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Macadoo355 · 05-07-2009, 10:00 AM

Hi, I'm new here so bare with me on this one. Ive always been into muscle cars not so much of this scene. I have a 79z and a 66 chevelle BUT....... My mom had a 2002 sienna. It was crushed in a big ice storm by a few good branches and totaled. So now my daily driver truck spun a berring from burnouts. Heres the main question now. I tracked the junkyard that took the van down and am buying it back. It had a brand new tranny and low miles on the car in general. SOOO, I want to swap out to engine with one out of a 98 supra. I found a wrecked one here with the factory twin turbo set up and I'm looking to swap everything out to make it quite the sleeper. I want it to remain 100% factory from the outside. Quiet and unexpected. Has anyone else ever done this or anything like it? Is there an engine that would be a direct drop in? Most likely its going to be a one off job. Im going to try to stuff a 5 speed into it if possible. Any info you guys have on what parts would work or what to look for in a parts car would be awsome! Thanks, Ryan

Macadoo355 · 05-11-2009, 06:59 AM

nobody?

bluebelle · 05-11-2009, 04:54 PM

Please excuse this if it sounds ignorant, but I don't understand your post, you talk about a truck with a spun bearing, a totalled Sienna and a 98 Supra, what vehicle is getting what vehicle's engine? None of these sound like a feasible swap to me, but I guess it depends on what your trying to do...again sorry for the questioning, just wondering.

Macadoo355 · 05-11-2009, 05:53 PM

It was a bit confusing sorry. My truck, that was my daily driver, spun a bearing and seized up. So now I have no car. My mom, had a 02 sienna that got bashed up bad in a ice storm by a tree and insurance totaled it. Now I tracked it down because we always had way wayyy to much fun in that car (drifing, jumping ect) so what im thinking of doing is taking the turbo engine out of a 98 supra and sticking it in the sienna. I can buy the van back under a salvage title for 500, and the entire supra for 650. Supra got hit bad from the back so its just donating its engine. I was wondering if anyone had tired it or thought of it, I know anything is possible but is there certain years of engines that could be a direct bolt in to the sienna? I have no problem with fabbing new mounts up but is there anything thats a drop in?

bluebelle · 05-11-2009, 06:49 PM

ahh. Well, the Supra is a fairly large (physically) inline 6 cylinder and the Sienna is a transverse V6. Not feasible. Rear drive inline 6 into a transverse V6 application: not gonna happen without major modifications. I know that doesn't help you much but there's much easier swaps out there. I'm assuming the driveline in the Sienna is alright anyways, why the swap (on top of having to repair body damage)??

Macadoo355 · 05-12-2009, 12:53 PM

No real reason because the van runs fine. But I don’t want just the normal van, sorta going along the sleeper lines. Who’s going to expect a turbo mini van? If it comes down to it, it may be a possibility for a tube chassis to fit the straight 6. Is there something around the same size that could be a closer fit? Possibly a Subaru or something along those lines?

***Chris Corolla S*** · 05-12-2009, 01:16 PM

What makes the most sense to me would be putting in the same type of engine (Late Model Toyota V6) and going forced induction. If they make a TRD super charger for a 3m-Zfe that should be an OK plaform. You can do pulley upgrades and meth injection and stuff.
Maybe a 5-speed swap from a camry. Maybe do a built auto if you want a drag Sienna.

If not the 1mz should fit fine and they have a s/c for that. The 3m makes more power but both are good motors.
look at tony the tiger he has a custom (expensive) big single turbo set up on his V6 Camry with 400 something horsepower. Is that enough?
That would be way easier than tube-framing a mini van