{"id":151962,"date":"2026-08-12T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=151962"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:25:02","slug":"1986-toyota-mr2-with-a-2zr-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=151962","title":{"rendered":"1986 Toyota MR2 with a 2ZR Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1986 Toyota MR2 arrived at ATS Racing<\/a> for engine work. The factory 1.6 L 4A-GE inline-four needed rebuilding after the owner drove the car since 1988. ATS Racing recommended swapping 1.8 L 2ZR-FE<\/a> inline-four as it would cost about the same and offer more power. The 4A-GE produces 95 hp (70 kW) and 93 lb-ft (126 Nm) of torque and the 2ZR-FE produces 131 hp (97 kW) and 132 lb-ft (178 Nm) of torque. ATS Racing got the engine running on a Scion xD (automatic) ECU and wiring harness. They paired the motor with a Toyota U341E four-speed automatic transmission from a 2009-2013 Corolla. ATS Racing says if completed this swap again, they would choose a U341E transmission from a 2004-2006 Scion xB. They are cheaper and have less complications. ATS Racing wrote a detailed swap guide<\/a> including a part price list if anyone is interested in swapping a 2ZR into their AW11 MR2. <\/p>\n

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This 1986 Toyota MR2 arrived at ATS Racing for engine work. The factory 1.6 L 4A-GE inline-four needed rebuilding after the owner drove the car since 1988. ATS Racing recommended swapping 1.8 L 2ZR-FE inline-four as it would cost about the same and offer more power. The 4A-GE produces 95 hp (70 kW) and 93… Read More »1986 Toyota MR2 with a 2ZR Swap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":151966,"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":100,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":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-151962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mr2"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137655,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=137655","url_meta":{"origin":151962,"position":0},"title":"Toyota MR2 with a 3.5 L 2GR V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Eric Hux from Hux Racing built his 1993 Toyota MR2 for drag racing. 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