Thank you all for your positive input.
All the hard work has been done by Zurawski Motorsport. The parts are all available in separate chunks so you can either buy the parts for a particular part of the project or if you're resourceful you can come up with your own solutions. The costs of all parts are listed on their website. https://www.zurawskimotorsport.com  I've personally opted to buy all the parts of the conversion. Engine mounts, driveshafts, exhaust, charge cooler, deimmobilized Audi ecu (with cheeky little stage 1 tune), crank trigger wheel, fuel line conversion, coolant system conversion and conversion wiring loom.
They have also produced a series of 7 videos on youtube with step by step instructions on how to carry out each step.
The toothed wheel is to run the original rev counter in the MR2 instrument cluster. The crank sensor from the 1zz engine is used with a bracket that is part of the conversion kit for this purpose.
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Didn't get much done on the actual car today. I had to move everything to a friends garage so a lot of the day was spent loading and unloading all the parts and engine into the van and then into the new garage.
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I did manage to remove the rear lights and bumper before it got dark. The rear bumper bar is the one that came with the Malain exhaust. Due to the exhaust suffering from the 2 outlets not being level when fitted to the car I blanked one of the outlets off with a blanking plug fitted to the V band joint so it is totally reversible and can have the other tail pipe refitted. I went for having the outlet on the nearside because the exhaust requires the bumper trim cutting and the only available replacement on ebay at the time was the nearside one. Going to one outlet also quietened down the exhaust a little bit.
 I'm hoping to get the old engine out tomorrow.
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Well two days in a row!!

Started 1st on the button with a fully charged battery.

IACV needs some slight adjustment, but will look at that tomorrow.

Pulled it out and gave it a much needed bath.








House renovation materials are in the way of getting it fully out,  but its a start!

Take the vent off & you'll probably be able to glue it back.

Mine had emission issues a year or 2 ago. Most here suggested the cat or maybe a leak somewhere. Despite no error codes, I replaced the 2 manifold O2 sensors and that sorted it.

Sadly I missed out on the baffled sump but it is something that I want to get at some stage, I am pleased to have got the forged rods but it has got me thinking!

As an engine will need to be opened up it might as well have a refresh as it would be having a timing chain kit I might as well do both pumps but is it worth changing the pistons and rings to a more suitable 8.8:1 compression for my forced induction setup or is that just overkill?

What would cause this?




It's like all the clips on the inner vent trim has failed and the black part is now totally detached.

I guess I'll get a used one from J Spec but just wondering if anyone had seen it happen before

I'll likely never follow suit but I'll be watching your thread with interest. More power to your elbow!

What is the toothed wheel on the pulley for ?  i have actually watched most of their guides but i must have missed this...

Wow May 2025.....its not moved since!!




Its been sat in here ever since. Put the battery on charge today as i couldn't find my jump pack.

A little tinker with the gear stick adjustment.

Some more tomorrow maybe.

Great to see a 1.8t conversion thread going.

Im especially interested in the costs vs my boosted 2zz.