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Re: engine swap

Posted By:	CJ M
Posted On:	November 27, 2004 at 5:31 pm GMST

With a little bit of work you can get 150hp out of a 22re. Go to the forum from this site and ask around, i know OldMage is pushing near or over that with his set-up.

andy wrote:

> I have an 85 GTS and i love it
> to death but it is just a lit
> tle too underpowered so im loo
> king to do an engine swap (alr
> eady have a B16A in my CRX).
> I was wondering what engine wo
> uld maintain reliability give
> decent power 150hp-whatever an
> d not cost too much money. I
> just want to keep it a manual
> transmission and not add too m
> uch weight therfore...
> 1uz-fe auto tranny only comput
> er wont run well with a manual
> supra 7m-gte, good but heavy.
> 1jz hard to get parts at times
> being a jdm only engine not t
> o mention converting the wirin
> g harness. 2jz, well can i bor
> row 6-8 thousand dollars from
> you?
> how about the V6's 3vz or the
> newer 5vz which can take a TRD
> SC but again the 5vz only cam
> e as a manual in the t100 so i
> ts a little hard to find a goo
> d one at a decent price.
> my latest thought is that our
> celicas are powered by the old
> 4 banger truck engines, why n
> ot just slip in one of the new
> er 4 cylinder taco engines? th
> e 3rz has 150hp according to t
> oysport.com and 177 torque the
> y are newer, reliable and not
> too expensive from what i've s
> een and best of all they will
> accept a TRD supercharger. wha
> t are your thoughts? has anybo
> dy swapped a different engine
> into their celica? ohhh and i
> have 2 spoilers that wrap all
> the way around the rear window
> but dont cover it and i would
> nt mind parting with them for
> a couple bucks(im in reno NV)
> sorry no shipping.

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Message:	CJ M wrote: > With a little bit of work you > can get 150hp out of a 22re. G > o to the forum from this site > and ask around, i know OldMage > is pushing near or over that > with his set-up. > > andy wrote: > > > I have an 85 GTS and i love > it > > to death but it is just a li > t > > tle too underpowered so im l > oo > > king to do an engine swap (a > lr > > eady have a B16A in my CRX). > > I was wondering what engine > wo > > uld maintain reliability giv > e > > decent power 150hp-whatever > an > > d not cost too much money. > I > > just want to keep it a manua > l > > transmission and not add too > m > > uch weight therfore... > > 1uz-fe auto tranny only comp > ut > > er wont run well with a manu > al > > supra 7m-gte, good but heavy > . > > 1jz hard to get parts at tim > es > > being a jdm only engine not > t > > o mention converting the wir > in > > g harness. 2jz, well can i b > or > > row 6-8 thousand dollars fro > m > > you? > > how about the V6's 3vz or th > e > > newer 5vz which can take a T > RD > > SC but again the 5vz only ca > m > > e as a manual in the t100 so > i > > ts a little hard to find a g > oo > > d one at a decent price. > > my latest thought is that ou > r > > celicas are powered by the o > ld > > 4 banger truck engines, why > n > > ot just slip in one of the n > ew > > er 4 cylinder taco engines? > th > > e 3rz has 150hp according to > t > > oysport.com and 177 torque t > he > > y are newer, reliable and no > t > > too expensive from what i've > s > > een and best of all they wil > l > > accept a TRD supercharger. w > ha > > t are your thoughts? has any > bo > > dy swapped a different engin > e > > into their celica? ohhh and > i > > have 2 spoilers that wrap al > l > > the way around the rear wind > ow > > but dont cover it and i woul > d > > nt mind parting with them fo > r > > a couple bucks(im in reno NV > ) > > sorry no shipping.
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