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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Sorry for the consecutive posts

i picked this out of celicatech.com

link: Celicatech

Yup, runs like a champ. I suggest signing up for an account over at mr2oc.com and reading their V6 forum extensively. If you have any specific questions after doing that, feel free to contact me.

I've got a 1997 Toyota Avalon V6 engine, the 1MZ-FE. It's mated to a 5spd from a 1999 Toyota Camry Solara V6. I wanted to maintain the manual shifting I had before, but was hasty and purchased an engine from an autotranny car. So I had to do some minor extra wiring and had to purchase a manual tranny ECU to plug into my 1997 harness.

You can usually find a complete engine, with ECU and harness, for about $1000. I suggest you spend the extra dough and find a complete package with a 5spd already attached. This means your options are reduced to the Camry V6 and Camry Solara V6 but you won’t have to source things like a clutch, flywheel, ECU, etc. The 1MZ also came in the Sienna, ES300, and RX300.

You will need to make some custom engine mounts, but the engine does fit into the engine bay. You will need to convert the stock fuel rail on the V6 to a return system. You will need to run custom coolant lines. Axles will bolt up with the right combination of parts (MR2 inner bolted to Alltrac outer). The rear header needs to be modified to clear the steering rack.

If I remember correctly, including a custom headerback exhaust, it came to about $4k. If you are smart about your purchasing, and also do the work yourself, I don’t see why it can’t be done for under $3k.

For that, I get a car that runs solid 14s in the quarter mile, is fun and easy to drive on the street, gets over 30mpg on the highway, and passes smog.

If you wanted to go overboard, you could also fit the TRD supercharger and add another 50hp, though I don’t know how well the supercharger will fit into the Celica engine bay.