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oh yeah i paln on taking several months. i'm still aways away though so it's all good. the more i read the less worried i'm getting about doing it myself. i'm sure when the time comes i'll be on here ALOT asking all kinds of questions.

yeah i've been thinking about it and i agree i think when i get ready to do it i'll just take my time and figure it out. i am however going to send out the wireing harness cause i don't even want to deal with that headache.

really? i just don't know if i trust myself to do the swap. i mean i know a little bit about cars but i don't think i know enough to do an engine swap by myself. are there any books that would help during the process if i did decide to do it myself?

i plan to have someone else do the swap for me. the way i see it is i could probably do it myself but then if something goes wrong and the engine gets messed up i'm out more money tryin to fix what i messed up. if someone else does it and messes up the engine THEY'RE out the money fixing their mess up.

ok so i'm planning on doing a 3sgte swap in about a year. right now i'm doing all kinds of research on it reading threads, stickies, looking for places that sell clips. but here's the problem it's getting overwhelming. i've been reading threads and stickies all weekend and the more i read the less sure of myself i get. so what i would like to ask is that yall who have more experience or have done this swap please if you could recommend what threads i should start off with. i think first off i should read what i would need as far as parts go (in generic parts). um...yeah and stuff of that nature. basically i am yours to mold i just want to know what to read and in what order. any help you have would be great. i can't continue to just go from the last thread and read all the 3sgte threads all the abbreviations are hard to keep up with and the formulas and cr@p. thanks in advance.

thanks so it would be between the st-205 and the st-185rc? also apparently the st-205 came in the 94+JDM Celica GT-4 but what did the st-185rc come in? in everyone's opinion what's the better of the two engines? is there a post that compares the two or would i just have to research each individually and then decide?

ok so i've been doing my homework for a 3sgte swap (planning on doing in about a year) and anyway i was wondering what engines came factory with a water cooled intake like the st185rc. are there others out there? i want to start researching these setups so i can decide which clip to buy when the time comes.

well guess i can't see what they would look like before hand but as long as it ain't CRAZY as far as price goes i'm in!

that's true. but all i'm going to say is the government is probably compensating for, and i mean no disrespect by this, people like yourself not wanting to do it so they have to pay some good money to convince people to do it. don't get me wrong if i was 100% going to do it i wouldn't be asking yall's opinion i just dunno. another thing is i don't know that i want to do it because if i go over there for a year and make $100k it would be hard to come back here and get another job makeing WAY less while i go to school. i just think it may be too good of an oprotunity to pass up.

ok just to clarify. it's on a military base and you don't leave basically you sit there out of harms way and collect a paycheck. every three months you get 10 days off and an extra $1k dollars for a plane ticket to wherever you want to go. and yes most people don't get a full $100k but with the job that i'd be doing i'd "work overtime" which would equate to between $100k and $130k. i just don't know it's a good opprotunity and i'm not worried about the danger i mean this is what i've been trained for. the only problem i have is leaving my wife for a year. then again i would be able to see her every 3 months and i have the option to leave whenever i want to. hm...it would create a good base as far as my retirement goes not to mention what i could do to my car with a fraction of that money. i dunno what do yall think?

ok so i'm sure alot of you have heard that the government is pulling out alot of non essential troops and sending in government contractors. they're paying about $100k non taxable for a year. now if you had the option to do this would you take it? if so are you married, single, prior service?

how much for the rims?

pics and prices

thanks that's all i wanted to know

and all that means? i'm new to this whole mechanic thing so basically what you said looks like how charlie brown's teacher talks. so you're saying you recommend a 5sfte?

ease of drivability and fuel economy? it sounds so bad when you say it like that...when you say fuel economy is lost what are we talking about?

well i dunno about goo gone but kids'n pets i think is the name of it took black shoe polish out of my carpet. i know k-mart has it it comes in a white bottle with blue letters.

now would this setup give me any better performance before i turbo charge it or are there at least some performance parts i can put on it until i save up enough for the turbo kit.

sounds AWSOME can i have the $5k for the swap? cause i don't have it but i can scrap together a few bucks to swap the heads and start to build a good engine that i can turbo later. also it would be more fun to drive for the time being.

actually i don't know my goals are to have a car that MAYBE in the mid to high 12's and at least the low 13's when all is said and done yet maintain at least semi acceptable mpg for gas. not a straight racing car just something that's pretty quick and fun to drive. i don't know what power band what would be best for this application. also i guess the boost would be determined by how much i would have to run to reach these goals.

maybe a 3s-ge head?

bump

probably the best solution good call

i put down "in a relationship" on my Myspace account and deleted all my messages and crap.

CRAP so what you're saying is theres absolutely NO way to fix this without talking? MAAAAAAN...lol j/k.