Quickie 3sgte price tag, what did u fellas pay? Options

[IcemanTK]

just wondering about how much you spent to get the engine and shipped to you door? thanks in advance

[Jaws4God]

and to have it installed.... i wouldn't be able to do it.

[lagos]

2500$ shipped
$0 install laybor

[Jaws4God]

2500$ shipped
$0 install laybor
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thats not a bad price... how is it $0 to install?

[lagos]

i did my own laybor and had friends come and help.

thats just the price of my clip, there are other hidded costs to the swap. expect to pay anywhere from 3-5,000 if you do your own work.

[Supersprynt]

I didnt buy a clip (regretably) and my cost was 1500 shipped for the engine and some of the parts. About 300 for other parts needed. So roughly $1800.

[Dtown_GT]

why regretably no clip Supersprynt? Im guessing just the needed extra parts that come with the clip, but an additional $300 doesn't seem to bad.. 1800 and swapping it your self seems very do-able.

[Supersprynt]

Yeah but it took me awhile to track down those parts, which means increased down-time. Sometimes a few hundred dollars is worth having the parts there, and hooked up the way they should be. I took alot of time figuring out stuff that I would have known had I gotten a clip.

[Drocay]

It doesn't seem bad, but Super got lucky one it'll normally cost u alot more and two if you can find it for that price u won't find the things u need that easy, makeing swap more time consuming.

[Supersprynt]

I did get lucky, I got the ECU, full harness, and AFM included with it.
I shopped around for about 6 months, I think it paid off.

[Defgeph]

3500 clip shipped to my door. A few friends and myself will be doing the labor.

dont forget to consider other parts the you need for a swap.

DEF

[operative]

i did my own laybor and had friends come and help.

thats just the price of my clip, there are other hidded costs to the swap. expect to pay anywhere from 3-5,000 if you do your own work.
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SO how much if I don't do my labor? Add another $1000?

[Defgeph]

SO how much if I don't do my labor?  Add another $1000?

It all depends on your location. You could spend 1,000 to 2,500 for labor.
Find a shop that will attempt the swap then ask them how much.

DEF

This post has been edited by defgeph: Mar 23, 2005 - 4:50 PM

[jgreening]

2500 clip (engine, tranny, axels)
2000 in other parts (clutch, fcd, intercooler, piping, bov, mbc, guages, turbo timer, etc)
2000 in labor including wiring

= $6500 + travel expenses

[CelicaSTX02]

I got lucky, got it off ebay for $750 w/ everything, tranny, wiring, pumps, EVERYTHING. then I picked it up from Jarco, gas costed me $50. So like $800.....haven't installed it yet though, don't have time yet.

[steve0178]

hey sorry to revive an old thread, but i was wondering...how hard is it to do the swap yourself. How long did it take you guys that did it? Which tranny did you use? Thanks

[Clipsetuner]

Engine, Wiring harness, ECU = 500$
Solara tranny = Waiting for a price
5s engine mounts = 20$
Water Pump, Belts, gaskets, rebuilt turbo, etc = 1k
Labor = 2.5k
Still needing a St205 power steering pump, and brakets, and ST205 Alternator Brakets

DTE

[steve0178]

so you definitley need to use the solara tranny? Where can you get and engine, harness, and ecu for 500? that seems really cheap and all the engines i have seen have been for about 1k -1.5k?

[Consynx]

you dont DEF need solara tranny

i believe solara and MR2 T w/o LSD are same tranny, correct me if i am wrong

MR2T is e153

the stock celica GT tranny will work, MR2 trannies will work, solara, and 3S-GE's s54 tranny will work

[soltrain]

go for the MR2 tranny with LSD if you can find it. I hear the MR2 tranny will be able to hold up much better than the 5sfe to the stress of the larger engine.