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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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Just curious is one could swap out the stock 1NZ-FE for something like the 1.8L Corolla engine (1ZZ-FE) or even the 180 HP Celica GTS (2ZZ-GE)?
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the 2ZZ GTS motor is DRIVE BY WIRE since 2003. Youd have to retro fit a 2002 intakemanifold and throttle body to a 2004 or 2005 Celica motor depending on the year of your box to keep everything legal.
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How come you can't put the "wire" in it too? It's just a potentiometer on the gas pedal connected to a motor on the T.B. and another module to control it. If you already had to put the Celica computer in, why wouldn't this be part of it? I used to work for a company that made them and we would operate them through a laptop all the time, or a gas pedal on a stand, not even hooked up in the car.

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You'll find plenty of discussion on this over on the Power Hungry forum.
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exactly. it's been discussed many time with many possible swaps. only one has really been made and it was from nitrous express and then i believe they blew their motor
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okay, cool guys. Never dawned upon me that there was such a site..
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okay, cool guys. Never dawned upon me that there was such a site..
Just to be clear, that's the Power Hungry BB here at Scion Life.
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Nitrous Express didn't do it yet
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i thought they did? guess that shows me for trying to sound smart
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I was the one who posted that they were attempting it...it still hasn't been done
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Originally Posted by SweetDaddyDelicious
How come you can't put the "wire" in it too? It's just a potentiometer on the gas pedal connected to a motor on the T.B. and another module to control it. If you already had to put the Celica computer in, why wouldn't this be part of it? I used to work for a company that made them and we would operate them through a laptop all the time, or a gas pedal on a stand, not even hooked up in the car.

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You could, but have fun doing that. Im more old school. Id prefer a throttle cable accelerator anyways.
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