94 Celica ST Engine Swap, I need some advice...Thanks! Options

[iatmarketing]

I own a 1994 Toyota Celica ST Liftback Automatic Transmission.

My engine is dead at this point. One of the valves failed on me.

I am thinking of swapping the engine. The shop I know can install an engine for me for around $300-500.

I am considering a

A JDM 4AGE SILVER TOP 20 VALVE 1990-1996 COROLLA ENGINE

and/or

A JDM 4AGZE Supercharged Engine


Are these conversions difficult? On top of buying the engine and just dropping it in, are there other necessary modifications? I am a college student and this cant cost me much. The shop agreed to do it for $300-500. I can buy the engine, but will I have to modify other things once the engine is dropped in? Does this engine fit in perfectly into a 94 ST?

Also the supercharged engine thats for sale comes with a 5 Speed FWD. Would that be difficult to mount to the automatic transmission i have now? I don't want to convert to manual.

You guys here seem very knowledgable. I would really appreciate a response...

Thanks!

[netrata]

Swap can range as from $600 to as up to $3000. It will all depend on the things you still want running on the car and how much a shop will charge you to do certain things. The 20v 4age is pretty much a direct drop into the celica, I know that first hand. But if want to maintain your a/c, power steering, and other parts to keep your engine running the way it should then you will need funds to do this. With any JDM 4age engines, you will need whatever it takes to run it. This consist of an AFM or or Map sensor, all sensor on the engine, complete wiring harness, ecu, and of course, the engine itself. If you aren't able to make a wiring conversion for the car, do contact someone that can. Dr. Tweak will be you best bet or MR220v from club4ag. Another mod you may need to do is somehow adapt the 20v downpipe to the existing one from the 7afe. So pretty much cut and weld the two pipes together to get one solid exhaust downpipe. A 4agze has more power, but it will be more work and can also be more expensive. So if you need reliable power or something not too expensive. A Silvertop is your best bet. But if your not able to to come up with a bit more $ for the swap, then i'd suggest getting another 7afe with low mileage. Also note, even though a JDM engine is cheap it doesn't mean it will have everything you need to complete the swap or worse yet it might not even be worth buying because something is already wrong with it.

This post has been edited by netrata: May 3, 2007 - 8:30 PM