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

[K-ESD]

So K-ESD, what are your impressions on the driving aspect?

two words... ----> wheel spin

I need bigger tires !!! (running 195/55/15's right now, good tires that came with rims for cheap)
It's very easy to break traction. I have to be very careful on the throttle.

but on a daily driving aspect, it's the best thing i've ever driven. The acceleration is so smooth, it feels like your getting pulled by a turbine. The Solara transmission shifts very very smoothly, like cutting through butter. It drives just like a brand new car, well after all I do have a motor with 16k kms and a trans with 60k kms. (try to get a 3SGTE localy with that many kms for $750 cnd )

Handling is not affected at all, not that I can notice. From carrying the two motors around, it feels like the 5SFE and the 3MZFE are about the same weight.

When I do gun it, after I get that wheel spin under control, it pulls like crazy (if I don't break loose again). I find myself shifting through gears very fast. The torque is just always there, in 5th gear I stomp on it and it MOVES up fast, no bogging like the 5SFE. It's an amazing engine, as good as in my dreams....maybe even better

also, i get better gas mileage than my 5SFE when babied.