 If you guys had a 3S-GE Celica would you....., Still deciding! |
 Aug 28, 2005 - 7:25 AM
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This maybe sounds strange. Ive been here about 5 months and have seen lots of guys with engine swaps. Mainly because you US peeps do not have to same engines as we got.
I was thinking to myself, "Is it worth all the money and trouble to either upgrade my 3S-GE engine or do a Turbo swap (3rd gen 3S-GTE)" I already have 177 horses under the hood. So this question goes out to al of the swappers and turbo driven 7A/5S celica owners. Would you have considered doing a swap or upgrade if you had a 3S block in your car??? -------------------- JDM Powerplant installed, BPU coming very soon!
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Sep 1, 2005 - 8:33 AM
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I understand you. I am in the same situation. Do not know if I should modify the 3sge or change it, or change car.
I love the negine, so reliable, and I think it is quite powerful, especially for its age. I think it is tru the transmission is letting the car down but is there a solution to this? I think the first three gears are tooooooooo looooonnnnnnnnnngggg! However just for the record I still got a 15.01 1/4 mile out of my unstripped, no cat but otherwise standard 3s-ge. |
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Sep 1, 2005 - 2:30 PM
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QUOTE(yozef @ Sep 1, 2005 - 8:33 AM) I understand you. I am in the same situation. Do not know if I should modify the 3sge or change it, or change car. I love the negine, so reliable, and I think it is quite powerful, especially for its age. I think it is tru the transmission is letting the car down but is there a solution to this? I think the first three gears are tooooooooo looooonnnnnnnnnngggg! However just for the record I still got a 15.01 1/4 mile out of my unstripped, no cat but otherwise standard 3s-ge. [right][snapback]330096[/snapback][/right] IMO, 1st and 2nd gear are short while 3rd, 4th, and 5th are long. You can try doing what I mentioned earlier by swapping in a USDM 5S-FE S54 transmission. The 5S-FE S54 has shorter gears compared to the 3S-GE S54. But I don't think you can find that transmission outside of the U.S. I haven't gone to the track to verify, but I feel like my car is running mid-14's with just intake and exhaust on my 3S-GE. |
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Kadett If you guys had a 3S-GE Celica would you..... Aug 28, 2005 - 7:25 AM
mark_426 I'd probably turbo it.. Aug 28, 2005 - 9:52 AM celicaST if i had a 3sge i wouldnt turbo or swap because fo... Aug 28, 2005 - 12:47 PM tomazws If you think your 177HP still couldn't tickle ... Aug 28, 2005 - 4:44 PM Smlogg I dont think its worth a swap, personally. It... Aug 28, 2005 - 4:46 PM ArizonaRed id be happy with a 3s and just focus on other cust... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:18 AM elvasoshexai people swap 2nd gen 3sgte's and that's onl... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:46 AM CheesyLobster I'm sure you can tune that to get more horses ... Aug 29, 2005 - 5:43 AM Geert il woud modify the engiet to a gt4 engien... if i ... Aug 29, 2005 - 10:23 AM Kadett Well to be honest. This is one of the fastest and ... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:23 AM Geert well the kadett 2.0 GSI is only faster becors of t... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:25 AM doGGy I dunno, but isnt it the 3 gen 3SGE has 186 hp ?
... Aug 29, 2005 - 11:49 AM Kadett QUOTE(doGGy @ Aug 29, 2005 - 5:49 PM)I dunno,... Aug 29, 2005 - 12:08 PM BLADDER_MASTER I'm perfectly happy with my 3S-GE. It still su... Aug 29, 2005 - 2:49 PM 97GTinKC Come over here and drive an ST, then go home and b... Aug 30, 2005 - 1:40 AM
Smlogg QUOTE(97GTinKC @ Aug 30, 2005 - 1:40 AM)Come ... Aug 30, 2005 - 2:33 AM Kadett ^^ Guess you guys are right. Have never driven a S... Aug 30, 2005 - 9:38 AM neoklis I am probably the most qualified person to answer ... Aug 30, 2005 - 10:43 AM Kadett To me it does feel like that i have more horses. B... Aug 30, 2005 - 11:37 AM BLADDER_MASTER The 3S-GE might feel slow, but in reality it isn... Aug 30, 2005 - 2:18 PM tomazws QUOTE(Smlogg @ Aug 30, 2005 - 7:33 AM)QUOTE(9... Aug 30, 2005 - 3:06 PM BLADDER_MASTER He doesn't need to come over here. Toyota sold... Aug 30, 2005 - 3:47 PM TomPoz If you can afford GT4 - forget swaps / mods / what... Sep 1, 2005 - 3:05 AM Kadett @ Tompoz: We also have to pay a ridiculous price f... Sep 1, 2005 - 9:12 AM Hanyo i would keep the 3sge.
For some reason, i keep g... Sep 2, 2005 - 12:31 AM TomPoz Kadett, you could always do n/a tuning to 3sge by ... Sep 2, 2005 - 3:42 AM yozef You cannot "feel" a mid 14's you hav... Sep 2, 2005 - 4:57 AM BLADDER_MASTER QUOTE(yozef @ Sep 2, 2005 - 4:57 AM)You canno... Sep 2, 2005 - 2:09 PM doGGy Well, my mister 2 (mr2) has 3SGE engine in it.. Ev... Sep 2, 2005 - 5:14 AM yozef Do not know about the rev limiter on the ST but on... Sep 2, 2005 - 5:28 AM Kadett ^^ Yup If you want to go higher then that you will... Sep 2, 2005 - 6:53 AM TomPoz Guys, friend of mine did the forementioned n/a tun... Sep 2, 2005 - 7:20 AM Kadett 1st gear: 3,285
2nd gear: 1,960
3rd gear: 1,322 ... Sep 3, 2005 - 2:34 AM BLADDER_MASTER QUOTE(Kadett @ Sep 3, 2005 - 2:34 AM)1st gear... Sep 4, 2005 - 7:38 PM TomPoz Well, Kadett - I gave your issue another thought. ... Sep 6, 2005 - 3:15 AM kevstir a guy on the uk celica-club got 188bhp from his 3s... Sep 6, 2005 - 6:01 AM |
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