3sge swap Options

[kongo-jee]

Hello everyone this is my first post here! I will hopefully be a new 6th gen celica owner. I drove a 3rd gen celica for many years and loved it!

Okay well a guy near me is selling a 1995 Celica GT 5 speed. It has a blown out engine in it, I am not sure how this guy messed it up, he claims it the timing belt. Anyways I could go a few routes with this car, I could just go find another 5sfe and drop it right in with no problems. But since I have an opportunity to really do this celica up I am considering trying to find a 2nd gen 3sge motor from japan and drop it in there.

Now I just had a few questions before I attempt to this swap. Would the 5 speed tranny that is currently in the celica be good with the 3sge? What else would I need other than the engine to complete this swap, i am assuming the ecu and wiring harness is different. sorry if i sound like a newbie at all, i will not personally be doing this swap, my friend whose a master tech will be doing it. but i would like to know what i would be getting into and such so we could plan this out.

[kongo-jee]

wow guys thanks a lot for the fast replies. i appreciate it a lot. thats good news to hear about the timing belt. the car is selling for really cheap cause the owner thinks the engine is completely blown cause of the timing belt. i certainly will not inform him about this and hope for a steal if its just an easy fix like that.

do you guys know of any good places that offer the front clip with the engine? i saw a few engines on sale from local engine importers on ebay. i really would like to stick a 3sge in there eventually just to add some more power to the car. from driving around my 3rd gen 22re celica for awhile i loved the engine it was a work horse but it was a truck engine which sucked. im not looking for anything to go out drag racing with like some dumb kid but want a nice solid performance engine that the 5sfe seems to be lacking in.