7afe/5sfe swap, Interesting Options

[exxzile]

Okay, I have a 94 celica st. Decent little car but I blew the motor up in it. So I decided to swap a 5sfe because anything bigger is harder than **** to find around Hamilton, OH. Anyways, I got the 5sfe and have started putting it in. It blows my mind how many things are different between the two motors. I have had to customize so much on this piece. Now, after I have the motor mounted and everything I find that I have to either get a hood with a scoop and fabricate a scoop on my stock hood to clear the intake on the 2.2 because it sticks up about an inch and a half over the engine compartment. I also am finding out that a header for this motor is darn near impossible to find, so my brother-in-law and I are going to make one. We are using 10 gauge high grade steel tubing for this, I'll post pics when it's done. All I need is to hook up the wiring and finish the exhaust and then it's done. If anyone has ever done this I'd love to hear about how you did it, because it hasn't been as fun as I would have hoped. I know nobody else probably cares to read this but it's my first time posting here so there!

[lagos]

i think you did something wrong with the motor mounts. the 5sfe motor should sit just like it does in a gt engine bay, you should be albe to close the hood without any problems or mods.