Toyota Yaris engine swap

[MatthiasGrim]

I have a 07 Toyota Yaris hatchback with 1.5L L4 DOHC 16-valve. I was wondering if there is a more powerful engine I could swap with it but the engine space is very limited. Any suggestions would be amazing.

[Cyker]

For the Mk2, the biggest 'stock' engine was the 1.8 2ZR-FE that was in the SR-spec cars. If you can get all the required bits it should be relatively easy to drop in.

It's a bit underwhelming tho' - Most of what I've read from people that've had both reckon the 1ZR-FE in the Mk1 T-Sport somehow feels faster, but that might just be because the Mk2 weighs a good 100kg more and has a much bulkier front.

I have seen people turbo and supercharge them tho'! Finding the kits for them will be difficult now tho' as they're probably out of production or build-on-demand.

If you can find one, the good old 1.8 2ZZ-GE from the T-Sport Corollas can also be plumbed in, albeit with more difficulty, but they did it on Might Car Mods, and if those nutters can do it, it's definitely possible!   That is far more powerful than the 2ZR-FE, and has the accolade of being one of the few (Possibly the only??) Toyota engine with VTEC-style valve-lift above 6000rpm. Is a fantastic engine, but finding one that hasn't been thrashed half to death may be tricky, but then again a lot of 'normal' owners had them and didn't even know they had valve lift because they never revved them high enough!

 

[flash22]

Turbo the 1.5 it will be good for 150-200bhp with a built bottom end but don't use cheap eBay turbos - factory Vitz RS turbo cars are 150 bhp stock, engines are very rare 1NZ-FET with top mount intercooler like the 1NDTV

eg. https://www.jdmwestcoast.com/toyota/toyota-1nz-scion-xb-engine-1nzfe-2004-2006-1-5l-toyota-echo-00-05-yaris-05-17-1nz-5.html

2zzge with a turbo or supercharger good for 400+ BHP - engine can be found in the Corolla, 99-05 Celica and a few others

MCM did an 1.8 mk2 swap called Yaris Hilton there are a number of videos

 

 

[venomx]

I wouldn't mind a 1.8L engine in my Yaris 

[lani100]

Assuming you are from the US?  go for a 2zr 1.8 it's a very well documented swap if you google around.
In europe we got a Yaris model with this engine so you know it fits 🙂 

[MatthiasGrim]

Awesome thanks for the feedback 🙂