The time has come.... WRC 3sgte swap!!!, Update 10/05 pg2 Options

[joehernandez]

Well this is the second greatest mod i have done to my car...
my first progress thread is here
My progress Thread

i wanted to do this swap last year but problems came and i had just not enough money to afford a 3sgte.
but thanks to Jim i got a WRC 3sgte...
by the way thanks a lot jim for everything!
the engine arrived a month ago, but i havent had much time to work on it, and since i dont have an engine stand
it is harder to work on it..

i might only update the thread once or twice a week, but slowly i will get there.

To start, i will do the swap myself with help of some friends, i will not let a mechanic do the job since i dont think it is
really hard to do a swap. It will be frustrating at some points but not impossible. Also i want to know what will be under the hood
and learn from mistakes.
I am not an expert, in fact i do not have much mechanical experience but i know i can do it. so forgive me because i might ask
stupid things now and then but i am here to learn. and with the help of this community i know we can pull it off.

So please guys help me with advices or questions i might have.

the set up=
WRC 3sgte with LSD E-153

ok here are 2 pics of the engine the day it arrived, i should of taken more but forgot to,




ok its late and need to sleep, will update the thread tomorrow.

This post has been edited by joehernandez: Oct 5, 2010 - 5:33 PM

[joehernandez]

The GSS-342 fuel pump and 400-765 install kit are the correct Walbro part numbers for our cars that are swapped or turboed.

I bought the GSS-341 since that's what I found to be recommended during a search here, but it's inlet and outlet are reversed compared to our stock pump...

Our stock pump looks almost identical to the pump on the left. The Walbro pumps in that picture are identical except that the one on the right has the inlets and outlets offset for use in the MR2 Turbo and Supra TT. That is the only difference between the 341 and 342, they are both 255lph Hi Pressure pumps.

I got the GSS-341 to work but it doesn't sit in the pump bracket correctly. A zip tie was added for peace of mind.

Also, on the stock fuel pump plug, the blue wire is the positive 12v source. It is to be spliced into the red wire on the Walbro plug. Obviously, the two remaining black wires will be spliced together.

If anyone has any advice on how to install the filter retaining clip let me know. I finaly got it to go on but it sure seemed like it was more trouble than it should have been.

that walboro is a 341, im not sure it will work in the 6th gen, i know in Eryns car i put a 342 in it. you see how the inlet and outlet are on opposite sides of the pump. you want them to be on the same side. thats why you should get a 342

i did a little of research and it does, it only needs a zip tie. or something to hold it in place