A slightly different approach to the turbo Options

[BigEdge169]

I talked to a local mechanic not too long ago about the infamous 3S-GTE swap and he suggested something a little different. He said that instead of using a 3S-GTE, use a 3S-GE and beef up the bottom end and boost that. This engine is bigger (2.2 compared to 2.0) and puts out better torque, especially in the low-end range. He said that they haven't done this in any Celicas, but they have in several MR2 turbos and it worked better than building up a 3S-GTE.
Let me know if anybody has tried this or what you think about it.

[NEVERSTOP]

go the 3sgte route.. fallenhero made a very good point.

By the time you got done with the project you would spend the same ifnot more and would maybe hit 10ish psi if your lucky

3sgte does 12-14 stock and can make more with a little ecu tuning.

BTW 6psi is kind like you farting... you might hear it, probably will feel it, but usally isnt worth the effort to squeeze every little bit of it out. just pray you never smell your turbo (cookin)

just to clairify things... when you start messing around with high compression ratios and even moderate levels of boost you start breaking things, important things which usally are expensive... funny how that works... newayz that is way turboing a car that wasnt ment to be turboed isnt the best idea, unless you do a complete engine rebuild, and ask anyone who has done it its a little more than just buying a set of 400-500$ pistions.. thats the easy part..