{"id":128618,"date":"2025-03-05T17:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128618"},"modified":"2025-03-05T17:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:13:44","slug":"1000-hp-toyota-mr2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128618","title":{"rendered":"1,000+ hp Toyota MR2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128629\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128629\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"128629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128629\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pieter Zeelie built this Toyota MR2 for hill climb racing. The red sports car is powered by a turbocharged 3.5 L Toyota 2GR V6. <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=42237\">In 2019<\/a> the motor produced 820 hp (603 kW) but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a> reports the motor now produces 1030 hp (757 kW). Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Kaps LS7 seven-speed sequential transaxle supported by an upgraded double wishbone rear suspension with custom aluminum upgrights and stronger hubs. Watch Pieter&#8217;s previous hill climb runs in Simola 2024, St. Ursanne 2023, and Osnabruck 2023 in the video below or read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spyderchat.com\/threads\/2gr-turbo-spyder-build-for-race-track.80353\/\">build thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XMl3i0kFsWo?si=IFVp41uOk_AhOYgM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128628\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128628\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"128628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128628\" 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09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-09.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128626\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128626\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"128626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128626\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?fit=1600%2C899&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,899\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6 10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-10.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=128627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128627\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"128627\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota MR2 with a turbo 2GR V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-11.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pieter Zeelie built this Toyota MR2 for hill climb racing. The red sports car is powered by a turbocharged 3.5 L Toyota 2GR V6. In 2019 the motor produced 820 hp (603 kW) but HillClimb Monsters reports the motor now produces 1030 hp (757 kW). Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Kaps&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128618\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1,000+ hp Toyota MR2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":128629,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128618","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\/2025\/03\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-turbo-2GR-V6-07.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135816,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135816","url_meta":{"origin":128618,"position":0},"title":"K24-Powered MR2 Makes 1037 hp","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"BYP Racing built a powerful 1992 Toyota MR2 (SW20). In the back of the car is a turbocharged Honda K24 inline-four built by BYP Racing. The motor features K24A3 block, CP 11:1 pistons, R&R aluminum rods, PRB head, Stage 3 billet camshafts, water-to-air intercooler, and Precision NextGen 7275 turbocharger. 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In 2022 the car was powered by a 2.5 L Honda \"K24-K400\" inline-four built by 4Piston Racing and Toyota E153 five-speed transmission. The K24 motor made 337 hp and 219 lb-ft of torque on E90 fuel. 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He started by increasing output of the turbocharged 3.5 L Toyota 2GR V6 from 680 horsepower last year to 820-830 horsepower. 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