Engine swap Options

[Celica2085TA]

I wana do an engine swap over this summer. Were and what are the best engines to get. also where can i find someone to do this for me. Also the big question is cost. or should i just get a turbo. i have a st with 90 thousand miles on it which is still really low. if i do a swap i might as well not get any proformance stuff for this engine huh? any advice will be appreciated. basically i want 250 hp in the end. can anyone help me out.

[Supersprynt]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
You cant really define "best" with this. If you want the best 3sgte yeah, go with 3rd Gen. But its not 215-225, its a 255hp engine. The most common is the 2nd Gen, because that engine was released in the US, unlike the 3rd. Those engines range from 200-225 depending on where they're from. You dont have to fabricate anything to drop it in, u use an existing transmission. (I.E. GT, Curren, MR2 Turbo, or Camry V6.) Yeah the 3rd Gen is made in Japan, but is distributed all over Europe.

The 3sgte has a stock turbo - if you want 250 hp in the end, well that can be attained from doing a 3sge engine swap, and then acquiring bolt-ons and some more complex mods. The 3sgte can be modified well past 300hp with some bolt-ons and you will have no problem attaining 250hp. All of this information can be found on this website - you just gotta search.

To answer the original question - there are a few swaps that you can do, looking at the stick "feasible engine swaps" will help. You have an ST with 90K - ok well if u turbo that ur going to destroy your engine. Without completely rebuilding your 7afe with forged pistons, porting and polishing, boring it out - your never going to attain 250 with that engine. An engine swap is called to take around $5G. I'm basically finishing it around $3G but im also doing all the work myself. For ur purpose of having 250, i would recommend the 3sge. Again, you can find alot of the answers to your questions if u run a search.

Oh yeah - no matter what kinda swap you do, your going to have to get a new transmission - cuz urs blows. And since you have an ST, your probably going to want to get a front clip - which is going to cost you around 2500, but it'll include everything you need. So go from 2500 plus labor plus new stuff - plugs, belts, pumps, relays. Your looking at $4-5,000.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: May 30, 2003 - 9:13 AM