what all cars came with a 3vzfe, looking to swap Options

[kurt95gt]

been thinking about swapping a 3vz into my celica
I know the carry an is300 both came with them but was three anything else
options on other swaps will be considered too I mainly want something that makes more power than the 5s but I can still order parts for at autozone only other thing is I don't want to spent 5000 on just the swap alone before install just want extra power but have to stay simi cheap (for the price of the swap itself)
an be able to dd this for a year or so lol
thanks for your help

[RocketScott]

I just got my 5S back in the car tonight. The passenger side motor mount had sheared off at the block. Had to pull the motor to fix it along with a bunch of other stuff that broke as a result. Long story short, I'm not itching to pull the motor again and do a swap but I know the motors days are numbered and I should start getting things together.

Here's what I have gathered thus far:

From Wikipedia:

The Toyota MZ engine family is a V6 piston engine series. The MZ series has an aluminum engine block and aluminum alloy DOHC cylinder heads. The cylinders are lined with cast iron, and are of a closed deck design (no open space between the bores). The engine is a 60 degree V6 design. It uses multiport fuel injection (MFI), four valves per cylinder, a one-piece cast camshaft and a cast aluminum intake manifold. The MZ family is a lightweight V6 engine of an all-aluminum design, using lighter weight parts than the heavier duty VZ block engines in an effort to lower production costs, decrease engine weight, and decrease reciprocating weight without sacrificing reliability. Toyota sought to enhance the drivability pattern of the engine (over the 3VZ) at exactly 3000 rpm, since that was the typical engine speed for motors cruising on the highway. The result was less cylinder distortion coupled with the decreased weight of rotating assemblies, smoother operation at that engine speed, and increased engine efficiency.

They feature cast aluminum pistons with an anti-friction resin coating (moly) and valve depressions that decrease the chance of valve-to-piston interference in case of timing belt failure on motors without VVT-i. They also use steel rings, smaller-diameter shot-peened rods, and a forged steel crankshaft.

This engine has been phased out in most markets, replaced by variants of the new GR series.



1MZ-FE

The 1MZ-FE is a 3.0 L (2994 cc) engine. Bore is 87.5 mm and stroke is 83 mm. Output is 168–190 hp @ 5200–5400 rpm with 183–193 lb·ft of torque at 4400 rpm. Horsepower ratings dropped after the Society of Automotive Engineers implemented a new power measurement system for vehicle engines, Toyota engines rated on 87 octane dropped the most, compared to the same engines used by Lexus rated on 91 octane. It has bucket tappets and was designed for good fuel economy without an overall performance trade-off.

The 1MZ-FE was on Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1996.

Applications:

· 1994–2003 Toyota Camry (V6)

· 1994–2003 Lexus ES 300 & Toyota Windom (Japanese domestic market)

· 1995–2004 Toyota Avalon & 2000 Toyota Pronard (Avalon for Japanese domestic market)

· 1997–2003 Lexus RX 300

· Toyota Harrier (non-US markets)

· 1998–2000 Toyota Sienna

· 1999–2003 Toyota Solara (V6)

· 2000– Toyota Estima (Japanese domestic market)

Toyota Racing Development offered a bolt-on TRD supercharger kit for the 1997–2000 Camry, 1998–2000 Sienna and 1999–2000 Solara. Power output was bumped to 242 hp and 242 ft·lbf of torque.

The 1MZ-FE with VVT-i is used in the Avalon, Highlander, Sienna and Camry. Output is 210 hp (156 kW) at 5800 rpm with 222 ft·lbf (328 N·m) of torque at 4400 rpm. Early versions of the VVT-i 1MZ used a dual throttle body, cast aluminum intake manifold, and EGR block off plates on the exhaust manifolds. Later versions used an ABS plastic intake manifold to further weight reduction and decrease cost. These versions may also have drive-by-wire/electronic throttle control.

Applications:

· 1999–2003 Lexus RX 300 (US market)

· 1999–2003 Lexus ES 300

· 2000–2004 Toyota Avalon

· 2001–2003 Toyota Highlander/Kluger

· 2001–2003 Toyota Sienna

· 2002– Toyota Alphard (Japanese domestic market)

· 2003–2006 Toyota Camry (V6)

Back to Rocket:
All that really made me want to go with the 1MZ but the oil gelling issues have given me reason to be concerned. It's been hard to wade through all the info on the matter because there is so much of it and it's hard to tell who is telling the truth. There are guys on the camry and sienna forums that swear up and down that they changed the oil more frequently than Toyota specifies and they still got sludge. Here is a list of the V6 vehicles recalled for the oil gelling issue:

· Toyota Camry V6 1997-2002
· Toyota Solara V6 1999-2002

· Toyota Sienna V6 1998-2002

· Toyota Avalon V6 1997-2002

· Toyota Highlander V6 2001-2002

· Lexus ES300 1997-2002

· Lexus RX300 1999-2002

What's interesting is that the 5S-FE was recalled to. I deleted those from the list just because I was only keeping information about the V6 engines but the 98-99 celica was part of the recall.