 If you guys had a 3S-GE Celica would you....., Still deciding! |
 Aug 28, 2005 - 7:25 AM
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This maybe sounds strange. Ive been here about 5 months and have seen lots of guys with engine swaps. Mainly because you US peeps do not have to same engines as we got.
I was thinking to myself, "Is it worth all the money and trouble to either upgrade my 3S-GE engine or do a Turbo swap (3rd gen 3S-GTE)" I already have 177 horses under the hood. So this question goes out to al of the swappers and turbo driven 7A/5S celica owners. Would you have considered doing a swap or upgrade if you had a 3S block in your car??? -------------------- JDM Powerplant installed, BPU coming very soon!
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Aug 28, 2005 - 12:47 PM
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if i had a 3sge i wouldnt turbo or swap because for me anyways, 177 hp would be plenty, and turbocharging your engine would only result in reliability issues if not installed correctly. however if you enjoy projects, racing, or have the extra cash, go for it. plus im a fan of naturally aspirated engines over forced induction. however, since im in the us and have the wimpy 7a, i have no choice
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Kadett If you guys had a 3S-GE Celica would you..... Aug 28, 2005 - 7:25 AM
mark_426 I'd probably turbo it.. Aug 28, 2005 - 9:52 AM tomazws If you think your 177HP still couldn't tickle ... Aug 28, 2005 - 4:44 PM Smlogg I dont think its worth a swap, personally. It... Aug 28, 2005 - 4:46 PM ArizonaRed id be happy with a 3s and just focus on other cust... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:18 AM elvasoshexai people swap 2nd gen 3sgte's and that's onl... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:46 AM CheesyLobster I'm sure you can tune that to get more horses ... Aug 29, 2005 - 5:43 AM Geert il woud modify the engiet to a gt4 engien... if i ... Aug 29, 2005 - 10:23 AM Kadett Well to be honest. This is one of the fastest and ... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:23 AM Geert well the kadett 2.0 GSI is only faster becors of t... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:25 AM doGGy I dunno, but isnt it the 3 gen 3SGE has 186 hp ?
... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:49 AM Kadett QUOTE(doGGy @ Aug 29, 2005 - 5:49 PM)I dunno,... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:08 PM BLADDER_MASTER I'm perfectly happy with my 3S-GE. It still su... Aug 29, 2005 - 2:49 PM 97GTinKC Come over here and drive an ST, then go home and b... Aug 30, 2005 - 1:40 AM
Smlogg QUOTE(97GTinKC @ Aug 30, 2005 - 1:40 AM)Come ... Aug 30, 2005 - 2:33 AM Kadett ^^ Guess you guys are right. Have never driven a S... Aug 30, 2005 - 9:38 AM neoklis I am probably the most qualified person to answer ... Aug 30, 2005 - 10:43 AM Kadett To me it does feel like that i have more horses. B... Aug 30, 2005 - 11:37 AM BLADDER_MASTER The 3S-GE might feel slow, but in reality it isn... Aug 30, 2005 - 2:18 PM tomazws QUOTE(Smlogg @ Aug 30, 2005 - 7:33 AM)QUOTE(9... Aug 30, 2005 - 3:06 PM BLADDER_MASTER He doesn't need to come over here. Toyota sold... Aug 30, 2005 - 3:47 PM TomPoz If you can afford GT4 - forget swaps / mods / what... Sep 1, 2005 - 3:05 AM yozef I understand you. I am in the same situation. Do... Sep 1, 2005 - 8:33 AM BLADDER_MASTER QUOTE(yozef @ Sep 1, 2005 - 8:33 AM)I underst... Sep 1, 2005 - 2:30 PM Kadett @ Tompoz: We also have to pay a ridiculous price f... Sep 1, 2005 - 9:12 AM Hanyo i would keep the 3sge.
For some reason, i keep g... Sep 2, 2005 - 12:31 AM TomPoz Kadett, you could always do n/a tuning to 3sge by ... Sep 2, 2005 - 3:42 AM yozef You cannot "feel" a mid 14's you hav... Sep 2, 2005 - 4:57 AM BLADDER_MASTER QUOTE(yozef @ Sep 2, 2005 - 4:57 AM)You canno... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:09 PM doGGy Well, my mister 2 (mr2) has 3SGE engine in it.. Ev... Sep 2, 2005 - 5:14 AM yozef Do not know about the rev limiter on the ST but on... Sep 2, 2005 - 5:28 AM Kadett ^^ Yup If you want to go higher then that you will... Sep 2, 2005 - 6:53 AM TomPoz Guys, friend of mine did the forementioned n/a tun... Sep 2, 2005 - 7:20 AM Kadett 1st gear: 3,285
2nd gear: 1,960
3rd gear: 1,322 ... Sep 3, 2005 - 2:34 AM BLADDER_MASTER QUOTE(Kadett @ Sep 3, 2005 - 2:34 AM)1st gear... Sep 4, 2005 - 7:38 PM TomPoz Well, Kadett - I gave your issue another thought. ... Sep 6, 2005 - 3:15 AM kevstir a guy on the uk celica-club got 188bhp from his 3s... Sep 6, 2005 - 6:01 AM |
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