V6 swap, for me, better than 3S-GTE, Yep, here we go again Options

[K-ESD]

It can be done, i know that.

I'm currently exploring my options for the possibilty of that swap.

I'm desperate to know more about it. I searched but all i can find is the same darn thing over and over "is it possible yes, blah blah blah". I need more details. I read adrian's posts in celicatech.com but he just wrote a scratch about it. I'm thinking about getting a 3MZ-FE and this is where I get confused.

From what I understand the 3MZ is a bored out 1MZ with vvti slapped on, this would mean that it would be possible to stuff a 230hp/242trq N/A engine with a 5spd (from the camry). Yumm !! But really, how does it compare to the 1MZ-FE on the outside. The 1MZ swap has been done on a 5th gen, as far as i know dimensions are identical (or very close) to the 6th gen. I know this will require alot of custom work that exceeds my knowlege/experience with car mecanics but i will seek help from my local gear heads to get this done. Right now i just have to know what goes and what doesn't as far as major components go (engine, tranny, etc...).

I'm really concidering this swap because a few things in my drivetrain are going.... concidering that my 5S-FE has 265k+ kms and i beat the shnit out of it everyday*. (what's the point of owning a sports car if ur gonna drive like a grandma). Something is going to break and I don't want to invest into what I already have, if i'm going to drop some money into my celica, i want something out of it.

Thanks in advance for your help

(p.s. found a 99' 1MZ-FE at a junk yard close to here for $900 cnd)

[Clipsetuner]

So I gathered more info today for the mass's. the 1mz is gonna be by far the easyer swap. The wiring wont be to bad as how I look at it but there is one problem the factory tach wont read right no matter what creative wiring you do, unless you get the dash harness from your donor car, so all us v6 guys gonna look foward to aftermarket tachs. Another thing which doesnt reguard you too much but for the 96+ guys we are gonna want a 96-00 motor/wiring harness/ECU only, if 2001 they did some big changes to the OBD system as long with the harness so I wouldent try and mix and match anything. stay'n with the 96-00 OBD2 setup we shall breeze threw emissions, I am unsure about the inspection states tho.

If tweak or I get that last motor mount made, Ill get copy's made soon as possible, and have em out to all who want to attemp this swap.

I think personaly this swap is gonna be the cheap alternative to the 3sgte in the short run, if your looking for over 300whp good luck, but for the reliable DD that makes 200hp this should be fun for the rest of us, anything else comes up let me know. I was gonna keep mine on the low down untill the summer meet but o well.

DTE