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Yes, exactly. You've hit the nail on the head. The naturally aspirated 3S-GE BEAMS and the 3rd generation 3S-GTE have the least harness work to do and both are well-documented on 6gc. Both bolt right in and can use your manual transmission from your GT and with a little harness work, you're off and ready to go.

Opinions on boosting the 7A are mixed. Some people like it, others see it as a colossal waste of cash. If you're getting a GT, you'll have an S series engine, not an A series, so you'll want to stick to S series swaps, not the A series. You CAN do the 4A swap... but why would you when you already have S series motor mounts and can swap a BEAMS for the same price and get more power? Or a 3S-GTE?

By the way, it isn't an "AFE" engine. It's an "A" engine with an "FE" head. That's why there's a hyphen between the "A" and the "FE." Your old ST had a 7A-FE engine, which is from the A series of engines. The GT you're about to get has an 5S-FE, which is an S series engine with an FE head. All the S series engines use the same motor mounts, and the A series use the same motor mounts. So the 4A-GE is NOT a direct swap for the GT you're about to get. Don't worry about a 4A-GE (A series engine, GE head) swap for your new car. Stick to the S series engines- more power, about the same cost. Most people who have swapped the 4A-GE into a Celica say it simply doesn't have enough torque for a Celica, which is heavier than the Corolla that the engine was designed for.

Putting a -GE head on an -FE motor will be just as much as, if not more, work than a 3S swap. As for more power from either the 5S or 3S engines, you're pretty much limited to the basic bolt-ons on a budget. By the time you've saved enough money to get any real power from either motor, you have enough for the 3S swap, which gives more bang for your buck. You're really better off to do basic maintenance than spend $1,000 on intake/header/exhaust and only gain 5 hp.

Search button if your biggest friend here; you would want to do a 3sgte swap, at least thats what most people do

noo this is a c-one font bumper its fiberglass and is nice but sucks for installo. i started to install myself and relized its a job for the pro,s. but even for them its sucked they said. and you must be carful wen going over bumps and other stuff cuz this will hang lower than stock bumper. mine broke my first month of having it installed. waste of money if its your everyday driver. stay jdm looking its sexier for these cars.

these splitters were made for 96+ but work great on the earlier years. these install fairly easy. i used some of the stock tabs and drilled into the buper in some spots. they fit snug and flush one thing you may want to do is also have double sided tape to hepl hold it tight against. buth you can get these splitters from these two guys. (dustin15brown, vincent_doggy) good quality stuff and sometimes cheaper than ebay.

ok you have one like mine. i havea 94 st also mine is a hatch though. anyway i did the ss111 front splitters and trd rears its prolly the best look for the preface bumper like ours. ill give you a before and after pic..

here is a before pic without the splitters


here is an after of the front splitters



and here is my trd rear


and of course i have my riser blocks under my stock wing and my 96+ side skirts

No problem. The front is easy. Coupes and convertibles have it a little bit harder when it comes to finding rear splitters. The back of the car is just a little bit longer, so you have to find specific splitters. Your best bet is to search for "Curren." A Curren is basically a Celica coupe with a different front end. Toyota made TRD rear splitters to fit it. A few members here have them. They are a little bit harder to find, but you can find them if you are patient enough.





Be sure to post pictures of your coupe up

Yeah, the TRD front splitters will fit both the '94-95 and the '96+ front bumpers. They just tend to look better on the pre-facelift bumper. They even fir the GT4 front bumper, provided that notches are cut in them. Here they are on presure2's (GT4 front end, TRD front splitters) car with the notches cut in them.



I had a set like this on my car. ('96+ front bumper, TRD splitters with GT4 notches cut in them.)




The SS-III rear splitters will fit any year Celica, excluding the coupe and convertible. Those are slightly longer than the hatchback. The SS-III front splitters that the members here sell were designed to work with the '96+ front bumper, but members have fitted them to their '94-'95 front bumper and one member even mounted them to his GT4 front bumper. There will just be a slight gap between the splitter and the bumper if they aren't matched to each other.

The TRD front splitters will be easiest to find on Ebay, but they don't pop up as often as TRD rear splitters.

Yeah, the TRD front splitters will fit both the '94-95 and the '96+ front bumpers. They just tend to look better on the pre-facelift bumper. They even fir the GT4 front bumper, provided that notches are cut in them. Here they are on presure2's (GT4 front end, TRD front splitters) car with the notches cut in them.



I had a set like this on my car. ('96+ front bumper, TRD splitters with GT4 notches cut in them.)




The SS-III rear splitters will fit any year Celica, excluding the coupe and convertible. Those are slightly longer than the hatchback. The SS-III front splitters that the members here sell were designed to work with the '96+ front bumper, but members have fitted them to their '94-'95 front bumper and one member even mounted them to his GT4 front bumper. There will just be a slight gap between the splitter and the bumper if they aren't matched to each other.

The TRD front splitters will be easiest to find on Ebay, but they don't pop up as often as TRD rear splitters.

OP- no problem. You can find the TRD front and rear splitters on Ebay, and some members on here (dustin15brown, vincent_doggy) sell replica splitters. Although, if I'm not mistaken, both members only have SS-III splitters.

Raven- you're right, the orange one is a Curren. I also realized after I made that post that neither car is anabolik's. His is green.

There are also TRD splitters for the front bumper. They fit both the '94-95 bumper like you have and the '96+ bumper, but they look better on the earlier model cars. Here is 808celica's car with TRD front splitters.


SS-III rear skirts, SS-III/GT4 rear wing. (whatthe's car.)


TRD rear splitters, TRD side skirts, TRD rear wing. (an02's car)


Two coupes with the TRD rear wing. (anabolik and another random 6gc.)


Also, I notice you are in Naples. There is a member local to you there. He posts quite a bit on this forum. His screen name is SwissFerdi. You might send him a PM.

There are also TRD splitters for the front bumper. They fit both the '94-95 bumper like you have and the '96+ bumper, but they look better on the earlier model cars. Here is 808celica's car with TRD front splitters.


SS-III rear skirts, SS-III/GT4 rear wing. (whatthe's car.)


TRD rear splitters, TRD side skirts, TRD rear wing. (an02's car)


Two coupes with the TRD rear wing. (anabolik and another random 6gc.)


Also, I notice you are in Naples. There is a member local to you there. He posts quite a bit on this forum. His screen name is SwissFerdi. You might send him a PM.

@eboz - it should fit the vert as it has the same rear end

@rcdel - just take your old one off and bolt this one on!

thanks some help is alot of help for me right now. Appriciate it

Welcome to the forum man!

You have a choice of a few side skirts. There's the OEM '96+ ones, that I have, and there's also the 404 skirts. Presure2 has the 404 ones if you haven't already seen them. There are other aftermarket side skirts that you can get off of ebay, but they will probably require some fitment.

For the rear, there's the SS-III splitters (I'm selling mine actually) and the TRD splitters. I think there's a full wrap around, but don't quote me on that.

As for the front, there's the SS-III splitters for the 96+ bumper. If you're going with the GT4 bumper, there's a few lips, but I don't know much about them yet. I bet another member will be able to answer that for you

Hope that somewhat helps!

all info is already here tranny use your stock one