 Reliability after swap? |
 Aug 20, 2004 - 11:40 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I'm sitting on the fence about purchasing a 94' celica st ($1300 w/no engine) and swapping the 3sgte. I've kinda priced out everything including the 183 clip, 153 tranny, new clutch, new axle, new fuel pump, FMIC and piping, rear brakes perhaps?
All and all + labor (I've got no experience) seems to be around 6-7k total. As I am a poor college student, how reliable are your 3sgte swaps after they are completed? I haven't read much about anyone having any problems - hopefully everyone's doin fine? I really enjoy driving, but I probably wont be driving around too much, grocerry shopping and the occasional road trips, so I'm not sure on if this is a good investment or not. Some of my friends have advised me to just buy a stock old school celica for 5k and be done with it. Any advice from some old hands? |
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Aug 21, 2004 - 2:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Oh man. Your beautiful piping?
One more thing I was concerned about was passing smog testing. I'm originally from MD but am now in California, where I hear that they have very strict smog rules. The mechanic thought that the biggest problem would be the engine's ECU. According to smog, you have to have the same, or newer year ECU as your engine. The JDM ECU that would come with the swap wouldn't work because they can't look it up as a US part. He mentioned that I would need to find a 94/95 MR2 ECU to put in so it would pass - didn't the MR2's stop in the us by 95? |
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soltrain Reliability after swap? Aug 20, 2004 - 11:40 PM
Digndoug I dont have a swap, but I would say if you could g... Aug 21, 2004 - 12:57 AM 97sccelica 3sgte's are known to hit 200k+ miles with out ... Aug 21, 2004 - 1:37 AM lagos soltrain, it sounds to me like an N/A celica would... Aug 21, 2004 - 6:44 AM Rjb23 No, MR2's are still being made. Maybe not 3sgt... Aug 21, 2004 - 5:59 PM soltrain Right, but to find an ECU that would work for the ... Aug 21, 2004 - 6:15 PM lagos i dont think the ecu has anything to do with you p... Aug 21, 2004 - 11:33 PM soltrain Hmmm.. then, do most swappers stick an EGR system ... Aug 22, 2004 - 2:38 AM lagos no, you cant convert a jdm motor to have an egr.
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celicasupra209 HEY,
i guess my search and research on the engin... Aug 24, 2004 - 1:51 PM |
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