motor swap advice pleaseeeee!!!, motor swap Options

[96celiest]

hi my names logan i have a 96 celica st 5spd. i wanna put a faster motor in it. should i use a) a gt caldina motor b) a toyota supra beams vv-ti or just whatever is best.. please help me out im new with the whole celie world and im trying to do my celie some good lovin tlc. so please get back to me. Thanks!

[Box]

The 1MZ-FE is used in FWD applications, just rip it out of a Camry/Solara or the other fortitude of vehicles that used it. Though only the Camry/Solara offered the 1MZ-FE with the E153 manual transmission. The 3S-GTE you'll have to use the S54 transmission from the GT Celica or another transmission that'd fit. You can't just "cap" off the AWD transmission, it'll burn out.

So, before we jump ahead of ourselves do you have the $3,000 to $5,000 or more to do a 3S-GTE swap? Even if you do think about all of the cars that'll buy, plus once you figure in what'd you'd get out of your car. That'll buy a 7GC GT-S or RSX Type S. Do you have the ability and knowledge to do the swap? Or do you have access to people that do? Not trying to put a damper on your spirits, but these are things you need to think about. We've all been there, wanting to take on a project at your age. I'm not too terribly far from where you are now myself. I've been there and done that, trying to do a project car as your main method of transportation is stupid(at any age). What's not fun is not being able to go anywhere because your car won't run. Unless your parents have the money to sink into it and have access to someone to do the work, I advise you sell the Celica and buy something else if you want something faster. If you want a good looking and reliable car that gets good gas mileage that'll take you through the rest of high school and college, I suggest you keep the Celica.

[Smaay]

You can't just "cap" off the AWD transmission, it'll burn out.

yes you can, you take off the transfer case, get an MR2 diff and cover plate and you have a FWD trans.