 Transmission Swap OR 7afTe, ??Tranny or Turbo?? |
 Mar 5, 2004 - 6:39 PM
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I have about $1,000 right now. My car is automatic, my dad and I have been researching and what not on how to do a transmission swap. Ive wanted to do a turbo but it seems to cost to much and it worried me about blowing the motor. Im about to roll over 100,000 miles in about 30minutes or so, after im done typing this.
Anyway, heres my question. Should I do a auto to manual transmission, with a TRD shortshift kit, and stage 1 clutch? Or should I turbo the automatic. Ive read all about the 5sfe $600 turbo setups at stock boost but nothing on a 7afe. I know where to get parts and what not but im afraid of what will happen to the motor. Im also one of those guys that wants a good turbo, not a cheap setup, id like to get an intercooler kit and blowoff valve. I just figure that im so close to a turbo setup money wise that if I did the turbo kit now that i could always get ahold of $600 for a tranny swap. Its a hard decision and my friends are split in the middle of which to do. Help me out guys. ---Scott --------------------  hows it taste motha f*cka |
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Mar 7, 2004 - 1:52 PM
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a $1500 setup is bare bones run no more than 4psi with my setup, aside from injectors, the only onther things i could have done would be porting and internal mods. i got mine running for $1600(again, bare bones, no means of adjustment, juust running rich and a little faster than a stock GT) with 4 weekends of labor, and just added stuff as i went along. but i spent a lot of time parts hunting and that saved me a lot of money at first, after a while i just decided to buy the first stuff i came across. i bought metal IC piping and a FMIC to replace the dsm smic and abs piping i had. and fuel pump and other things that kept adding up. my setup is now 100% bolt on(even comes with a oil pan) with the exception of the fmic setup, it was never used and neither was the piping, so those have to be cut to fit(easy) it was great while it lasted, and i am very tempted to do it again, but my sister want my car, which will give me a chance to get something either RWD or AWD -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Sev408 Transmission Swap OR 7afTe Mar 5, 2004 - 6:39 PM
lagos well, think of it this way....everyone who did a c... Mar 5, 2004 - 6:45 PM Digndoug I would say sell the car, and buy an gt man, it wi... Mar 5, 2004 - 6:46 PM Sev408 dude, i understand the whole blowing the motor up.... Mar 5, 2004 - 7:00 PM lagos yeh selling is a dumb thing to do. you can get all... Mar 5, 2004 - 7:07 PM macavely i would go with the tranny swap first.. Mar 5, 2004 - 7:08 PM hyp3rk1d Nah dude dont do the swap... do a custom turbo set... Mar 5, 2004 - 9:21 PM FallenHero How about buy rims... or a cat-back system. Eithe... Mar 5, 2004 - 11:30 PM hyp3rk1d but he wants more power... turbo all the way Mar 5, 2004 - 11:50 PM lagos the problem with the turbo projects is not fuel or... Mar 6, 2004 - 12:01 AM hyp3rk1d so what would u do in a problem such as this? Mar 6, 2004 - 12:14 AM Sev408 lagos good point,
just to let you know i am get... Mar 6, 2004 - 11:30 AM edo17982 I'd say....go for manual transmission, in the ... Mar 6, 2004 - 7:56 PM slipgun Though I love the manual tranny.... I say go for t... Mar 6, 2004 - 8:09 PM YellowTwo I think it depends on how much more you like a man... Mar 7, 2004 - 2:45 AM 97sccelica QUOTE (hyp3rk1d @ Mar 5, 2004 - 6:21 PM) Nah dude ... Mar 7, 2004 - 3:59 AM lagos QUOTE (Sev408 @ Mar 6, 2004 - 9:30 AM) lagos good ... Mar 7, 2004 - 10:45 AM lagos QUOTE (97sccelica @ Mar 7, 2004 - 1:59 AM) QUOTE (... Mar 7, 2004 - 10:51 AM 97sccelica OBD2 controls the timing on my car
based on knock... Mar 7, 2004 - 12:36 PM Sev408 well 97sccelica your setup you said cost almost ... Mar 7, 2004 - 1:01 PM zipstrips my motor went due to some bad gas, and probably du... Mar 8, 2004 - 7:49 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (zipstrips @ Mar 8, 2004 - 4:49 PM) my motor... Mar 8, 2004 - 11:36 PM OOBE Hey man, honest: You're not going to have a re... Mar 10, 2004 - 5:13 PM zipstrips QUOTE (OOBE @ Mar 10, 2004 - 3:13 PM) Hey man, hon... Mar 10, 2004 - 7:02 PM hyp3rk1d i thought u didnt even really need new injectors, ... Mar 10, 2004 - 9:31 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (hyp3rk1d @ Mar 10, 2004 - 6:31 PM) i though... Mar 10, 2004 - 10:51 PM
KnightRider i have been through the turbocharged st stage an a... Mar 12, 2004 - 12:09 AM |
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