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post Mar 9, 2010 - 6:50 PM
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I've been talkin about a 3VZ swap for quite some time now (~3yrs).
I found a fairly decent, non-running, 94 GT last july for $300. Beautiful interior and everything, only a dent in the drivers door, and a broken bumper (which i have a few spares..)
Soo I picked up a manual 92 ES300 a few months ago as a donor car for my swap smile.gif
I've been driving it and good god the motor is a beast. the torque is there 100% of the time - even at 2000 rpm. The intake sounds like a pissed off Porsche. After feeling a 3s swap(DEATH) and driving the lex, i think it should produce about the same results, if not better, stock for stock. now adding the turbo should up my power even more considerably since i have 50% more displacement over the 3s. This motor redlines at 6600 and fuel cuts at 7200rpm, but falls on its face around 5600-5800RPM - comparable to the 7a. I'm thinking a good turbo will alleviate that problem smile.gif i washed the engine recently and somehow killed the AFM so when i swap I'm going megasquirt smile.gif EMS will reduce a lot of clutter in the engine bay and clean up sensors, even making it easier to turbo later. 4BAR map W/ baro correction. biggrin.gif

From Wiki:
"The 1992–1993 engine has 185 hp (138 kW) at 5800 rpm and 189 ft·lbf (256 N·m) at 4600 rpm. 1994+ have 200 hp (149 kW) at 5800 rpm and 204 ft·lbf (277 N·m) at 4600 rpm. There is no mechanical difference in the engine. In an embarrassing move, Toyota inadvertently created an engine competing with the more performance oriented 7M-GE (200 hp) and 2JZ-GE (225 hp) installed in sportier, more luxurious cars of the time. Because of this; the stock ignition timing and fueling was noticeably detuned. The power spread of the 3VZ-FE is wide, having 100% torque between 2500–4600 rpm, with power trailing off by 6000 rpm. Stock redline is 6600 rpm, and the ECU's fuel/ignition cut is 7200 rpm."

"The 3VZ-FE has a larger forged steel crankshaft and large cast rods. They can handle double the stock power output, although forged pistons & rods are recommended. A few nitrous and turbocharged examples match or exceed 450 hp (336 kW) on both the stock engine and engine management with a piggyback chip controlling fuel & ignition."


FOR NON-READERS


Engine:
92 ES300 with 3VZFE
E53 (E153) Transmission && LSD
185HP & 189TQ

Receiving car:
94 White GT
Auto Tranny (not for long..) no longer auto!
Megasquirt EMS
Turbo plans in place

Shopping List:
  1. Shell for swap
  2. 3VZ-FE
  3. E53/E153
  4. Engine rebuild bits
  5. Machine Work
  6. Tranny rebuild bits
  7. ST205 Shift Cables
  8. ST205 Rear Mount
  9. ST204 front/side mounts
  10. Poly inserts
  11. MegaSquirt
  12. Turbo Bits
  13. 3L2 Paint
  14. GT4 front and riser blocks


Bold items need to be bought still






































































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This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Feb 9, 2012 - 9:28 AM


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"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH

1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED
1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White
1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810
1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD

