V6 & restoration project thread Options

[jgreening]

Update!

[snapshotgt]

Update!

The "new" V6 we were sent came in last monday - but was not in good shape. We're shipping it back and looking for another.

[Toyota_Todd]

Still no V6's here collin. We did a Tercel used engine the other day, but that doesn't help. Hope you find a solid engine package for the swap. Have a Merry X-Mas and keep us posted.

[presure2]

thread edited per collins request.
please keep this on topic guys.

[snapshotgt]

Still no V6's here collin. We did a Tercel used engine the other day, but that doesn't help. Hope you find a solid engine package for the swap. Have a Merry X-Mas and keep us posted.

Thanks Todd, I appreciate it.

[snapshotgt]

Purchased '99 5spd 1mz-fe. Its coming with wiring harness, ecu, tranny, emissions stuff, etc - essentially a clip. It was hard finding one of these engines that had not been processed by the junk yard already. Engine will be tuned up with gaskets, timing belt, etc etc.

[Batman722]

yay !!!

glad to see it on it way !!!!

[jcbass7]

!!!!

[jgreening]

update please.

[snapshotgt]

Okay, update.

Tune up is done. I'm told it is on a rolling plateform waiting on the lift to become available. Carl's got a st185 on there right now, so later next week this project will hopefully get rolling full force once its on the lift.

For pics of the progress, click: PICTURES

NOTE: First 12 pictures ARE NOT of the engine we're using. Those are of the bad engine we ordered and returned. Pics 13 on is the "real" engine.

[laff09]

Okay, update.

Tune up is done. I'm told it is on a rolling plateform waiting on the lift to become available. Carl's got a st185 on there right now, so later next week this project will hopefully get rolling full force once its on the lift.

For pics of the progress, click: PICTURES

NOTE: First 12 pictures ARE NOT of the engine we're using. Those are of the bad engine we ordered and returned. Pics 13 on is the "real" engine.

Was the first engine salvaged from a sunken ship or something? jeez that thing looks rough. Second one looks MUCH better.. glad to see this is finally gettin rolling

[snapshotgt]

Was the first engine salvaged from a sunken ship or something? jeez that thing looks rough. Second one looks MUCH better.. glad to see this is finally gettin rolling

The first engine was from a front end collision where the battery acid got all over it, turning it over time into that ugly mess. A lot of the electrical stuff we wanted was in very poor shape as well.

[Dr_Tweak]

Glad to see that your project is moving ahead Collin.

-Doc

[snapshotgt]

Glad to see that your project is moving ahead Collin.

-Doc

Thanks Josh.

[njccmd2002]

just a question, how do you know it will fit, i know somebody did it before, but gosh it amazes me.

is there work involving the engine mounts...
what is the total cost of the swap
is there axle modification
can you turbo this?

Yes i know too many questions, but i bet somebody else is curious as me. There arent many stickies about v6, and i find this amzing....

[snapshotgt]

just a question, how do you know it will fit, i know somebody did it before, but gosh it amazes me.

It fits perfectly fine. Yes, its been done before.

is there work involving the engine mounts...

Yes. Details will be forthcoming in a little while. St205 mounts seem to work, but i think Carl @ Speed-Source might be playing around with that setup.

what is the total cost of the swap

It all depends what you want to do. Tune-up, no tune-up - e153 tranny, or s54 tranny (I would suggest sticking to only V6 tranny personally for gearing and strength - but that's a whole other thread), and of course, labor on all these different types of setups are different. As far as pricing goes, it runs around the 3s neighborhood. Again, it all depends on what you're wanting to do. Solara V6 clips/very complete engine sets run about the same as 3s clips. Some may shake their heads at this "higher than expected" price, but its very hard to find a Solara that has not been processed by the yard for its separate parts. The more parts from that car you can get the better. I was able to get everything down the the fuel pump setup.

is there axle modification

Many people will say something like "st185 axles with mr2 inners and a 3s spacer" (see skicky for details). I had this setup from previously, but Carl does not like it. He is looking at using the stock V6 axles or at least the outer CV's. He will be making some measurements on a friends V6 Solara to determine right setup options.

can you turbo this?

If its a non-vvti engine (like mine is), then yes. But personally, TRD makes a pretty nice S/C for this engine - so if i were to ever add more hp, i'd go SC'd path.

Yes i know too many questions, but i bet somebody else is curious as me. There arent many stickies about v6, and i find this amazing....

Hope this helps.

edit: typo

This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Jan 22, 2008 - 5:58 PM

[zero07]

Keep it goin man!

Hope its done by the time the meet comes!

[Batman722]

snap, you are going to have a great celica once this is done. With all you have been through and to finally see this through is remarkable.

respect.

[j0e_p3t]

looking forward to it. just don't end up selling it a couple weeks after its completed.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Jan 23, 2008 - 3:30 AM

[jgreening]

If its a non-vvti engine (like mine is), then yes. But personally, TRD makes a pretty nice S/C for this engine - so if i were to ever add more hp, i'd go SC'd path.

Colin, the reviews on the TRD supercharger for the 1mz are mixed with some very knowledgable people pretty critical. You might want to look for posts from Toysrme on mr2.com. Personally, I would go with a custom rotrex setup if I ever supercharged that beast.

Glad to see things are coming along.

- Jay