2004 Corolla 1ZZ Engine Replacement/Transmission Mating Problem

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Hey Folks:

I am new to the forum and have a problem I have been unable to solve. I have a 2004 Corolla CE with an automatic transmission. I had the engine replaced with a 1ZZ-FE gray market Japanese engine. Unfortunately, the engine was not a good fit as the manifold was too big for the engine compartment (we swapped the manifold that came with the used engine for the old to make it fit), and there was no place to attach the passing gear cable into the transmission. We attached it anyway, and the transmission quickly blew. Now I have an engine that I am not sure from what type of car it comes from that is attached to a bad transmission. Would anyone know what type of transmission that would properly mate with the engine? A sticker on the engine is marked "!ZZ-J20F" with a 266 underneath it. Any help is really appreciated.

Jeremy
 
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