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Old 01-18-2010, 02:56 AM
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i just drove a new camry 6 speed cuz i sell new toyotas...and i thought to myself...why not swap the 2.5 in a tc and use the 6 speed??? it should fit like a glove....and it should be nice on boost....i wont have my tc anymore so im not gonna do it but id like to see someone do it lol and i hope this thread inspires
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If I had the money I would try it. at a car meet down here there was a guy who swapped a TL engine/tranny into his teg. it was awesome
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Theres guys on here who just swapped the tranny over. Theres a post floating around here about it somewhere.
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well, the 2ARFE does replace the 2AZ, so maybe the transmission can bolt right up to the engine. who is going to try it first?
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Just a little duct tape and JB weld and she mates right up! lolz
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
well, the 2ARFE does replace the 2AZ, so maybe the transmission can bolt right up to the engine. who is going to try it first?
Are you saying to bolt on the 6sp to the 2az? That's going to require some custom work.
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i'm willing to try it, who's got a tranny i can borrow??
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u selling your tC chintastic tsk tsk...?
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wan to find manual transmission for 2az, any alternative tranny?
mine is 7speed auto.
now turboed but lag of power, more power worry about the autox problem.
what market price for a manual trans for 2az
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Old 01-18-2010, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
well, the 2ARFE does replace the 2AZ, so maybe the transmission can bolt right up to the engine. who is going to try it first?
Yep! That's it's replacement. Supposed to be new in some of the tCs in 2011, but also this supposed to be the year that the Toyobaru comes out too. Who knows?!?!
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Originally Posted by pioneer411
wan to find manual transmission for 2az, any alternative tranny?
mine is 7speed auto.
now turboed but lag of power, more power worry about the autox problem.
what market price for a manual trans for 2az
You have a 7spd auto tC?
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Originally Posted by highvoltage1
You have a 7spd auto tC?
i think its a rav 4
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Ok i wanted to find out before anybody brought the flamethrowers!
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I don't see why the factory does not go to the 6 speed in 2011. IT only makes sense to update the TC a little bit each year. The need the supercharger to put out more HP like the Mercedes Benz Kompresor cars do. Then I would buy a newer one. Stan
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Too bad for the guy who just a ticket in Texas. I have not gotten a ticket since 1994 and thats pretty good considering my 3 last cars were a Jag, a Corvette, a TC and 2 Porsches. Stan
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Thats 5...
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Originally Posted by emptystreets130
Are you saying to bolt on the 6sp to the 2az? That's going to require some custom work.
That's up for debate.

The fact that the Camry platform cars switched from the 2AZ/E350 to the 2AR/EA62? at the same time means that there's a chance it won't work.

But the E153 from the antique MR2 turbo/Celica alltrac will bolt up to a 2GR-FE from a new camry, so you never know...

There's a guy on the MR2 forums who is planning on an AW11 + 2AR + EA62 six-speed manual soon and selling the kit as a california-legal swap. 2.5l + 180hp + 6-speed in a 2300lb car should be fun.
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Originally Posted by brett561tc
i think its a rav 4

Yeah, its rav4 but with same engine, sorry didnt clarify before
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any alternative manual tranny can 2az use?
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