Barring near-mystical or supernatural methods like quantum surges, shoving two sparks into one body, leveling up via The Matrix of Leadership, or intervention by Unicron, can Transformers be manually upgraded?
In Transformers: Prime, we see that biomechs (essentially organs) can be transplanted, but can systems be actually upgraded or given new abilities? Can Bumblebee be made bigger? Faster? Stronger?
Answer
Yes.
In the IDW continuity several bots undergo complete body swaps and upgrades. In the old ongoing Megatron gets a himself completely new body built by Shockwave and Soundwave (with a completely different alternate mode and arm canon) after being badly wounded. It was a major operation, but it was not mystical in any way.
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After
And he's not the only one. Optimus Prime went through several. More recently, Bumblebee, Prowl and Starscream got new bods as well.
However there are limitations to how much stress a spark can handle. So you won't be able to rebuild Wheelie as a Metroplex-sized titan. Only very few Cybertronians have an ability known as Load-Bearing that allows them to have massive upgrades.
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