5sfe or 3sgte, what would be your opinion Options

[6G94celica]

right now i have a 94 toyota celica with a 2.2l 5sfe engine. would it be better to rebuild and put a new head on the 5sfe or to buy a 3sgte engine and do a complete engine swap. i have an auto. tranny right now and eventually i want to change that to manual so take that into consideration also. the main thing i want is to turbo my car and i know you can turbo a 5sfe but is it real spendy or nothin compared to a whole new engine. also can you put a 3sge head on a 5sfe engine to upgrade the engine. thanks for the help

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

A turbo 5sfe is a budget build choice. It's also simpler due to it being the same engine. You can peice together parts instead of getting everything at once. There's a few guys out there with turboed 5sfe's pushing really good numbers. 3sgte, is a great motor, but it's a big project. You can put a 3s head on a 5s, but it won't do much do to 5sfe's stroke. It limits high rev hp. Start small, get the hang of your car, then do what you need to do.