Quick question about the 1.5l engine

[liam6200]

Getting a bit bored of the 1.4 diesel in my yaris so was looking at putting the 1.5 petrol in it that you guys get standard, i can get the engine and gearbox and all other bits cheap enough but my main issue im thinking is the wiring loom, to make my life easier i was thinking could i get the full engine bay loom from a 1.5 yaris in america and use that? would it realy be that simple or would it not work? i have abs and no traction control if that helps, on my car there is a fill loom with the fuse box, ecu etc on it and it goes into the car and plugs into the interior loom im guessing or not? is this the same on the 1.5 loom or.... any info would be of much help, cheers!

[Black_griffin6]

Man, if you're doing an engine swap i'd put a 2ZZ-GE in there.

[cali yaris]

My guess is that you would need all the sub ECU's as well. airbags, power steering, brakes, etc.

It also might not communicate with your gauge cluster
I'm not quite sure how well USDM (miles) electronics would work in a UK (kilometers) car in general.

Emissions standards may be different.

I'm quite sure no one has attempted the project, so you aren't going to get 100% information beforehand. Good luck!

[ayuhuasca]

yeah the one thing I learned in modding my yaris, is that you can do all the mods you want, but the ECU will just freak so you have to consider al the little stuff, our car has the worst ECU of all cars I have played with.

[cali yaris]

our car has the worst ECU of all cars I have played with.

For going fast, yes.

[ayuhuasca]

yeah its great if you don't mod the car, but its so fussy.. I came from old school cars so I am just not used to a car doing weird stuff on its own. Like I had a fuse pop and couldn't put it in drive...lol

[liam6200]

thanks for the info guys, i would love to put a 2zz in there, there is actualy one a guy is selling nearby, id have no problem fitting something like that, it would just be the wiring and getting it to work with the other ecu's i wouldnt be bothered about abs or airbags but id want my cluster to work, but even then i could just get an aftermarket speedo/tacho/fuel guage, but still its the wiring i just get to frustrated with it lol, iv got all the wiring diagrams for all toyota engines and models at work but wouldnt want to go to all the trouble of fitting it then not working ha, thats why i kinda wanted to go 1.5 route if it was jus a case of getting the loom but wouldnt wanna pay for one and find it didnt work with my euro ecu's, emissions wouldnt be a problem as ther are "ways" of getting round that, as for the ecu i would proberly get some sort of stand alone ecu but for now a standard 1.5 would do!

[cali yaris]

engine swap = standalone engine management

[sex]

Not cheaper to get a 1.8 ts?

[ayuhuasca]

Its the engine management that is going to get you, our ECU is not easily hacked/modded to accept the new engine.

[cali yaris]

Not cheaper to get a 1.8 ts?

This would depend on power goals for the project.

[Bluevitz-rs]

Just turn up the BOOOOST. Your diesel is a torque monster compared to the 1.5

[1.5]

I dont know if all that work and money is worth it. This is an outrageous build just to give you ~ 90 whp. Also being a first there is a chance you may spend all that time and money and then halfway in realize its not happening and then you have to reverse the entire process. I would say save your money and if youre looking for something go fast, buy something with two wheels or something more easily mod-able.

[liam6200]

yea was just brain picking to see if it was straight forward or not but sounds like it aint worth the hassel, il just keep it as it is and make it look good haha, as for turning up the boost had it remepped so and dont know if he did anything with the boost, its a variable vane turbo on my engine so boost is controled by the ecu rather than vaccum, i havnt done anything to the exhaust so i could do something with that i supose

[cali yaris]

Yes. Do that.

[liam6200]

was going to email you but might aswel just ask you here, how much do u think postage to the uk will be for your kido coilover kit? sorry i know its in the wrong section to ask

[cali yaris]

USPS Priority is about $140
USPS Express (EMS, recommended for good tracking and speed) is about $150

based on 34 pounds, which might be off by a few.

[cleong]

You'd best be served looking for halfcuts from Japan, particularly the Vitz RS, TRD variants, or even better, the Turbo Modellista. It should include everything you need for the swap.