2AZFE? Options

[uberschall]

primarily for conversation...

seeing as the 2AZFE has assumed the role of replacement for the 5SFE, and it is similar in application and displacement....how feasible/worthwhile is a swap in your opinion?

i got to thinking about it because it is a much better 6-speed option than the peaky, fragile 2ZZ.

based on a quick browse on ebay, the highest price i found for the motor itself was $1700.

and for pete's sake, don't be obnoxious.

[K-ESD]

now THIS is what i'm talking about! thanks for all the input so far, keep it coming.

from what i've found so far, the 2A is used in basically the same cars the 5S was--the camry and the "celica" (quotations used b/c i think the tC was intended to replace said car )...this means the intake, etc. should all be in the same/similar locations, the weight should be close, and so on.

i'd really like to know how far off the motor mounts are (although i have a feeling they are right), what the transmission options will mean for axle length and such, and how many wiring changes will be required to make an OBDII engine communicate well with an OBDI chassis.

bigmeanbulldog, i think it is a bigger, better 5sfe, and that's all i've wanted all along! if i were to attempt a swap, n/a would be my weapon of choice for the meantime. but as bitter noted, forged internals point this thing right at forced induction.

the wiring would be the biggest concern, i imagine. i'll pm the good doctor and see what he thinks.

edit- whoa!

if you want to dig up more info on the 2AZ, i suggest you look around the tC forums. It will never fit a celica if it doesn't fit our transmissions (S5_ or E-153). Axles are already figured out for you, either use stock axles with the stock trans or go for the e-153+mr2/st185 axle combo.

It's nice to dream and ooooo aaaaa over this engine but it's just fantasy if it can't fit our cars !!!

wiring is NOT a corcern, it's electrical. Anything electrical can be modified to work, how much wiring you will have to do is what you need to determine. I'm 99% sure it's just as much as the 3MZFE i built (since they both come in camrys), wiring was a breeze, i find. You should worry more about mechanical parts that don't fit.

keep digging and good luck