1MZFE Swap Checklist (With Prices), Looking for feedback Options

[Dr_Tweak]

6th Gen Celica GT Manual, 1MZFE Swap

1MZFE engine set, local $500
Clutch kit $150
Fuel pump $100
Misc $1000
Labor $1000 - $1400
$2750 - $3150

GT Automatic, add:
GT Tranny $350
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $300
$950

$3700 - $4100

ST Manual, add:
GT cables, axles, mounts $500
GT Tranny $350
Labor $100
$950

$3700 - $4100

ST Automatic, add:
Axles, mounts $500
Tranny $350
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $400
$1550

$4300 - $4700

Manual, E153 Tranny
Tranny $550-$900
ST205/MR2/Camry Axles $300
ST205 or custom mounts $200-$400
Clutch kit (add) $50
Labor $100
$1200 - $1750

$3950 - $4900

Auto, E153 Tranny
Tranny $550-$900
ST205/MR2/Camry Axles $300
ST205 or custom mounts $200-$400
Clutch kit (add) $50
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $300
$1700 - $2250

$4450 - $5400

Add for maintenance/tune up:
Parts and labor $800

[Cutrara]

I think 500 HP is an unrealistic goal. You said yourself, it's an "FE" engine. IMO, the heads just aren't designed to support 500 HP. Even if they were, Imagine the kind of forced induction you'd need, somewhere north of 20 psi which means forged internals. Injectors, standalone ecu, and the list goes on.

How would you go about getting all this power to the ground? Even if you used the MR2 LSD tranny (E153?), that's still 500 HP going to 2 wheels.

Edit for JFrost: I'm home today, don't you guys have off for presidents day? Yeah, they are pretty reliable, NA rocks. I'd love to have this swap, but I don't have the means for it.

This post has been edited by Cutrara: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:32 PM