Opening a can of worms?, 3S-GTE vs 3S-GE Options

[Jeremiah]

I like faster cars, but I hate doing engine swaps. So when I do one, I want it to last. I'm assuming that (like every other turbo'd engine) the 3S-GTE does not have the longevity of the naturally aspired 3S-GE.

Is this a good assumption? How many miles could I expect to get out of each engine? Also, I will only be using motors produced in the US, as I live in California where they frown on JDM motors.

[j0e_p3t]

well there aren't any usdm 3rd gen 3s-gte's or 3s-ge's. so you would have to go with a 2nd gen 3s-gte. but since its an older engine, that is also "frowned on" in cali and pretty much everywhere else. i'd wanna do a 4a-ge swap but i'm sh*t out of luck since those are also jdm engines. as for mileage, toyota engines last a long time. you just gotta take care of it.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Mar 28, 2006 - 7:14 PM

[Jeremiah]

well there aren't any usdm 3rd gen 3s-gte's or 3s-ge's. so you would have to go with a 2nd gen 3s-gte. but since its an older engine, that is also "frowned on" in cali and pretty much everywhere else. i'd wanna do a 4a-ge swap but i'm sh*t out of luck since those are also jdm engines. as for mileage, toyota engines last a long time. you just gotta take care of it.

Ah crap - I mis-read the chart. I thought the 2nd Gen 3s-gte's were produced in '95 - oops. Back to the drawing board...

I can't find any Cali legal turbo kits either. Are we pretty much screwed out here or what?