Engine swap questions. Options

[1994Celica]

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?

[richee3]

Torque steer is fairly prevalent by that point. Even the 190hp Maxima my brother drives has it to a good degree. Obviously you've never taken the car where any degree of accelerating under hard cornering is required. Controlling torque steer in a straight line is one thing, controlling it through corners is another.

I've been for a ride in a certain 330 whp 3S powered Celica, and there truly wasn't any torque steer. Then my 245 hp AWD Murano has decent torque steer when I'm passing traffic. Different car, different design. Celicas are prone to massive amounts of wheel hop but in general, little to no torque steer. That argument can be ignored when it comes to V6 vs 3S.

No need for a pissing contest over a 3S-GTE vs. a V6 swap. Comparing the motors is comparing apples to oranges. If you want cheap, easy, reliable 200 hp, then it's V6 swap. If you want turbo-noises and 250-300 whp and don't mind spending a bit more, then it's 3S-GTE all the way. Both are great engine swap candidates, but aren't comparable at all. Quite frankly, I'm getting sick of everyone trying to bash the other swap. It's teh interwebs, we all have different opinions and want different things, there's no reason to get upset over somebody wanting to do a different swap than you would do yourself.

This post has been edited by richee3: Apr 28, 2013 - 3:37 PM