[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

I'm in a state of existential crisis right now, not sure about whether I want to take a fancy money moving job right out of college. If I do, well I probably would just grab an Elise or Evora (though that thing needs a lot of fat trimming...) after a few years instead of deal with this car. I think the 2ZZ depends on how willing I am to get rid of this car in the near future... a 2ZZ swap runs 2-3k labor, and fresh engines go for quite a bit of money.

A 1ZZ upgrade would entail a new shortblock (there are probably lots of old Corollas in the junkyard where this can come from), milled, fitted with the old head + upgraded valve springs and camshaft and a C60. Labor would run about the same, but I would be spending only 1700 on a brand new shortblock + 200 in valve springs + 600 on a Greddy emanage ultimate rather than 4k on a 2ZZ for an engine that should last until the body falls apart due to rust. I imagine the 1700 for the shortblock can be cut down significantly by buying a slightly used one.

All in all, still a 5-6k affair, only saves 1000 bucks in some cases. So then I guess the question is, why not just get rid of the car for 5k and buy a clean 2zz swapped one for 10k and end up with a much faster car? Yea, I think that makes a ton more sense LOL. Okay well, if I want to put in different cams afterward then I'll have to pay up.

Originally Posted by Dimman

You have finally come to your Spyder senses!

Or does this mean you're giving up on the fancy money job?

http://www.carthrottle.com/900hp-hon...-a-loaded-gun/

... I don't know how I feel about this...