Racing a Camry-Swapped MR2 in a 14 Hour Endurance Race

Filmed and Edited by: Luke Kockler
If you'd like to see the autopsy of the 2AR engine and EB60 transmission from this event, Marc has a video on his channel, Frankenstein Motorworks, here: tinyurl.com/33yrepja
Massive thanks to Marc from Frankenstein Motorworks for allowing me to thrash his car. If you are interested in a swap like this, Marc is your man.
Thanks to Lemons for putting on a great event, you can find them at ‪@24hoursoflemons‬
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Music:
Life In Binary - Falls - Y0S9TGNIET41EVBI
Endless Night - Moments - QHQKDZH1D6PARRZF
Dream State Of The Union - Cast Of Characters - EZCZAVCKOFWJ7TPS
The Last Goodbye - JCar - OZ2CU7KJUB1K2U4I
Sigh Of Relief - Moments - XHOAE5FANGZ9QEDD
Taj Mahal Reflections - Anthony Catacoli -R31VAWM1A1T46T5P
Sandman - Neon Beach - 1AFBXABDAV426HAE
Glasgow - Falls - MOIWO1OPQLUBSBFF
Breaking and Entering - Rhythm Scott - 57QPJA9HPGBTBYZU
Taking The North - Cody Martin - 1WJLCGY9YHLT9SWM
Redemption - Adam Saban - 53FNN78VYXBXNY4E
00:00 - New Car, New Track, New Format
02:20 - Meet the Team
03:20 - How an MR2 is SUPPOSED to feel
05:45 - Let's just start making excuses now
06:50 - Luke demonstrates ironic juxtaposition of score and picture
08:55 - Camry Engine Wizardry
10:10 - Okay, racers
13:00 - I forgot my f***ing HANS
18:10 - My time to shine
20:19 - Benmir, you're breaking the car
21:34 - Ladies...
21:37 - Marc Labranche, The Dominator
23:55 - Samike, you will break the car. We will not finish.
25:35 - O, Holey Block

[@moneyshifter]

Thanks for joining us on the emotional rollercoaster that is Lemons endurance racing and for making an amazing video! Heartbroken our race ended the way it did because of a mistake that has now earned me a lasting nickname, but it was still such a blast to race with everyone. Looking forward to the next one!

[@TheMstaquiroz]

The fact that you're such a great sport about the whole ordeal is fantastic. Now go and make a t shirt and stickers for us all to buy.

[@toddxhiggins]

Watched the video then came to the comments and this is the first one i see. I did laugh haha. That's racing man

[@yeahitskimmel]

Oof big spoiler to be pinned, why did I look😢😢

[@longsleevethong1457]

The video made the your experience feel personal. I think I know what it’s like to do that now.

[@Vogurt]

@@yeahitskimmel Its your fault not the comments, where every person goes to comment AFTER they watch the video, lol. Rough one, bucko.

[@FrankensteinMotorworks]

Thanks for joining us and making a great video out of it. I'm really impressed with how good of a driver Ben is but i'm honestly even more impressed with how well Luke is able to condense an entire weekend's worth of fun into a video that is really enjoyable to watch. Thank you and I look forward to hosting you guys at another Lemons weekend again in the future.

[@crxtodd16]

Love the MR2 build!! I'm bummed for you guys that it ended in a busted bottom end, but it looked like the event was a ton of fun overall! Nice work.

[@FrankensteinMotorworks]

@@crxtodd16 It's a race car, damage will happen and thankfully one of the beauties of this drivetrain is that it is super cheap to replace. Tonya will race again soon.

[@migueldelacruz5054]

You guys are awesome and super chill. I hope we get to see more collabs between you and g&g.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

That looked like a great event Mike. Hope you all win next time. 🎉

[@HANZmoto152]

Hey marc, i just wanted to let you know i saw a 2ar swapped mr2 today at cars and coffee in socal running some of your parts! was happy to see that

[@forerealz]

I could listen to Marc explain anything. He is so articulate and genuine.

[@maxxsullivan8494]

I totally agree, the information coming in throughout the whole video was really entertaining

[@kimmyrask7368]

American tuning fork!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

You said it! 😂

[@JunkyardDigs]

Man I didn't even know there were other KZbinrs there! We were running the blue and orange pinto 16:47 Great cinematics and editing, you guys killed this video!!

