1MZFE Swap Checklist (With Prices), Looking for feedback Options

[Dr_Tweak]

6th Gen Celica GT Manual, 1MZFE Swap

1MZFE engine set, local $500
Clutch kit $150
Fuel pump $100
Misc $1000
Labor $1000 - $1400
$2750 - $3150

GT Automatic, add:
GT Tranny $350
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $300
$950

$3700 - $4100

ST Manual, add:
GT cables, axles, mounts $500
GT Tranny $350
Labor $100
$950

$3700 - $4100

ST Automatic, add:
Axles, mounts $500
Tranny $350
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $400
$1550

$4300 - $4700

Manual, E153 Tranny
Tranny $550-$900
ST205/MR2/Camry Axles $300
ST205 or custom mounts $200-$400
Clutch kit (add) $50
Labor $100
$1200 - $1750

$3950 - $4900

Auto, E153 Tranny
Tranny $550-$900
ST205/MR2/Camry Axles $300
ST205 or custom mounts $200-$400
Clutch kit (add) $50
Manual conversion parts $300
Labor $300
$1700 - $2250

$4450 - $5400

Add for maintenance/tune up:
Parts and labor $800

[Jen]

Are you going to be offering this service or something?

[Dr_Tweak]

Going to be?! I haven't gotten a chance to do this swap yet, but I've always been willing to!

-Doc

[CelicaZR]

Is this the V6 engine out of the camry?
I've heard of this engine before but forgot
what it was

[Dr_Tweak]

Yeap, from '95 on I think.

-Doc

[presure2]

awesome post tweek!

[bindertch]

So you are saying you could do that to an ST manual for less than $5K? I need to find that over here.

What would you do for exhaust?

This post has been edited by bindertch: Feb 20, 2006 - 11:07 AM

[Chanh55]

Dammit tweak why can't you be closer to the west coast. Has anyone ever shipped you their car for you to work on?

[JFrost9]

Hmm...im interested what other kinda motors you could swap into the Celica...just cuz id like something unique like this 1MZFE...what kinda numbers does this engine put out?

[Cutrara]

Gooooooooooogle:

Some highlights from the article on the 1MZ-FE:
:: 200 - 225 hp, 204 - 209 lb-ft torque, 3.0 V6
:: Found in 94 & up Camry & ES300, and later in Solara & Sienna
:: 10:4:1 compression
:: Similar in weight and size with 3S-GTE
:: Price (Junkyard) around $1500-2000
:: Available TRD bolt on Eaton supercharger kit good for an additional 62 hp.

Edit: So, you're looking at about the same HP and a bit more torque when compared to a 2nd gen 3S-GTE. Throw on the supercharger and you'll out run just about any 3S (except for people like Gary lol).

This post has been edited by Cutrara: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:00 PM

[Chanh55]

V6 Celica... *Droool...

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I worry about putting another engine in my car that ends in "fe." How could you rev this thing? Would it be better for everyday use, but not as good on the track as a 3sgte? Even though it has the higher displacement, I'd still rather go with a 3sgte. Do they make parts to really build this v6 up to high hp marks? Something around 500hp.

This post has been edited by Bigmeanbulldog55: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:18 PM

[JFrost9]

damn... nice find Cutrara, im at school, so my googling is limited... but i think that sounds like some reliable numbers...

[Cutrara]

I think 500 HP is an unrealistic goal. You said yourself, it's an "FE" engine. IMO, the heads just aren't designed to support 500 HP. Even if they were, Imagine the kind of forced induction you'd need, somewhere north of 20 psi which means forged internals. Injectors, standalone ecu, and the list goes on.

How would you go about getting all this power to the ground? Even if you used the MR2 LSD tranny (E153?), that's still 500 HP going to 2 wheels.

Edit for JFrost: I'm home today, don't you guys have off for presidents day? Yeah, they are pretty reliable, NA rocks. I'd love to have this swap, but I don't have the means for it.

This post has been edited by Cutrara: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:32 PM

[elvasoshexai]

damn... i'll try and find it but i once saw a list of quarter mile times for camrys and a solara w/ a built 1mzfe beat a lot of 3sgte swapped camrys

[HaRv3sTeR]

:: 200 - 225 hp, 204 - 209 lb-ft torque, 3.0 V6

why 25 hp/5lbstq range? is that US -JDM specs?

would the 225hp block + supercharger beat a 3rd gen 3sgte?

This post has been edited by HaRv3sTeR: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:39 PM

[elvasoshexai]

:: 200 - 225 hp, 204 - 209 lb-ft torque, 3.0 V6

why 25 hp/5lbstq range? is that US -JDM specs?

would the 225hp block + supercharger beat a 3rd gen 3sgte?

i think different years had different specs... but are you sure they go from 200hp-225hp?? i'm quite certain several years hp rating are around 180s to 190s

the quarter mile database i mentioned before is kinda down right now... but one of the faster 1mzfe's w/ trd sc + nos ran 13.046... 315whp...

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:47 PM

[JFrost9]

well even then, i wouldnt really want 500 hp... maybe in the 3-4 hundred range... which i think i could obtain with either the 3s or the 1m.

Edit: and no we dont get off for Presidents day... we get other random days off, but for some reason we dont get a federal holiday off.

Edit #2: This post got me my 3rd little block in posting status thing.

This post has been edited by JFrost9: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:47 PM

[Cutrara]

Yeah, just as different generations of the 3S have different specs, the same should be true for the 1MZ. Although I base this on nothing, I just found those specs on the net.


Off the top of my head the 3rd gen has about what? 245 HP in the JDM form? 225 HP block+theoretical 62 HP SC adds up to 287 HP. So based on HP, the 1MZ would beat the 3rd gen 3S.

well even then, i wouldnt really want 500 hp... maybe in the 3-4 hundred range... which i think i could obtain with either the 3s or the 1m.

EXACTLY what I had saying. 500 HP would make it incredibly hard to drive.

This post has been edited by Cutrara: Feb 20, 2006 - 1:49 PM

[HaRv3sTeR]

so what years are the engine that can be swapped 95-06?