V6 swap, Your thoughts Options

[FallenHero]

http://engr.ucsb.edu/~warped/projects/swap/cost.htm that is the parts and price list from a 5th gen celica

I had this huge write up on it that I made. I linked to all these web pages and stuff and really got all the information together. Hit the button to post the thread, and it shot me an error and killed my write up

SO, instead of getting my big beautiful write up, you get to make your own decisions because I am pissed. Maybe I'll write more up later. Maybe somebody with broadband will search around and find all the info and post it.

I quit.
goodnight

[FallenHero]

It's kinda like dropping a big bad V8 into a little roadster and calling it a shelby cobra. Although that is an extreme exmple...

As far as this being a performance swap.... ehh, take it how you can get it. the engine makes Hella power (comparatively) and is even more so reliable. The engine and it's parts are plentiful. I think it's a great swap to increase the performance of your celica, although the engine in itself is not a performance engine. is the integra LS engine a performance engine? I see those swapped and turboed into hondas all the time. The point is this: This engine in a light weight celica would make for a Really fast drag car/road car/ road race car. It would be Evil from a dead stop, and walk all over most cars from a roll. And in the corners.... the engine doesn't weigh that much more than a 3sgte, or even a 5s for that matter, so i don't see a problem there either.

Here are my thoughts.

Mount the engine: Custom work. You hang the engine where it needs to be and start welding and bolting mounts into place. not an easy task, but when you think about it, not really that hard of one either. These domestic guys do this all the time, you just have to make sure the thing isn't going to rock into anything important.

Axles: what do you use? I have no clue. I doubt the ones that come with the engine would be the right length. I also don't know if Mr2 axles will work with my hubs.

Wiring... you guys are gonna bash, but I say no problem. Why? Because I would be swapping from a US enging which all the pin diagrams are available for to another US engine which all the diagrams are available for. I would also keep the auto tranny because I have an auto tranny. Once again this eases the troubles of wiring.

Worst comes to worst there are companies that specialize in harness work.I have a friend that builds mini-trucks. he said he could call and say they were converting a.... 88 S-10 V6 to a 95 LT-1 V8. For like... $300 they would send him a plug and play harness.

I think this is a very doable swap. It could also be a cheap swap if the car was left auto as I am saying. (cheap compared to the $4500 3s swap I was quoted)

Once again though, this is a good topic for us to discuss. So! Continue!