Prius Pistons

[JustDidIt]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

I don't see any baffling in the large picture that xnamerx posted. The inside of the cutout intake manifold is shown in blue, right? Looks pretty smooth and open.

What's the purpose of a different manifold?

off-topic. How difficult would it be to transplant my motor/trans into a Prius?

Haven't ever really looked inside mine but I doubt its as smooth. I'm sure this one was polished up and powder-coated for display.

The 1NZ-FXE manifold was tuned for for a specific RPM range with most efficient MPG... I'm not concerned about MPG but more looking to increase HP. Most N/A motors w/o going ITBs have longer intake runners - not like the Prius's 1NZ-FXE manifold.

Are you speaking of your 1NZ-FE? The Motor transplant shouldn't be difficult and was done by the Bonneville Landspeed Prius. They swapped the Otto Cycle 1NZ-FE from an Toyota Echo in but didn't do the Prius pistons swap. I'm looking to do both. Besides the MG1/MG2 and tranny the engine itself (mounting points) are exactly the same as the 1NZ-FXE

Transmission transplant - hmm...depends on if you want to keep the hybrid system or not.