I know this is three years ago you posted and I gotta say what an amazing presentation! What a creative and organized solution you developed also rocked out extra time to document and share. I dug those morph changes to the edited cuts, nice. I have the 2grfe in my 2006, but this was still interesting to watch. Hope your present endeavors are well as well
if you're wanting it in your spyder you may want to look at this: www.mr2-spyder.com/community/engine-swaps/2gr-fe-swap-using-frankenstein-motorworks-2ar-fe-swap-kit-parts/ Also, the wiring video for the Spyder is much simpler than the wiring video for the SW20 and even though it covers the 2AR not the 2GR, they both have pretty much the same wiring so that car can be wired in in about 2hrs or so.
Very good information. Picking up clues from your conversation to use on my project. I picked up a 2007 RAV4 v6 AWD for parts. Engine and transmission are bolted into my 2010 Scion xB. Still trying to sort out exhaust, cooling, wiring etc.
That's going to be a heck of a weapon. the Scion will be much closer to the 2gr's wiring so the wiring should be relatively easy. just remove your car's immobilizer and use one of my ECUs to avoid that part of the issue since both cars will have incompatible immobilizers.
Explanation good, do not add music it makes hearing your instruction difficult, you do an excellent job of teaching us, since that is the purpose of this perhaps have a link to the included real time 25 min of work for those that want to follow you step by step and keep the Steve Austin Six Million Dollar Man fast version for those that want to skip that. Thank you.
This documentation was only intended to give an overview to follow the instructions in the documentation. But many people have given me the feedback you've pointed out here so the Sienna ECU wiring was done to where only the video is needed.
It really isn't. It's just a question of splitting it up into small steps. There are many steps and people get overwhelmed but none of the individual steps are difficult. Just pace yourself and anyone with patience can do this.
Since cars typically have an ecu and a bcm, I’m sure that circuits labeled B are going to the BODY. I’m assuming all of the engine circuits were labeled with an E? Wiring gives me a headache! Not looking forward to sorting a Scion xD harness to merge with a 1st Gen Scion xB and a 3ZRFAE harness.
Great series. I see several parts purchases in the future from you. I have noticed that all of the videos are bypassing the AC. If I still want to have AC as I am not planning on racing mine, do you have anything that can augment what you are showing here?
Does the Rav4 and RX350 use the same engine harness? Also, does the Woodsport harness cover everything in this video? Going that route would be more expensive but keep you from tracking down a Rav4 harness correct? Love the videos.
@42:20 You forget to set the ecu in drive, which wires does that happen to be on the diagram? or is it refereing to the trasmission range? i.e. wires 2 and 7 as shown in the diagram?
The wiring part of it yes, but the chassis integration and pin by pin won't sadly. Basically the same process, just different locations if that makes sense?
Thanks for the video. It clears a lot up for me. One question I have is about the starter wiring. Previously I was feeding the starter relay from the 30A AM2 from the Rav4 fuse box. I'm working to remove the Rav4 box since most of it is unused. I'd like to feed the starter relay how the MR2 has it directly off the main battery cable going to the starter. I see it has a fusible link (1.0Y). Do you know the amperage of this? I don't have the MR2 harness anymore so I'd be adding this wire. Thanks again!
I had an engine lid switch setting my alarm off for no good reason. I unplugged it without any apparent side effects. I wonder if that harness owner decided to prevent people from plugging it in without talking to anyone first. Also, could Toyota be using the "B" to refer to the body?
just disconnecting it will not cause any issues. When disconnected the switch will read as "closed" to the ECU so everything else works fine. Honestly the previous owner was a bit too hack & slashy for that kind of thinking but who knows.
You really need to identify them by chasing the wires out because the solenoid plugs match several others on the harness. They essentially fall out of the harness as you do the work.
as long as it has the right connectors you'd be fine. But keep in mind they did change the connector under the ECU and the ECU connector a few times. the JDM one may or may not match your car.
I agree. I'm not sure if the next video will be the right time for that but i am getting much better at editing video and i know i have a lot of distance to cover yet. Music at the right place is something i need for sure.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Excellent, what is your email address? Once I source a good base vehicle I will be in touch as It could work out cheaper if I get you to load up a pallet of goods. Are the 153e gearbox's easy to locate in the states?
i'd like to eventually cover the 2011-2016? sienna harness. i have the Toyota EWD for now if you need a copy of that but no swap info yet. It's going to be the next easiest harness to work from
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Awesome, where can I get a copy of the Toyota EWD? I have both sienna and RAV4 harness but I would like to start with the Sienna and if I missed up, I can do it again with the RAV4. Thanks
This is confusing. I think you should separate the cleaning and the actual wires that needed to be connected. That way people can get the main thing first and start cleaning after according to how they route the harness.
