professional engine swappers, In SO-Cal ? or any where near here Options

[NaderG]

I want to swap V6 into my car but dont want to do it myself , i am just wondering if anybody here knows a place i can go in So-cal that knows the celica and can do the swap for me ... i was leaning towords a 3Sgte but it cant be legal , so now i am heading in the V6 direction.... help anybody ?

[CelicaST_CALI]

jus stick with the gt..if u need more power just get some new stuff,exahst,header,spark plugs,ect.Or if u need the power jsut find the engine and do it urself!!

[NaderG]

any bolt ons will not add that much power and honestly a V6 swap is more than i can handle and i am not sure if I can do it so perfectly so that it can be legal ( with all the emission equipment and all that) , so ya , i need someone to do it for me

[RedSunCelica]

1mzfe will slide into the celica bay. i believe toysport if there still around does some pretty nice swaps.

as far as emissions go........ **** it, im sure there are a few smog shops that will gladly look the other way.

This post has been edited by RedSunCelica: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:15 AM

[tomazws]

any bolt ons will not add that much power and honestly a V6 swap is more than i can handle and i am not sure if I can do it so perfectly so that it can be legal ( with all the emission equipment and all that) , so ya , i need someone to do it for me

Any non-Celica engine into the Celica will be illegal in this Arnold's State.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

go here: http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...61&hl=1mzfe
go here: http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1311

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Jun 21, 2007 - 2:39 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

arnold is very mean,,,i met him cause our school build a playground,THAT ****ER IS HUGE!!!God im 6' and he looked down,he was litterally twice as big as me,so u dont want him to come after u...

[goferris]

arnold is very mean,,,i met him cause our school build a playground,THAT ****ER IS HUGE!!!God im 6' and he looked down,he was litterally twice as big as me,so u dont want him to come after u...

really? i was always under the impression that he wasn't very tall. hmm....

[NaderG]

well , i already took alook at theese links before and the other links about the 3sgte. i am going for V6 because its the only legal choice . the law states that any engine swaped into a car has to be USDM same year or newer with all the emission equipment on and fully functional , and that is why i want a shop to do it for me .... i already emailed toysport and will call them tomorrow , Dr.Tweak qouted me 7500 but he is VERY VERY far away , how much should i expect toysport to ask for ?? how much is fare ?? how far should i go before saying f#*k IT

[LewFX]

toysport has their prices on their website, the prices of their clips are crazy high

[NaderG]

toysport has their prices on their website, the prices of their clips are crazy high

whats their website maybe i got it wrong , also , any other more price convineint place to do it ? i REALLY love this car , people look at it as if it was a porsche , i get whistle , stares ...everything !! lol , i also love the styling and i want to keep it but it is too damn slow and i need the power !!! i have to do that V6 swap !!!!!

[Hanyo]

naderg before you jump on the engine swap bandwagon. And assume a newer engine is a legal swap. I would seriously call a bar certified station and ask if that engine can be legally swapped in.

I know you can not swap in a heavy duty engine into a light class vehical.

An example will be a f150 engine in a geo metro. If you manage to get that engine to fit in there, it will not be legal because of the different classificatoin of the engine. So please do more research and call around before you start looking for an engine swap.

If you can not specifically give names and numbers of who and what can be done, then you have not done your end of the homework.

[NaderG]

i'd be happy to call to confirm , but what is a bar certified station ??

[6strngs]

i'd be happy to call to confirm , but what is a bar certified station ??

a certified smog station. I'd also call the DMV if I were you and see what they say about it.

[punkuup5150]

1mzfe will slide into the celica bay. i believe toysport if there still around does some pretty nice swaps.

as far as emissions go........ **** it, im sure there are a few smog shops that will gladly look the other way.

yeah with enoguh money ne shop will turn there head lol

[NaderG]

i just talked to a smog shop and he said that the engine has to be same year or newer and equiped with all the emission control systems , any JDM is impossible to document andhe said it would give me a headache due to emission differences , i got the 800 number for referees off of him and will call tommorow , also , toysport isnt answering emails or phone calls ...

[lagos]

toysport has a horrible reputation. they might not even be in business anymore.

[NaderG]

ya i figured that already , their website says 2004 , i looked up their phone number in the yellow pages website , it is not there , i have no idea how i actually rings when i call , so i am pretty much on my own .. unless i take a roadtrip to DR.TWEAk and have him do it , where is he located anyways ?

[j0e_p3t]

not too far.... just georgia.

[NaderG]

i guess no engine swap for me lol