My new project...Paseo Turbo engine on my Celi Options

[OOBE]

My buddy has a 94' Tercel and he installed a Japanese Paseo Turbo engine...it's a weird code...he said it was 5A-FE. I know that regular Paseo engines are 5E-FE like the one in the Tercel, but I'm pretty sure it's gotta be a 5A-FTE or 5E-FTE...I'm just guessing. He discarded the stock turbo and installed a custom manifold with a CT-26 out of a deuce. He's running 10 PSI on stock injectors and it hauls ASS. The turbo whistles very loud, but it starts spooling and pulling after 4500 RPM...don't know why. My 7A-FTE at 10 PSI felt stronger and pulled a lot earlier. That engine is less than 1.5 liter...maybe that explains why it feels weaker...also, my turbo is way bigger than the toyish CT-26. Anyway, the little engine has a lot of potential and a high redline...sometimes he went past 7000 RPM...it was very lovely. What do you guys think? Obviously, it won't be too easy to swap if the engine is E series instead of A series. Anyway, I'm pretty pumped up about it...it's a rarity of engine and they have them readily available in Puerto Rico for $900 for engine and 5 speed tranny.

[jdm94gt]

Hey all,
There are two engines, the ep82 and ep91(newer) starlets use the 4efte engine which makes in the neighborhood of 135 hp. The older starlets used the 3ete(think there is still one on ebay). The 4efte swap is popular with the tercel and paseo owners(I own a 92 tercel as well, and am in the process of doing this swap now). They are small engines but they have reliably held up to 20 lbs. of boost with a t3/t4 hybrid turbo(came factory with the ct-9 turbo, incredibly small). The swaps usually come with a 5-speed transmission as well and you can find the whole conversion for around a grand. I dont know if I would recommend them for the celica owners as the price involved in mounting new engine mounts, wiring, transmission etc. would put you in the price range of the 3sgte swap, and we all know what that is capable of. For more info check out www.tercelonline.com . Also, check out www.back-yard-productions.com There is info on the swap there.
Hope that helps.

matt