{"id":104938,"date":"2023-09-14T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104938"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:23:44","slug":"toyota-mr2-with-a-turbo-volvo-inline-five-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104938","title":{"rendered":"First Start of Joe Bristow&#8217;s MR2 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-104943\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joebgti1\/\">Joe Bristow<\/a> built the famous 8-sec AWD &#8220;Golvo&#8221; Golf powered by a turbocharged Volvo inline-five. Last year he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tyxFUuKBC3o\">started a new project<\/a> for the track using a Toyota MR2. In the back of the car he&#8217;s swapped a turbocharged Volvo inline-five good for around 500 hp. The engine features a Volvo 850 2.3 L block, Wiseco forged pistons, Hurricane rods, custom camshafts, VVT head, upgraded valve springs, ID1050X injectors, custom exhaust manifold, and Pulsar G30770 turbocharger. We&#8217;re looking forward to hearing this on the dyno. Until then enjoy a video of the engine idling and view build photos at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joebgti1\/\">@joebgti1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vjPB8B0fen4?si=2_8heiix0BAl7lqX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104944\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-104944\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=104944\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VolvoT5Golf\">Volvo T5 Swaps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Bristow built the famous 8-sec AWD &#8220;Golvo&#8221; Golf powered by a turbocharged Volvo inline-five. Last year he started a new project for the track using a Toyota MR2. In the back of the car he&#8217;s swapped a turbocharged Volvo inline-five good for around 500 hp. The engine features a Volvo 850 2.3 L block,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104938\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First Start of Joe Bristow&#8217;s MR2 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":104943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mr2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92990,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=92990","url_meta":{"origin":104938,"position":0},"title":"Toyota MR2 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Joe Bristow is building a new project. 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In the back of the car is a turbocharged Volvo inline-five built by Joe featuring a Volvo 850 2.3 L block, Wiseco forged pistons, Hurricane rods, ID 1050 cc injectors, custom exhaust manifold, and a Pulsar G30-770 turbocharger.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;MR2&quot;","block_context":{"text":"MR2","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=139"},"img":{"alt_text":"Toyota MR2 with a turbo Volvo inline-five","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-Volvo-inline-five-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":134813,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=134813","url_meta":{"origin":104938,"position":3},"title":"Toyota MR2 with a 600+ hp Volvo Inline-Five Races at Cadwell Park","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Joe Bristow drove his third-generation Toyota MR2 to Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, England for some track time. 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