motor swap advice pleaseeeee!!!, motor swap Options

[96celiest]

hi my names logan i have a 96 celica st 5spd. i wanna put a faster motor in it. should i use a) a gt caldina motor b) a toyota supra beams vv-ti or just whatever is best.. please help me out im new with the whole celie world and im trying to do my celie some good lovin tlc. so please get back to me. Thanks!

[Box]

Actually up until now I'd have told him to sell it and buy something with a V8 already, so give me some credit here. The 3S-GTE just isn't feasible in his case, it's not like over in the land of Vegemite and monster spiders where getting Japanese cars and parts is easy. He's 17 in the states(east coast of all places) with what I assume to be a limited budget, the 1MZ-FE is the better choice in his case. Everyone telling him to go ahead with a more expensive swap, that god forbid he needs parts for it, is just appalling to me. The 1MZ-FE won't be that much slower(200 hp in a 2400 pound car is more than enough for a new driver), will be more reliable, has readily accessible parts, and still gets good fuel mileage on regular fuel. All things important to a 17 year old that this is his only car and has limited funding. If mommy and daddy can spare the money for the 3S swap and to maintain it, then by all means go with that.

This post has been edited by Box: Apr 23, 2013 - 1:12 AM