Completed Engine Swaps., who's got em. add your name and info. ;) Options

[Mynzeyes]

just like the topic says, i think this would be a very good little thread, just to give some insight for the newbs and dreamers as to what the swappers have done, what they went through, and how it's workin out to this day. feel free to add any info you wish, mainly the car type before, the new motor type, info about your personal swap (as all swaps are NOT created equal), a time frame, general cost, how is the performance, are you happy w/ it, etc... . let's see how big this list can get. .

-John-

edit: btw, only post if you are DONE and driving the car. that's what i'm lookin for.

[toyotacrazy]

I finished my swap on December 30, 2006. I put a 1991 JDM st185 engine into my 1995 celica gt. I bought the engine, awd transmission, ecm, uncut harness, afm, fuel pump & injector resistor in March 2006. I spent 8 months in what little spare time I do have doing the harness and gathering the money for the swap. The engine and assembly I got off ebay for $1400 shipped. I spent another $500 on the clutch, boost press. sensor, walbro fuel pump, boost gauge and misc.
I wired in the fuel pump resistor using a supra turbo relay. I put the pump in the night before I did the swap. I drove the car for a while. The swap itself took 9 hours in my garage with a jack and jack stands. That includes modifying the stock gt motor mount and making an adaptor for the throttle cable. When I went to start the car I first turned the key to the on position, then cycled the key, and checked for codes.
When I tried to start it it cranked but wouldnt start. I didnt have any spark. I did however have a code 12 (no ne or g signal from the distributer) To make a very long story short, I spent the next two weeks trying to diagnose this issue. After speaking with Dr. Tweak:bowdown: he knew what was wrong, he had the exact same thing happen to him. The swap came with the ecm, the part number was89661-2B280.
LIST PROVIDED BY lagos
JDM 185 ecu's-
89661-20750=89/10-90/03(superceeded to 20751)
89661-20751=90/03-91/08
89661-2b310=91/08-92/02
89661-2b280=91/08-93/09
As you can see my ecm should be 89661-20751. Someone down the line put the wrong year ecu with my swap! The different years have different pinouts! I bought a used ecu, plugged it in and it started! Here I am. I have to say that I just about lost my mind after countless hours of diagnoses. Its a good thing everyone (especially Dr. Tweak) came in when they did. So here I am.
On to the next topic. My car only boosts to 5-7 psi. Since I have the top mount intercooler I tryed taking my hood off to cool it off since I dont have a hood scoop. After 5 minutes of driving I started boosting to 7-9 psi. Thus, I need a front mount intercooler.
Thanks to everyone for all the insight!

2nd gen. 3s-gte swap
95 celica GT 5 speed manual trans.
spec stage 2 kevlar clutch disc (great daily driver clutch so far)
TRD 3sgte pressure plate
Stock 3sgte Flywheel
toyotacrazy custom engine harness
st185 top mount intercooler (for now)
short cone air filter (for now)
Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump
Wired in Fuel Pump Relay and Resistor

This post has been edited by toyotacrazy: Jan 4, 2007 - 11:16 PM