Help with Engine Mods Options

[PowellCelica]

I dont know what to do!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Should I try and turbo my 7A-FE?
Should I drop in a 3s-gte?
Should I drop in a 4agze?

I was just going to do a turbo on my 7A-FE for fight now but i'm finding it cost just as much as a swap????????? I dont wanna spend anymore then 2000 right now. I can do all the install and everything myself. All I have to pay for is parts. And i really dont wanna mess with putting another engine in. Is a turbo on my car possible for that price? Maybe 6-10 psi?

[kuya1284]

Everyone (speaking in general here) keeps saying that it's harder to mount a 3S-GTE into an AT200 chassis... IT'S NOT THAT HARD PEOPLE... If you are all willing to put in the time and effort of performing a motorswap, it's NOT that much more difficult to drop in a 3S as it is a 4A...

I have an ST and just used the ST205 mounts... the ST204 mounts will work as well. The only (slightly) difficult thing was that the driverside mounts had to be welded on... there are other work arounds (i.e. having custom mounts fabricated), but other than that, it's not that bad.

The only reason why I'm saying this is because everytime I see people saying that it's harder to install a 3S-GTE into a AT200 (ST model), I get this impression that people who want to take on such a project may get discouraged.

I don't want anyone here to get discouraged (if they have the money) to tackle this project.

Now to answer PowellCelica's question, let me pose you with this question... What is your ultimate goal in terms of HP? If you want to reach 300+, then go with a 3S swap. If you want mediocre, go for the 4A swap. If you just want to boost (for practically the same cost of performing a swap), then just turbo your 7A.

Just my $0.02...

-Ray