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Ok my girlfriend is driving me CRAZY!! She is getting a 6th Gen Celica GT 2.2L Automatic tranny. And heres the bottom line she wants me to do a 3s-GTE engine swap with an AUTO tranny. Im gonna kill her to tell you the truth I said with manual would be easier to swap but noooo she wants a Auto 3S-GTE configuration. So guys im not looking for a serious drag racing car here but can someone please tell me what to use?!?! I was looking into the 3rd gen 3S-GTE that was in the 94-99 Celica GT-Four and the 4th Gen 3S-GTE thats in the Toyota Caldina GT-Four and it comes with a Automatic. Guys tell me something here what way should I go without doing radical/expensive changes, I was also thinking of converting it to AWD but if that complicates things for get it. Please HELP!!

Even tho the 4th gen comes with an automatic gearbox, you wont be able to fit it because thats a 4WD transmission. There is one person on here that has swapped a 3S in the car while keeping the Auto tranny. Cant remember his namen tho.

should I convert the car to AWD then?

if you're not looking for a serious race car and wanna stay auto then just turbo the 5s. you'll make around 220+ whp and it'll cost less than a 3s swap. and converting to awd is extremely difficult and expensive.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Oct 20, 2007 - 4:07 AM

I found a 4th Gen 3S-GTE with 4 speed Auto from Japan I guess I'll try and drop that in see how everything goes.

i still say what theyre saying in turboing the 5sfe you are askin for it doin a 4th gen 3sgte swap and then doing the awd conversion just to have a auto-3sgte. But if you turbo your 5sfe (2.2) you will make more torque but less HP than a 3s and be able to retain the auto all at once. Plus it will be more cost effectient and less of a headache.

Just take the advice from the guys that have been on this board for awhile man. Unless you have alot of time and money don't do the 4th gen swap. Stick with the turbo 5s auto.