Needed input, 7age vs 1mzfe Options

[Einhander]

Ok, over the past few months i've been gathering parts for a 1mzfe swap. I finally have everything But the ecu, but that's not a big deal. I know the motor will fit, that's not the issue. And i don't want to make huge power 280-300hp at the most.

But here's the delima, i have everything for the 4age head converison. I would like eventually to go turbo and the 1m is not going to leave a lot of room for this, unless i go crazy on the engine bay, and piping will be a pita. Plus the turbo 7age has already been done and has sources for reliabilty, where as the 1m really is not a heavily document motor as to it's abilities.

Now my question to you guys is if given a choice, with a goal of 300hp which would you choose?


this is something i am going to complete over time, since the celica is no longer a dd, and i work almost continously, hopefully by late summer it'll be done.

[Jaemus]

depends, the 1mz is gonna give you instant power and torque from idle that the 7agte is never going to do, but youll have a harder time reaching 300hp.

personally, id go for the 1mz, if youre happy to try and sort out the driveline, that way you'd be creating something rare and special (a v6 celica) and very driveable. what i mean is, if you parked two celicas next to each other, and opened the hoods, and said, one has a 7agte hybrid and the other has a 1mzfe conversion, id go look at the 1mzfe first

but thats just me