{"id":147806,"date":"2026-04-22T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147806"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:17:38","slug":"toyota-mr2-with-a-turbo-1mz-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147806","title":{"rendered":"Toyota MR2 with a Turbo 1MZ V6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=147811\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-147811\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"147811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=147811\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?fit=2080%2C1386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2080,1386\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2003 Toyota MR2 with a Turbo 1MZ V6 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2003 Toyota MR2 with a Turbo 1MZ V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2003 Toyota MR2 with a Turbo 1MZ V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-147811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andysautowerks\/\">Andy&#8217;s Autowerks<\/a> built this 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder with a 3.0 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toyota_MZ_engine#1MZ-FE\">Toyota 1MZ-FE V6<\/a> from a Toyota Avalon. The motor features ARP head studs, 400 cc fuel injectors, On3 Performance GT3562 turbocharger, custom exhaust manifold, and custom 2.5-inch exhaust. An ACT clutch and custom lightweight flywheel leads to a five-speed manual transmission from a Celica with a Quaife limited-slip differential. The car rides on Megan Racing coilovers and Rota Mugen 15-inch wheels. The body is repainted in BMW Black Sapphire metallic paint with a TRD front lip and side skirts, ducktail spoiler, and custom headlights and taillights. Andy&#8217;s Autowerks is <a href=\"https:\/\/carsandbids.com\/auctions\/9eMZdxwo\/2003-toyota-mr2-spyder\">selling the car on Cars&#038;Bids<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kSd98y6ylnY?si=Tc9jUQHw1RGDGdUc\" 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=147812\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-147812\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"147812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=147812\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-02.jpg?fit=2080%2C1386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2080,1386\" 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The motor features ARP head studs, 400 cc fuel injectors, On3 Performance GT3562 turbocharger, custom exhaust manifold, and custom 2.5-inch exhaust. An ACT clutch and custom lightweight flywheel leads to a five-speed manual transmission from a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147806\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toyota MR2 with a Turbo 1MZ V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147811,"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-147806","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\/2026\/04\/2003-Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-1MZ-V6-01.jpg?fit=2080%2C1386&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101476,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101476","url_meta":{"origin":147806,"position":0},"title":"1991 Toyota MR2 with a 2GR-FE V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"TCS Motorsports was tasked with changing the power plant in this 1991 Toyota MR2. 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