ENGINE SWAP

Closed Thread Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jul 29, 2004 | 07:43 PM

ShUbOx

Thread Starter

Member

Joined: Apr 2004

Posts: 50

From: Baltimore, MD

ENGINE SWAP

Call me crazy, but when you start sinking upwards of $3k+ into a supercharger, $200 on exhaust, $200 on intake, headers, nitrous, etc. When would it become more cost effective to do an engine swap in an xB? Im pretty positive the engine from the tC would fit, and probably the engine from the celica GTS and matrix XRS. I'm sure the mods would be pretty extensive, but if anyone has any input on whether this is possible or not just let me kno...kinda curious

Jul 30, 2004 | 01:15 AM

xB05JDMBOX

Junior Member

Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 1

From: Hampton, VA

i heard it is possible but it seems no one has tried in my area .....

(noob to scion life)
personally im thinking about putting the turbo jdm mr2 motor in my xB..

Jul 30, 2004 | 01:42 AM

randode

Senior Member

Wagonistas
SL Member

iTrader: (-2)

Joined: Jul 2003

Posts: 3,353

From: Holding the detonator

as far as i know, no one has done an engine swap yet.

Jul 30, 2004 | 01:54 AM

tC56

Member

SL Member

Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 93

From: Huntington, West Virgnini

If you get the Japan accesory book it lists a kit to help swap the 2ZZ (the GTS motor) into the xB. I don't know a huge amount about the xB but I have seen that. Hope that helps.

Jul 30, 2004 | 07:29 AM

BLADDER_MASTER

Member

SL Member

Joined: Jan 2004

Posts: 61

From: FL

Quote:

Originally Posted by xB05JDMBOX

i heard it is possible but it seems no one has tried in my area .....

(noob to scion life)
personally im thinking about putting the turbo jdm mr2 motor in my xB..

If you're thinking about dropping in a 3S-GTE into your xB, you might as well buy a car that already came from factory with it.

Jul 30, 2004 | 02:08 PM

Tuning69

Senior Member

SL Member

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 162

From: R & H Scion (MD)

In doing so you would prob void any and all warrenty on the xB. Why not wait till the car is out of warrenty. Hell why not put a 5.0 motor in it. Dude in Canada (eh) has a 1990 Miata with one in it. Series III Jaguar XJ6 have a kit to put a 350 in it. Why not do that? TIME ENERGY SPACE PATIENCE FUNDING. Those five things are all you need.