because there was frame damage.ask the owner lots of questions,look for body damage,check the interior ect