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Do you know which V6 motors used the 5sfe transmission? What years were those motors made (so I know what to look for in a junkyard)? I know there were two types made for the Camry -one for the early to mid-90's and a later one. Do they take the same bell housing (or is it cast into the transmission casing)? Same pilot bearing (the one the input shaft fits into the flywheel)? This is good news to me, as I was anticipating all sorts of problems with the cost of a transmission as well as shift linkages, making half shafts fit, etc.
It seems that there is enough room to run the rear exhaust on either side of the rear motor mount; the front should be no problem. I HOPE the motor mounts will match up and the rear bulkhead doesn't have to be chopped into. I assume a remote oil filter will eliminate any problem with clearances for that routine maintenance item, but I don't know about spark plug clearances. I agree the wiring sounds like a real headache, but ripping out the 5sfe wiring harness and putting in the V6 harness should be somewhat straightforward.
Which raises a minor issue: does someone make a converter for the tach, or will I have to rip into the dashboard and make a new tach from a V6 fit?
Keep us posted on your progress, as I'm coming up to the point I have to decide between (a) putting a turbo on my 5sfe (which may ultimately lead to an engine rebuild) or (b) going with a supercharger (same problem) or (c) putting in a V6 which has development problems, but sounds like it will be a more dependable option as time goes on, especially since the torque of a V6 is more important to me than ultimate horsepower in the high-end, at least in a car I'm using on the street as opposed to a track.
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