I agree, i wasn't fully happy with this video either. The real documentation is the paperwork attached in the description and that is accurate for what needs to be done here, the video was just meant to make it easier to understand the general steps involved in following that paper. In the future it might be better to split it up like that, one video for cleaning & salvage and another one for connecting. Thanks.
Yes, i will happily ship all over the world, I shipped to Russia a few weeks ago actually. Generally people do use freight forwarders to reduce shipping costs though.
are 2012 highlander harnesses useable? i have the ECU and harness from a 2012 AWD highlander with smart key... It was free because of a dead bank 2 sensor 2 on the ECU thanks to someones quality wiring repair on the 02 sensor Aso for those terminals, i have to find the link again, but the larger toyota yazaki terminals for the mr2 fuse box are available without the pigtails so you can have a really clean harness install also, have you cracked the 06 avalon ECUs? i keep toying with the idea of a tune for my avalon.. because im me.
The highlander was one of the first to switch to the reduced size ECU that has goofy wiring. You'd have to repin the entire ECU. the 2nd best choice is actually a 2011-2016 sienna harness but it does require a whole bunch of re-pinning. At least the plugs come off the harness in the correct direction though.
Frankenstein Motorworks looks like I’ll hunt down a rav ecu and harness. Here’s to hoping one pops up at work! You’d be amazed how many harnesses we replace. (Typically insurance jobs due to rodents)
@@001dman I think some of that is actually intentional. Toyota makes the harness repair parts so damn expensive so that insurance always just replaces harnesses instead of fixing them. This costs the customer quite a bit more when they are customer pay jobs but they usually aren't and it likely dramatically improves the long term reliability not not having the average mechanic making splices in the harness. I certainly can't come up with any other reason why a single wire pigtail is $7-25 from Toyota.
Frankenstein Motorworks oh the pigtails are ridiculously expensive for sure. The 90II terminals I found for cheap without pigtails, all these newer connectors and pins? Yea no luck finding them. I can get an answer as to who the manufacturer is these days, im guess it’s still yazaki though
@@001dman Yeah, it's all Yazaki, Sumitomo & Tyco stuff and the first two companies are an absolute pain in the rear to deal with even if you are an OEM spending millions with them per year. I remember my time inside the industry trying to get enough parts to make test harnesses for R&D it was an absolute pain. To the point where i wonder why the hell they are still in business. The downside, since they don't sell their parts in quantities lower than millions usually is there's a ton of terrible imitations on the market. stuff that kinds futs but does not always retain properly. it's a bit of a bear to deal with. Thankfully, toyota actually sells the housings for a resonable price. still 5-10x more than they should cost from the manufacturer but that means they sell small connectors for $3-5 and the massive ones for $20-30 so it's doable for the impossible to find ones.
Yes I think u should slow these down but obviously not everyone is going to watch 25 minutes (i would because I dream of this swap) but to put click to this time to skip
Jose, This video has one of my worst retention rates so it's obviously too long for most but i agree that i need to come up with a way to be more instructional for those that want to follow the videos. I probably just need to split it into multiple videos.
Love the insight on the harness! Enjoying the whole series thank you!
I can't stop watching your videos ! My new favorite channel ! Keep up the great work and content! Very informative!
Bro I am on the tism spectrum and I understand your instructions w man w videos thanks you have motivated me to do this swap on my mr2 project
Awesome, feel free to reach out if you run into issues.
I like the way you explain things
I know this is three years ago you posted and I gotta say what an amazing presentation! What a creative and organized solution you developed also rocked out extra time to document and share. I dug those morph changes to the edited cuts, nice. I have the 2grfe in my 2006, but this was still interesting to watch. Hope your present endeavors are well as well
You deserve 1M likes.
This is really well done made me want to go get a 2gr for my mrs again. Thanks for posting
if you're wanting it in your spyder you may want to look at this: www.mr2-spyder.com/community/engine-swaps/2gr-fe-swap-using-frankenstein-motorworks-2ar-fe-swap-kit-parts/
Also, the wiring video for the Spyder is much simpler than the wiring video for the SW20 and even though it covers the 2AR not the 2GR, they both have pretty much the same wiring so that car can be wired in in about 2hrs or so.
This guy is a beast!!!!
