My 2nd Gen 3SGTE swap, project: "lean and mean" Options

[presure2]

This post is going to be a continuation of This post, an on going build of the 95 celica i got last year for like..60$..lol
(pics of the monster are here )

So, here we go.
First, I'd like to go over a few of the goals I have for this car/build.

The plan is as follows:

2nd gen 3sgte, running gen 3 electronics,
cam gears, and possibly cams. (264's)
TVIS gutted
water injection
3" turbo back exhaust
as far as tranny, it WILL be an E153, just a matter of if I can come across a deal on an LSD version.

I want a powerband that continues to rise, right till redline, while loosing as little torque up top as possible (cams and gears will help alot here)
my intial goal is ~300whp on the 20b till i can afford more, like most of us..lol

ill prolly edit and update the goals and plans as needed as we go along with this anyway, but i just wanted to get down what i have in mind of now.

so i went out to the garage yesterday, and snapped a couple pics of the motor, and started tearing some stuff off for cleaning ect.
tons of just "general dirtyness" everywhere on the outside of this engine, its pretty much filthy, but that will all change here soon enough.
first, a pic of the engine as it sat before i started taking things off:



look at this intake manifold!! FILLLTTHHHY



distributor side:



heres the fuel rail once i pulled the intake manifold off..:



and the rail, taken off the motor:



now for a couple better ones..
one of the many reasons im a big fan of water injection is in this next pic.
these intake ports are NICE and clean, thank you water injection!!!



no, i did not clean them out before taking the pic...lol

intake side of the head, fuel rail still installed:



intake side again, fuel rail removed, after spraying it with some degreaser, and wiping with a paper towel (MUCH more work to be done here..lol)





and finally the exhaust side, after removing the turbo setup and spraying it down with the degreaser:



yummy.

as i continue, ill post more pics.

[supershannon77]

Awesome Manny!!!!

I think a lot of that is the power steering fluid...well at least on the outside of the engine....that stuff got everywhere.

Can't wait to see this finished b/c I know its gonna be spectacular since your doing it.

[lagos]

She's a dirty girl, but I'm sure she'll clean up nice.

[Smaay]

aaahhh im seriously considering a 3S swap instead of boosting the 5S in my 6th gen

[Fate]

can't wait for this beast. good luck manny!

[DEATH]

Awesome - I've been waiting for this to start up. We won't badger you too much since you got the newborn plus starting back to work [Hope that went well BTW]

[playr158]

looking good, clean her up and look forward to watching the progress

[Defgeph]

Looking good dude. I wish I could pull my engine apart and clean it. Can't wait to see where this thread goes.

[95st-celica]

you know whats F-ed up? you'll probably finish this swap before i finish mine...lol...its looking good though manny..im excited to see this thing done and runnin as well..are you going with aftermarket 264 cams? or 3rd gen cams?

[zero07]

Good luck with this, good to see you startin it! Keep us posted with lots of pics.

[presure2]

you know whats F-ed up? you'll probably finish this swap before i finish mine...lol...its looking good though manny..im excited to see this thing done and runnin as well..are you going with aftermarket 264 cams? or 3rd gen cams?

at the minimum it will be a 3rd gen exhaust cam, i'd like to do 264's, but it will all come down to what the budget will allow.
its gonna be awhile before this motor goes in, prolly not till at minimum summer time.

[DEATH]

I miss the TRD cams [HKS made 264's] I had on my old 4th gen Celica swap - oh the days when TRD still gave a sh*t about us

[presure2]

just a quick pic to add, had a few minutes before i left for work this morning, and i finally got a couple brushes to use to clean the motor up some, so i cleaned up the head a bit more.

[lagos]

What the hell did you use? Wirebrush? Looks brand newish.

[presure2]

What the hell did you use? Wirebrush? Looks brand newish.

naa, just a stiff brissle brush i got at the local dollar store, and some degreaser dustin uses to clean the friolators at the chicken joint.

[Batman722]

dude, that looks brand spankin !

[x_itchy_b_x]

yay looking goood!

[99GT]

Update....

[RUNNIN-LOW]

good up! man i like what your doing

[presure2]

Update....

lmao.
the motor sits at the back of the garage, and all the parts for it are on the shelf.
thats the update.
seriously.