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Originally Posted by GTV86
You can buy a 1uz for a grand. Put a cheap t04 on it. Easy 400kw.
If you can weld and make your own manifolds, then it works out extremely good $/hp.
Everyone seems to be forgetting that if you do a motor swap, that you'll sell the fa20 and box for more than the new motor and box will cost.
I was warned about the internet mechanics on this forum, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.
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Most people can't weld with the skill required to build manifolds, so that's a hell of a lot of extra cost to get custom built. Plus you have to find some place to fit it all in the engine bay that's designed for a much smaller engine...
It's not internet mechanics, it's the real world. The easier way to go on the 1UZ is a roots style blower if you want to go with the 1UZ.
Now you're talking about selling the engine and transmission, which means you have to fabricate even more. Not only that, most people aren't going to do an engine swap unless their motor grenades, meaning the motor is worthless.
1UZ's changed quite a bit as well over the years and the early ones where definitely overrated HP wise by the factory.