5s-fe 3s-ge head? Options

[myloth]

The 5s-fe and the 3s-ge,3s-gte are the same motor with different heads no?

Then why is everybody so juiced to swap in the 3s-gte?When couldnt use a 3s-ge head from late 90s on a 5s-fe and get about 200bhp without a turbo?

Or am i missing something?

I'm basing this on a 2.0l 3s-ge from late 90s having about 175hp and putting that head onto the stroker 2.2l block seems to make sense?

People talk like the 5s-fe is a different engine when its just a different head and longer throw crank?


Or could even a 3sgte head work without the turbo?

[myloth]

Ok makes sense I couldnt find out that much.
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Anybody ever use the 3s-ge with the vvt?And is it possible to get close to 200bhp out of non turboized 3s-gte?
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I'm not big turbo fan I had some turbo cars but just adds to the expense and hassle in my view.
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Not looking for 500bhp either just more than the puny 135 in my 94.Why is it the Japanese always put crippled engines in US cars and offer some beast motor everywhere else.
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Would like to keep motor cost to 2k.(I can get a rebuilt 5s-fe for 2k.Mine has 188k and I'm the nervous type.No labor involved as I can put it in myself.

[GriffGirl]

Why is it the Japanese always put crippled engines in US cars and offer some beast motor everywhere else.

US emissions is why. Or so they say.

[myloth]

Why is it the Japanese always put crippled engines in US cars and offer some beast motor everywhere else.

US emissions is why. Or so they say.

Well I don't know about that owning cars like an 86 Omni-GLH,88 Tbird Turbo Coupe,99 Taurus SHO and friends driving stuff from that era like 92 Spirit rt(Evil back in the day with few mods),even my sisters byfriend owns a 95 z28 with over 300hp with very few mods at the wheel!All these were close to bone stock Toyota had other reasons than emissons. I can see the ST as Poser mobile but if the "GT" is the performance model eh it's really a nice car too otherwise I admit handles great,look good just got jipped when they gave out hp.

[Taskbot]

I can see the ST as Poser mobile but if the "GT" is the performance model eh it's really a nice car too otherwise I admit handles great,look good just got jipped when they gave out hp.

This made me die a little inside :'(