For anyone thats done the 3rd gen 3sgte swap

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For anyone thats done the 3rd gen 3sgte swap

Nov 29, 2011 - 7:13 PM
kloudkicka View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined May 8, '04 From Winnipeg Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%)	so my car wouldnt go into 1st gear and i found out that my shifter cable broke, i swapped the 3rd gen 3sgte a couple years ago with the 5sfe tranny and i cant remember if the shifter cables were swapped as well with the old 90-93 shifter cables. can anyone clarify if i have to replace the shifter cables with the 90-93 5sfe celica? or can i just use the stock shifter cables, i hope someone can help. thanks

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Nov 30, 2011 - 1:04 AM
easternpiro1 View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Feb 1, '05 From Charlotte NC Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%)	yeah the GT tranny uses stock (S54) Cables. the other option is the e153 cables, but those will only fit e153 trannys. i assume the excessive heat caused by the motor/exhaust caused the cables to stretch and eventually break? same thing happened to me with my swapped (4th gen) a few years ago. the rubber had melted off the cables, and some strands of cable were broken. hope this helps! sorry for jackin the thread a bit -------------------- QUOTE (Galcobar @ Oct 15, 2008 - 2:44 AM) You want power but have no money. That's a problem. Cheap. Reliable. Fast. Pick two.

Nov 30, 2011 - 6:12 PM
kloudkicka View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined May 8, '04 From Winnipeg Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%)	QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Nov 30, 2011 - 7:04 AM) yeah the GT tranny uses stock (S54) Cables. the other option is the e153 cables, but those will only fit e153 trannys. i assume the excessive heat caused by the motor/exhaust caused the cables to stretch and eventually break? same thing happened to me with my swapped (4th gen) a few years ago. the rubber had melted off the cables, and some strands of cable were broken. hope this helps! sorry for jackin the thread a bit yaa sounds like wat happened to me, so i can use the 90-93 5sfe shifter cables or the stock cables? cuz my car was a 7afe before and i dunno if the stock shifter cables were the same, im ready to buy the part and fix this problem, i just need to know which ones will fit with no problem

Dec 3, 2011 - 5:45 PM
rave2n View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%)	QUOTE (kloudkicka @ Nov 30, 2011 - 7:12 PM) QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Nov 30, 2011 - 7:04 AM) yeah the GT tranny uses stock (S54) Cables. the other option is the e153 cables, but those will only fit e153 trannys. i assume the excessive heat caused by the motor/exhaust caused the cables to stretch and eventually break? same thing happened to me with my swapped (4th gen) a few years ago. the rubber had melted off the cables, and some strands of cable were broken. hope this helps! sorry for jackin the thread a bit yaa sounds like wat happened to me, so i can use the 90-93 5sfe shifter cables or the stock cables? cuz my car was a 7afe before and i dunno if the stock shifter cables were the same, im ready to buy the part and fix this problem, i just need to know which ones will fit with no problem Get the GT (s54) cables, not your "stock" ones. I havn't done the swap, but its sitting in a storage unit waiting to be done

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kloudkicka For anyone thats done the 3rd gen 3sgte swap Nov 29, 2011 - 7:13 PM

Smaay if you have the S54 (stock) tranny then you have t... Nov 30, 2011 - 12:36 AM

kloudkicka QUOTE (Smaay @ Nov 30, 2011 - 6:36 A... Nov 30, 2011 - 12:53 AM

easternpiro1 yeah the GT tranny uses stock (S54) Cables. the ot... Nov 30, 2011 - 1:04 AM

kloudkicka QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Nov 30, 2011 - 7... Nov 30, 2011 - 6:12 PM

rave2n QUOTE (kloudkicka @ Nov 30, 2011 - 7... Dec 3, 2011 - 5:45 PM

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