[@petermacklin7870]

I saw that Pinto and was like "Thats Junkyard Digs's car!!" I saw your video a while ago. Great job!

[@GigaGrim]

One of the best episodes in a while! Been looking forward to this since Marc teased it!

[@nah3193]

It's crazy how fast you were passing cars, looked like a video game on the easiest settings

[@FrankensteinMotorworks]

The MR2 with the 2AR really does feel like that sometimes. The A052's are a huge part of that equation but the car also weighs under 2000lbs so it does not take much power to get it moving fast.

[@joshuafallet5690]

@@FrankensteinMotorworks yeah power to weight for this mrs is probably peak for this type of racing.

[@FrankensteinMotorworks]

@@joshuafallet5690 Yeah there's a handful of cars that can get to 2000lbs or less without exotic materials. There's a reason that most race series have a minimum weight requirement because having less weight makes everything better, easier and cheaper to run.

[@dazeen9591]

More like Gran Turismo 7 on hardest because the AI is so bad

[@mikey631]

This is classic Lemons racing right here. Finishing the race is really the main goal for any of these events. I think it took our team 3 tries before we were able to finish a race without breaking something on the car. But you guys really showed how fun these events are, and it looks like you got a serious contender with that MR-S!

[@aalonbullard9320]

Luke knocked it out the park with this edit its PERFECTION!

[@silaidey]

ikr the drum n bass clips were awesome!

[@r_ez4608]

Marc is so infectiously positive. It was a treat to see his passion in action.

[@RyanColby22]

Glad y’all could be there. Our team had a great time outrunning you guys!!!

[@ryanbrown918]

Keep up with the MR-S content. Such underrated cars

[@nx_Exe]

I have an mr-s aswell but last Spring I 2zz swapped mine. Definitely has a much more unique sound than the 2ar.

[@slimthicc456]

love seeing Junkyard Digs' car at 11:30

[@Swermie]

Man, there's a huge difference between the IG comments about this video and the comments under the actual video. Shows you where the real fans are. Good work boys, this ep was a blast to watch!

[@yongling9825]

Just took a peek, yikes.

[@joannaatkins822]

Oh wow, this was an emotional roller coaster! As always your videos are beautifully filmed, edited, and presented. You all did wonderfully, it's such an opportunity to be invited to race anywhere and in any vehicle, but that little car and engine is obviously amazing considering what it is and isn't. Congratulations and commiserations in equal measure, you acquitted yourselves impeccably.

[@drumjedi5301]

Sad for the way the day ended for you guys, but man was this a whopper of an episode. The production is just fantastic, and these guys are great. An extra side note: your choice of music for this episode was SUPERB. Great job!

[@malbueno369]

Easily my favorite G&G video. Seeing the enjoyment on everyone's faces even through a failing transmission and ultimately a blown engine. Just awesome!

[@masterleatel]

That mechanic is the meaning of BADASS!!! 🤟 Frankenstein motor works definitely got my subscription

[@brownyboy252]

I'll say it again. G&G is my favourite channel on KZbin. I absolutely love your videos and this is no exception. Looks like am awesome time and Marc is a legend

[@SHWELL11]

That was most excellent to watch! What I just watched made me catch the same feelings I had on my very first Trackday on my Yamaha R6... THANS FOR SHARING!

[@prism9926]

Luke absolutely killed it in this video, the music choice and editing is incredible, keep up the good work!

[@haggencharman]

Lemon is a competitive-car-nerd-dad-weekend-race championship. Love it!

[@IBoughtASupra]

Definitely do this again with the guys Ben. Sounds like a bunch of fun and everyone there was out to have fun!

[@josexavier7445]

Frankenstein Motorworks is one of the best channels on youtube. He is such a gem.

[@Izaza433]

I money shifted my turbo 2AR in 2021. Bent some valves. Swapped heads and it’s been going strong ever since. Still on original stock bottom end with 98k miles. Big thanks to Marc for all the work he’s put into that platform

[@dvrlin8807]

How much to the wheels at how many PSI?

[@philipcarter8143]

Frankenstein motorworks are legendary in my eyes for their 2gr swap sw20. That is something i want to build for so long ever since i first saw it on roads untraveled.

[@agaad22]

I’ve money shifted a 2az-fe twice and it’s still running. Those Toyotas engines really do hold up 😅

[@jaimykok6533]

Until they don't apparently

[@agaad22]

@@jaimykok6533 if it didn’t blow immediately, that tells you everything.

