Identify engine revision Options

[ksporry]

Guys,
two questions really.
As said in a previous post I was thinking about installing a turbo on my celica. I have a 3S-GE engine, and others here stated that should be possible if it is a healthy engine. However, I understood that there are different types of 3S-GE engines around, so I was wondering how can I find out what mine is without disassembling half the engine and comparing ports etc.? Will the version be printed/stamped somewhere, and if so, where would I find that?

Also, I was wondering if I could use a CT26 turbo. I spotted one on ebay, new, and for a decent price (currently halfway through bidding though). are there any other turbo types I could use?

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

as has been said the oil cooler is the one behind the exhaust manifold...and they use the engine coolant to cool the oil not frontal airflow.

the other radiator you mentioned is the air conditioning condensor.

the small core you see is the gearbox oil cooler.

a turbo upgrade requires massive ammounts of work and tuning. With you limited knowledge you better off getting a tuner to do it all to be honest.

You could buy a turbo/gen3 turbo manifold and it would all bolt up fine. Then you need to do intercooler piping, sort out oil feed ad drain, then in and out coolant lines for the turbo, then gettin a new exhaust because your stock one would be a bit too small for a turbo, then you need to make/buy a dump pipe to mate up to your exhaust.

thats the mechanicals...then you need to upgrade the fuel system, bigger fuel pump, a better fuel pressure regulator would be a wise investment too, plus bigger injectors.

Then there is the ecu, i dont know how similar the pin outs on the ecu are between the ge and gte engines. But at the very least you could get a workshop to wire in a full stand alone ecu like a wolf, haltech, motec, autronic, adaptronic etc.

then after that you would be fine.

best advice...source all the bits yourself, then take it to a good reputable workshop and get them to do the install.

ohh and the blow off valves vacuum line goes on the intake manifold between the throttle body and the head.