4AGZE Swap Options

[mikecelica]

I've been planning on turboing my st for a while now, got all the parts, but after going through all the costs with parts and labor I've come to a total of $3100, which I think is waay too much for 40-50hp (If even that). I wouldnt be getting much horsepower, plus risk damaging the engine, and say goodbye to the toyota reliability. So Im thinking now of just swapping in a 4agze, Ive been reading up alot about this and what i wanna know is why people think its such a difficult swap and that only few people have attempted it? Ive gone through this with a mechanic at toyota dealership that I work at. And he too says its the most simplest of swaps. All i really need is the engine,ecu,wiring harness,4age flywheel with using my 7afe tranny and same motor mounts. Thats pretty much it, unless I put in FMIC, but I've heard they benefit more from TMIC. The 4agze from the Levin from has about 170hp at stock psi (7psi) and at full boost (14psi) it should reach around 190hp or more with some pulleys and an safc. Plus another advantage would be that this engine was built to handle boost so its alot more safe than a 7afte. This mechanic has a 88 corolla gts with the 4agze and an mr2 4agze and they are faast. So I just wanna hear some thoughts on this. thanks

This post has been edited by mikecelica: Mar 14, 2008 - 7:21 PM

[Hanyo]

swaping a 4agze is not a bad idea, considering there is a whole lot more after market support for that engine compared to the 7afe.

BUT before you get drawn into the swap engine scene, do the math and find out how much it will actually cost to get that engine installed and upgraded.

Dollar for dollar i think it would be cheaper to turbocharge the 7afe, because your not wasting money on swaping anything out. All the parts you purchased are UPGRADES.

Where as a 4agze, the swap will take most of your funds. After the swap you will still need to buy upgrades.

It all boils down to how healthy your current engine is, if your 7afe is new and healthy then turbo charge. Because you have no clue how many miles and condition the 4agze will be in.