So how come nobody is doing engine swaps? 3s-gte?
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So how come nobody is doing engine swaps? 3s-gte?
or maybe even the celica gt-s motor. These motors seem like feesible swaps, it might get expensive with the custom mounts and wireharnessing but well worth it in my opinion. Whats the deal?
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Yeah, someone should try a Celica motor... but I guess due to the car is still very new, no one would do a swap. I don't think the 3SGTE is gonna work... xB is FWD and not RWD or Mid Engine
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Originally Posted by Red Genie xB
Yeah, someone should try a Celica motor... but I guess due to the car is still very new, no one would do a swap. I don't think the 3SGTE is gonna work... xB is FWD and not RWD or Mid Engine
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i wanna smack a ae111 supercharged engine in.
that puppy puts out 165? or 170 or something..
with a topmount intercooler i believe.
crazy mother.. with a lil port/polish..
intake, header, exhaust..
maybe push out 180-185 hp to the flywheel..
NO BAD AT ALL =)
but this car aint new. caem out in japan in 1996..
im sure someone has done some motor work..
but this car was never meant to be raced! it was like a chill
car! people HAVE supped it up for the track and done
great but as for as a celica motor? those things costs a arm, a leg,
your nuts, someone else's nuts.. and more.
its not worth the cost.
we need a motor solution like honda's.. they have a handful to choose
from that all are the same series(B series).. they all share
header, intake manifold, tranny and other stuff.. like all interchangeable
to suit u. u can go from a 1.6 to a 2.0.. with or without
variable timing. its crazy. antyhing frmo a 135hp~190hp.
i dont think theres a easy to drop in motor..
is there?
that puppy puts out 165? or 170 or something..
with a topmount intercooler i believe.
crazy mother.. with a lil port/polish..
intake, header, exhaust..
maybe push out 180-185 hp to the flywheel..
NO BAD AT ALL =)
but this car aint new. caem out in japan in 1996..
im sure someone has done some motor work..
but this car was never meant to be raced! it was like a chill
car! people HAVE supped it up for the track and done
great but as for as a celica motor? those things costs a arm, a leg,
your nuts, someone else's nuts.. and more.
its not worth the cost.
we need a motor solution like honda's.. they have a handful to choose
from that all are the same series(B series).. they all share
header, intake manifold, tranny and other stuff.. like all interchangeable
to suit u. u can go from a 1.6 to a 2.0.. with or without
variable timing. its crazy. antyhing frmo a 135hp~190hp.
i dont think theres a easy to drop in motor..
is there?
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Re: So how come nobody is doing engine swaps? 3s-gte?
Originally Posted by phishie
or maybe even the celica gt-s motor. These motors seem like feesible swaps, it might get expensive with the custom mounts and wireharnessing but well worth it in my opinion. Whats the deal?
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well, you can pick up the 3s-gte for about 2000, but for all the custom fabrication that would be required, i don't know if it'd be worth it. But that motor is one hell of a motor, i've seen 400+ hp on stock internals!
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The 3sgte will cost a lot of money to drop in. The celica gts 1.8 has already been done. I have heard of 2 stories already. One is in progress, which i heard about 4 months ago. The other story, i heard someone running high 13's. Not sure whats in the car besides the 1.8
The question is... are you willing to chop up a brand new car and junk a new motor for an older motor? I think later on people will do it. The car is still new and fresh.
The question is... are you willing to chop up a brand new car and junk a new motor for an older motor? I think later on people will do it. The car is still new and fresh.
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can anyone give a ball park amount of an engine swap? would it have to be brought in from japan? or do we have the engines here in the states? what else need to be swapped? the tranny? someone ball park it for me...also...how long would the swap actually take? days? weeks? months? (i hope not)...and do you actually think the swap would work? i mean would the car still be a daily drive? any takers?
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i rember i posted like a month or 2 ago tht my boy wrecked his supra he kept engin ece trans and drive line. He just got a total loss xb at my work and i just got all the parts orderd for him. the xb is at his shop. I just got a call from him and he has the whole suspension trans and engine almost out. he told me he is having a new frame made to fit the 2jzgte in it. Sorry Nel. i hope you dont read this post im just getting chills thinking of what you are doing. MUST BE NICE YOU HAVE FRIENDS AT BOEING TO HELP YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
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How about building the stock engine up? I am sure that this has been done in Japan but how about here? didn't someone on here say they were only $300? why not build a hot second motor for your car and then swap it in when it's finished? I doubt these cars were ever built to handle 400 horsepower and you could do some interesting cam grinds with the vvti.
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