Few cars embody the spirit of old-school Japanese performance quite like the Toyota Chaser. With its rear-wheel-drive layout, spacious four-door body, and legendary 1JZ engine, it’s earned cult status as both a drift machine and a fast-road sleeper. Recently, we had one in at Motorworx for mapping on an Apexi PowerFC ECU, running a Greddy TD06 25G turbo.

The Setup

This Chaser came well-prepared with a strong 1JZ build, upgraded fueling, and supporting modifications to match its big single turbo conversion. The Greddy TD06 25G is a proven unit that delivers serious top-end punch while retaining good response for street use – perfect for a car that’s equally at home going sideways or blasting down the motorway.

On the Dyno

After careful calibration of the Apexi PowerFC, we extracted an impressive 520 horsepower and 530 ft-lbs of torque. At the wheels, the Chaser delivered a solid 443 whp, showing just how capable the 1JZ platform is when paired with the right turbo and a precise tune. The power delivery is smooth yet ferocious, with torque available throughout the rev range to keep the car both drivable and explosive on demand.

The Result

The result is a true old-skool powerhouse – a four-door Japanese “taxi” with the heart of a drift car and the manners of a fast-road monster. With its combination of raw power and refined drivability, this Toyota Chaser is now set up perfectly for its dual role as a street cruiser and sideways machine.

At FC Tuning, we understand that every build has a purpose – whether that’s competitive drifting, track days, or spirited road driving. This Chaser now embodies the best of all worlds: reliable, responsive, and brutally fast when called upon.

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At FC Tuning, we’re no strangers to the legendary Toyota Celica GT4 – a machine built to dominate rally stages but equally capable of delivering serious thrills on the road when mapped correctly. We’ve had the pleasure of working on numerous clients in the past, including this nice customer’s GT4 road car at Motorworx, with the goal of extracting reliable, usable performance without sacrificing drivability.

The Setup

This GT4 came in already boasting a healthy base of performance modifications. With a well-looked-after engine and supporting upgrades in place, the focus was on getting the most out of the setup while ensuring smooth delivery across the rev range.

On the Dyno

Once strapped down at Motorworx, we set to work calibrating the Apexi PowerFC ECU to balance power, torque, and safety. The Celica’s turbocharged 3S-GTE engine responded brilliantly to careful mapping. With optimised fuel and ignition adjustments, along with boost control refinement, the car produced over 350 horsepower with a strong torque curve that transforms the way it drives on the road.

The Result

The end result is exactly what the owner was looking for – a GT4 that feels alive yet predictable, pulling hard through the gears with minimal lag and excellent mid-range punch. It’s the kind of tune that makes the car not only faster but also far more enjoyable in everyday conditions.

At FC Tuning, we don’t just chase numbers – we tailor every calibration to the car’s intended use, whether that’s road, track, or competition. This Celica GT4 is now ready to deliver reliable performance on UK roads with all the character you’d expect from a rally-bred icon.

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A question thats asked a lot and a good one too, the V6 is toyotas best kept engine secret.They tucked it away in the big cruiser of the range the toyota camry, if only they had the foresight to use this unit in the mk2 like we are doing today! It really doesn’t serve its full purpose in the heavyweight camry and is further strangled to death on a horrible auto gearbox.Having said that it still hauls the camry to 60 fairly quickly.But its in the mk2 Mr2 where it comes into its own.

The V6 in stock form,simply transplanted from camry to mr2 with no mods,will give you stock mr2 turbo performance but with big differences. (this performance claim is proven)

The differences being driveability,bottom end torque,silky smooth power delivery,an engine that purrs at idle and then roars like thunder on full throttle like only a v6 can.Quite simply the noise these things make is to die for but by far the best advantage is the throttle response….no lag with these fellas! The torque curve from 2000rpm to 2500rpm is practically vertical.

Enjoy the sweet sounds of this customers MR2 V6 in stock form, calibrated and controlled by a Haltech Elite ECU.

Here are a couple of great videos talking more about this lovely engine. One is a breakdown and the other talks about the variations. They aint making them like they used to.

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Big Shout out to Izzy, who discovered us via the MR2 Forums, and as a result she took a scenic drive from Wales down to FC Tuning in England with a pretty cool mission: to spruce up her Toyota MR2 Rev 3. Now, this isn’t just any car; it’s powered by the legendary 3S-GTE engine, and we were all about giving it the TLC it deserved.

So, what was on the agenda? We started with installing Izzy’s already purchased classic Apexi PowerFC unit and wiping it back to its factory OEM settings. After a couple hours of set up, Izzy noticed a smoother ride and an overall improvement over the original settings. A new set of gapped spark plugs and a little tweak here and there were all it took to get rid of those annoying misfires at high speeds.

