What I dont get is why everyone wants an engine swap when it would probably be easier to beef up the bottom end a strap some psi up to it, whether it be belt or exhaust drivin is up to you

 

im putting a Ferrari F40 motor, midship driving the rear wheels.

Drift xB baby!

 

the pic of the turbo motor in the xA looks a lot like the 7afe in my celica. i could be wrong, but i believe they had a tom's turbo corolla in japan limited edition that came with 7afte, tmic. then again, ive seen 4aftes that look similar. is that a 1.8l? if so, i think its 7afe.

 

i always thought it would be fun to swap a celica gts or a tc motor into my xb, to me it just makes more sense to put in a stronger motor rather that waste time on the piece of junk it has under the hood, i mean seriously its an echo motor that doesn't really scream power

 

let me guess, you picked the heavy 2AZ motor for your xB because it's a scion motor lmfao..

the 2AZ is not that great of a powerplant...

 

here's a real swap
http://www.v8mr2.com/

 

I know it's already been said but this pic is effin HILARIOUS!

 

not to hijack but every Northstar V8 ive seen always burn oil. and i mean burn up over 1.5 quarts in a 3000 mile period. yes its an awesome motor and it fits in almost everything.

and its only the size if a Volks VR6! awesome find. makes me wanna think

 

it's refreshing to see people speak of swaps that matter, not stupid "can the tc motor fit in my box" lol

 

: too.

 

cuz people think scion is it's own brand maybe?

overlooking the vast other powerplants out there, 4EFTE, 5EFTE, 4AGE 4AGZE, 7AGTE, 2ZZGE, 2ZZGZE, 1ZZFTE

 

not really a swap, not a toyota, but worth looking at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yofZIcTkCiw

 

they put the toyota 6 cylinder into a yaris in redline

 

heard about this was not cost effective and blew both engines last i had heard.

 

i havent laughed this hard in a long time.

 

I have to speak up here. I got out of a 99 Seville Northstar when I bought my Xb. It had 97k on it which shouldn't be a big deal for what is promised to be a workhorse engine.

It did run well. Very well. You'd hit 105 without having to ask. The oil that is uses, just as said above is horrible, but is not the least of your concerns with a N*. The serious problem that most N*s have is cracked head gaskets.

The head gaskets are assembled with dowels instead of bolts so when the gasket fails, as it will due to Dexcool coolant and a dissimilarity of metals, the dowels must be drilled out and the block must be rethreaded. It's a $3800 job and most owners buy a rebuilt crate at that point if they keep the car.

Just saying, I'm all about the swap but the N* is not my top choice...

 

You want a real engine swap for under 12 grand including the cost of the car and that you can do at home check this out

http://www.monstermiata.com/default.asp

i ran into a guy this weekend with this swap in his car...just like the website says "scary fast"

 

I'd love to see the pics.

 

complete custom install they made it RWD

 

oh yeah .... a silver yaris hatch? it's a 3rz motor out of a tacoma.