3MZ-FE into a 99 Camry

[US Route 6]

Since this is the same engine family as the existing 1MZ-FE (sludged), there shouldn't be too many issues, right? Anyone done this before? The 3.3 I am looking at is out of an 04 Lexus RX330.

[bigbird]

quite a few, partly because one is VVTI and the other isnt. but search here and on solaraguy.com. ya may try PMing "SCWEET" here or "TRD4life" on solaraguy. they have experinace with the swap/hybrid.

depending on your reasons for choosing the 3mz over the 1mz...the swap wont be worth the small amount of power increase it provides. replacing or rebuilding the 1MZ would be cheaper.

[US Route 6]

Originally Posted by bigbird

quite a few, partly because one is VVTI and the other isnt. but search here and on solaraguy.com. ya may try PMing "SCWEET" here or "TRD4life" on solaraguy. they have experinace with the swap/hybrid.

depending on your reasons for choosing the 3mz over the 1mz...the swap wont be worth the small amount of power increase it provides. replacing or rebuilding the 1MZ would be cheaper.

I'm checking checking my options. I have a potential cheap deal on a 3.3. the 3.0's aren't real common on the used market around here. Maybe I could just swap my heads and upper end on to the 3.3.

[bigbird]

1mz harder to find then 3...damn. but yeah you can hybrid. thats what ive seen done with the 2 swaps.

but what about a full rebuild?

[slpr1mz]

hmm, bore it out! blue print the block! new pistons! ha ha
things i'm looking into ha ha

[bigbird]

all that is usless untill ya get this...#16
http://www.importperformanceparts.ne...ek-toyota.html

[whip_cracker]

From what I saw of Milt's car... damn, a 3MZ would be nice. He had a dream car... us Aussies don't get to see Coupes on the road, let alone with a 3MZ with a TRD Supercharger installed... I wonder what happened with that? *drools*

[bigbird]

if it makes ya feel any better, neither did milt. he parted the car out before he finished the project.

[whip_cracker]

Didn't finish it? Damn! That woulda been one hell of a car! I can only HOPE that whatever he did instead was better than that hahahahaha

I wanted some black headlights off him once... didn't know he parted the Coupe out though :P

[-SCWEET1-]

I decided not to finish it for my own personal reasons but my dream lives in a Gen 4 Camry and it pulls hard!!

go to solaraguy.com and look for trdgreg.. He has my old 3mz block mated to the 1mz SCed and my 5 speed trans that also has a Kaaz 1.5 lsd in it...

[zoni]

you should get the earlier model 3mz that isnt throttle by wire... that would be an easier swap. for swap wiring, i'd suggest checking out phoenix tuning.

[-SCWEET1-]

Originally Posted by zoni

you should get the earlier model 3mz that isnt throttle by wire...

Sorry, no such thing...

[zoni]

oops really? i guess that makes it a little harder then... can you used the 1mz tb then with normal pedals??

[zoni]

good stuff gabe! youve come a long way huh?!

[trd4life]

a little.....