The Future of Engine Swaps |
The Future of Engine Swaps |
Oct 30, 2008 - 9:09 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Summerville, SC Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I was thinking this over today and thought that it would be a cool discussion to post up. I'm getting a little concerned about the future of engine swaps. It seems like Toyota hasn't been building ANYTHING high-performance in the last few years. I love our Celicas, but they're coming up on 10 years old for the newest '99 model now. 2nd gen 3SGTE engines are minimum 15-16 years old...
I've been looking at the newer models trying to think of what the next batch of engine swapping is going to be. The 7th gen Celica is already out of production and hasn't gotten a whole lot of love. Of course the 2ZZ is a common swap but that engine never really took real well. 3SGTE into a 7th gen is something I'd like to do some more of, but still, the 3S is getting older. I guess the tC is the next platform to look at, but what to swap into it??? There's practically nothing out there for decent Toyota engines, the 2AZ only makes 160hp. I've sort of been looking at the 300hp 2GR-FSE but it's scary... lots of modern electronics to work around, immobilizer, etc. 2ZZ in a Yaris might be interesting... Discuss! -Doc -------------------- -Dr Tweak, 6GC's resident engine swap wiring expert extraordinaire Click here to see my swaps drtweak@phoenixtuning.com |
Oct 31, 2008 - 1:17 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 19, '07 From tx Currently Offline Reputation: 22 (100%) |
I love the TC.....How big of a bay does it have?? Any chance of a smaller Lex V8 going into one? No way - it's way smaller than ours length wise and not at all setup for a rear drive axle. I've owned all three now - Good idea tho. im sure someones gonna try to put a 2jz into a TC if it hasnt already been done... See above Doc - did you ever confirm whether the tC's tranny will accept a S series motor? It makes a certain amount of sense if the camry tranny is the same and it can take a v6 like ours then maybe... I'd love to see an LS2 swapped 6gc/rear wheel drive sleeper [replying to Fastbird made me think of it ] but man would that be one hell of a project. This post has been edited by DEATH: Oct 31, 2008 - 1:18 AM -------------------- ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI] PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYO SUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/ INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper Sports EXT: WRC/TRD/404 Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them. Slow down Paul Walker. 6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url] |
Oct 31, 2008 - 11:54 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I'd love to see an LS2 swapped 6gc/rear wheel drive sleeper [replying to Fastbird made me think of it ] but man would that be one hell of a project. That has actually been on my mind also as of late. -------------------- |
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