An interesting question..., It's time to get hypothetical Options

[TRDCelicaFan]

Hey guys, I'm from the UK and have a question...

Do any of you know if anyone has tried to swap the already cool 174bhp 3S-GE engine from the 6th gen GT for the more powerful 189bhp 2ZZGE from the 7th gen GT-S, and whether or not it would work.

Because if it would work, it would make big HP gains very easy. Not necessarily cheap, what with the engine swap and all...but easy. For example (and I can only speak for what's available here in the UK) you can simply bolt on a Blitz Supercharger and hey presto, you've got a 2ZZGE that turns out 260 horses.

Any idea if it would work? The only thing I'm not sure about is if the VVTLi would get in the way of it working. But then, on saying that the Lotus Elise (an already hardcore machine) was recently made more extreme by putting the 2ZZGE in it's ultra-lightweight body after Lotus bought some of the engines off Toyota, and that worked out fine.

One UK site off the top of my head for anyone who wants to take a look: http://www.fensport.co.uk (UK Toyota Tuning Specialists)

Cool site, btw. Every1 keep flyin' the flag for the 6th gen Celica!

[TRDCelicaFan]

Thanks gh0st_d0g for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated. The idea of a 2ZZGE swap was something that just popped into my head and I wondered if anyone had tried it.

I know that the 3S-GTE swap is the most obvious choce but I'm trying to stay away from that. If I get a GTE I'll feel tempted to do an out-and-out power tune up on it, which isn't totally advisable on an FF car even with tyre/suspension upgrades. Besides that, I might feel that I'm driving a "wannabe" since actual GT-Fours, whilst obviously more expensive, aren't particularly difficult to find for sale over here. I'd prefer to have one or the other, but that's just me.

I do however want to feel as I'm getting the most out of the GT, which is why I like the suggestion of the BEAMS 3S-GE. The only concern I have about that is that I've heard it requires high octane fuel to get the most from it, and I have no idea what octane the fuel is here in the UK. Anyone know whether this would be a problem or not...?

Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on the subject.