STL engine builds?

[Chip42]

Chip I understood the head and intake to be issues on the first gen MR2 motor (AW11), so I was thinking, even with cams and compression, it was anon starter.

What about the 2ZZ in a second gen MR2??

Jake, head / ports are far less than optimal. True. Intake is, oddly, too big in stock form. Cams do get a very positive response up to about 140-160 hp, at which point its a whiz bang. But with a spec cam and compression, the 4AGE will never touch the B16 which has the same bore stroke and general architecture (dohc 16v 4cyl, distributed spark driven off ex cam and belt driven cams)

2zz in a mkII? Should be 2400#, doable. Sounds like a fun winter project. Who's buying? MkIII is probably the best option though.

Corey, 1ZZ isn't good for spinning. Should be fine in IT but cammed and whatnot it'll just eat the bottom end. Same with the 2.2L 5SFE from the mkII NA car and camry.