AcrimoniousBear

thats the plan! easily attainable 200+ all motor and still plenty reliability and fuel efficiency? im down for the cause!

unxpectederror

oooo im keeping my eye on this

mattieg

I would swap it in a heart beat if I knew that there were performance parts available that would work on our application, and that it was reliable.

nodsetse

Ya, and isn't that the same engine that's been in the small pickup for at least a few years now? I seem to recall that's what Rado used as the base for his drag tC too. Likely not a tC or Camry motor because of non-transverse mounting, otherwise they could have used it as the initial tC motor instead of the 2.4

unxpectederror

a dual vvt-i head swap would be nice

and with the new engine management that's gonna be coming out from dezod i see great possibilities in the future.

i see what scion is up to... there gonna pull a "honda"... loads of swappable parts for everyone! ;)

ROCKLANDTOYOTASCION

2009 is the last year of the tC, so that engine will be most likely in the upcoming scion model.

chintastictc

im absolutele imfinity% sure it will be in the new tc...its gonna completely replace the 2azfe in every vehicle....ps i almost got sandwiched by an 8 second bigblock chevy today in lab....the throttle stuck open....but yeh i was shaken for 2 hours but its cool...sri to go off topic but i wanna tell the world i almost died

qbano239

TC SWAPABLE?????

chintastictc

yes tc swappable...im still learning about it so illkeep u guys posted

mattieg

this will be great for stock power but now what about all the turbo kits that are all ready out there. Like turbo toyotas and such. Will those need to be modified?

senseiturtle

1) Swapping engines for 20 hp isn't worth it. Far too big of a PITA.

2) Putting the 3.5L 2MZ-FE v6 (the ~268hp one) would

-Make it far too nose heavy, screwing handling
-Make it too powerful for the car's weight and stiffness
-Make it significantly more expensive
-Have a huge (30%+) drop in fuel economy, which is a concern for the vast majority of tC buyers. Realize that we, as tuners, comprise only a small subset of owners, even with the tC's brand-marketing.

3) If you've got money to blow --- just boost the crap out of what you've got. ... or...

4) If you want to do it right, just buy a better purpose-built sports car. The benefits far outweigh the hassle of switching vehicles. I realize this is opening a can of worms, but hey, every step should be towards a goal.

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The Scion line has been one of the most successful group of cars toyota's ever built... They'll just slightly tweak it, at best, until sales drop dramatically.

mattieg

Ya true... very true.

divisii

& +1 to TX WRX...
I'm thinkin' the same: & Honda does a pretty good job at choosing smaller cc per higher output motors so why can't Toyota?

I'd actually prefer a downsize .. give up a bit of torque for a higher output / rev range; & mpg if that's not 2 much to ask.

Mouse

Hooo a 2.5L .... honestly Toyota... whats the point?
I can't imagine that would make hardly any difference in output. Sounds like a minor tweak for some reason to me. Would be interested to know what their reasoning for the small change was. maybe slight change in displacement wasnt the only thing changed on the new motor's design.

tcboi513

No, I dont think the 2.5L is going to be for the new tC the 2.7 Liter I-4 will though from the Venza .. either way it will def have more HP an torque then currently !!

chintastictc

^ 2.5 liter will....im positive.....they want to keep it still gas efficient....no 2.7

highvoltage1

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Im just tired of hearing all this speculation. I want facts but that wont happen til October supposedely. Until then all the guessing and wishing FTL.

chintastictc

lol i have facts....im learning this motor now...it replaces ALL 2azfes in EVERY model

youngflyer

so basically were going to have a fuse looking car with a 2.5L motor....me likey!

chintastictc

thats the only thing im unaware of...i think their gonna keep the tc....b/cuz its doing so well. but i know for a fact that the 2.4s are now 2.5s