St205 transmission help, Looking for a cheap transmission option Options

[Wannabesupra]

So I just purchased a 94 celica st that was swapped with the 3sgte from an st205 gt4. At the moment it's running a manual trans from a 98 4cyl Camry. I know these don't hold up to power very well but I'm blown away by the fact that they hold up at all. I guess this transmission has been holding up for 4 years which I think is crazy. So I'm just wondering what other options I have for inexpensive tranny setups that don't require too much modification. Also, if I were to get another Camry transmission, what model years should I look for? (As I said the current tranny is from a 98). The current one is finally starting to let go (it appears to be having issues with the 4th to 5th synchro as it grinds going into 5th sometimes and pops out of 5th as well.

Any info would be much appreciated. This is my first post on here and I must say this page looks very well put together! Thanks in advance

[Box]

The S series is more than strong enough for the power you'd want to go through a FWD layout, if driven properly. Wiki has a good page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_S_transmission

As far as something stronger there's the E series, and in particular the E153 used in the MR2 Turbo and V6 Camry/Solara, but it's more of an ordeal to get working in the Celica. There's a reason why many stay with the S series, because it's cheap and easy. Pretty much any manual Camry/Solara or Celica with a 5S will have a S series you can use.

This post has been edited by Box: Oct 18, 2018 - 9:27 PM