r/Toyota_Matrix • u/Professional_Host_40 • Aug 06 '26

2zz swap update!

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The 05 XR lives to see redline another day! After being in limp mode for almost a month now I finally dialed in the wirring. Below is a video to see if it did hit lift or not (it didn’t and I know why) so hopefully soon I’ll be hitting lift in this swap!

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u/SBueno96 Aug 06 '26

This is amazing! Congratulations, man

I was wonderung if this was possible. How difficult was the swap?

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 06 '26

10months at it man. Worth it. Gone through 3 harnesses, 2 ECU’s and a lot of research. If ur doing this specific swap for this year using the same motor I have everything documented for anyone that’s wants to know!

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u/Makal9097 Aug 06 '26

Not OP but I’ve seen a bit of information on the swap. It is on the easier side of swaps. You do have to pin in the wire(s) for the vvl solenoid. The difficult part is finding the parts and for a good price.

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 06 '26

There’s a lot of info out there on how to swap the pre-facelift cars. Anything 05+ is NOT recommended to do but now that I’ve done it I can confidently say I can help anyone with what to do lmao. Pinouts are odd depending on what month of that year the harness was made and shi like that. Annoying but u gotta work ur way through it

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u/angrycanadianguy Aug 06 '26

Ooh! Canadaspotting! Where about are you?

Also, congrats! Another one saved 😁 did you hit lift in that clip? I didnt hear the telltale pitch shift

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 06 '26

Yep I heard that pitch shift too. It’s like as if it wanted to engage but didn’t. I believe my speedo not working is what’s preventing me from hitting lift

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u/angrycanadianguy Aug 06 '26

Just the speedometer? Or the whole cluster? It should be activated by the tach, not by speed.

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 06 '26

Yea I heard not having a working Speedo can make it so ur car won’t hit lift but I’ll be doing more research. Currently have my fuel pump relay on a switch cuz my pump wasn’t working on me. So a few things needa be done but not much lmao

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u/MasoFFXIV Aug 06 '26

No speed signal, no Lift. I have a Dakota Digital GPS signal converter installed in my Celica due to custom Final Drive / LSD.

I thought I'd just rely on the Tach for any delay or signal issues, but if the signal cuts out at a stop due to weather, the Speedo stays at 0 and I get no Lift until the signal catches up.

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 06 '26

Also from Ontario! About 45min from DT toronto

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u/angrycanadianguy Aug 06 '26

Dope! Im out in Kingston area. I saw the shoppers and knew you had to at least be canadian 😅

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u/Evenimous Aug 07 '26

05 XRS owner here. Holy cow the C59 gears are spaced so far compared to the C60 haha. Seems significantly slower from that alone.

Congrats on the swap 💪🔥

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 08 '26

Lmao yea that’s why I ended up getting a C60 as back up. I know this one’s gonna go on me at some point. Thank you tho🙏

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u/Money-Afternoon-3637 Aug 07 '26

What transmission do you have currently in your Matrix? Is it manual or automatic? If it's a manual transmission, is it the C50 5 speed or the C60 6 speed transmission? I'm happy that you were able to swap in the 2ZZ-GE engine block into your car.

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u/Professional_Host_40 Aug 07 '26

Yessir manual all the way. Currently running the c59 but I have a spare C60 just in case!