THEORETICAL engine swap

I dont have any plans to do it BUT...could the 3.0L in the 02-03 camry be swapped out to use the 3.3L from the 04-06?  I realize that the tranny would need to be adjusted or swapped out entirely and the computer updating or replacing - but would it fit?  I dont recall seeing any changes made to the engine bay that would prohibit this....again purely theoretical question, but one I have been throwing around in some of the extra space in my noggin ;)

There's a guy in socal who's shoved that 3.3 into a gen4. So if that's possible- then urs isn't too far out of reach. - if you have the money/connection for custom parts cuz das where most people get hammered.

Jebus....whats he doing running everything else out of his trunk?  My 3.0 looks a little large for the bay, I cant imagine what he had to do to get the engine squeezed into a gen 4 - too much money perhaps?

LOL probably.. but then again- there are LS1 Miatas and Civics. LOL
 
i've actaully thought about swapping as well- but the cost of anything other than a 1MZ is just waaay out of reach. So; i'm thinkin about making a fully built late (meaning w/VVTi) 1MZ @ 15-18PSI of boost maybe even more! Because a stock 4psi s/c 1mz w/ 5spd. would probably be doing 205-210 to the wheel. So @ 10-12PSI.. it'd be a beast. 15+PSI would just run **** off the road.
 
LOL. Cant wait to see the looks on rice rocket drivers here in my area- those things spread faster than ebola after fast and furious came out.

gah...waaaay more money than sense...an LS1 in a civic....Ive been looking around for possible superchargers myself - just to get an idea....my stock 3.0 has taken quite a few civics and crx's (they just never learn ;) and a few other V6 cars (i think they just didnt want to push it, but i figure if your gonna go some...might as well go all) but to add a supercharger would let me manhandle most of the V8s around here *evil thoughts* oh well....2k is a bit more than i want to spend on a daily driver....but oh what fun I could have....

if you're running auto- do a 5spd. swap and it'll free up the 10-12% of power lost in the torque converter in an auto tranny. This way- you have the ability to down shift and better control of the power. MORE FUN!

Yea, but I like not having to shift lol.  I can drive a stick if I have to, but since my "main" cars have all been auto, I am not as good as I should be - just need the stick time.   Unfortunately my father's '87 camry (5spd) was just totaled over the weekend (lady ran a red-light and almost took the front end off the car - everyone was ok though thankfully) so the only access I had to a manual tranny car is gone. I had heard somewhere that you can upgrade the torque converter to allow more of that horsepower to shine through.  I am afraid my knowledge about this particular piece of equipment is a little lacking, I dont really know how this works so I dont know how it could be upgraded.  Would somthing like that be a worthwhile consideration? Or was this just someone talking out their rear?

you'd be looking at a fully built A/T transmission. Ridiculous amount of money invested with little control over the power. Driving a stick makes a lot of people think twice but once you get used to it.. its tons more you can do with it and it becomes second nature.