You guys should look into swapping in the V6 from the Camry into the tC. I hear that Camry's before would share the same mounting points for both V6's and I-4's. Don't know if they still do.

 

a k20 swap would cost you probaby in the upward of 15-20k.. You arent just talking a motor swap, you are talking, tranny, fuel managment, axels, hubs, shift linkage, etc. etc...

If you want to do it. more power to you...Id like to see it...

The only similarities that the k20 and our motors have is where the intake runners are placed.. So if you want to do a k20, you might want to consider the srt4 motor and VW motors as well.

 

Has anyone in this forum done an engine swap yet?

 

That's a good point. For the cost, you might as well cram a 1.8t in there.

 

If I want power, my Corvette sitting in my garage. I'd rather stick with my mild-mannered, 35 mpg car. NOW, if someone could actually pull off one of these swaps, I would never have anything bad to say about them.

Mike R.
rolex87 (400th post)

 

I doubt it.

 

http://www.racingstrong.com/toystar/index.asp

on the topics of engine swaps

 

I've seen that one. Nice work by Bill. Although I like this one is better.

 

That's a more sensible project - junkyard engine and MR2s laying around - not new car and new engine...

Back in the day, my bro had a V-8 Datsun pickup, a nitrous burning V-8 Vega and this crazy V-8 minitruck that had such a shortened axle it almost looked like it was one long tire in back. Fun, crazy stuff, but not easy and not daily-driver reliability. That minitruck was the xtreme shiznit until he sucked a valve and totalled it... a little too much juice, DOH!

 

lets keep it in the family