2nd or 3rd gen 3sgte?, ST185 or ST205? Options

[Drolius]

Hi All,

Hope all is well...was wondering about the opinions on either going with the 2nd or 3rd generation 3sgte on a 5sfe ---> 3sgte swap???


Thanks!

[simplyturbo]

like everyone has said, determine your power goals first. A gen 2 with a few mods (exhaust, intake, ct20b, boost controller, FCD, and alcohol injection) can do 280-300whp @20 psi with the stock ECU. Then it gets expensive to achieve more because you have to get some kind of ECU mod.....whether it be a rom tune or a Stand Alone with matching fuel and turbo for either....= $$$$. A gen 3 with a few mods (exhaust, intake, boost controller, and water injection) at 18PSI is 300whp, but can go up to 360whp on the stock ECU and fuel, you just need to upgrade the turbo. If you want more then 350whp, then gen 2 all the way, the money and the rarity of the gen 3 just isn't worth it any more, you actually wind of loosing a lot more money and getting absolutely nothing extra out of it.

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