I've seen a lot of strange engineswaps

[JonT]

In my opinion it depends on what the car is for. Are you building a show car, if yes then it has to be a Toyota engine. But who wants a show car, their meant to be driven and to that end a suitable sized engine with more power cheaper tuning and greater availability has got to make sense.

A guy i know rallies a MK2 escort with this engine in it, is that wrong ? What about people swapping 4AGE's into Morris Minors and other such cars, nothing wrong with that [unless your a minor purist i suppose].

Lotus are using a Toyota engine in the Elise, why, because it produces the right performance for it's size and is widely available.

It's all about getting the performance you need for the cost you can afford. Having said all that i have no intention of swapping out the 4AGE heart of the Corolla. If i was racing it and needed more power, well maybe i would.