[@xboxhater12345]

HEY I DID TOO! Bent the valves. But it still ran well! lol

[@M3LKS]

@@agaad22 that's nothing special. seen plenty of moneyshifts in my 20 years in time attack/rallying and its much more likely to not blow an engine immediately when money shifting. personally done it twice and both cars survived with no damage.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

How high did you rev yours? 🤔

[@shyshydad]

Lol at around 22:00 ..... feels like we've just walked into a medieval city markets area for the first time in an RPG game whilst we're just casually pumping this deuce round the twisties haha

[@wesikes]

From the Focus, It was great racing with you guys! 18:20

[@khawajadotd]

This video is amazing. Love the edit, the photography, the audio, and the story.

[@garchompy_1561]

if in doubt, I heard you can put a camry V6 in these... didnt know you were in this race with carsandcameras and junkyard digs, fun times

[@TheReelDmak]

Another amazing video! The cinematography was just phenomenal this video. The use of car audio and music was tied together just right!

[@petermacklin7870]

Heartbreaking finish to an otherwise fantastic weekend, I'm sure... I could not believe how quickly that MR2 was pulling away from the rest of the field. Hope to see it return in another Lemons race again soon! Great video.

[@Appletank8]

Seeing the eclectic range of vehicles racing in LeMons together never gets old. Better luck next time, with maybe fewer moneyshifts.

[@andreshado]

That was a crazy race. This is what the spirit of racing is all about -- only ever happy to see more lemons racing content.

[@zachs3509]

That’s my home track!! Glad y’all had a fun weekend. Hate that it ended that way though. Good racing!!

[@TheMetaSentient]

I love, love, love that you guys actually take your cars out into the track and get seat time in them. Never change that. I think it big separates you from all the other KZbinrs who build a car then it sits on a lift for 2 years.

[@marjoh40]

Excellent video! Lemons is quite fun, isn't it? Was nice to meet you guys and enjoyed chatting at dinner Friday. Seeing as we blew up our engine too, we'll drop a new drivetrain in the M626 and give ya a better race next time!

[@EBBluey]

What an amazing little movie. Great edit again, from the 3 wheeling MR2 footage to the music. It was perfect. Hope to see more of these stories!

[@thomaswarm2962]

i watch junkyard digs and saw his 247 pinto in this race so two of my favorite vehicle youtubers in one video was pretty neat to see

[@sleepyboytx]

We had a SVT focus racing in lemons and we spun a rod bearing, so I totally feel your pain about the motor blowing. We also had a MR2 with a Camry motor in it as well, though a 92. That thing was a beast with the 200hp motor, and now has a Avalon motor with an extra 100hp. Lots of fun no matter what your racing!

[@koltrountree5219]

You guys seemed to be on top of your game throughout the whole race! It's a bummer the car went down,but that aside it was a great episode. Keep em coming

[@twbones99]

Endurance racing is a special kind of brutal racing

[@uhhhwhatdoipick]

great filming and editing by Luke! love seeing the collaboration with Marc + friends!

[@spirooooooooo]

this video was amazing. those guys are all super cool, thank you

[@theemperor8553]

Incredibly well made as always. Marc seems like such a good dude.

[@martinseal9130]

That looked like great fun,thank you for the great video as always,got to come back bigger and better next time. Great team effort. even when it broke you were all smilling that got to be what its all about.

[@toasty5790]

Breakfast, Gears and Gasoline. The perfect start to a weekend!

[@trasher2848]

Honestly, Marcs attitude is impressive!

[@K1n1c]

Amazing story telling, visuals, and sound.

[@Email612]

Dope! I liked this a lot! Thanks again G&G for the content!

[@Rev.Match.Reviews]

This was just an all around phenomenal video

[@JeraCravoMyself]

That was fun! Great experience for you guys and thank you for the video!

[@tommasoimperio6474]

Phenomenal video! Music and editing are on point!

[@turbo_brian]

These type of videos are what I come here for.

[@DB-iw7jq]

Yo one of the best, genuinely intense videos on YT right now. Love the content you guys are putting out! Keep this up!!!

[@robertackerman5665]

Such an amazing documentary! Great filming and editing! Felt the entire Rollercoaster of this story like i was actually right there with you! Great job guys!