Very good information. Picking up clues from your conversation to use on my project. I picked up a 2007 RAV4 v6 AWD for parts. Engine and transmission are bolted into my 2010 Scion xB. Still trying to sort out exhaust, cooling, wiring etc.
That's going to be a heck of a weapon. the Scion will be much closer to the 2gr's wiring so the wiring should be relatively easy. just remove your car's immobilizer and use one of my ECUs to avoid that part of the issue since both cars will have incompatible immobilizers.
Fortunately no immobilizer on either Vehicle.
@@wagonbldr Sounds like you're good to go then :) good luck with the build, it should be a fun one!
Explanation good, do not add music it makes hearing your instruction difficult, you do an excellent job of teaching us, since that is the purpose of this perhaps have a link to the included real time 25 min of work for those that want to follow you step by step and keep the Steve Austin Six Million Dollar Man fast version for those that want to skip that. Thank you.
This documentation was only intended to give an overview to follow the instructions in the documentation. But many people have given me the feedback you've pointed out here so the Sienna ECU wiring was done to where only the video is needed.
Electrical is a nightmare but you've made it digestible.
It really isn't. It's just a question of splitting it up into small steps. There are many steps and people get overwhelmed but none of the individual steps are difficult. Just pace yourself and anyone with patience can do this.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks nice way to look at it. Thanks for sharing this with all.
Audio of you beat boxing during time-lapse scenes would be great 🙏🏼
8:56 a terrible crime was committed against editors everywhere here, when the diagram didn't do a cartwheel as it left the screen.
Hey marc! you never attached a spreadsheet into the description. Would be awesome if you could!
This is awesome! Thank you!!
Did we ever get a video for the 93 NA? 😂 I have the 06 rav4 harness.
Please give instruction for a 94 automatic swap to manual 2grfe.
Since cars typically have an ecu and a bcm, I’m sure that circuits labeled B are going to the BODY. I’m assuming all of the engine circuits were labeled with an E?
Wiring gives me a headache! Not looking forward to sorting a Scion xD harness to merge with a 1st Gen Scion xB and a 3ZRFAE harness.
Great series. I see several parts purchases in the future from you. I have noticed that all of the videos are bypassing the AC. If I still want to have AC as I am not planning on racing mine, do you have anything that can augment what you are showing here?
Yes the A/C works. You just need to bolt on the 1gr-fe compressor, hook up the hoses and wire up the clutch. Unfortunately I don't have a video on it.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Thank you. Does it need a different serpentine belt?
Does the Rav4 and RX350 use the same engine harness? Also, does the Woodsport harness cover everything in this video? Going that route would be more expensive but keep you from tracking down a Rav4 harness correct? Love the videos.
@42:20 You forget to set the ecu in drive, which wires does that happen to be on the diagram? or is it refereing to the trasmission range? i.e. wires 2 and 7 as shown in the diagram?
This is a dumb question but would this video series apply to a swap on a MK1 1988 MR2, as opposed to 2nd generation as this is meant for?
The wiring part of it yes, but the chassis integration and pin by pin won't sadly. Basically the same process, just different locations if that makes sense?
My head exploded!
Thanks for the video. It clears a lot up for me. One question I have is about the starter wiring. Previously I was feeding the starter relay from the 30A AM2 from the Rav4 fuse box. I'm working to remove the Rav4 box since most of it is unused. I'd like to feed the starter relay how the MR2 has it directly off the main battery cable going to the starter. I see it has a fusible link (1.0Y). Do you know the amperage of this? I don't have the MR2 harness anymore so I'd be adding this wire. Thanks again!
That fusible link is just protecting the starter solenoid circuit. that's a pretty heavy gauge wire, a 20A blade fuse would work just fine there.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Awesome, thanks!
I had an engine lid switch setting my alarm off for no good reason. I unplugged it without any apparent side effects. I wonder if that harness owner decided to prevent people from plugging it in without talking to anyone first. Also, could Toyota be using the "B" to refer to the body?
just disconnecting it will not cause any issues. When disconnected the switch will read as "closed" to the ECU so everything else works fine. Honestly the previous owner was a bit too hack & slashy for that kind of thinking but who knows.
Marc, is it too much to ask what about pictures of plugs you are snipping/getting rid of?
You really need to identify them by chasing the wires out because the solenoid plugs match several others on the harness. They essentially fall out of the harness as you do the work.
