 Transmission Problems, Only drove it for 3 days |
 Aug 26, 2003 - 4:28 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%)  |
After 3 days of driving the car, my 5sfe tranny blew a hole in itself monday night.
This means i need to: a.) rebuild my existing tranny ($1500) b.) Get a 3SGE tranny and put that in ($$) c.) Jump off a cliff Well im leaning towards B. The 3sge will bolt up to the 3sgte engine, and it holds more power. I was going to do the tranny swap next summer, but its gotta come sooner now. Everyone doing the 3sgte swap, start sourcing ur new tranny even if you do have the GT, cuz i never went above 80mph in the car with the 3s and it blew when i was doing 65. This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Aug 26, 2003 - 4:54 PM -------------------- |
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Aug 26, 2003 - 4:52 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 19, '03 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
damn dude..that sucks...wish ya the best of luck...i would just go to a junk yard and see what ya could find yourself..heh..never know now a days
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Aug 26, 2003 - 6:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 30, '03 From Cyprus Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Supersprynt sorry about this,really sucks.I dont know if this helps but check out this from C-one if you are going to do the 3S-GTe swap,you can ask for more details.
http://www.c-one.co.jp/C-ONEPARTS/cross_mission.html Good Luck |
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Aug 26, 2003 - 6:12 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Man, that's really bad luck.
 I've seen a sixth generation GT with the stock tranny and 450+ horsepower that wasn't having any tranny problems.Anyway, I'd suggest calling a company like Jarco or Storm Performance or Venus Auto and seeing if they can get you a low-miles 3S-GE tranny, because I'm guessing that they'll be able to, and it should be able to take the boost just fine. If you have $6,000, you can always get a six speed HKS tranny that's designed for the 3S-GE. 
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Aug 26, 2003 - 8:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
w00t 6spd -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Aug 26, 2003 - 8:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '02 From Corona & Vallejo, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
This is the reason why I also recommend not using the S54. I've seen that 6th gen using the S54, which Coomer mentioned, on the MR2 boards. I'm wondering if he's still using that tranny (I doubt it). I honestly think that the tranny was rebuilt during the swap. Super, I may be able to get you a E153 tranny with LSD. PM me and I'll see if my shop still has the tranny. -Ray |
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Aug 26, 2003 - 9:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
I already did the swap, that and the 185,000 GT tranny made for bad consequences. Storm Performance is where i bought the engine so im checking there and several other places for it. DOes ne body kno if the transaxles from the GT are compatible with the 3sge tranny? This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Aug 26, 2003 - 9:18 PM -------------------- |
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Aug 27, 2003 - 6:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Would a 1993 Celica GT-S tranny fit on the ST185 engine?
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Aug 27, 2003 - 7:28 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Yes, it'll work. That tranny mounts up to a 5S-FE in the fifth generation GT-S, so it'll mount up to your 3S-GTE just fine. Like you said though, it's not made to handle boost, so it may not last as long as a different tranny would. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Aug 27, 2003 - 7:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Its just like getting another GT tranny - argh.
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Aug 27, 2003 - 8:54 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 17, '03 From Ontario, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I just checked on car-part.com in the northeast states and there are a few Solara 6 cyl. manual trannys on there starting at 450. This is the thread about that guy who put a V6 in 5th gen:
http://celica.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?u...c;f=31;t=004637 The thread is a great read, and he used the solara 5 speed tranny claiming few mods to get it to work with the solara shafts... |
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Aug 28, 2003 - 12:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Well im getting the GT tranny re-built with a stronger casing, and that should last me until I find a Beams 3SGE tranny. I have a one year warranty on the rebuilt tranny, so if ne thing goes wrong, its paid for.
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Aug 28, 2003 - 2:02 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
That sounds good. How much is it costing you for the tranny rebuild?
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Aug 28, 2003 - 4:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Well after speaking further with the guy, since its a manual tranny, its only a 6mo warranty, and unless he can find some stronger shafts or w/e it wont be much stronger, but it'll have to do for now...$1500-1700.
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Aug 28, 2003 - 5:40 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Wow! That's an incredible amount of money to pay, since you can get a used 3S-GE tranny for so much less than that, assuming you can find one. Have you tried Toysport and Storm Performance and Jarco and places like that?
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Aug 28, 2003 - 8:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Yeah it is alot of money, but there are several factors that are causing me to do this: I need a car...i dont have anything else to drive cuz I sold my Explorer and i need to get to school & work. I've emailed probably 10 different places asking for that tranny and nobody has that one. Its either something pre-1990, or nothing at all. Poor response time will definately cost someone business. I want something with warranty, and buying from a private part eliminates that. This isnt what i wanted to do with my money, but its kinda the only choice I have.
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Aug 28, 2003 - 9:53 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Ah, I understand. I figured that a newer 3S-GE tranny would be easier to get a hold of. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Aug 29, 2003 - 5:30 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From tacoma WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hmm, my tranny has 170k miles on it and i do give it a beating quit often. i do alot of spirted driving. but then again most gear have bad synchros which makes it a bitch to shift at higher rpms. but low gears its still pretty smooth.
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Aug 29, 2003 - 12:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I posted this in the buy/sell forum but will post it here to make sure you see it
Call this number 1.888.221.1440 I got my 3sge trany for 348$ shipped to my door. Its a 93 Jdm 3sge with apprx 30k on it. You will need to use the bell housing off of the 5sfe tranny though cuz the starter is angled the wrong way on the 3sge to work with the 3sgte. but from the sounds of it you already have that. hope that helps --------------------  99 project version 3.0.. hello SEMA 2010 =) |
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Aug 29, 2003 - 3:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
My bellhousing has a hole in it, and im going to try to get an SSII or III tranny so that it'll pop right in.
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