V6 swap, for me, better than 3S-GTE, Yep, here we go again Options

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It can be done, i know that.

I'm currently exploring my options for the possibilty of that swap.

I'm desperate to know more about it. I searched but all i can find is the same darn thing over and over "is it possible yes, blah blah blah". I need more details. I read adrian's posts in celicatech.com but he just wrote a scratch about it. I'm thinking about getting a 3MZ-FE and this is where I get confused.

From what I understand the 3MZ is a bored out 1MZ with vvti slapped on, this would mean that it would be possible to stuff a 230hp/242trq N/A engine with a 5spd (from the camry). Yumm !! But really, how does it compare to the 1MZ-FE on the outside. The 1MZ swap has been done on a 5th gen, as far as i know dimensions are identical (or very close) to the 6th gen. I know this will require alot of custom work that exceeds my knowlege/experience with car mecanics but i will seek help from my local gear heads to get this done. Right now i just have to know what goes and what doesn't as far as major components go (engine, tranny, etc...).

I'm really concidering this swap because a few things in my drivetrain are going.... concidering that my 5S-FE has 265k+ kms and i beat the shnit out of it everyday*. (what's the point of owning a sports car if ur gonna drive like a grandma). Something is going to break and I don't want to invest into what I already have, if i'm going to drop some money into my celica, i want something out of it.

Thanks in advance for your help

(p.s. found a 99' 1MZ-FE at a junk yard close to here for $900 cnd)

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Thank you very much for the response (most of ya )
Specialy Clipsetuner and Doc - I'm printing all that info out, it's what I need thanks again

aside from your constructive critisim (meaning it has been worth something) Kwanza26, thank you for the info on the 3MZ, this is what i was looking for.

as far as $$ go, no one will prove me that a 3S-GTE will cost me less. I have crunched the numbers with the highest cost expectation for the swap and still, the V6 beats the 3S-GTE by a large margin, concidering getting one and upkeeping it. (supreme costs more than regular btw ) I can find most of the parts localy and thats a big factor for me.