 V6 Solara tranny installed |
 Jul 5, 2004 - 10:31 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 15, '04 From New Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Well I started out by posting here like 9 months ago about what to do about axles for this tranny swap and I bought the parts for the MR-2/Alltrac hybird axles
  Then to get the engine mounts to fit correctly I ordered the 3 brackets that bolt to the tranny for the engine mounts from Fensport in europe from a ST205. part numbers front-12311-74160 rear-12321-74310 driver-12325-74230 and i also got the one to the block passenger-12315-74130 Then to get proper fitment I ordered throu TRD the ST205 engine mounts, all 4 of them. Which took 11 weeks to get. Then I did some research to find that the ST205 and the US ST204 have the same shift cables and the same bracket that bolts to the tranny for the shift calbes. So I took my stock bracket and bolted it to the Solara tranny and it fits perfect. The only problem I ran into is the rear mount with the St205 stuff moves it to the driver side a little which now the factory bolt doesn't fit so i had to go to the hardware store and buy a shorter bolt to fit in between the bracket and the crossmember where the power steering rack is. That cross member is different on a ST205 but the one that goes from the front of the car to the rear is the same on a ST204 and a St205. And this is what it looks like installed   
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Jul 6, 2004 - 12:11 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
RM, is your car operational yet? I have read other posts of people who have done the solara tranny swap who say the gears are very tall for the 3sgte and torque response suffers. What was your experience? Also, did you add an aftermarket LSD?
-------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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rm2932 V6 Solara tranny installed Jul 5, 2004 - 10:31 PM
shid Is that a 3sgte? cus I have no clue what you hooke... Jul 5, 2004 - 10:36 PM rm2932 Yes it is a 3S-GTE. Jul 5, 2004 - 10:49 PM Jabberwock Yep 3SGTE...with tubular intake and exhaust manifo... Jul 5, 2004 - 11:02 PM Jdog1385 yea man, this is one of the nicest engines i'v... Jul 5, 2004 - 11:06 PM shid WIll the tubular intake manifold fit on the 5sfe? ... Jul 5, 2004 - 11:12 PM rm2932 QUOTE (jgreening @ Jul 6, 2004 - 5:11 AM) RM, is y... Jul 6, 2004 - 7:18 PM shid But you can't run the 5sfe at 9000rpms right? ... Jul 6, 2004 - 8:12 PM subsolo_21 WOW! I love that engine. Nice work. Good job o... Jul 6, 2004 - 8:21 PM rm2932 QUOTE (shid @ Jul 7, 2004 - 1:12 AM) But you can... Jul 6, 2004 - 10:20 PM shid Wait, you can run the 3sgte at 9000 rpms? ahh nvm Jul 6, 2004 - 10:28 PM lagos wow, nice setup. and i thought my normal 3sgte swa... Jul 6, 2004 - 10:36 PM audiophile24 so you have a st205? because i am going with the v... Jul 12, 2004 - 4:49 AM rm2932 hey guys I was wrong on something. The shift cabl... Jul 13, 2004 - 3:41 PM initialdrift55 wow very impressive rm...cant w8 til u get the car... Jul 13, 2004 - 5:15 PM celicamanSTX2GT you arent worried about the 5sfe crank being weake... Jul 18, 2004 - 9:05 PM Punch where did you get the intake manifold Aug 5, 2004 - 1:28 AM
Fox-N-It2 QUOTE (celicamanSTX2GT @ Jul 19, 2004 - 2:05 AM) y... Aug 5, 2004 - 2:15 AM |
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