need advice on a swap Options

[Zimluura]

hello, i love my car and want to make it faster. i'd like to make it awd as well, but i'll look into that more after auto->manual and after a 3sgte swap. since i have a 99, and i live in the usa, i need to get that year or newer in an engine to be legal right? this seems to restrict me to a caldina engine. legality seems like a great excuse to go for the extra 6bhp.

question 1
but what if the engine that comes in the clip is 2 months older than my car, does anyone know if that makes a difference in legality in the us?

question 2
does anyone know how much harder the st215 swap will be than the st205?

thanks in advance
ny

[Zimluura]

yeah that's probably a good call. paranoia is just part of my nature. i'll need to think on it a little and do some more research. i took a glance at my shop manual and it looks like the egr system is mechanical only. if that's right then i would think i could add it onto a jdm engine.

but in any case it's probably a year or so in the future.

since i'd ultimately like to do an awd conversion...

/* incoming random ramblings - if you are offended by far-fetched project ideas please stop reading now */

...and k-esd has that cool V6...i've started to (very loosely) ponder getting a 2003+ highlander, and putting the engine and drivedrain (custom where needed) in a celica.