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Re: Engine Swap

Posted By: Steve

Posted On: July 07, 2002 at 09:48 am EDT

Be ready to cut lots of metal. Also, better have some serious welding skill or know somone who does.

You will have lots of work getting that motor into a celica. The weight will also throw off the balance so it won't handle as well.

I don't know all of the little details that will be a problem but I can tell you with a V8 engine -every- little detail will be a problem. After you shoehorn it in there you will have to relocate just about everything, you will need a different (bigger) radiator, ECU, new exhaust, probably want the tranny that came with the engine (maybe?). Figure out how to re-install the steering rack. Etc, etc, etc, then the little details, like where to mount the heater core when the engine is sitting several inches in the cab (That is what you want with a heavy engine), getting different gauges because the stock tach wont read an 8cyl, etc, etc, etc.

I am not trying to discourage you, actualy I would love to see this swap done. I just want you to know what your getting youself into. This swap will be no small/fast project. That is why there are no V8s on my recommended engine swaps page. I really think you would get a better overall car with the V6.

Steve

Bryan Stuurman wrote:

> i personally would prefer a to
> yota motor in my toyota celica
> , thus i have created a plan:
> buy, rent or steal one (1) toy
> ota tundra powered by one (1)
> 4.7L V8 engine. preform swap.
> boom! instant Tokoyo Muscle, r
> eady to take on Detroit! first
> loser to call my car a "rice
> rocket" is gonna get his doors
> blown off, and then back on t
> he wrong sides.

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Message:	Steve wrote: > Be ready to cut lots of metal. > Also, better have some seriou > s welding skill or know somone > who does. > > You will have lots of work get > ting that motor into a celica. > The weight will also throw of > f the balance so it won't hand > le as well. > > I don't know all of the little > details that will be a proble > m but I can tell you with a V8 > engine -every- little detail > will be a problem. After you s > hoehorn it in there you will h > ave to relocate just about eve > rything, you will need a diffe > rent (bigger) radiator, ECU, n > ew exhaust, probably want the > tranny that came with the engi > ne (maybe?). Figure out how to > re-install the steering rack. > Etc, etc, etc, then the littl > e details, like where to mount > the heater core when the engi > ne is sitting several inches i > n the cab (That is what you wa > nt with a heavy engine), getti > ng different gauges because th > e stock tach wont read an 8cyl > , etc, etc, etc. > > I am not trying to discourage > you, actualy I would love to s > ee this swap done. I just want > you to know what your getting > youself into. This swap will > be no small/fast project. That > is why there are no V8s on my > recommended engine swaps page > . I really think you would get > a better overall car with the > V6. > > Steve > > > Bryan Stuurman wrote: > > > i personally would prefer a > to > > yota motor in my toyota celi > ca > > , thus i have created a plan > : > > buy, rent or steal one (1) t > oy > > ota tundra powered by one (1 > ) > > 4.7L V8 engine. preform swap > . > > boom! instant Tokoyo Muscle, > r > > eady to take on Detroit! fir > st > > loser to call my car a "ric > e > > rocket" is gonna get his doo > rs > > blown off, and then back on > t > > he wrong sides.
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