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Can any shops in Texas do it? And around how much would it cost?

I would suggest calling around to find a place that could do this for you... it's not all that hard to do yourself.. just takes a little time and patientice(sp?).

as for cost that depends on alot of things. I would plan on at least 5k by the time your done and if you spend less on it then you did good

Im not from there so its hard to get numbers. Its just thats the closest state for me to go to for any serious car mods as far as for Toyotas.

there isnt ne where in oklahoma???

Nope, only Hondas and Acuras and Domestics. I've asked around.

your best bet is to find any shop, and I mean any shop, to do just the mechanical part. And have Mike at topshelf do your wiring.

Whos that? Where can I get a hold of him? Not doing it anytime soon by any means but doing research now.

mike is qatar11 dont bug him till your actually doing your swap though.

he charges $400 for the wiring (if you get a st185) and says he takes about a week.

5k? Cant you get a full 3sgte swap kit for like 2 grand off ebay?

wut makes the cost up to 5k?

2k is what you end up spending before you put the engine in your car. Miccilanious (sp) stuff (ie belts, hoses, and other problems your find along the way)brings that cost higher. While most the monet for like sway goes to labor. Unless you do this yourself look at spending a lot more than 2k. I think that there are a few people that have done the swap on here that have spend in excess of 5k on the project. The most expensive I have seen anywhere is around 10k for the swap. This can take a lot of time and money.

This post has been edited by 94Toy: Feb 22, 2004 - 6:03 PM

Well i did my harness with mike.....dont think 2wice have mike do it its worth all the time and money.....need i say more..get mike. I payed $1400 for the motor...$300 on extra parts...and did it all myself making my swap $1700-$1850 TOTAL

ok, so you did it for uner 2k, im also getting info, thinking about doing it this summer. as i was also looking around e-bay, i found a front clip for about $2200, so if i were to get that, is that all i would need? and another 400 for mike to wire, ... im assuming that i will need to get a trans from a gt, also, could i use the mounts from the clip?? an if there is any thing else, Thanks ALot

another thing....yes get a clip or have fun waiting for parts like me.....like 2 weeks to 4 weeks trying to gather them up. Mike will do your harness and itll be like gold so hit him up at Qartar11, a clip is good mounts are good, and all the 5 sensor on the clip are a go. If you get just the motor then have fun looking for these sensors

Ok I dont know what you guys are talking about now. The only thing that I figured I needed were motor mounts, some kinda wiring harness, and belts and exhaust. Please someone correct me or tell me all that I need. $1,400 for a 3sgte sounds very good compared to $2,200 for a 170hp B18C1.

Yea so if u r mechanically inclined in any way, and can follow directions i suggest u do the swap urself, thats wut id do if had 2000 to buy the motor

You can very well do this mod for about 2000-2500 dollars, but its gonna take work, lots of reasearch and u have to do it urself

i just saw an entire swap kit on ebay today for 2200

included transmission ecu and everything

u get that and the wiring kit from mike, and any clamps/hoses u might need and then ur set

id also try selling ur engine if u could to get money for the swap

i would i have a 5sfe with 60,000 miles on it, if u wanted to give it away pretty cheap that alone could pay the cost of mikes wiring harness

just be intelligent about it and dont let a shop sway u to let them do it

This post has been edited by celicagt94: Feb 22, 2004 - 10:43 PM

Gotcha. Is ebay safe to get parts from? I've never ordered from anyone except the actual company or summit and nopi.

Ok i know a guy who can do the 3SGTE swap for you he owns a toyota specialist shop in lewisville. He usualy works on MR2's but he knows all he needs too to work on supras and celicas. I was recently talking to him about a swap my self. He can do all the wiring and mechanics, he is very highly decorated from the people i talked to about him. A kid i talked too has a MR2 and he was gonna swap, the guy was gonna swap him for 3,000 engine and all plus a tune up for the higher miles on the engine, well it may have been 3,500 or 4,000 but nothing over 4 i beleive. But his price may be different for you.

Anyways he is very respectable. If you want more info just let me know.

Ebay is great as long as you check the person's rating that you are buying from, if its high and lots of positive feedback, then chances are good that you're safe to buy from them. If they have little or no feedback ot lots of negative coments, then I wouldn't buy from them. If a deal seems a little shaddy then do not send money until you can get things resolved.

To swap an engine yourself you need somewhere to do it. You guys make it sound like its an air intake or something... you and your friend cant lift in the engine and hand tighten the bolts! you need alot of tools for this. I dont know about you guys but I dont have an engine dolley sitting in my garage. And also doing it yourself from an ST requires welding I believe, and I dont have welding suplies in my garage either. An engine is not a "bolt on" and should only be attempted if you have know how. And buying all the tools and renting an engine dolley would be pretty expensive, Im guessing not to far from the labor cost of a shop doing it.

True. Unless your lucky enought to have some serious car freaks living next door, or a mechanic, you most liekly gonna have to take it to a shop. But hey maybe you can cut down some pay by doing most of the work. Not likely i guess but maybe.