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I've been debating on engine swaps and I have some questions. How reliable would a swapped car be? What swap would be the best for a daily diver?
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and saying the v6 swap is cheaper only works if you only are looking for ~200 or so hp.
99% of the owners on this site dont want to rebuild a motor before they swap it in, nevermind put parts of 2 motors together, like smaay did. so, you swap in a v6, in most cases here either a 1mz or 3mz, end up with anywhere from 160-220whp, depending on the setup. a stock 3rd gen makes ~240whp at stockish boost with just an intake and exhaust. yea, it costs more up front, but will make 300whp all day @ 17-18psi, which is still within the factory parameters, super reliably. to get that in a v6, your either swapping in a 2gr, which is just as or more expensive than a 3s swap, or turboing a 1m or 3vz or whatever, which ends up costing way more than a 3s swap, and you loose all the factory reliability. trust me, i started with a stock 5s, turboed it to just under 200whp, got bored real quick, and kept upgrading it till i broke it @ over 300whp with my crappy tuning skills. i've driven enough v6 camrys to know that a v6 (other than maybe the 2gr) in a celica WILL get boring quick, especially to a young kid thats lookin to have some fun with the local hondah guys. just like the 5s, most of the v6's you guys are gonna be swapping are designed to be fuel effecient, and be reliable, not make big power and racing, lets be honest here. my point is, by the time you swap in a v6, and make it fun, your way past the cost of a 3s swap, with none of the reliability. short of the beams, or 4th gen 3sgte, parts are very easily attainable, and if your smart, even parts for those engines are a phone call and a couple weeks of waiting away. to the OP, any swapped car is only as reliable as the work put into it. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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