Given the car’s age – yep, it’s a 30-year-old gem – we decided to go easy on it. We gave the turbo a mild boost, enough to spice up the mid-range driving experience without pushing it too hard. It’s all about keeping things balanced, ensuring we can have more fun drives without any worries.

Looking to the future, I’ve got some ideas for Izzy’s MR2. Imagine it with a solid Twin plate clutch, ID1000 injectors, a beefy 450-liter per hour in tank fuel pump with a FPR at 3.5bar, and why not throw in a GTX30 Gen III turbo for good measure on a wrapped log manifold an either a FMIC or Charge Cooler? With these upgrades, we’re talking about serious torque and rear wheel power – enough to have a propa good blast on those Welsh mountain roads and leave everyone in the dust on the motorway.

Izzy, your MR2 is already a fantastic classic, and with a bit of further work, it’s going to be unstoppable. Can’t wait to see where you let me take it next. Keep cherishing this beauty and see you at the next car show in Wales

Remember to nudge those master techs of yours too about you know what

Steve

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The inline-six 3.0-liter 7M-GTE engine was produced by Toyota in the late eighties and early nineties and pushed out 232 horsepower and 240 lbs of torque

It was nice to see one of these back in the workshop after a good few years of not even seeing many on UK roads. Adam’s fine example lends itself well to a little extra boost and without going mad an old skool emanage had already been mated to the factory Ecu to allow me to work some magic and get the engine setup as best as possible without the factory Ecu fighting back

Enjoy the final output. A nice increase over stock without pushing the turbo too much at all. In fact there are a few more ponies to be released at 1.2bar which would see a huge lift in low don torque.

S

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Stunning Lexus Altezza now fitted with Toyotas 1JZ VVTi engine and fitted with a small quick spooling Tomei single turbo now producing enough power for the street.

The turbo is Perfectly matched for the silky smooth Toyota VVTi straight 6 engine.

Great body kit on a rare motor

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Great looking rare cars. This is one I’ve known for a while and had previously the pleasure of tuning the engine in its original NA form. So to see it back many years later turbo charged put a nice smile on my face as I always like to do something different with an edge of the unknown.

Still sporting a modest 1.6 twin cam Black Top variant which in its NA form makes 165 bhp at 7800 rpm, with 5 valves per cylinder and VVT valvetrain.

It is also powered by its humble 20 year old GReddy Emanage blue mated to the OEM ecu, and not only nice to see the engine tuned on the same Dyno, but it was great opportunity to overlay the engine data and appreciate the increase in power n torque with NA vs Turbo as I’ve personally never documented this.

After tuning we saw a whopping increase in power with just a modest tune knowing there is alot more to come once the engine gets fitted with a fully controllable aftermarket ecu system.

A great drive and massive torque increase and more importantly ALOT more fun to drive with the new modifications. Enjoy Nathan.

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Looking forward to putting the icing on this customers cake in a few days after some road testing and exploring the quick spool EFR unit on the 1JZ stock engine.

The Toyota 1JZ-GTE is a popular conversion with many Japanses and German chassis in the current aftermarket petrol head climate. I’ll be featuring more of these later on in the year as we have a number of project conversion in progress.

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The Toyotya 1JZ-GTE was back, but this time the owner NEEDED more torque Who doesnt eh.  So a 2JZ GTE block was mated to the VVTi Cylinder head and a Ford Lighting MAF was fitted along with a set of slightly larger injectors.

The Goal? A Solid 550hp. But this went on to make ALOT more even though the tune was still on the conservative side.

Stock Block (2JZ-GTE)

Stock Cylinder Head  (1JZ-VVTi)

AP Engineerings PowerFC Electronic Control Unit were keeping things in check and many thanks as usual for DP Engineering for accomodating a selection of FC Collectives that were in on the session. See you later in the year for the final session of the year before 2015

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Prior to any dyno tuning this lovely MR2 was in for a service and dyno recheck at Redline Motorsport. This resulted in tuning going exceptionally smooth with minimal dyno time needed in order to setup the engine and ecu fully.

WE’ll be seeing this nice example back on the dyno soon no doubt, once the water / methanol injection is all fitted

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This engine came into the workshop running 0.7bar with poor fuel economy and around 213hp. Lets just say after an hour or so it left with alot more. The difference to the owner before and after was night n day..

See owners feedback here …
driftworks.com/forum/fc-tuning/98104-testimonials-5.html#post2101388

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