Texas_Ace 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo 3rd Gen JDM Swap First Start

[Unknownframes]

this is what I'm thinking to do my mr2 as well. hows she driving?

[TexasAceAA]

@Unknownframes It drove great till I started messing with things lol. Was not the cars fault, I made the mistake that put her on jack stands for the time being.

[Unknownframes]

@TexasAceAA ahhh man! sorry to hear that. Im might be getting it down hear in cali. Have to get new breaks and whole bunch other crap. Im not a DIY kinda guy, so its gonna cost me some. How much horsepower? mpg? roughly

[yelnatsmada]

You live in Texas right? Did you have any problem with the inspection on that 3rd gen swap? Is it still obd1? I'm thinking about doing a 3rd gen swap. What about parts? Are the 2nd gen parts interchangeable with the 3rd gen motor?

[TexasAceAA]

@yelnatsmada No problems at all, Texas is not Cali, you can pass just about anything with a little work. In this case All I needed for it to pass out of the box was a cat.

Parts are no harder to get then a 2nd gen 3sgte. Some parts are interchangeable, some are not.

[yelnatsmada]

@TexasAceAA Awesome. Thanks for the info!

[mehrshadvr4]

is it plug and play? i'm going to do the same swap on my friend's 93 and the engine comes with everything, but one of the plugs were cut off so i'm not sure if that would work or not.

[TexasAceAA]

@mehrshadvr4 It was plug and play in my 93 turbo chassis. For an NA or earlier model you will have to move some wires around.

If a connector is cut off you will either need to wire in a new connector or get a new harness.

[MrKaoVue]

a DSM? man..never thought of a DSM, is that American tuned? how is it cheaper to work on and make fast than a MR2?

[TexasAceAA]

@MrKaoVue DSM's (aka, eclipse/talon) are good learning cars since they always have something going wrong and are cheap to fix. They are also a lot cheaper to make power out of then an MR2 when on a budget. Plus no one cares if you ruin one of them when learning.

The MR2 makes for a good 2nd or 3rd tuner car, after you have a little experience and get the ricer out of your system. Done right they are very reliable but they do cost more to work on and make power.

[MrKaoVue]

how easy is the swap?

[TexasAceAA]

@MrKaoVue It depends on what model you start out with. I had a 93 turbo car to start out with so the swap was literally plug and play.

With earlier 91-92 turbo cars you have to do some minor re-wiring but still an easy almost plug and play swap.

With any NA car you have to also change out the hubs, axles, brakes ect. Still bolt in but takes more work.

Overall with a friend you should be able to finish the swap in a weekend pretty easy regardless of which car you have.

[MrKaoVue]

@TexasAceAA Hmm, alright. would you recommend this car to someone whos an entry level of tuning? a first time turbo car to play with, tune, bolt ons and what not?

[TexasAceAA]

@MrKaoVue It is a fun car and pretty easy to work on. It really comes down to budget, if you are on a tight budget something like a DSM will be cheaper to work on and make fast.

The MR2 will be more reliable but it costs more when things do go wrong. If you have the funds to buy a good condition MR2 (at least $6000+ for a good condition turbo, more if it is modded) then it will be the better car unless you plan to go for big power

[lianperry]

thanks for the info!great ride!

[lianperry]

is 3rd gen 3sgte OBD2?

[TexasAceAA]

@lianperry No, none of the 3sgte's are OBD-II. They stopped selling the MR2 in the US in 95 due to the OBD-II actually. Otherwise we would have got them till 98 when they stopped production.

[hdelsol4]

Very nice, job well done. I'll be doing this to soon myself.

[Alpine6226]

SHE LIVES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[EricSV2012]

Nice. I have a 92 3sgte.

[MR25SFETR]

Great job man!!! Where did you get your engine?

[TexasAceAA]

@MR25SFETR This engine came from ATS Racing, I have since gone on to blow it up along with 2 more, i also got a motor from EMSpowered. Then my latest is somones old motor.

[richythepianoman]

Nice sounding engine. How much bhp is she putting out?

