turbo beams?, to turbo or not to turbo? that is teh question Options

[Arturio55]

Hello all. I have a 97 celica st. Obviously I need to ditch the 7a.
Last year I wanted to turbo the 7a and bought a bunch of parts. (Intercooler, mr2 turbo map sensor, blah blah) I soon acknowledged my stupidity.

Fast forward. In less than 2 weeks im gonna order a BEAMS engine for $1450 shipped. .CHOOSING THIS OVER 3SGTE BECAUSE IT COMES WITH LSD S54 AND THE WIRING IS SIMPLE. 3rd gen 3sgte is $1500+, and s54 is maybe 500. Factor in the cost of wiring and i would be at $2500 total. Unless one of you swap nazis are gonna give me an extra 1000 bucks, Please dont comment with the redundant "just buy a 3sgte". I already have 2nd gen pistons/rods (my good pal Garin sold me a bunch of stuff for dirt cheap), so compression isnt an issue. Also have stage 2 spec clutch, ct26 turbo, berk down pipe, axles, etc. All I would need to buy is a manifold, injectors, piggyback ecu, and fuel pump. Even if I got a 3sgte I would buy the last 2 so in reality I only need 2 extra things for this swap.

After considering all this, is it worth it for me to turbo the beams?
Does anyone know what compression gen2 pistons will give me?
Will gen 4 injectors work?
Would I have to recirculate the bov before or after the maf?

Any other helpful comments are welcome. Thank you.

This post has been edited by Arturio55: Sep 29, 2014 - 12:30 PM

[Arturio55]

no a stock 3s mnanifold wont bolt. engine appears to be complete, but looks weathered.

he has a cleaner one with super strut (i have coilovers so will be ditching that)

v6, no. just as much money as a 3sgte with more hassle.

if i were to turbo it, i do still have a mr2 map sensor so i would be one step closer.
at the moment this is all just consideration. if i could turbo it for relatively cheap then fnck yea ill do it.
if not then im gonna buy a beams anyways, it comes with the tranny which ill need regardless, then just save up and buy a 3rd gen 3sgte next summer. lol then ill drop the beams back in when its winter time til spring rolls back around. either way ill always have a backup engine