any one thought about a 4E-FTE swap?? Options

[Valo666]

Since sarah now has her coupe, its in good working order, but its sooo gutless. Theres barely any torque and it just feels like it doesnt wanna go fast. So sarah has been asking me about different engine swaps we could do for a reasonable price that would give her car some more balls. So of course i listed the usual suspects, 4AGZE, 20V 4AGE, turboing her car....but then i got to thinkin...what about a 4E-FTE?? One of my friends i used to work with at a canadian tire did a 4E-FTE swap into a 4door trecel and that thing flew, and a buddy of mine used one of the CT9 turbos on his geo and has tons of parts for the turbos laying around. Has any one tried this swap?/do you think it would have enough power to actually feel it in our cars? I mean, its a 1.3L inline 4 with a small turbo, but do you think it would give the car a bit more of a kick??

[Dr_Tweak]

Since sarah now has her coupe, its in good working order, but its sooo gutless. Theres barely any torque and it just feels like it doesnt wanna go fast. So sarah has been asking me about different engine swaps we could do for a reasonable price that would give her car some more balls. So of course i listed the usual suspects, 4AGZE, 20V 4AGE, turboing her car....but then i got to thinkin...what about a 4E-FTE?? One of my friends i used to work with at a canadian tire did a 4E-FTE swap into a 4door trecel and that thing flew, and a buddy of mine used one of the CT9 turbos on his geo and has tons of parts for the turbos laying around. Has any one tried this swap?/do you think it would have enough power to actually feel it in our cars? I mean, its a 1.3L inline 4 with a small turbo, but do you think it would give the car a bit more of a kick??

I've done a few 4EFTE swaps and they are pretty cool little engines. Also, one little tid-bit that you guys may not know: the 4EFTE will bolt right into an ST Celica with no mounting modifications, just use the Celica mounts and axles.

That said, it would be the cheapest way to get a turbo engine into an ST Celica, which of course leaves plenty of upgrade potential. Personally I think it would be a pretty cool little swap... I've seen complete 4EFTE engine sets go for like $800 on ebay before. Good on gas, too.

That said, if you really like torque and fast throttle response, one can hardly beat the 4AGZE. It will simply light the tires up in first and second laying down all of its torque as soon as you step on the pedal. Upgrading the 4AGZE however.... gets a little more difficult.

And the 3SGTE, well, the 3SGTE is a 3SGTE, what more needs to be said

-Doc