Camry+Celica?, camry engine? Options

[monkeywrench]

Hi, I'm Lea (Lee-uh) a 17 year old girl, and car nut.

I'm going to be getting a Celica soon (possibly buying back my moms old one) for really cheap (just wait, I'll explain) and I don't care what's up with the engine, I'm going to pull one out of a junkyard and have it rebuilt. I read the topic about what engines will and won't fit. From that list I'm leaning toward the 3S-GTE, but id wondered about the engine from a. '04-'06 Camry (a 3MZ-FE V6). I don't know if this would fit in the engine bay, or if I would have to get a new transmission along with that. Or would I be better off finding a 3S-GTE? I want something more powerful than a 7A-FE or a 5S-GE.

I'm still learning and don't know much about interchangeable parts. Also, about how much would it be if I had a new transmission installed in a '94 ST coupe?

[Culpable04]

Hi, I'm Lea (Lee-uh) a 17 year old girl, and car nut.

I'm going to be getting a Celica soon (possibly buying back my moms old one) for really cheap (just wait, I'll explain) and I don't care what's up with the engine, I'm going to pull one out of a junkyard and have it rebuilt. I read the topic about what engines will and won't fit. From that list I'm leaning toward the 3S-GTE, but id wondered about the engine from a. '04-'06 Camry (a 3MZ-FE V6). I don't know if this would fit in the engine bay, or if I would have to get a new transmission along with that. Or would I be better off finding a 3S-GTE? I want something more powerful than a 7A-FE or a 5S-GE.

I'm still learning and don't know much about interchangeable parts. Also, about how much would it be if I had a new transmission installed in a '94 ST coupe?

you have a ST so if you go with a 3sgte you'll need a new transmission, same thing with any V6 engine, you have done the best first thing you could have, you read some of the stickies, if you read a few more on the same topic, it's all explained there.

STs have a A series engine, so in Theory any other A series engine will bolt to the transmission, if you consider any other series ( S as on a 3sgte for example ) a different transmission will be needed along with a lot of other small parts ( mounts, cables and such ) to make this work. it's not too hard as long as you do the proper research and do the work yourself taking your time. most members started knowing very little about cars and have swap their celica successfully.