engine blew up in flames while on highway, massive destruction Options

[TrD3sgte94]

i was driving on beltway 8 E. in houston and i was changing lanes at 65mph and all of a sudden smoke and flames came out from under the hood i pulled over and ran but the fire had put its self out and now im left with a crater size whole in my block and everything such as the rods,crankshaft, etc. is exposed and cv axle also blew out of tranny. is this unheard of or has it happened to anyone else here? i need a new engine fast for real cheap. mostly a 7afe but if i could swap in a 5sfe or a 3sge or whatever for just as cheap let me know anything helps in my situation i juss need a new motor for now and i dont care what kind as long as i can afford it "Limited Budget".

thnx wess-

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

If you want a cheap replacement, its not going to be "swap a 3SGTE". Thats just poor advice.

Chances are that if an unmodified 7AFE blew up on you, it was either poorly maintained especially lack of oil or had excruciatingly high miles and just gave out. If I were you I'd just get your hands on another 7AFE and take it from there. Its a very inexpensive motor, try looking on www.car-part.com or anything similar and start making calls.

Stay on top of maintainence with the new motor and it'll last a very long time. Good luck.