yep we both are right
an I plan on leaving my s54 alone with my v6 because I want the short gears
for the quarrel mile since that's the only form of real racing near me
but then st the same time a longer 5th gear would be nice for on the highway
but you are right the v6 will use less power to move the car down the road where as the 4cyl will need to use more

my gt4 AWD 3vzfe turbo conversion is in progress

my st184 3vzfe N/A conversion is complete and way better then stock 5sfe.....

the awd tt v6 conversion spoken about in previous posts is in america, mate of mine, he helped me out with my 184 build.....

he has had single and twin setups on his in fwd format, and he has now converted a 184 to AWD(due to the lack of gt4's in the states)

his new build is a massive fully fledged completely forged, custom everything build.......vids on youtube...C.M.S.

that reminds me i havent check my build thread on here for ages

as for the 2grfe engine research has lead me to believe it is possible with the same grinding of the block and transfer case to fit tranny...... unknown how much material will be left after grinding, but the tranny will bolt up........all toyota v6 engines, eg....3vzfe,2vzfe,5vzfe, 1mzfe, and the 2grfe all share the same bellhousing pattern.......from what my research has lead me to understand, as a 2grfe had been put into a rav4 in the uk

Kurt,

Having driven my v6 celica for a couple of months now I would consider going with the taller gearing in the e153 v6 box. First gear (if you could get traction) is gone in the blink of an eye as it is. I would hate to think how quick I would have to change with the s54 box.

Also with all the torque they put down pretty much instantly, I feel better knowing I went with a box that can handle the power.

cheers

This post has been edited by ST204R: Jan 30, 2012 - 6:30 AM

I do plan on swapping to a e153 trans later on but as of right now i can afford to so the engine swap but not the trans too