Finished 99 GT 3S-GTE Swap from Dr. Tweak UPDATE W/PICS AND VID Page 3, Titled "The Thing That Should Not Be" Options

[Fastbird]

"The Thing That Should Not Be"

This was a swap that should have never happened, and suddenly in April, a decision was made and the rest is history. Anyway,

Swap is DONE! Sadly, we didn't get to dyno tune it today due to a slight glitch, but it's running at pretty much 100%. Here's what was done:

JDM Gen II 3S-GTE w/ECU
eBay Downpipe
Custom 3" Exhaust system from ST Performance (all stainless, pieced together mandrel bends, Magnaflow muffler and resonator)
ATS Racing TB Inlet Pipe
ATS Racing GM Knock Sensor kit
GReddy Electronic Boost Controller
Perfect Power SMT-6 Piggyback
HKS BOV
Whalbro 255 LPH High Pressure pump (whines like a mofo!! )
Autometer Nexus Gauges in a Lotek Pod (unfortunately, Autometer forgot to include a power cable in the controller box, so they're not working yet).

I left the exhaust setup choice up to Dr. Tweak, and he did us right. My wife and I both popped a huge grin when we first heard the car. Sounds completely AWESOME.

We turned up the boost to 15 PSI, car seems to run really well. Down low is nothing to write home about, but at about 3000 RPM the boost comes on HARD and she pulls like a mofo on the top end.

Given that there wasn't a dyno tune, how much power and torque do you think I'm putting to the wheels??

Dr. Tweak, a review.

Dr. Tweak has been nothing but outstanding during this whole endeavour. His customer service is certainly top notch and he's done an outstanding job with the swap. He was having issues with getting the SMT-6 wired in last night and ended up staying at the shop until 3:30 in the morning and only got two hours sleep before coming back in to get everything polished up. If that's not a testament to his dedication I don't know what it. EVERYTHING works on the car, from the A/C back. Nothing but perfection. Everything was installed where and how I asked, cleanly done. He even installed a couple of "feeder wires" through the firewall in the event we decide to install anything in the future that needs wiring through the firewall.

Money wise, his estimation was almost spot on. Due to a couple of unforseen events I had to pay some out of pocket, but nothing terrible and certainly an understandable deal. I consider what we got to be well worth the money, and for anyone even contemplating paying someone the swap, I would highly recommend getting ahold of Dr. Tweak. He will go out of his way to make sure that you, the end consumer, is happy. A TRUE professional.

Feedback on dyno numbers please people. I'd love to have an idea of where we're at.

Lastly, videos to come. Took a couple today and will download and edit them into one vid when we get home tomorrow (parked in the middle of North Carolina for tonight).

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Jul 23, 2006 - 6:35 PM

[lagos]

Art, do you have those runs all together in one place? I'd love to see them. Maybe we should start a "Celica Dyno Sheet Thread" or something.

We could even call it "Teh Official 6GC Dyno Sheet Thread"! LOL

-Doc

yeah i have them, but talk to all the other guys to see if they want their files posted up or not. mine is nothing to brag about becasue i had major issues on the dyno . ill have to go again soon so that i can get a good run in.

I happen to prefer the numbers that Dyno Dynamics or Mustang dyno's give as they're more accurate given correct calibration.

well, just go to a dynojet if you can and get the run files. all dynos are going to give you a different number, but if you go to a dynojet then we can all compare our numbers and a/f ratios side by side and learn more about our cars.

[Fastbird]

well, just go to a dynojet if you can and get the run files. all dynos are going to give you a different number, but if you go to a dynojet then we can all compare our numbers and a/f ratios side by side and learn more about our cars.

I plan to. I actually need to hit the dyno sometime in the not too distant future as I need to work on the tune for our running Trans Am and need a baseline on the Vette, so it would probably be the perfect time to hit the Celi again too.

Lagos, seeing that you're in the Philly area, are you familiar with Xotic Motorsports in Cochranville PA?? It's about 45 minutes west of Philly and I've done some work there before on the dyno. Good rates and good guys working there. If you want sometime and can make it, swing out there when I'm going to get the Celica on the rollers and we can make a same day comparison between the cars for the highest probability of accuracy.

Dustin, you asked how it compared to the Vette. It's not nearly as brutal, and doesn't have the "on rails" sports car feel that the vette does, but then again it doesn't rattle and ahve as cheap feeling of an interior either. I will say that the vette would happily dispatch the Celica at any point on the road though. The LS1 is just a screamer from a roll.