Here, I gathered all information I have found about the famous 2ZZ-GE Engine from Toyota - Yamaha:
The 2ZZ-GE engine, a 1.8 Liter in-line 4 cylinder, was developed and introduced to the market for the 2000 model year Celica sports car. The engine was based on the 1.8 Liter 1ZZ-FE (1) which has a longer piston stroke and cast iron cylinder liners. The specifications of the 1ZZ-FE and 2ZZ-GE engines are shown in Table 1.
The RPM cuttoff is at 8200 to 8500 RPM depending on the model.
This engine is unique because of its MMC Cylinder Coating. It is an all aluminum cylinder block with a Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) cylinder bore that is composed of:
[My suggestion from what I have read:] Therefore, an oil with higher viscosity (HTHS) and higher ZDDP content is required for engine longevity. [See here]
Cylinder Block
The crankshaft bearing caps with ladder-frame construction have been adopted to increase the rigidity, to reduce noise, and to increase the coupling rigidity with the transaxle.
Cast-iron is adopted as a material for part of the bearing journal of crankshaft bearing cap and thus help prevent heat deformation. In addition, the oil filter bracket, the air conditioner compressor bracket, the water pump swirl chamber, the thermostat housing and the rear oil seal retainer have been integrated to reduce the number of parts.
Oil jets are provided to ensure reliable cooling and lubrication of the pistons.
Piston
The piston is made of aluminum alloy to be compact and lightweight.
The piston surface is coated with iron and tin to reduce the sliding resistance friction between the piston and the cylinder wall.
Full floating type piston pins are used.
By increasing the machining precision of the cylinder bore diameter, only one size of piston is available.
Connecting Rod
The connecting rods are made of high-strength vanadium steel for weight reduction.
The connecting rod bearings have been reduced in width to reduce friction.
Nutless-type plastic region tightening bolts are adopted for a lighter design.
Crankshaft
The forged crankshaft has 5 journals and 8 balance weights.
The crankshaft bearings have been reduced in width to reduce friction.
The pins and journals have been machined with increased precision and the surface roughness minimized to reduce friction.
All info was taken from the following papers:
Development of Metal Matrix Composite for Cylinder Block