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post Apr 21, 2003 - 12:34 AM
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I keep getting contradicting info. One site says the engine will not meet smog, and yet people have swapped the engine into US Celica's. I Live in California where all the regulations are the strictest, is it legal to swap in the 3s-gte or not?
 
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post Apr 21, 2003 - 4:39 PM
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QUOTE (Chrobis @ Apr 21, 2003 - 2:01 PM)
5s-fe with 130 hp or 3s-gte with 250 - the 25... hmmm hard choice tongue.gif

5sfe - 135 yes, 3sgte - US-Spec, 2nd Gen- 200hp; J-Spec 2nd Gen - 225hp.
3rd Gen doesnt come in US-Spec and its 255hp. Good luck getting that because as we have discussed many times before, its expensive, and you cannot get parts on the US for it. 2nd Gen you can (MR2 Turbo, Celica All-Trac). If your in CA and you dont want that much hassle and dont have to worry about it - get a USDM 3sgte out of a 93 All-Trac, and modify it. It will give you plenty of power to make you happy.


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- Chrobis   I'm Lost   Apr 21, 2003 - 12:34 AM
- - Benevolence   No, not legal in california unless you have illega...   Apr 21, 2003 - 2:42 AM
- - Chrobis   Is it legal in other states, and by illegal connec...   Apr 21, 2003 - 8:57 AM
- - Supersprynt   Its legal to swap a US-Spec 3sgte, and its not ill...   Apr 21, 2003 - 9:02 AM
- - Chrobis   5s-fe with 130 hp or 3s-gte with 250 - the 25... h...   Apr 21, 2003 - 1:47 PM
- - Benevolence   In california I hear its nothing but a pain in the...   Apr 21, 2003 - 3:04 PM
- - Supersprynt   QUOTE (Chrobis @ Apr 21, 2003 - 2:01 PM) 5s-fe wit...   Apr 21, 2003 - 4:39 PM
- - Chrobis   is it possible to make the 3rd gen 3s-gte smog leg...   Apr 23, 2003 - 7:17 PM
- - zigy   dude you are always going to have problems... but ...   Apr 23, 2003 - 9:16 PM
- - Chrobis   yeh but this is California, or anal town USA... I ...   Apr 24, 2003 - 1:05 AM
- - Matthew   no it can not well unless you have connections i...   Apr 24, 2003 - 2:09 AM
- - Benevolence   QUOTE (igotta5S-FEturbo @ Apr 23, 2003 - 11:23 PM)...   Apr 24, 2003 - 3:27 AM
- - Matthew   oh yea well sorry. umm... Chrobis i would say to...   Apr 24, 2003 - 8:18 AM
- - XE_Nathaniel   heres teh CARB Law.../ "Cars may swap engine...   Apr 25, 2003 - 11:59 PM
- - Matthew   yo nate the 3s-gte has been produced up till 19...   Apr 26, 2003 - 2:22 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (GT2GT4 @ Apr 25, 2003 - 11:36 PM) yo nate ...   Apr 26, 2003 - 2:34 AM
- - Matthew   oh yea i always forget about the dang caldina. ...   Apr 26, 2003 - 2:37 AM
- - Chrobis   So is it feasible for me to do this or not. The la...   Apr 26, 2003 - 3:48 PM
- - Matthew   you can do the 2nd gen its less expensive and has...   Apr 26, 2003 - 4:09 PM
- - Inferno   What about this? I heard that if the engine wasn...   Apr 26, 2003 - 5:23 PM
- - XE_Nathaniel   checked the law..its same year or above.....which ...   Apr 27, 2003 - 3:08 AM


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