Engine swap for gen 4 - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

war0827 · 12-01-2003, 07:33 PM

I was looking into swaping my 4 cyl. engine with something that has more power, but i'm not very sure which engine to choose.

I need to know what size engine I can fit into my car (cyl. wise) and which engine from which car out in the market.
Should I stick with a FWD or can is it possible to do AWD

grapefury · 12-01-2003, 07:36 PM

your car looks low, did you change the springs?

I4 to V6 Swap · 12-01-2003, 07:38 PM

You can get the 98-2002 V6 in there.

Or you can get the I4 Supercharger kit from Burien Toyota.

As for all wheel, you gotta have big bucks and custom work.

Good luck

war0827 · 12-01-2003, 08:06 PM

I had the springs replaced with aftermarket springs. It was lowered around 2"

But I still need to get the Tokico Performance Struts

Is there a web site I can go to for Bruien Toyota?

Yanahdi · 12-01-2003, 08:43 PM

Want to keep the 4 banger?

The kit being offered from Burien Toyota is a turbocharger kit. Burien can be found here:
http://www.poweredbytoyota.com/

For a supercharger kit you may want to checkout:
http://www.rippmods.com/

If you want to swap out motors it would be a bit more involved than the first 2 options.
However, the 1MZ-FE should fit in there pretty easily since it was the other engine option.

Swapping a 3S-GTE is possible I believe but that's way over my head and you would want to do a search on the forums about it.

Doing a RWD conversion may be possible (I think I saw one on teamsc3.com a looooong time ago.)
However, I think an AWD conversion is a little bit out there. You could probably get it done if you got the right shop, but money will be your biggest enemy.

Deuce · 12-01-2003, 08:53 PM

yeah, the only way to go would be a camry/avalon v6. after the camry platforms, all the more powerful engines are for rear wheel drive cars (Lexus IS, GS, LS, SC). In Japan, AWD camry models were sold (and you're camry was used for the RWD Mark II). If you can find somebody over there that does that kind of parts trading, and you know some really good custom tranny shop, you might be able to pull it off and use one of the more powerful engines, but you're gonna spend a sh*tload to do it

Aussie Ed · 12-01-2003, 10:41 PM

i don't know if it is possible, but you can probably try, if you don't want to stick with a toyota engine, you can swap the 4 banger for an sr20 from a nissan puslar/sunny and turbo that. or you can try and put a honda nsx engine in there, but hey, i'm not sure of all that is possible.

but anything is possible if you have the dosh.

Wraith · 12-01-2003, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by I4 to V6 Swap
You can get the 98-2002 V6 in there.

Or you can get the I4 Supercharger kit from Burien Toyota.

As for all wheel, you gotta have big bucks and custom work.

Good luck

um Burien sells the turbo kit and was made by Ray Meeks
and RippMods sells the sds supercharger kit produce by Russ

Wraith · 12-01-2003, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Aussie Ed
i don't know if it is possible, but you can probably try, if you don't want to stick with a toyota engine, you can swap the 4 banger for an sr20 from a nissan puslar/sunny and turbo that. or you can try and put a honda nsx engine in there, but hey, i'm not sure of all that is possible.

but anything is possible if you have the dosh.

Dude sticking a Nissan into a Toyota is wrong... Alot of you guys dont know that Toyota and Nissan has had a long time fued. Its like the Fords and the Chevys here...

Deuce · 12-02-2003, 01:36 AM

i figured that's why they put so much $$$ in making the R series skylines - to make the supras look bad, and to out-do the M series engine - Toyota's second best engine after the JZ series

I4 to V6 Swap · 12-02-2003, 12:30 PM

Wraith, your right, I mixed the pictures up.

Wraith · 12-03-2003, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by I Race Mine
i figured that's why they put so much $$$ in making the R series skylines - to make the supras look bad, and to out-do the M series engine - Toyota's second best engine after the JZ series

the M series the second best ... Thats a matter of opinoin ... The second best motor would have to be the 3s-gte...

badass94cad · 12-04-2003, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by Wraith
Dude sticking a Nissan into a Toyota is wrong... Alot of you guys dont know that Toyota and Nissan has had a long time fued. Its like the Fords and the Chevys here...

What are you talking about? Nissan's always been dragging their heels behind Toyota and Honda when it comes to sales, and has practically been on the brink of folding for years. Toyota and Honda is the real rivalry. That's like saying that GM and AMC were huge rivals cuz AMC sold a few Gremlins!:p I don't know, maybe I missed something.

Not trying to start shiz, just wondering what you were getting at...

Cheers,
Jeff

Eric-Camry · 12-04-2003, 03:27 PM

yeah until they revamped the sentra, altima and maxima nissan was hurting bad. Thats why Renault bought them

Wraith · 12-05-2003, 03:41 AM

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Originally posted by badass94cad
What are you talking about? Nissan's always been dragging their heels behind Toyota and Honda when it comes to sales, and has practically been on the brink of folding for years. Toyota and Honda is the real rivalry. That's like saying that GM and AMC were huge rivals cuz AMC sold a few Gremlins!:p I don't know, maybe I missed something.

Not trying to start shiz, just wondering what you were getting at...

Cheers,
Jeff

Jeff when this rivalry was started it was in Japan. Not here, and it wasnt in production ... Its was at the race track...