Unique swap: 97 Toyota Camry
 

I recently got my hands on another 13b, and I want to swap it for my 1MZ-FE. Anyone know where I should start? I haven't yet done a 13b swap, but I've owned several FC's

welcome to the board. :)

i guess the first question would be: why?

anyhow, i would imagine your two greatest obstacles would be transaxle adapter and mounting. until those issues get solved, you're probably not going to get too far with it.

^Agreed on all points. He might want to ask himself why it's a unique swap.

Crazy, possible but what for...?!?!?! :scratch:

First step is to get the engine & transmission bolted together with the axles. From there, you can fabricate your engine mounts by dropping the engine/trans/axles in place.

I've done one engine swap in a SXE20 Camry like yours before (2000 2.2L Automatic one), and it was the most retarded car I've EVER worked on. Seriously, who the f**k puts a CV Axle THROUGH AN ENGINE MOUNT??? I shit you not, the passenger side axle goes directly through the engine mount there. Untill then, I had never seen such a ludicrous design before. They REALLY need to stop reading to Chrysler's DIY Discouraged Handbook...

My friend Jeff, the owner of the car, found out through a couple forums that most owners just cut the axle in half and replace it. But since he was quite broke at the time and couldn't spare the $50ish for a new axle, we spent 4 hours prying it out of the transmission underneath the car with little working room to fit tools.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with it because you're in for nothing but aggravation, anger and marginal gains. Yes, it IS possible to do the swap, and I'm sure you'd learn a lot in the process, but everything about it will be excessively convoluted and unnecessarily difficult. Without the transmission attached, try lowering the 13B in place and see where your mounts would line up. The rear mount (Passenger side in a FC) is reasonably straightforward, but the front mount (Driver's side in a FC) is where you'll hate the project because there's nothing there to mount it to. You'd have to link the block's mount to the body at the Axle-through engine mount with a long chunk of angle iron. It would bend anyway due to leverage.

As for wiring, let's not even go there...:lol: