Toyota 2AZ-FE Engine Swap

[srscion]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Is it a secret?

There is a lot to thinking about, not just tob engagement and pilot bearing contact but also starter contact.

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by srscion

There is a lot to thinking about, not just tob engagement and pilot bearing contact but also starter contact.

Right, so did you machine a spacer for behind the flywheel to push it forward the same thickness as the adapter and just use longer flywheel bolts?

I feel like you are being vague for a reason. Any reason not to spell it out? Judgement? Trying to create a product to sell and don't want to give away your secretes? Kinda confusing.

[srscion]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Right, so did you machine a spacer for behind the flywheel to push it forward the same thickness as the adapter and just use longer flywheel bolts?

I feel like you are being vague for a reason. Any reason not to spell it out? Judgement? Trying to create a product to sell and don't want to give away your secretes? Kinda confusing.

This particular engine that I used does not have a bell housing like the fa20 does so the adapter plate doubles as a bell housing. and offsets things so the starter makes proper contact. The clutch assembly is recessed in the fa20 but in the 2az its protruded.

[srscion]

I reused all the oem hardware to bolt things up

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by srscion

This particular engine that I used does not have a bell housing like the fa20 does so the adapter plate doubles as a bell housing. and offsets things so the starter makes proper contact. The clutch assembly is recessed in the fa20 but in the 2az its protruded.

I see. So the adapter was conveniently a necessary spacer.

[srscion]

Yes

[frsty_86]

Excited to see how your hood will tie everything together.

[srscion]

Originally Posted by frsty_86

Excited to see how your hood will tie everything together.

Here is a teaser of what it will end up looking like

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by srscion

Here is a teaser of what it will end up looking like

Someone has some photoshop skills. The engine bay pic was well done too. Nice execution on the hood.

[srscion]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Someone has some photoshop skills. The engine bay pic was well done too. Nice execution on the hood.

Thank you

[glorydays]

would you consider redoing the swap with the engine/transmission moved closer to the firewall to avoid the protrusion? maybe use a different transmission?

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by glorydays

would you consider redoing the swap with the engine/transmission moved closer to the firewall to avoid the protrusion? maybe use a different transmission?

I don’t think a different transmission is necessary unless the torque limit on the transmission was challenged. The transmission can get moved back, but then it is necessary to make custom transmission mounts, custom driveshaft, custom shifter linkage and obviously redo the engine mounts, while possibly needing to do a custom oil pan to clear the front sway bar and/or steering rack. At that point might as well upgrade transmissions, but then he would need a new adapter/bell housing, new clutch, possibly a hydraulic TOB, maybe a custom flywheel, etc. It seems like his goal was a budget build, which negates a lot of this.

[srscion]

Originally Posted by glorydays

would you consider redoing the swap with the engine/transmission moved closer to the firewall to avoid the protrusion? maybe use a different transmission?

No, the modification to the body would be costly, new mounting points would have to get fabricated for a different transmission, a different drive shaft would be needed, the sub-frame would have to get cut. I don't want to ever go down that road.

[srscion]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

I don’t think a different transmission is necessary unless the torque limit on the transmission was challenged. The transmission can get moved back, but then it is necessary to make custom transmission mounts, custom driveshaft, custom shifter linkage and obviously redo the engine mounts, while possibly needing to do a custom oil pan to clear the front sway bar and/or steering rack. At that point might as well upgrade transmissions, but then he would need a new adapter/bell housing, new clutch, possibly a hydraulic TOB, maybe a custom flywheel, etc. It seems like his goal was a budget build, which negates a lot of this.

You're right, I wanted to keep the cost down as much as possible and minimize back end troubleshooting for when things don't work. Luckily I did not have many issues.