4a-fe swap in 8th gen corolla

[joesushi]

I want to swap the 1.6l 4a-fe into a 1.8l 1zz-fe. I have plenty of engine rebuilding and metal fabrication work under my belt and is there any reason this won't work? I looked on autozone's website and the axles are the same so that's the most important part. The auto transmission is still good in my corolla so i want to keep it. Will everything bolt up/line up? different bell housings? different torque converters? I got this corolla for free and i can have the entire swap(engine/ecu/harness) for around 200 bucks.

[Milky]

Originally Posted by joesushi

I want to swap the 1.6l 4a-fe into a 1.8l 1zz-fe. I have plenty of engine rebuilding and metal fabrication work under my belt and is there any reason this won't work? I looked on autozone's website and the axles are the same so that's the most important part. The auto transmission is still good in my corolla so i want to keep it. Will everything bolt up/line up? different bell housings? different torque converters? I got this corolla for free and i can have the entire swap(engine/ecu/harness) for around 200 bucks.

well it would be downgrading and adding weight. unless your swapping to a 20v 4age it is not worth it.

here read this tech article on the developement of the 1zzfe and you will see why.
http://www.spyderchat.com/1zzfe.pdf

[PhatRoyale]

Check with your local (State) laws about emissions testing & swapping in an older engine. Some states will only let you swap in an engine that is the same age as the car or newer.