1mz-fe??, v6?? Options

[LBCxGUY]

didnt see this in the feasible engine swap sticky...well i live kali so i was thinkin...is this the only swap that would be legal?? i think when u do a swap here in kali it has to be the same year engine or newer. I would like the power of a inline 6 in my car and then just build from there. Don't know how much the engine and everything would cost...would it be about the same cost as the 3sgte swap or alot more??....just wanna stay street legal here in kali...well THANKS!!

[GeEkBoY]

I have researched this one pretty well. Here is the best thread on the v6 install into the 5th gen celica:

http://celica.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?u...c;f=31;t=004637

It is very tight in the engine bay, but does fit. I have decided against it as it may comprimise the car in a front end crash. As for power, there is a TRD supercharger that will bolt up to that engine with no mods (nuns 5.5PSI of boost). The engine has more potential than most people here give it credit for. You can check out that engine's potential at:

http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/

There are two versions of that engine, the VVT version and the non VVT. The VVT engine will not take the supercharger (at least as a bolt on mod) If you snag The highlander or RX300 version, you get 220 HP stock!!! With the non-vvt version, you only get up to 200 HP, the ratings varied by model. However the superchager can be added to the engine for more power than the VVT version. There are overdrive pulleys for the supercharger to increase the boost.

The one issue with this swap is the transmission, It would be dumb to use anything other than the solara 5 speed (V6) transmission, but while rare, they are not to hard to find.

Hope this helps