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ok so after a couple weeks of running from one parts store to the next
and custom modifying parts to fit my car
im starting to think i dont have the 7a-fe
whenever i try to get parts, and tell them i have an st
its never the right part, at least not when it comes to the engine and transmission etc...
my car was rebuilt at some point, and my aunt said it was an ST when i bought it from her
but im thinking that either i have a different transmission, or a different engine
so two questions
1. where on the engine do i find the identifying stamp
2. where can i find the same thing on the trans, and anyone know anywhere i can go for info on the trans?
my pride an joy has been locced away in the shop for weeks
i can hear him calling to me from across the street
please help me get ahab bacc out onto the streets
lol
thanks

look at the vin on the firewall, the first few numbers/letters will tell you what you have.

ok this is going to really make me seem like an amatuer but...
whats the firewall?
and where is it?
if it isnt a part of the actaul engine i dont think it will work
because my engine or transmission is definately not the one that came in the car

You may also wish to look at engine pay shots on the site here.

st engine bay:


gt engine bay:



its also hard to see, but the 7afe (top pic) sits vertical, where the 5sfe (bottom pic) sits at an angle.

yea, im still not sure
i cant go look at my car to decide
but im really starting to think i have a gt
if i remember correctly my alternator sits closer to the top of the engine
like the 5sfe

both alternators sit close to the top...

Do you have any information on the car... like your Title or registration... something with the VIN on it?

you have/had hubcabs. GTs have alloy wheels.

That's pretty much all i get from the pics you have of your car.



This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Feb 24, 2009 - 6:57 PM

maybe the store gives ur GT parts on accident?


take a pic of the engine and post it. we will be able to tell u if its GT or ST

This post has been edited by SeverX13: Feb 24, 2009 - 6:57 PM

i meant the motore may be gt
the car was originally st, i know that for a fact
the title says it
my problem is at some point
not sure when, all i know is before i had the car
someone put either a new engine, a new transmission, or both
sorry i shouldve specified that my problem is due to an engine or transmission swap
not that i dont know what engine was originally in the car
i cant take a pic right now, the car is closed up in the shop
and locced
im sure im not just getting the wrong parts
i went to oreilly's
autozone
advance etc...


i bought a haynes manual, and found out my cv axle should be like 34 point something inches
and the one i took out of my car
the one thats worked fine since i had it
was about 39 inches

This post has been edited by grasby: Feb 24, 2009 - 7:02 PM

take a engine pic quick. ill let u know what u have

cant car is in shop
sorry, shouldve edited that post sooner
lol

hahaha probly

well if its real slow its a ST if its just slow its a GT lol, nah if its the GT it will clearly say 5sfe on the engine.

would the 5s fe deff have the red on the cover?
my engine doesnt, it just looks plain


where will it say 5sfe?

no it wont have a red cover lol. i think if i remember right, it was under my stock hood. in the corner somehere on a white sticker.

where will it say it on the actual engine?
and since i already have the quicc post box open
where can i find some identifying numbers on my trans?
lol, if i can find those numbers i can solve this mystery first thing tomorrow

Not sure man, a picture of the engine will be the easiest way. if u can get a pic tomorrow it will be easy.

aight then i suppose i will just wait
and see if i cant find out tomorrow
thanks for the help though

no problem man, u can PM me the pic if u want. im usually on here all day. but i must say, u are one of the fastest people ive seen that reply back to a post lol. its like an AIM conversation!

haha
yea im just a stoner who doesnt have much to do
lol, i spend all my free time one the computer, or in the car
and the car is broken down
so im slowly becoming a computer nerd
lol

nice man