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i recon this will need a series of mods starting from the air intake and maybe even the clutch etc.. is the effort and the money really worth the performace upgrade.............. if yes then what are the parts that will be required to be upgraded. i dont want to do a compromise job. it will help...would be easier to buy a turbocharged car and swap your interior or personalised bits onto it...quicker, faster, thirstier...lol...louder. There are so many components that are needed when doing an engine swap, you really want the whole car or at least a shell with the engine and loom still in it...I just had a quick look...and the cheapest quote for sending a 500kg package to India was......lololol....£1794.18 WTF!!! Cheaper to fly to UK, stay in a hotel, buy a complete runner and drive it back to India...and that would be some trip mate. 
...buy a turbo car and sell yours. However it is much easier to just sell up and buy a turbo, but if the car you have is just the way you want it then I'd go for the transplant. also engine swaps not possible here in mumbai. will have to do with upgrade only.dinkyboy wrote:unfortunately not many turbos available here.
Go straight for the aftermarket ECU and forged pistons and you'll be way above any car running Toyota parts.(its all alloy though) and get and exhaust manifold either Toyota or after market. Intercooler aswell (afermarket all alloy)....I have had stuff and cars exported to UK...there are quite a few automotive export companies in Japan...and your a lot closer...make sure it's insured against total loss though...I lost one somewhere off the coast of Singapore...I can't see how your gonna strip your car down and change all the parts you need to change for the conversion...it seems problematic for people here in UK where everything is available and cheap...have you thought about doing the V6 conversion? i would not trust the mechanics with that. what they intend to do is (a) pistons (b) ECU and a bolt on turbo with an intercooler. they do not plan to change the clutch which they feel should work just fine. nor do they plan to touch the suspension.(as recomended in the post) change the manifold etc. what i need is help from anyone who has converted his NA into a turbo so that i have a comprehensive list of ALL the parts that need to be changed so that i can import them all at one go and nothing is left out.?/ suspension / interior, I wouldn't bother with it. Polish it, sort out all the niggly bits and sell it and buy a proper turbo car. Prices of turbos have plummeted and VERY shiny rev3's can be bought for 3.5-4k. But you can find slightly sad ones or with some issues for less than 2 grand! '94 rev3 NA, '92 rev2 Turbo forged, '07 Civic Type-R+ mapping, intercooler + custom pipework, uprated pistons (new Head gasket plus all other associated stuff) block borework for the uprated pistons, uprated fuel pump not worth the effort. should buy a turbo car instead. thanks for all the inputs..lol...deffianately...standard rev 3...£2k, enjoy getting used to the extra power and then you can have 300bhp and a suspension package for another grand after...or expect to pay £3k - £4k for a mildly tuned one...UK prices...what's the highest octane fuel you can buy where you live matey? For 3.5k I got a 60kilometer engine box in the best condition money car buy. Loom/ecu/hubs/drive shafts ect ect. Greddy profec11 electronic boost controller. Rsr exmag exhaust/ apex full induction And a FULL service. For 3.5k I got a 60kilometer engine box in the best condition money car buy. Loom/ecu/hubs/drive shafts ect ect. Greddy profec11 electronic boost controller. Rsr exmag exhaust/ apex full induction And a FULL service. £3.5k you could have this... ..to spend as much as it costs to buy the car your trying to turn yours into...may as well just buy one.