Russ' 1994 Hardtop 2GRFE V6 MR2

[immorality]

No exhaust yet... and my phone can't take the volume.

[LittleDragon]

come up with a parts list... and let me drive it around the block... lol... I think I've decided on a V6 swap for my restoration project. I just don't know which one... I want low end torque and tall enough gearing for a GT car because I'll be driving it to Vegas quite a bit... lol

[immorality]

Well, you don't want an MR2 turbo tranny on it, it will rev way to high for your liking.

[bbarnumboy]

The E153 s supposed to max at like 173 mph on a 3rd gen 3s rev limit. thats not very high reving lol.

[bbarnumboy]

my facts list.

Gear Ratio / Maximum speed @ 6850rpm redline, stock 205/65 R-15's

3.54 / 40.4mph
2.05 / 69.8mph
1.33 / 107.6mph
1.03 / 138.9mph
0.82 / 174.5mph

So if it can reach 174 mph at 6850 rpm in 5th i would imagine highway cruising should be fairly low?

[immorality]

I'm still trying to get the tach working to verify the speeds & rpm's.

[LittleDragon]

Yeah, the 5-6 times I drove to Vegas, its hard to sleep as a passenger when the engine's going over 4000rpm at 80mph. It's kinda why I don't even go to places like Seattle anymore, I can only take the sound for so long

[PearlWhiteMR2]

Excellent work, can't wait to see!!

[immorality]

Another quick update.

The car is insured and driving!

Hooray! The exhaust is complete (and looks like shit, but that's another story, but it does sound awesome), Air/fuel ratio sensors have been lengthened and plugged in, dropped her off for an alignment today.

I'm sitting here at work, eagerly awaiting a phone call to tell me that it's ready to go. I can't concentrate on anything, I just need to go for a nice long drive! I'll try to add some pics and video over the next few days.

[Goopi]

Hooray! Yeah man, I would not have patience for a V6 that is running after tons of work either!
I hope you enjoy that long drive you really need, just make sure you know when to come to a stop.

[oasis]

This is awesome! I can't wait to see this.

[immorality]

Little update;

I've been driving it around for a week today. Had a custom y-pipe made up. It cost a fortune and the shop didn't do it the way I asked them, but it runs, and sounds good. I had it towed to the shop (and that cost a fortune too!) because it was so incredibly loud. Really, words can't describe it.




KO Racing Exhaust, 6" Can's 3" pipe;


More or less complete, just a few loose ends to tidy up;


At the VIDE show in Victoria with REDTWO;

[PearlWhiteMR2]

THUMBS UP!!!

[macatak]

she looks stock....
she sounds great....
she goes really well in the rain if Russ can find a gear where the wheels don't spin at anything over idle RPM

[redtwo]

Well, went for a ride tonight in the monster. Still can't get the grin off my face. What a f***ing monster. Pulls like no tomorrow, pushes you into the seat like not much else I've ben in lately. Tractable, reasonably quiet until you bury the pedal and runs on regular - ? Who needs a turbo with the lag - Russ may have the perfect MR2 now- sigh. Very well done, Russ, nice to see it on the road and you having fun with it. Just get the tach sorted now. Got video of it starting, almost blew the speakers off my camera...