Few questions about this motor. Options

[bccentaur3]

SO I found a rebuilt 5sfe on ebay specifically for the 97-2001 camry. Obviously all 5sfe's are interchangeable, BUT what will I need to do to the motor for it to run right on my 94 chasis. Can I just swap over the distributor from my motor and have no troubles electronically? I think I read some where about the camrys going distributorless. Let me know because I will need a new motor to work off of for boost since I think my motor is on its way.

[Hanyo]

the 2002+ camry have a different engine and are distributor-less.


everything should swap over. If in doubt swap your old sensor/parts in.

[bccentaur3]

Thanks, I figured that was the case. I was planning on swapping everything over any way. Thanks a lot.

[alltracman78]

While all 5SFEs are interchangeable, there are a couple of things. For one, the Camry engine has balance shafts, yours doesn't.
They won't effect how the engine bolts in, but they will rob some [relatively small] hp.

In addition, they have no distributor, which you already know.
Because they have no dist, there is the possibility your dist might not bolt in correctly to the head.
There is still a hole in the head/valve cover, but you probably want to make sure the camshaft has the slot for the dist, it might not [if the part # is the same for a Celica and Camry intake camshaft you should be fine].

You will want to swap your intake manifold and valve cover.
However, leave the Camry exhaust manifold [unless/until you're going turbo] if it comes with the engine, it's better than the Celica one.