The 2zr-fe engine swap guide

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by beaker

Man that's an awesome write up, Congrats!

I'm also in the process of trying to find a 2ZRFE for a swap. I'd like to find a salvage car, but looks like everything is around $2500 for an 08 or 09, plus all the fees associated from buying from CoParts. I can find engines all day long ranging from $700 to $1500. But of course, they have been stripped of all accessories like alternator, ac compressor flywheel, throttle body, wiring, etc. Just gotta be patience. Maybe something will pop up on Craigslist soon.

seems like if you could find one for closer to the $700 mark, it might be worth your time to buy refubished parts that are missing such as the a/c compressor and what not. You'd likely still be ahead when i's all said and done. The only thing you'd have to source for sure is the wiring loom.

No doubt the full engine would be ideal, but if that's not to be found just take some time and gather parts over a couple months.

How the heck are they getting 230hp out of this engine but the 1nz it tough to get more than 135 hp off of a conservative tune? Is it an easier to manage ecu or what?

[beaker]

Originally Posted by tmontague

seems like if you could find one for closer to the $700 mark, it might be worth your time to buy refubished parts that are missing such as the a/c compressor and what not. You'd likely still be ahead when i's all said and done. The only thing you'd have to source for sure is the wiring loom.

No doubt the full engine would be ideal, but if that's not to be found just take some time and gather parts over a couple months.

How the heck are they getting 230hp out of this engine but the 1nz it tough to get more than 135 hp off of a conservative tune? Is it an easier to manage ecu or what?

I been looking at prices on separate stuff like the alternator, ac, flywheel, throttle body, etc, and I'm thinking I'd spend probably in the neighborhood of another $500 to $700. All the parts seem to be easy to find, except the the engine harness. When I have been able to find a harness, it was over $200.

Check out this website on the turbos.

http://www.turbokits.com/Toyota/Coro...urbo_Kit/1972/

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by beaker

...All the parts seem to be easy to find, except the the engine harness. When I have been able to find a harness, it was over $200.

That sounds pretty standard. The real trick will be finding one that hasn't been cut anywhere. If you're feeling brave, you might find a similar one in a self-serve junk yard, strip it down, and make it fit. For example, the 09+ Corolla has the 2ZR, so all the connectors are there, you just have to re-route the ECU connector to the other side of the engine bay--the Yaris/xD is on the passenger side, the Corolla is on the driver's side.