what is the maximum power that a chassis on a mk2 toyota mr2 can handle?

engine transplant job of epic proportions, but will the chassis take the torque? Land cruiser v8 is on the cards at the moment. Any advice?
 
The 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8 engine will simply not fit into the MR2 Engine bay. Also, it weighs over 500 lbs just for the engine (not including tranny)... that's a lot of weight to have in the back of the car. Toyota built the SARD MC8-R (race version of the MR2) but the chassis had to be lengthened to house a twin turbo version of the 1UZ-FE V8 giving out 600 bhp.

If you want high power, the most common way with the MR2 is the build the engine and turbocharge it. Have the engine rebuilt with low-compression pistons, billet rods and crank, add a turbo with a good fuel management system, and then you can easily get up to 500 WHP and the weight and balance of the car will be almost identical to stock.
 
The 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8 engine will simply not fit into the MR2 Engine bay. Also, it weighs over 500 lbs just for the engine (not including tranny)... that's a lot of weight to have in the back of the car. Toyota built the SARD MC8-R (race version of the MR2) but the chassis had to be lengthened to house a twin turbo version of the 1UZ-FE V8 giving out 600 bhp.

If you want high power, the most common way with the MR2 is the build the engine and turbocharge it. Have the engine rebuilt with low-compression pistons, billet rods and crank, add a turbo with a good fuel management system, and then you can easily get up to 500 WHP and the weight and balance of the car will be almost identical to stock.
 
The 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8 engine will simply not fit into the MR2 Engine bay. Also, it weighs over 500 lbs just for the engine (not including tranny)... that's a lot of weight to have in the back of the car. Toyota built the SARD MC8-R (race version of the MR2) but the chassis had to be lengthened to house a twin turbo version of the 1UZ-FE V8 giving out 600 bhp.

If you want high power, the most common way with the MR2 is the build the engine and turbocharge it. Have the engine rebuilt with low-compression pistons, billet rods and crank, add a turbo with a good fuel management system, and then you can easily get up to 500 WHP and the weight and balance of the car will be almost identical to stock.
 
The 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8 engine will simply not fit into the MR2 Engine bay. Also, it weighs over 500 lbs just for the engine (not including tranny)... that's a lot of weight to have in the back of the car. Toyota built the SARD MC8-R (race version of the MR2) but the chassis had to be lengthened to house a twin turbo version of the 1UZ-FE V8 giving out 600 bhp.

If you want high power, the most common way with the MR2 is the build the engine and turbocharge it. Have the engine rebuilt with low-compression pistons, billet rods and crank, add a turbo with a good fuel management system, and then you can easily get up to 500 WHP and the weight and balance of the car will be almost identical to stock.
 
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