went to the pick n pull today and found a 1976 celica gt with a well preserved 20r motor. we snagged the head for $26..think it will work on my 1981 sr5 22r?

 

Will it work?

Yea. It does use a different intake. Are you gunna get that too?

A 76 Celica?! I sure could use some body parts off of it.

 

hmm well if i need to get one i will. how much and where? and so i can i just remove my 223r head and simply bolt on the new head and intake?

 

Either grab a factory 20R intake
An Offenhauser 20R.
Or some sort of sidedraft setup.

A 20R carb is not the same as a 22R carb. LC sells an adapter to put a 22R carb on a 20R intake. The 22R carb is considered the better one of the two.

From personal experiance...Dont bother with the factory carbs unless you have to, or are completly broke. A weber, or a holley is a bazillion times better power wise. The factory one does nothing but choke it.

You will have to reroute 2 heater hoses. Its no big deal.

 

awesome..im liking how simple this is sounding. so i would be able to re use all the nuts and bolts in the swap?

 

oh, and what about the header? i ordered a 22r Pacesetter but they sent me a 20r instead..will this now work on my vehicle?

 

The exhaust header *should* work on both a 22R and a 20R. The exhaust ports are the same shape. The intake ports are different shape, hence the need of the 20R intake or aftermarket for a 20R.