3sge? 3sgte? Options

[Guest_mon3y19_*]

my bad but what the heck is the difference between a 3sge and 3sgte? i know the engine 3sgte but never heard of 3sge? is that an MR2 engine or something? anyways help me. i mean 2nd generation 3sge - is it strong? how much HP? let me know. thanks.

[erics1one]

So basically the 3SGE is gonna have NA pistons, rods, etc. and 3SGTE is gonna have FI (stronger) pistons, rods, etc?

If this is true...that mean its just as risky turboing a 3SGE as a 5SFE, since both have NA internals?

[BLADDER_MASTER]

So basically the 3SGE is gonna have NA pistons, rods, etc. and 3SGTE is gonna have FI (stronger) pistons, rods, etc?

If this is true...that mean its just as risky turboing a 3SGE as a 5SFE, since both have NA internals?
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Not necessarily. From what the MR2 guys have been saying, the 3S-GE shares most of the internals with the 3S-GTE except for the pistons and maybe some other stuff. I would imagine both the 3S-GE and the 5S-FE would be tricky to boost but I say it's possible. All depending on how it's tuned of course. Take a look at this:

http://www.celicatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=321

If you notice, he only changed the pistons and rods on the block. If the 3S-GE was really weak, I would imagine the owner upgrading more engine block parts. But the point that i'm trying to make with that link is that boosting a 3S-GE can be done. Anywho, the cool thing about having a 3S-GE is that whenever you feel the need to go boost, you can just swap parts with the 3S-GTE.