celica powered by a non-toyota motor? Options

[6gcpr]

They say with money, anything is possible. I honestly want to know if anyone here would actually swap out our motors with somthing from the honda offering etc....? Im a toyota purist myself and wouldn't do it actually, but i cant deny the power that the b-series and k-series are capable of. I respect a well designed motor. Or how about the transverly mounted sr20? Tell me your thoughts on this matter.

[Xander_X]

Honestly i dont think theres a honda motor that can perform better than a toyota motor because every honda motor lacks the same thing. Torque.
That being said tho the honda b,k,j series swapped are great swaps i could see doing it if you had a celica shell and wanted to build a cheap track car with a solid motor that has a ton of aftermarket support
Guys do this exact thing in old school corrollas all the time
Its really common anymore to swap a honda f20c (s2000 motor) into an ae86
Body an suspension the car is backed well for drifting an the f20 has the extra power an aftermarket support to make yourself a fun drift car that is probably still reliable to dd everyday

Now, I believe and agree that Toyota engines should be in Toyota cars. But if you know how to make a Honda hybrid (B20 block/B18 or B16 head for instance) you can get some really great torque. That being said, again, I wouldn't put a Honda in a Toyota ... I've built Honda's for the last 12 years ... booooring. But it would be cool to see what can be put in a Celi ... purely out of experimental purposes. Hell I've seen people take the 1ZZ Toyota engine out of a Lotus Elise and replace it with a Honda Civic or Integra Type R engine easy enough. Hell, I've even seen someone use the drivetrain from a CR-V and make an AWD Integra. It can be done.