V6 swap Celica Options

[SaulGoodman]

Ive been really debating as of lately what I want to do with my ST. The 1.8 liter supposedly can put out solid horsepower with only forged rods and basic tuner upgrades on boost, but Ive been thinking about more torque with NA horsepower. An LS swap would be cool as sh*t but lets face it, too much work in a car not made for it. So a fwd V6 from Toyota is my next best bet, heres some of my choices.

3mz-fe w/ e153 - Best candidate with highest HP/TQ, but people say the motors are no good for boost unless you dump 3k to building the block. Any truth to this?
1mz - Numbers are too low, doesnt seem worth it in comparison to the others. Why or why not?
5vz-fe w/ e153 - Supposedly better for boost? Need confirm on it
2gr/1gr? - No idea how that would work.

I want to keep it FWD. Something "simple enough" to swap in and work day to day.
Which would be the easiest to source junkyard parts (axles, housings, whatever), providing the most reliable performance without sacrificing daily drivability? Ive heard a few people say 1mz/3mz are the easiest to fit in the bay while the 5vz is the most plug-and-play with the wiring. Or should I stick with a boosted 4 cylinder, maybe do something crazy like a K swap? This is all hypothetical, the build wont be for a while so keep it light. Im inexperienced compared to some of the old heads on here, but dang would a V6 Celica be fun. Im 100% in love with this platform, so in my opinion anything is worth the effort on it.

[Box]

I just did, I gave you the link to the ONLY documented 2GR swap into a Celica. That's all the info out there, and even it's not complete since he didn't put everything he did into that post. If you read through the post you'll see how and why it ended up costing as much as it did. So long as you know what you're getting into that's fine, but I'm tired of seeing people mislead by others saying "X and Y is a breeze, anyone can do it" then they end up in a hole with a non functioning car and a lot of lost funds. So sorry, I'm more adamant than others might be in that regard. I'm all for more interest in the 6th gen Celica, and definitely more V6 swapped ones. I'm not into people ending up with bad experiences. If you want to do a V6 the 1MZ/3MZ is the "easy way", all the info is here between Smaay, SnapshotGT, and kurt95gt as well as others I'm probably forgetting about. That and you said you did the MZ V6 into a tC, so it shouldn't be an issue for you in conjunction with all the info here.

I don't see any guys named Casey here. *shrugs and flips hair* There is a girl named Casey though as it's my birth name, Box is my maiden name I rather not be burdened with hence the signature(since apparently this forum is still in the stone ages and usernames are set in said stone).

This post has been edited by Box: Sep 11, 2019 - 9:08 PM