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post Oct 18, 2009 - 3:16 PM
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QUOTE (Batman722 @ Oct 18, 2009 - 4:07 PM) *
QUOTE (lagos @ Oct 18, 2009 - 2:48 PM) *
Really cool swap. I like how the red engine went in the red car.
So who's faster? The turbo st or this thing? tongue.gif

btw, is it me, or is that a little air duct on the alternator?

we haven't had the chance to race...yet wink.gif but it's gonna be fun when we do smile.gif

it's not an air duct it's just a little heat sheild, there's even a heat shield on the clutch slave cylinder smile.gif



I need some type of shield on mine. I think heat keeps killing my alternators as they last about a year before crapping out. A low profile one like that would be nice.


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post Oct 18, 2009 - 6:07 PM
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QUOTE (Batman722 @ Oct 12, 2009 - 7:05 PM) *
haha we never had a 5sfte wink.gif

after driving for a day the idle is just fine, actually perfect.

today we changed the rear sway bar bushings, installed the rear strut bar, set the radio stations and drove that thing hard biggrin.gif It feels like normal until about 3.5-4K rpms then it gets going and keeps going. It pulls right until 7200 and is quick.

next we're going to do suspension (endlinks, ball joints <-toasted, new struts, springs, tie rods) hopefully before winter, then next spring body work, paint, and wheels. The color we picked is gonna be incredible on a 6gen biggrin.gif



where can i find the sway bars for the front and rear for my celica?


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post Oct 18, 2009 - 6:21 PM
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sorry not to thread jack but when are we doing my car?
post Nov 13, 2009 - 8:43 PM
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Some new upgrades for our new car...


JDM tails, 5000k HID lows, and a new plate


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post Nov 14, 2009 - 1:23 AM
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QUOTE (pipes @ Oct 18, 2009 - 6:21 PM) *
sorry not to thread jack but when are we doing my car?

i seconed that! biggrin.gif

how much did the swap cost? motor and install?


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post Nov 14, 2009 - 2:39 AM
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When is the exhaust going to get fixed. It looks as if the muffler is tilted towards the ground. Unless thats what you like.


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post Nov 14, 2009 - 7:12 AM
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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Nov 14, 2009 - 2:39 AM) *
When is the exhaust going to get fixed. It looks as if the muffler is tilted towards the ground. Unless thats what you like.

i think its just the angle of the pic will.

lookin good guys, now it just needs some bodywork and paint! smile.gif


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post Nov 25, 2009 - 11:23 PM
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Have you had the chance to get it on the dyno?

I'm hoping to do a Beams swap at some point in time. Always seems like others things come up though.
post Nov 27, 2009 - 1:27 PM
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cool looking plate, i have got some goodies coming over for me.


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post Nov 28, 2009 - 1:23 AM
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QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 14, 2009 - 6:12 AM) *
QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Nov 14, 2009 - 2:39 AM) *
When is the exhaust going to get fixed. It looks as if the muffler is tilted towards the ground. Unless thats what you like.

i think its just the angle of the pic will.

lookin good guys, now it just needs some bodywork and paint! smile.gif



lol... silly of me to think that you guys would mess up on the exhaust. I totally missed out on the first page.. Nice work on the exhaust Manny.


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post Nov 29, 2009 - 1:30 AM
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what color is the car? it looks like a dark red? yah. stock? probably. just wondering.


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post Nov 29, 2009 - 9:52 AM
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last night, i finally got to drive dustin and steffs beams powered celica for the first time.

i figured i'd try and do i quick write up of my impressions of it, to try and give the guys (and gals!) that dont know what to expect, or are trying to decide if the beams is for them an idea what it feels like.

first off, the car is VERY behaved around town, in low throttle, low load situations. it feels pretty much like a 5s if you keep the revs low, under 4k. it drives just like stock, and since they used a stock clutch, the driveability of it is just like a stock car. fantastic.
once you start to get higher up in RPM range, the motor REALLY comes to life, and where the 3sge shines, IMO. it just loves revs. the longer you stay in gear, the faster it gets, right up to the 7250 redline.
once you hear that motor sing @ 7k RPM, you just wanna keep downshifting.
with a 5s, you tend to want to shift a little early, to stay in the meat of the powerband. the 7a, even more so. the 3sge is the exact opposite, it just begs to be reved up to redline.
when you mash the throttle down, the intake note comes up, and that motor just sounds amazing as it rips up the RPM band, screaming its way to redline.
i found myself downshifting into 3rd on the highway, and doing redline pulls just to hear the motor sing.
the car feels strong, and pulls well.
if your looking for brute power, or neck snapping torque, then you want a 3sgTe, because thats not what this motor does.
power delievery is VERY linear, but still to me seemed to have a nice jump in power from ~5000rpm to redline.
IMO this motor would be absolutly awesome for autocross. the higher redline of the 3sge makes the short gearing of the tranny alot more useable, and the LSD works fantasticly.
i love the way it allows power delievery from mid corner to exit, where the car normally wants to just push out the LSD really helps pull the car out of the corner straight.

overall, if you like a high reving, performance based n/a motor, that can act like a 5s, and be great around town and daily driving, you'll love the beams 3sge.
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post Nov 29, 2009 - 9:57 AM
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I had a feeling thats exactly what it was a better version of the 5s. do you think you can get a 5s to a beams equiv if you get cams, headers, exhaust, wires, plugs, intake, port polish, rebuild? naaa not even close. maybe only like 160 at most appr.


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post Nov 29, 2009 - 10:40 AM
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QUOTE (trdproven @ Nov 29, 2009 - 9:57 AM) *
I had a feeling thats exactly what it was a better version of the 5s. do you think you can get a 5s to a beams equiv if you get cams, headers, exhaust, wires, plugs, intake, port polish, rebuild? naaa not even close. maybe only like 160 at most appr.

no.
the head design on the 5s is meant for low end torque and economy, the ge head is performance based.
the 1000rpm diffrence in rev limit is huge, and the powerband of the 2 motors are totally diffrent.


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post Dec 27, 2009 - 5:39 PM
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next for the Beams





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post Dec 27, 2009 - 11:11 PM
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nice write up manny about the 3sge

so what colour are they going to?


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post Dec 28, 2009 - 4:03 AM
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ya i heard the beams one time in a mr2 that was crashed, he revved it and it sounded so GOOD!!

Im glad you did that little write up. Cant wait till i get mine. Nice choice for the gt-s rims color.

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post Jan 2, 2010 - 11:00 AM
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the wheels are gonna be powdercoated white smile.gif

added a TRD strut bay ya !



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post Jan 2, 2010 - 11:31 AM
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oh man that engine bay is gorgeous!!


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post Jan 9, 2010 - 8:34 PM
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More about the wheels


Before
two had some curb rash, one was very bad. the other two were just fine...


Dustin stripped the paint off all of them, I didn't do it very well
Then I did some filing and sanding, globbed on some aluminum putty...


did even more sanding and filing and sanding again...



I just need to do a little more overall sanding on two of them and they will be ready to go for powder coating...


I bought the powder from powderbuythepound.com, they shipped extremely fast
Color will be Super Durable Wet White:
ULTRA SMOOTH FINISH WITH THE HIGHEST GLOSS LEVELS !! PROVIDING LONG TERM RESISTANCE TO CHALKING AND LOSS OF GLOSS USING HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS TO PROVIDE LONG TERM COLOR STABILITY ~ SUPER DURABLE WET WHITE ~ POLYESTER~GLOSS LEVEL 95+5% ~ CURE TIME = 400F/10 MIN


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