Posts in this topic
- stephen_lee   Progress thread: 3VZ-F(T)E V6 Swap into my 94 GT   Mar 9, 2010 - 6:50 PM
- - stephen_lee   Yep. 3L2. Renaissance red. The factory red for the...   Apr 25, 2011 - 5:19 PM
- - cjh4l22   demanding update! lol   Jun 8, 2011 - 3:41 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   wow awesome stuff. I plan on doing this in the fut...   Jun 8, 2011 - 4:01 PM
- - stephen_lee   Oh, the suspense   Jun 8, 2011 - 7:27 PM
- - Neon90424   Theres a video on youtube of a twin turbo 3vz in a...   Jun 9, 2011 - 6:14 AM
- - stephen_lee   It'll fit. Use a hybrid clutch though.   Jun 9, 2011 - 7:43 PM
- - stephen_lee   car is registered, and legal to drive now   Jul 14, 2011 - 7:32 PM
- - yungazzdriver   QUOTE (Neon90424 @ Jun 9, 2011 - 6:1...   Jul 19, 2011 - 9:18 PM
- - Keiri   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Jul 14, 2011 - 8...   Jul 19, 2011 - 10:16 PM
- - RabidTRD   Wut? Legal?   Jul 23, 2011 - 8:51 PM
- - stephen_lee   Legality? how common is tht haha   Jul 24, 2011 - 3:18 PM
- - Neon90424   No sir , 3vz-ftte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...   Jul 24, 2011 - 5:53 PM
- - richee3   What all is left to do?   Jul 25, 2011 - 8:40 AM
- - stephen_lee   Replace front wheel bearings Put the front end bac...   Jul 25, 2011 - 8:49 AM
|- - cjh4l22   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Jul 25, 2011 - 9...   Jul 25, 2011 - 12:50 PM
- - stephen_lee   I can take some tonight of how it sits.. But her...   Jul 25, 2011 - 1:02 PM
- - stephen_lee   RE: Progress thread: 3VZ-F(T)E V6 Swap into my 94 GT   Jul 30, 2011 - 10:29 AM
- - 95CelicaST   Talk about Free time... Looks great. If you had ti...   Jul 30, 2011 - 10:33 AM
- - stephen_lee   wire wheel on a grinder = fast. hit up the small s...   Jul 30, 2011 - 10:44 AM
- - richee3   You do that in your living room? Lol   Jul 30, 2011 - 12:34 PM
- - stephen_lee   thats where i put it together lol. but i did the c...   Jul 30, 2011 - 1:25 PM
- - stephen_lee   Today I finished up all of the body work on the qu...   Jul 30, 2011 - 9:38 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Shiny tranny, I like. That 7A looks so puny!   Jul 31, 2011 - 12:30 AM
- - stephen_lee   I'm almost done with the hood. It was damaged ...   Jul 31, 2011 - 5:39 PM
- - cjh4l22   UPDATE! lol   Sep 27, 2011 - 9:43 AM
- - stephen_lee   The female has taken up my time lately haha   Sep 27, 2011 - 10:03 AM
- - Keiri   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Sep 27, 2011 - 11...   Sep 27, 2011 - 10:32 AM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (Keiri @ Sep 27, 2011 - 9:32 A...   Oct 14, 2011 - 10:52 AM
- - Keiri   QUOTE (KAOS @ Oct 14, 2011 - 11:52 A...   Oct 14, 2011 - 11:00 AM
- - stephen_lee   this weekend the body should be ready to receive t...   Oct 14, 2011 - 1:21 PM
- - ricochet1490   update!?   Nov 1, 2011 - 11:09 AM
- - stephen_lee   Got some stuff done last week. Took the rest of my...   Nov 1, 2011 - 11:39 AM
- - kurt95gt   how hard was the v6 to drop in an for mount only o...   Nov 1, 2011 - 12:11 PM
- - stephen_lee   The passenger mount is custom. The drivers mount i...   Nov 1, 2011 - 12:27 PM
- - kurt95gt   Ok im thinking about doin this swap minus turbo wi...   Nov 1, 2011 - 12:44 PM
- - stephen_lee   The stock trans might not like the torque. But it ...   Nov 1, 2011 - 2:24 PM
- - kurt95gt   ok what about the wiring sorry for all the questio...   Nov 1, 2011 - 3:03 PM
- - stephen_lee   I cant detail that as i havent reached that point ...   Nov 1, 2011 - 3:09 PM
- - kurt95gt   ok thank you for the info it was helful good luck ...   Nov 1, 2011 - 3:46 PM
- - richee3   Startup video! Now!!! Hurry up and...   Nov 7, 2011 - 6:27 PM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 7, 2011 - 5:27 ...   Nov 11, 2011 - 5:51 PM
- - stephen_lee   RE: Progress thread: 3VZ-F(T)E V6 Swap into my 94 GT   Nov 11, 2011 - 6:04 PM
- - KAOS   Did you rattle-cans that!?   Nov 11, 2011 - 6:10 PM
- - stephen_lee   no. used a HVLP spray gun   Nov 11, 2011 - 6:11 PM
- - KAOS   Oh ok - I was going to say, "Looks damn good ...   Nov 11, 2011 - 6:12 PM
- - stephen_lee   I have two 5CFM compressors tied together into a s...   Nov 11, 2011 - 6:17 PM
- - stephen_lee   Painted the valve covers, Both intake manifolds, m...   Nov 26, 2011 - 7:13 PM
- - stephen_lee   Lots of small relatively boring progress over the ...   Dec 5, 2011 - 8:58 AM
- - playr158   I dig how you're going through everything and ...   Dec 5, 2011 - 9:07 AM
