5sfe rebuild?, 5sfte/3sgte guys please chime in.. Options

[samir0189]

Before i start, let me say that i ran a search and found alot of info about this, and yes it has been discussed before, but my hearts not content with what i've found.

My celi is getting pretty up there in mileage and i read horror stories all the time, so before my 5s catastrophically craps out on me, i wanna either rebuild it or figure out if i should just save for a swap.

basically all i want to ask is if i decide to rebuild the 5s, is there anything i should do now while someone will be in there that will assist with a future turbo setup? I don't have the money for a turbo now, so thats out of the question at the moment, but id love to prepare the bottom end for boost. Pistons? rods? any suggestions? is stock better? mainly, how much will this cost me? average with parts and labor, and what are the costs of pistons?

Ive also read not to even think about a 3s swap unless ive got 6k lying around, which i don't. Is this really true? 6k? i see 3sgtes selling for 800 sometimes on ebay, do they require rebuilding? what moves this figure to 6k?

I have about 2k, i don't really want to spend it all on this rebuild (or drop 6k on a swap), but i just want to be one step ahead of this engine.

Please give me some advice guys, i see alot of happy 5sfte-ers on this site that run reliably and with power comparable to that of a 3s, and i just dont want to spend my money only to regret it or wish i had done the opposite of what i already did, if that makes sense.

sorry this is so long.

[bccentaur3]

Some people will knock on DG_Performance, but he's a good guy and he will get your harness done. Or you can go to Doc he's also a good guy and extremely helpful. Doc gets a lot of customers and his workload is more, but DG don't get as much so If you're in a rush go to DG. DG charges about 450 IIRC and Doc charges maybe 500. I really don't remember.

Clutch, you'll need a 3sgte pressure plate, because you'll obviously keep the 3s fly wheel. You can keep your 5s clutch disc.

Yeah you can do it for around 3,000. But thats still cheap. You'll still need the 255lph walbro fuel pump and gauges. I don't think you can get maintenance stuff done along with the other things needed for the swap for 3K though.

[presure2]

Some people will knock on DG_Performance, but he's a good guy and he will get your harness done. Or you can go to Doc he's also a good guy and extremely helpful. Doc gets a lot of customers and his workload is more, but DG don't get as much so If you're in a rush go to DG. DG charges about 450 IIRC and Doc charges maybe 500. I really don't remember.

Clutch, you'll need a 3sgte pressure plate, because you'll obviously keep the 3s fly wheel. You can keep your 5s clutch disc.

Yeah you can do it for around 3,000. But thats still cheap. You'll still need the 255lph walbro fuel pump and gauges. I don't think you can get maintenance stuff done along with the other things needed for the swap for 3K though.

sorry, will, but after what ive seen in the harness DG did for shannons (formally RJB) car, i would never recommend DG for harness work again.

[bccentaur3]

Some people will knock on DG_Performance, but he's a good guy and he will get your harness done. Or you can go to Doc he's also a good guy and extremely helpful. Doc gets a lot of customers and his workload is more, but DG don't get as much so If you're in a rush go to DG. DG charges about 450 IIRC and Doc charges maybe 500. I really don't remember.

Clutch, you'll need a 3sgte pressure plate, because you'll obviously keep the 3s fly wheel. You can keep your 5s clutch disc.

Yeah you can do it for around 3,000. But thats still cheap. You'll still need the 255lph walbro fuel pump and gauges. I don't think you can get maintenance stuff done along with the other things needed for the swap for 3K though.

sorry, will, but after what ive seen in the harness DG did for shannons (formally RJB) car, i would never recommend DG for harness work again.

I understand where you're coming from Manny, but that was then. Maybe he learned from his mistakes? IIRC he did Lagos' harness too.

[presure2]

Some people will knock on DG_Performance, but he's a good guy and he will get your harness done. Or you can go to Doc he's also a good guy and extremely helpful. Doc gets a lot of customers and his workload is more, but DG don't get as much so If you're in a rush go to DG. DG charges about 450 IIRC and Doc charges maybe 500. I really don't remember.

Clutch, you'll need a 3sgte pressure plate, because you'll obviously keep the 3s fly wheel. You can keep your 5s clutch disc.

Yeah you can do it for around 3,000. But thats still cheap. You'll still need the 255lph walbro fuel pump and gauges. I don't think you can get maintenance stuff done along with the other things needed for the swap for 3K though.

sorry, will, but after what ive seen in the harness DG did for shannons (formally RJB) car, i would never recommend DG for harness work again.

I understand where you're coming from Manny, but that was then. Maybe he learned from his mistakes? IIRC he did Lagos' harness too.

arts was one of the first harnesses he did, and there were problems with that harness as well, that art fixed himself.
not saying that they dont "work" but man, the work sure is shoddy.