3SGTE swap, how much? Options

[twitchh17]

hey wats up guys? i dont know whether i should sell the celica and get a car tahts already turboed or swap a 3sgte in it. i dont really wanna 5sfte. im from north jersey and i wanted to know if anyone knew a place around north nj or south nj that would be able to do the swap? how much does it cost for labor to install it? i found a 3sgte clip for $1500-2000 on eBay so id like to get an estimate as to how much its gonna cost to install it and stuff. anyone?

[Supersprynt]

$2-2500 to install.

But do the install yourself.

FAQs are stickied for your convenience.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jun 27, 2007 - 10:22 AM

[twitchh17]

$2-2500 to install.

But do the install yourself.

FAQs are stickied for your convenience.

oh really? hm thats not bad.. i MIGHT swap it.. i WOULD do it myself erik but i dont have the time to.. i would if i did but i rather have someone that has experience do it. did you install yours yourself? or did you have a place do it for you? if you did it yourself ill pay you to install it hows that sound? oh and do u kno of a shop that could do it? familar with toyotas and stuffs

[Culpable04]

$2-2500 to install.

But do the install yourself.

FAQs are stickied for your convenience.

oh really? hm thats not bad.. i MIGHT swap it.. i WOULD do it myself erik but i dont have the time to.. i would if i did but i rather have someone that has experience do it. did you install yours yourself? or did you have a place do it for you? if you did it yourself ill pay you to install it hows that sound? oh and do u kno of a shop that could do it? familar with toyotas and stuffs

when you do it yourself, you can fix it whenever you have a post swap problem but if you pay to a shop or someone it'll cost you a lot more in the end, because those post swap problems will have to be taken care by a shop again.

[Supersprynt]

$2-2500 to install.

But do the install yourself.

FAQs are stickied for your convenience.

oh really? hm thats not bad.. i MIGHT swap it.. i WOULD do it myself erik but i dont have the time to.. i would if i did but i rather have someone that has experience do it. did you install yours yourself? or did you have a place do it for you? if you did it yourself ill pay you to install it hows that sound? oh and do u kno of a shop that could do it? familar with toyotas and stuffs

I did mine myself but I won't be doing any swaps anytime soon with my schedule.

[lagos]

$2-2500 to install.

But do the install yourself.

FAQs are stickied for your convenience.

oh really? hm thats not bad.. i MIGHT swap it.. i WOULD do it myself erik but i dont have the time to.. i would if i did but i rather have someone that has experience do it. did you install yours yourself? or did you have a place do it for you? if you did it yourself ill pay you to install it hows that sound? oh and do u kno of a shop that could do it? familar with toyotas and stuffs

this is not like going to a shop for a tire change, where they change them, you get the car back, and never think about it again. the idea here is to do the work yourself and learn as much as you can. that way, if any issues come up down the line, youll know how to fix and diagnose them. most shops do a rush job, and a lot people had nothing but major problems when dealing with a shop. do your own work and learn about your car, man.

[Supersprynt]

Agreed. If you don't know how your car is put together the problems that will arise, and believe me there will be problems, will be much harder to diagnose & fix.

[tomazws]

What about sending it to Dr. Tweak?

[x_itchy_b_x]

do it yourself, others and yourself will appreciate it more.

[lagos]

What about sending it to Dr. Tweak?

and what are you going to do if you get your car home and have a problem?

[DSToyo]

maybe you could get someone with experience to help you do it.

[Culpable04]

What about sending it to Dr. Tweak?

and what are you going to do if you get your car home and have a problem?

exactly my thought, a year ago when I though about swaping. now I wish I could do it myself my I have no work space, so that'll have to wait a little till I move to a bigger place.

[tomazws]

What about sending it to Dr. Tweak?

and what are you going to do if you get your car home and have a problem?

Hunt him down again Or make him live with you

[lagos]

What about sending it to Dr. Tweak?

and what are you going to do if you get your car home and have a problem?

Hunt him down again Or make him live with you

doubt you could afford it.

[jcbass7]

I agree with everyone about doing it yourself, although it took me a while ive learned so much and wouldn't have it any other way. Now I feel confident tackling other things about the car and trying my hand at custom work etc.

I also started the swap without knowing what cams were or how a turbo system "really" worked etc. I couldn't have gotten all this knowledge without the great first hand experience. (and of course many many "help me!" posts on 6gc)