[@craigpatterson5991]

Awesome video and race. Poor Mr2. Always enjoy watching all your videos. Keep it going. Drive safe.

[@kkkevv224]

damn heartbreaking.. but what a fun team experience and so close to the gold.! gotta be proud guys, amazing.

[@sooyster4033]

I love the adventurous music choices in this episode!

[@magicdevile]

This was so cool, I love these track videos with your awesome storytelling. Keep it up!

[@sarahdell4042]

Marc has a killer personality. As always, great video!

[@7epha527]

This was an incredible watch, gears and gas is probably my favourite source of entertainment fullstop.

[@trigtm]

Awesome vid I was literally on the edge the entire time. Nice work as always.

[@duweezil]

Marc seems like a really awesome dude.

[@frankthatank4818]

I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this episode! That had to be a blast.

[@joshuafallet5690]

this is awesome i would love to get into this with my family. you guys were all really great to watch. great job out there too.

[@longsleevethong1457]

Excellent video guys. Very well done.

[@CobraAce04]

"500 my A$$". Love the Lemons community, seems impossible not to have fun out there

[@zpzp96]

Awwww man Mike must be feeling so sorry 😢

[@josephlong4581]

This is the best video you guys have ever made. Awesome

[@coreystrandberg9087]

I was recently part of an endurance race at VIR hosted by ChampCar where we ran our school's 04 SVT Focus. Like you, we had tons of problems all weekend but just barely made it to the end of the race. We were down for 4 hours trying to track down an oil leak, sending the car out for 10 laps at a time to see if there was new oil, and eventually found it to be a brand new gasket leaking. I hope to see you get to do more endurance racing cause it's truly an experience I want to continue having!

[@crxtodd16]

Love the content, you guys. Even though it ended with a huge bummer, the event in its entirety looked like a blast!

[@symz81]

Echoing what alot have already said but worth saying again one of my favorite episodes!

[@93455Driver]

Brilliant video, what a cool weekend.

[@mcjoek3]

What a great experience! More content like this 🎉🎉🎉

[@Maccaroney]

Really a great video. Had me on the edge of my seat!

[@g-mane7497]

what an awesome episode, super enjoyable.

[@001dman]

Way to go mike! Seriously amazing racing guys. Sucks it didn’t finish, but that’s racing!

[@miketriesmotorsports6080]

I money shifted my Miata every time I went to Pocono's North course. Every. Time. On the easiest part of the track, too. Thankfulky, that car was invincible. Cool video! Lemons looks like so much fun!

[@BlitzNationTv]

Amazing video. Really enjoyed this series

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Fantastic vid and guests. Lemons is awesome stuff.

[@baxrok2.]

That vehicle is incredibly impressive. Great effort by all.

[@ilhadi]

The way y'all cut thru traffic is almost like those LMP1 cars cutting through the GT-Am cars at LeMans

[@craigiefconcert6493]

That over-revving may have started the chain of events.

[@angusmacsac]

Great vid - thumbs up and subscribed - i love it when you've been doing this long enough you just laugh !

[@kirk-michaelharris1683]

Thanks Ben, this was awesome, Shout out from Jamaica

[@KurtAndresKA]

That was so fun to watch I cant imagine the fun you had guys!!

[@06atechnik64]

I've done some hot laps in my (at the time) healthy and lively mk5 GTI at Barber on a few occasions. Had an absolute blast. I love that track!!

[@naijeruwu]

sad to see it end in a bad way, hope you can get back and race with them!

[@CarlosJSilva89]

Great racing .. and fundamentally looked like great fun...

[@rathion2853]

Thanks for the video and thanks Marc and team!

[@NathanKernn]

such a cool and extremely well put together video!

[@etruth.]

Mr-S gang! 💪💪 Ben needs to take his Mr-s to gridlife

[@zzzz4439]

You guys are phenomenal!

[@davidhollywood3923]

Great effort guys! Back next year for the win!

[@sideways6176]

Awesome, good watch!

[@dailydriven991]

This looks insanely fun. Well done!

[@dangerfox1776]

LOL at the squirrel @16:51 poor little guy.

[@Carptyk04]

I admire your charnel so much. I aspire to create content as you do. Your video serious are just amazing. I truly look up to you guys. Kudos-Juan C missing gears

[@johnmann7o2]

That was awesome, excellent editing.