I want to put a 2GRFE in a Rodeo Sport
Any input
Would a harness from a JDM MR2 Turbo be any better or worse for this?
as long as it has the right connectors you'd be fine. But keep in mind they did change the connector under the ECU and the ECU connector a few times. the JDM one may or may not match your car.
needs project binky style funk in the sped up sections
I agree. I'm not sure if the next video will be the right time for that but i am getting much better at editing video and i know i have a lot of distance to cover yet. Music at the right place is something i need for sure.
Can you supply parts to New Zealand??
Yes, absolutely. The website calculates shipping for New Zealand and I'm used to the customs requirements for that part of the world.
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Excellent, what is your email address? Once I source a good base vehicle I will be in touch as It could work out cheaper if I get you to load up a pallet of goods. Are the 153e gearbox's easy to locate in the states?
Any info on the sienna harness?
i'd like to eventually cover the 2011-2016? sienna harness. i have the Toyota EWD for now if you need a copy of that but no swap info yet. It's going to be the next easiest harness to work from
@@FrankensteinMotorworks Awesome, where can I get a copy of the Toyota EWD? I have both sienna and RAV4 harness but I would like to start with the Sienna and if I missed up, I can do it again with the RAV4. Thanks
@@beanvo9924 not sure if it'll work from youtube but let's try: FrankensteinMotorworks.com/2GRFE/diagrams/%2715%20sienna%20ENGINECONTROL.pdf
This is confusing. I think you should separate the cleaning and the actual wires that needed to be connected. That way people can get the main thing first and start cleaning after according to how they route the harness.
I agree, i wasn't fully happy with this video either. The real documentation is the paperwork attached in the description and that is accurate for what needs to be done here, the video was just meant to make it easier to understand the general steps involved in following that paper.
In the future it might be better to split it up like that, one video for cleaning & salvage and another one for connecting. Thanks.
shipping into russian federation?
Yes, i will happily ship all over the world, I shipped to Russia a few weeks ago actually. Generally people do use freight forwarders to reduce shipping costs though.
are 2012 highlander harnesses useable? i have the ECU and harness from a 2012 AWD highlander with smart key... It was free because of a dead bank 2 sensor 2 on the ECU thanks to someones quality wiring repair on the 02 sensor
Aso for those terminals, i have to find the link again, but the larger toyota yazaki terminals for the mr2 fuse box are available without the pigtails so you can have a really clean harness install
also, have you cracked the 06 avalon ECUs? i keep toying with the idea of a tune for my avalon.. because im me.
The highlander was one of the first to switch to the reduced size ECU that has goofy wiring. You'd have to repin the entire ECU. the 2nd best choice is actually a 2011-2016 sienna harness but it does require a whole bunch of re-pinning. At least the plugs come off the harness in the correct direction though.
Frankenstein Motorworks looks like I’ll hunt down a rav ecu and harness.
Here’s to hoping one pops up at work! You’d be amazed how many harnesses we replace. (Typically insurance jobs due to rodents)
@@001dman I think some of that is actually intentional. Toyota makes the harness repair parts so damn expensive so that insurance always just replaces harnesses instead of fixing them. This costs the customer quite a bit more when they are customer pay jobs but they usually aren't and it likely dramatically improves the long term reliability not not having the average mechanic making splices in the harness. I certainly can't come up with any other reason why a single wire pigtail is $7-25 from Toyota.
Frankenstein Motorworks oh the pigtails are ridiculously expensive for sure. The 90II terminals I found for cheap without pigtails, all these newer connectors and pins? Yea no luck finding them. I can get an answer as to who the manufacturer is these days, im guess it’s still yazaki though
@@001dman Yeah, it's all Yazaki, Sumitomo & Tyco stuff and the first two companies are an absolute pain in the rear to deal with even if you are an OEM spending millions with them per year. I remember my time inside the industry trying to get enough parts to make test harnesses for R&D it was an absolute pain. To the point where i wonder why the hell they are still in business. The downside, since they don't sell their parts in quantities lower than millions usually is there's a ton of terrible imitations on the market. stuff that kinds futs but does not always retain properly. it's a bit of a bear to deal with.
Thankfully, toyota actually sells the housings for a resonable price. still 5-10x more than they should cost from the manufacturer but that means they sell small connectors for $3-5 and the massive ones for $20-30 so it's doable for the impossible to find ones.
Yes I think u should slow these down but obviously not everyone is going to watch 25 minutes (i would because I dream of this swap) but to put click to this time to skip
Jose, This video has one of my worst retention rates so it's obviously too long for most but i agree that i need to come up with a way to be more instructional for those that want to follow the videos. I probably just need to split it into multiple videos.