so i have been given a real good deal...i think, gen 2 3sgte Options

[TRD_Ian]

like it says iv been offered gen 2 3s pretty much complete.. but bottom end is apart...guy says all the parts are there tho. comes with a tubular mani and adapter flange for t3/t4... also coming with it is an unknown tranny bolted up the guy thinks it it a lsd tranny from a solora but i unno i think its a 5th gen gt tranny.... saposidly its jdm so says the previous owner...comes with a uncut celica harness i assume its a 5th gen and the 3s computer...i unno if motor has harnes or not tho im waiting to hear bak from the seller... the motor had been rebuilt new pistons and rings all new botom end parts and then sold and the new seller wanted the h beam rods outa the motor and now it sits...also coming with and external waste gate and some other things....guy said 450 takes it...what do you guys think?

im also spending alot of time on here researching cause im thinkin about building a stroker, i have been readin old threads all day trying to learn things

any info you guys can give any advice, and if you know of good threads please post i dont wanna over look anything

thanks guys

[lagos]

i know all the people above who say "not to mess with it if you don't know about it," they certainly were not born with complete knowledge of 3sgte motors, they had to learn at some point too.

You are right, the best way to learn about this stuff is to do a swap. However getting a box of random parts is just going to result in frustration and a whole lot of posts, emails and phone calls to the people above who posted not to buy this. lol.

Dont get me wrong thos. Assuming you pretty much get everything needed it a fair price, if you know what you are doing and have done a swap and built a motor before. But if this is someones first time around doing this stuff, then its a bad idea.

[samir0189]

i know all the people above who say "not to mess with it if you don't know about it," they certainly were not born with complete knowledge of 3sgte motors, they had to learn at some point too.

You are right, the best way to learn about this stuff is to do a swap. However getting a box of random parts is just going to result in frustration and a whole lot of posts, emails and phone calls to the people above who posted not to buy this. lol.

Dont get me wrong thos. Assuming you pretty much get everything needed it a fair price, if you know what you are doing and have done a swap and built a motor before. But if this is someones first time around doing this stuff, then its a bad idea.

notice i never said it was a good deal, or gonna be easy, cause i don't know those things. You never know what you are buying in the first place with used stuff, more than likely the previous owners headaches, which is why they are selling and giving up.

like i said before if he has the time and the money there is no reason why not to go for this.. There is more than enough info and people on this site to get him through it if he is determined.