The 22R is arguably one of the best 4 cylinder engines ever made. This motor was produced from 1981-1995. The 22R was found mostly in Toyota trucks and 4Runners. Most these engines only had around 100hp stock but produced close to twice that number in torque. The first versions had carburetors and then a fuel injection engine came along called the 22R-E. There was even a turbo version of these motors for a few years.

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  Will Grant is the owner of this stellar 1998 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo. Will resides in the great state of Florida in a town called Kissimmee. I have to give Will a lot of credit this car is nice and clean. He just used a old school combo that works a nice paint job and a good set of wheels. With the beautiful factory lines of this last generation Supra I feel extra body parts could take away from this car and Will hit a home run with it.  The banner on the windshield is the car club Will is apart of called “BAD INFLUENCE AUTO SQUAD” that also originated in New Jersey.

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  Darryl Marsh is the owner/driver of this wicked looking dragster. Darryl lives in the great city of Brisbane, Australia where racing and high performance is a way of life for many there. For many who don’t know Australia has one of the biggest car scenes in the entire world with major drag and road racing events. Darryl’s race car is the only Australian CC/MA turbocharged 4cyl modified altered.  Mr. Marsh is a die hard Toyota fan and only uses their engines for racing, even his tow truck for this little beast is a Land Cruiser.

  Its time for us to take a look at what powers this racer. Whats most impressive a 2.0L Toyota 4 cylinder called a 18RG sits in front and has been stroked out.  A few stock engine componates such the head, pistons,and rods hold up to the abuse. Mechanical fuel injection is this system used with methanol. A monster T04 turbo intercooled feeds 35 pounds of boost at launch and up to 38 pounds at the finish line. The gearbox used is a type of powerglide with a 7200rpm stall convertor with trans brake. What gets all this power to the asphalt is a 9 inch large bearing Strange ultra case alloy differential with a 4.89.1 pro gear.

  Lets wrap it up now with the performance numbers. The total dragster weight with Darryl in it is only 1608+/- pounds. Estimated horsepower at the crank is 505 and estimated wheel power is 455. The car ran in the 9 second range before this new set up. Now Darryl’s best quater mile time is a impressive 8.592 seconds@154mph. Stop by and check out Darryl Marsh’s website undapresharacing.com. By Dave King