 5sfe head swap? |
 Jan 23, 2013 - 10:05 PM
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Hey guys, I have a 5sfe in my celica. it's a 94 gt and I was looking for a little more, how should I say oomph out of the engine.It's decent but not good enough yet. My other car is a 350 horsepower camaro so understand my need for speed.
I've been told I can either do a head swap although with a pre 97 model that wont work? thats what I heard. I'm not interested in a v6 swap. The only other thing I can think of is a 3sge or 3sgte swap? I have a 5 speed tranny and I can get the stuff for less than a grand (have a buddy who runs a shop). So its a matter of choosing and deciding the easiest option. But that 3sgte with the twin entry turbo sure sounds nice.... Also in the 5sfe can I port and polish the heads for less restriction? I've been told thats where the main problem is with the engine. |
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Jan 31, 2013 - 7:10 PM
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My only reservation about a 5SGTE/5SGE is the shape of the pistons, Im not sure what CR you would get, or if the heads have the same volume.
The point I am trying to make is that you can swap a 3sge/gte head onto a 5s block and essentially have a stroker motor thats probably more powerful than a stock 3sge/3sgte. Sure the 5S block and internals werent intended for it like the 3S block was but they will handle an oem 3sgte setup. If you want to spend money building a performance 5SFE or 5SFTE than by all means go ahead. But it would be a lot cheaper to get a stock GE/GTE head and swap it on than to make a FE head flow the same kind of numbers. I mean, I could get 1000 horsepower out of a 7AFE if I wanted to, but I may as well buy a jet engine and strap it into the trunk because it'd probably be cheaper. And not to say that modifying the 5sfe isnt possible or worthwhile, but I think that we are fourtunate to have the 3S as a viable option and that we should use what is available to us. This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Jan 31, 2013 - 7:18 PM |
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momentai99 5sfe head swap? Jan 23, 2013 - 10:05 PM
Syaoran If you want power, get a 3S-GTE and a lot of extra... Jan 24, 2013 - 9:50 AM Special_Edy Get a 3S-GTE/3S-GE head and swap it on so you have... Jan 24, 2013 - 1:59 PM Gwerder I thought this was interesting.
http://www.6gc.n... Jan 25, 2013 - 11:22 AM Special_Edy Here is a 5S-FE head, note the shape of the combus... Jan 25, 2013 - 12:08 PM Smaay ^^^ you are correct in alot of the information tha... Jan 25, 2013 - 12:52 PM momentai99 learning a lot here guys wow. taking it all in,a 5... Jan 25, 2013 - 1:51 PM Syaoran A headswap with no modifications can be done to a ... Jan 25, 2013 - 7:17 PM
momentai99 QUOTE (Syaoran @ Jan 25, 2013 - 8:17... Jan 25, 2013 - 11:02 PM Syaoran I believe that what changes is the water passages.... Jan 26, 2013 - 12:33 PM trdproven a 5sfte is not bad if you are not going to go supe... Jan 28, 2013 - 5:00 AM Syaoran @Special_Edy: You think the valves are almost vert... Jan 31, 2013 - 12:43 AM Smaay QUOTE (Syaoran @ Jan 30, 2013 - 9:43... Jan 31, 2013 - 10:16 AM momentai99 yeah but how hard is it to turbo these engines? th... Jan 31, 2013 - 11:38 AM Syaoran QUOTE (Smaay @ Jan 31, 2013 - 11:16 ... Jan 31, 2013 - 3:06 PM Syaoran QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Jan 31, 2013 - 8... Feb 1, 2013 - 11:31 PM presure2 have you guys even looked in the FI stickys?
I ma... Feb 3, 2013 - 10:34 AM TRDweaponX Here is a company that provides a head/cam/throttl... Feb 3, 2013 - 11:21 PM |
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