Hello! Scion tC owner looking for advice

Cliffainley

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Location
Philadelphia
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2016 Scion tC RS 10
My name is Cliff. I live in suburbs of Philadelphia. Own a 2016 Scion tC I am planning on modifying down the road. I know, I know, why bother, right? Well, because I love tC’s and want to build one up into a proper hot hatch. Coupe hatch with pano roof..sorry I’m not sorry. My goal is 300hp crank. I’m not looking to go crazy in that regard. I figure 250 hp to the wheel is a nice jump without straining the transmission. I am thinking of replacing the current engine with another with less miles and obviously turbo the car. Wondering how much it will cost and if I will need to galvanize my pistons or reinforce the transmission (U760e)..
 
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Is there a turbo engine you can drop in as a replacement, it will save on a lot of internal work and mods in the long run. Adding turbos is a very expensive pain to do.
 
I’m really not sure. I was even thinking, if I did an engine swap, I would just get the GR-FE, the six cylinder Camry engine. I would obviously need an ECU swap. Unfortunately the 2AR-FE did not get a lot of love in the aftermarket. I might even just look into custom performance cams, and see if I can’t get a stroker kit pieces together somehow. Just do a header, mid pipes, pulleys, CAI, and then tune. That should probably approximate gains made from a turbo
 

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