 Reffing an engine?, anyone done it? |
 Jan 10, 2011 - 1:50 AM
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I was looking into some engine swaps and have come up with a pretty great sounding swap. Ill be posting up after i finalize the plans but have a few questions about reffing an engine so i dont have to find my way around the smog. (cali regulations by the way)
The block will be the 5SFE. Can i reff the 5SFE in a 94 ST? Yes? As long as the block is 94+? Do the heads of the engine affect the reff success? Only if theres a VIN on the heads? Are there? Does the Drivetrain affect the reff success? How do i go about reffing if all this works out? Any input would be really appreciated. . . -DST 94 -------------------- |
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Jan 10, 2011 - 1:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
ok here is the deal. you can do any swap as long as the engine comes from a newer car and has the same family engine. AWD has nothing to do with refree, if you can convert it, then go for it. Turbo has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is the emisions system. as long as all the CATs are in the exhaust and the EGR system is installed and working, then you will be good to go.
there are NO VIN numbers on the head only on the block. and new blocks from toyota dont have VIN numbers so you could say its a full up 3S-GTE. I believe the 5S stamp on the block is covered by the transmission. here is my beef, if you are swapping in a 5S-FE, i dont see a point of refereeing it. its a stock engine for that car so any inspector is not going to question it. I just swapped a 2ZZ into a GT 7th gen and it looks 100% stock. This post has been edited by Smaay: Jan 10, 2011 - 1:57 PM -------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
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DST94 Reffing an engine? Jan 10, 2011 - 1:50 AM
SupraKid QUOTE (DST94 @ Jan 9, 2011 - 10:50 P... Jan 10, 2011 - 2:23 AM
DST94 QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jan 10, 2011 - 3:2... Jan 10, 2011 - 2:40 AM richee3 Yes, the 5S was offered in California in practical... Jan 10, 2011 - 2:52 AM DST94 QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 10, 2011 - 3:52... Jan 10, 2011 - 11:46 AM SupraKid QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 9, 2011 - 11:52... Jan 10, 2011 - 2:53 AM DST94 Hey, I love everthing you just said, but do you ha... Jan 10, 2011 - 8:43 PM mkernz22 QUOTE (DST94 @ Jan 10, 2011 - 8:43 P... Jan 10, 2011 - 8:54 PM SupraKid Jeff, a 5sgte even with cats and egr is NEVER goin... Jan 10, 2011 - 9:58 PM Greyform alas my dreams of having a 3SGTE swapped into my c... Jan 11, 2011 - 3:49 AM mkernz22 QUOTE (Greyform @ Jan 11, 2011 - 3:4... Jan 11, 2011 - 9:32 AM DEATH In all honesty I can say - owning a GT2 is worth m... Jan 11, 2011 - 8:57 AM dabazied Or get friends in the right places, and do what ot... Jan 11, 2011 - 11:47 AM Greyform lol im gonna be callin cali my home for quite awhi... Jan 11, 2011 - 12:53 PM Smaay i disagree. i you can get a 3S-GTE certified becau... Jan 11, 2011 - 1:57 PM Greyform yeah but my ST is a 97 so a 95 engine cant legally... Jan 11, 2011 - 5:37 PM dabazied If you really wanna swap her, go with a 4a, made i... Jan 11, 2011 - 5:57 PM Greyform ok cool, ill keep that in mind for the future than... Jan 11, 2011 - 6:16 PM SupraKid Second gen 3sgtes were legal in CA..i cant think o... Jan 11, 2011 - 7:13 PM Greyform QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jan 11, 2011 - 8:1... Jan 11, 2011 - 7:50 PM |
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