Help, need new engine or rebuild, 7AFE needs rebuild Options

[belizecelica]

Ok guys, i bought a 95 ST for a steal, or so i thought. After a while it began to smoke and burn oil severely. I would have to fill a quart a day. So, i took it to my mechanic and he told me that the piston rings, valve seals were completely shot and there was a crack that is leaking oil into the engine. Sooo, i either have to rebuild the engine, or swap it with a new one. If i am going to swap it, the delema is should i buy a used 7A-FE to make the swap easy, or go to a 5S-FE?? Basically I need some advce on what engine to put in there that would be the most cost effective swap ( I am willing to spend $1500 max) and what would give me the most power? Would I have to change the trans if i swap it with a 5SFE???
Please give me some advice guys.

[Jabberwock]

Well, only 1500....putting in a 5SFE would be more costly then a 7AFE because you will need a 5SFE tranny, motor mounts, axles....and basically the whole front clip with ecu and wiring.

But if you do a rebuild you can just rebuild and thats it, and when you do rebuild you can spend a little extra for stronger internals.

Or if you want, I can sell you my engine and manual tranny for cheap, but shipping would be a pain.

[Hym3n]

From what I've read, you can likely rebuild it/fix your current engine's problems and probably clean it out a bit for your $1.5k cap. Swapping to a 5S-FE is going to be pretty difficult, and not really worth it because you could swap to something like a 4A-GE or 4A-GZE for a lot less work--similar something or another makes it easier to swap those two in, however, there hasn't been much luck with either on these boards.

-Brian

[FallenHero]

I wonder why east coasters want engines, and west coasters sell them...

just re-build your engine. you'll be better off in the end. (and get forged pistons.)

[Digndoug]

hey, how many miles do you have??

[macavely]

if i was you i would just rebuild the engine if your not going to do it your self take it to a good shop..

and another thing miles arean't a good way to find out how good of in shape and engine is... they only real way it to run a full inspection on any engine.. cause an in engine with 200k miles one it could be in a hell of alot better condition then an engine with 10kmiles

[belizecelica]

Thanks for the advice, i found a 7AFE engine from a 97 corolla for $500.00 it has 30,000 miles on it, so i think it would be easier and cheaper to swap it if it is possible to fit in my car. I have another question...can i get some cash for the old engine core?? that would be sweet. what do you guys think??

[aaronc222]

Not sure about cash for the old engine, but if you're looking for more performance, try to find a 4AGZE. It's supercharged with a decent amount of aftermarket support, and you should be able to find one for less than a grand.