- - stephen_lee   RE: Progress thread: 3VZ-F(T)E V6 Swap into my 94 GT   Dec 10, 2011 - 9:30 PM
- - ricochet1490   woo hoo!!!   Dec 10, 2011 - 9:32 PM
- - kurt95gt   I so want this   Dec 10, 2011 - 9:52 PM
- - stephen_lee   The v6 is all mounted in the celica now as the las...   Dec 12, 2011 - 10:19 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   about the fuel pump. All N/A engines used in the 9...   Dec 12, 2011 - 5:02 PM
- - stephen_lee   yeah i cross referenced the fuel pumps between the...   Dec 12, 2011 - 8:12 PM
- - stephen_lee   starting this fun   Dec 13, 2011 - 10:01 AM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Dec 13, 2011 - 8...   Dec 13, 2011 - 11:18 AM
- - rave2n   ^^ouch !   Dec 13, 2011 - 11:43 AM
- - stephen_lee   harness finished. turn on the key & i get the...   Dec 18, 2011 - 9:45 PM
- - cheela   looks good so far. I need some motivation for mine...   Dec 20, 2011 - 10:44 AM
|- - kurt95gt   QUOTE (cheela @ Dec 20, 2011 - 10:44...   Dec 20, 2011 - 11:19 AM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Dec 20, 2011 - 10...   Dec 20, 2011 - 12:36 PM
- - stephen_lee   Do it! Lots of interest in the v6 swaps recent...   Dec 20, 2011 - 11:33 AM
- - cheela   yeah, it's just been sitting there eyeing me d...   Dec 20, 2011 - 11:52 AM
- - stephen_lee   drop it in the 6th gen:)   Dec 20, 2011 - 12:31 PM
- - stephen_lee   it started today   Jan 11, 2012 - 11:55 PM
- - kurt95gt   Win Now we need a good video to verify   Jan 12, 2012 - 12:08 AM
- - stephen_lee   http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=101504...e=2...   Jan 12, 2012 - 9:08 AM
- - stephen_lee   The sound on my phone = siht. sounds MUCH better,   Jan 12, 2012 - 9:33 AM
- - cheela   it don't matter. it's alive. that's al...   Jan 12, 2012 - 11:45 AM
- - ricochet1490   haha - lotta work to do yet. radiator, exhaust, et...   Jan 12, 2012 - 12:28 PM
- - stephen_lee   point is, it started, my wiring job was good haha ...   Jan 12, 2012 - 2:09 PM
- - Keiri   Fantastic. Sounds mean and the rest from here is...   Jan 12, 2012 - 4:11 PM
- - stephen_lee   i tough it was kinda funny you can see the leaves ...   Jan 12, 2012 - 4:19 PM
- - rave2n   Woah, that v6 sounds mean as hell! Looking goo...   Jan 12, 2012 - 5:08 PM
- - Batman722   win. Nice job !   Jan 12, 2012 - 9:43 PM
- - fibrewizard   congrats mate, i still remember when i first fired...   Jan 13, 2012 - 3:30 AM
- - czwalga   Nice! I wish toyota made a v6 worth a **** t...   Jan 13, 2012 - 9:27 AM
- - Neon90424   how big was ur class? 1vz is 2.0 if u could find o...   Jan 13, 2012 - 1:58 PM
|- - czwalga   QUOTE (Neon90424 @ Jan 13, 2012 - 1...   Jan 13, 2012 - 4:23 PM
- - stephen_lee   got the radiator installed and let it idle untill ...   Jan 31, 2012 - 8:46 PM
- - kurt95gt   Hoping to be where your at in about 3weeks lol   Jan 31, 2012 - 9:35 PM
- - kurt95gt   How did you do your rad hoses Got any pics?   Feb 8, 2012 - 2:23 PM
- - stephen_lee   i used the stock v6 lower hose and i browsed the h...   Feb 9, 2012 - 9:07 AM
- - TRD_Ian   updates needed!!!   Mar 6, 2012 - 8:08 PM
- - Michael20   Very nice build Which Turbo you are running? Spe...   Apr 13, 2012 - 3:28 AM
- - stephen_lee   ordered axles today... Michael, I'm going to...   Apr 23, 2012 - 2:33 PM
- - Michael20   OK, thanks Which Turbo do you prefer? Your Engi...   Apr 24, 2012 - 4:58 AM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (Michael20 @ Apr 24, 2012 - 4...   Apr 24, 2012 - 9:26 PM
- - Syaoran   Thumbs up for having the balls to use MS Why did...   Apr 24, 2012 - 8:39 AM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (Syaoran @ Apr 24, 2012 - 8:39...   Apr 24, 2012 - 9:29 PM
|- - Syaoran   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Apr 24, 2012 - 10...   Apr 28, 2012 - 2:17 PM
- - Box   Awesome build! Can't wait to see it 100%...   Apr 24, 2012 - 12:19 PM
- - kurt95gt   We gotta get these cars done an plan a meet in the...   Apr 24, 2012 - 9:36 PM
- - stephen_lee   lol my daily has a carPC....   Apr 30, 2012 - 7:57 PM
- - stephen_lee   Passenger axle is tooo short.. will need looks lik...   May 14, 2012 - 9:19 AM
- - stephen_lee   fuel pump died... i hit it a few times w/ a screwd...   May 14, 2012 - 10:07 AM
- - ricochet1490   chinese walbro?   May 14, 2012 - 11:08 AM
- - stephen_lee   Ha. Probably.   May 14, 2012 - 12:31 PM
- - mr-belowaverage   Stephen your recent photos aren't viewable com...   Jun 4, 2012 - 12:33 AM
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