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post Jun 13, 2004 - 2:54 AM
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CaRson-Masta

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Aight all i have is some basic questions and im beggin some1 to take the time to answer them frown.gif . I have a 96 Celica (ST204) and ive been looking to swap with a 3sgte engine but i have many questions. Here thery r: first one is where is the best place to get one? 2.when i go to look fer them it gives me dif chasi codes like ST 185 and ST205 and stuff which one is the right one fer my car?? 3.Im assuming this but do i need to buy the engind from a celica of can i also buy it from a MR2 and if so is it going to fit my current motor mounts.

PLZ IM BEGGING FER SOME 1 TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IM SO CONFUSED confused.gif AND THE WORST PART IS I AM SO CLOSE TO HAVING ENOUPH MONEY TO BUY A 3SGTE ENGINE frown.gif

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post Jun 14, 2004 - 12:22 AM
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QUOTE (CaRson-Masta @ Jun 14, 2004 - 1:31 AM)
i found that from venus-auto and im assuming thats the right engine but can ne one tell me if that will for sure fit into my 96 celica GT ST204 Hatch?

You can't just say "fit"... shoot... I can "fit" a 1UZFE (4.0 V8) transversly into a 6th gen chassi (xT20x) and oddly enough... will probably bolt-up to the trannies that bolt up to S series motors... however... that's not the discussion here. Refer back to Doge's post on "fitment".

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Also i know bout a turbo made by burian and i was wondering if i should just go with that because it seems with labor costs and accesrories that this turbo may be the cheapest way to go and ill only lose around 20 HP between swaping the engine and buying the turbo.  I would love if u guys could give me ure opinions on this. biggrin.gif


You'll lose quite a bit more than just 20hp... but that all depends on what you're looking for. The 5SFE will not be as tough as the 3SGTE... nor will it have as much potential... but like I said... it all depends on your power goals and situation. My opinion... if you can't do the swap yourself (minus the harness even)... and you don't have a lot of money to pay someone else to do it... don't do the 3SGTE. It'll just be a big money pool. The Burien turbo kit should be do-able with a bit of know-how you can leanr on this site and will not cost as much as a 3SGTE swap... but that's a give and take thing...


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