[TexasAceAA]

@richythepianoman Time of this video, ~250rwhp

It made 350rwhp a few months ago before cracking a ringland and is being rebuilt now to make 500rwhp+ and then go for some real numbers later.

[Rorabough]

very nice man. i am saving up to do the same swap with my 91 na. have you had any problems with the engine since the swap?

[gln666]

Nice swap you got there, but mate be thinking about polish the car up man. It looks crap!

Nice vid!

[TexasAceAA]

lol, yeah this was the first time it was drivable in 2 years, it had not got any love for some time. I cleaned it up a few weeks later and it loooked much better....for about 2 months. now i just wax it every few months to keep it looking good. Needs a paint job bad but performance before looks.

[tlesiak91]

@gln666 hahahahah asshole

[reflex0r]

Yeah I have a Gen2 w/ mods, I got the "Greddy style' intercooler kit too, definitely get that hot pipe though completes the kit. Where in TX are you at bro? I'm in Houston

[TexasAceAA]

Somwhere in Texas, i will let you know when i figure it out myself lol.

[The92mr2]

whats up man i have a 92 turbo mr2 i swap a jdm 3rd gen 3sgte engine but am having trouble with the engine wiring harness it would be nice if you can help out cause i miss driving my car

[TexasAceAA]

The engine harness? Well if you got the swap from a good shop then it should have come with the engine and be complete. If not then sorry not much i can tell you as i just plugged mine in.

Try MR2OC

[24okay]

I just bought my MR2 Turbo last night and drove it home. I love it by the way. I am going to get the 3rd gen 3sgte engine included in my GT-Four ST205 front clip for my conversion. But the question is, what is the best way to swap out the motor in the MR2? After looking at mine, it looks like dropping it from under the car is the easiest, but I wanted to ask someone who has did it before.

[TexasAceAA]

Well for 1 thing i would consider getting an MR2 motor, there are a LOT of things you will have to change out on the motor froma GT4 to make it work on an MR2, virtually everything on the outside of the motor. And finding those parts is not easy or cheap.

And yes you take the motor out the bottom of the MR2, just drop the motor/Tranny all as 1 unit

[24okay]

Oh I know, because the 3rd gen 3sgte motor for the Celica is different from the MR2. Like the intercooler. I can get a motor for the MR2 tubo, I was just wondering, and I just wanted to throw it out there about the GT-Four conversion, because it is kind of exciting, while being a HUGE task.

[Suprahajimoto]

I have never herd of that, how long do you squeeze the hose before you know the air is out with the motor off?

[TexasAceAA]

Till you stop having to add coolent. It doesn't get it all out but it gets most of it.

[Suprahajimoto]

Sorry, overflow into funnel.

[Suprahajimoto]

I doubt if this was the intial start up, hes got the radiator cap on.

[TexasAceAA]

Why would you say that? it was the first start, i had already bled the coolent as best i could using a trick i learned from ATS. I then bled the rest after it was warm. I didn't want coolent flying all over the engine bay so of course i put the cap on.

[Suprahajimoto]

Well, I guess. Everyone has there differnt ways of inital start up. I dont even use them hoses. I jack up the car so that the neck is at the highest point, and use a small funnel, seal the funnel on the neck so that it allows coolant to overflow into the neck and you can release the bubbles and allow the car to not boil over all over the motor. I take it you just wanted to start it for youtube and more things to do before you did this ;-)

[TexasAceAA]

Pretty much, this had been a long swap and i just wanted to see it start myself.

I used the funnel trick to bleed it, you seal the funnel and then squeez the collent hose and it will bleed out 90% of the air. the last little bit i just fill up after each drive and after a few days it is full. Works great for me.

[Ricerboy21]

i used to have a '93 non-turbo, now i have a '92 turbo... the 93's suspension system was soo smooth and i loved the shorter stock throws it had haha

[micger1785]

Sounds way better than the knocking diesel 3sgte that was in there originally lol

[RAF92Warhawk]

I just bought an mr2 about a week ago and the paint looked about the same as yours. I spent about 20 hours buffing it with 3m rubbing compound and it looks WAY better. Hopefully you'll be able to see it if u accept the friend request

[TexasAceAA]

Yep, i did the same thing to mine and it looked REAL nice....For about 2 months. Now it is faded again, not as bad as before but it is bad. I plan to rebuff it sometime but it needs a paint job long term.

Or i can wax it regularly, nah too much work...lol

[RAF92Warhawk]

aww man, I hope mine doesn't fade again... What area of texas you in? I'm in NW houston. I'll have to get a good vid up of the two asap!

[TexasAceAA]

It will most likly fade again, it will still look better then before but unless you wax it regularly it will still fade. The red cars didn't come witha clear coat for some reason which is why almost all red MR2's are faded.

[MDKDead]

I thought none of them had clear coat in that era. Mine is aquamarine pearl and mine faded too. Just got finished repainting original color with clear coat. It looks better than when I bought it. Anyways, nice swap. I have a 91 with the same swap. Enjoy and treat with care.

[TexasAceAA]

Possible but as far as i know only the Red cars came without clearcoat. Very possible other came with it though.

I know that most did come with clearcoat, just not sure which ones didn't.

I am enjoying it a lot, have a new turbo on it now and in my other vids you can see me make 325rwhp and run an 1/8th mile.

[Pantera8787]

What is the difference between the 2nd gen and 3rd gen engine? is it just the turbo?

[TexasAceAA]

Lot of things actually, it comes down to 50 hp more stock and the ability to get a lot more out of the 3rd gen stock. Once you start modding them a lot they are about the same though.

[tdj1992123]

what is the thing right beside the fuse box on the fire wall? also there is a hose under the blow off valve on the turbo charger plumbing what does that go to??? any help would be appreachiated!

[TexasAceAA]

you talking about the resisters? There is a fuel pump resister (which i removed) and one for something else i forget what.

Not sure what hose you are talking about, there are a few vacume lines that tie into the intake.

[iceman763]

good job on the swap clean and sound swap! Motor looks good and nothing shakes!!! GOOD JOB!

[TexasAceAA]

Thanks, it is still running great 4 months, 1000 miles (i don't drive much) and 1 track day later. It is getting a new turbo next week that should net me 350rwhp+ and some new wheels/tires.

[smithwest123]

'she lives!' ,god thats a great feeling -awesome man

[breadpounder]

what did you do about the body wire harness? did you swap it out or did you use the the na tbody harness?

[TexasAceAA]

This was actually a 1993 Turbo car to start with, the PO had run it too hard and caused a knock so teh old engine had to go.

The 93 body harness plugs right up to the 3rd gen swap, no splicing. Only thing that you have to do yourself is take out the fuel pump resister and wire in the AC idle up.

Even cruise control works fine.

[breadpounder]

do you have a diagram on how to wire that fuel pump resister  and the ac idle up ?

[TexasAceAA]

No diagram, the resister is easy, just cut it out and then splice the 2 wires that went into it together, and you have now bypassed it.

I have not worried about the AC idle up, on my car it seems to still idles fine with the AC on, just a little lower then normal so i don't know if i am going to worry about it.

[PoopFartShitStain]

turn ur blinker off

[tbowles08]

man, one of these mr2's was about to be my first car, until my dad sold it before i moved in w/ him. this makes me jealous.

[TexasAceAA]

Don't feel too bad, honestly an MR2 is NOT a good first car. They are an advanced drivers car, it is easy to get yourself killed if you don't know how to drive (and i mean how to really drive). Now after you know how to drive, find one and get it, it is the most fun car to drive i have ever had!

[RandomDub]

very nice man.

[davidinfo13]

sounds good

[d1deuce]

Didn't I just sell you a berk dp on the OC?? Looks like you have the same name except with two A's on the end. hehehe Nice to know that SHE LIVES and purrs like a Kitten!! lol

[TexasAceAA]

yep, that is me. can't wait to get that DP and then an ATS b-pipe to unlock some more power!

Look in the 2nd gen secdion of the OC, i have a thread for my build up to 300rwhp and then on to 350.

[Michel4AGE]

Great engine..