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post Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 PM
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ok so being that my 5s motor is now dead and my car is sitting in my back yard, im now looking to buy my 3s swap. i have been searching and reading and doing tons of homework on what to put in but im just wondering if theres any websites that i should not tust to sell me a motor. or if theres any websites that are deffinately trust worthy? anything i should watch out for while shopping for the 3sgte?... thanks and sorry if that was a stupid question biggrin.gif
 
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post Nov 21, 2008 - 11:44 PM
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I just bought a 3rd gen 3sgte out of a st205 from Jhot, came with a lot of extra parts. So when I get it I'll do a compression test and run it and see there as good as they say they are.


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1996 Toyota Celica Convertible GT (My 1st Celi,Owned since 2002)
1995 Toyota Celica Coupe GT 3S-GTE
1994 Toyota Celica Liftback GT-Four (RHD/GT-Four conversion)
1990 Toyota Xcab 1UZ-FE Lexus V8, Solid Axle Swap on 35s geared and locked dual Tcases (Rock Crawler)
1990 Toyota 4Runner 5VZ-FE V6 swap, Solid Axle Swap on 38s (Rock Crawler)
1972 Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4X4 Cummins Turbo Diesel (Tow Rig)
1956 Ford F-100 429 / Automatic
1969 Ford Mustang Fastback 429 Tubbed and Caged (Drag Car)
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Posts in this topic
- bslik   3sgte shopping   Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 PM
- - D-Man   Most engine salvage shops will do (or tell you) th...   Oct 24, 2008 - 8:28 AM
- - Supramanecko   this is all you need http://www.osakajdmmotors.com...   Oct 28, 2008 - 11:00 PM
|- - reko   QUOTE (Supramanecko @ Oct 29, 2008 - 12...   Oct 29, 2008 - 7:34 AM
- - Euphoria   man I wish engines were that cheap in Australia ha...   Oct 28, 2008 - 11:40 PM
- - celicast3sgte   this probably wont help you but I have a 2nd gen 3...   Oct 29, 2008 - 8:59 AM
- - CelicaSTX02   Try JHOT Imports, these guys are seriously the mos...   Oct 29, 2008 - 9:51 AM
- - bslik   thanks guys... im looking into alot of different p...   Nov 2, 2008 - 1:15 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Do NOT buy from tigerjapanese.com!!! ...   Nov 2, 2008 - 1:52 AM
|- - pipes   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Nov 2, 2008 - 2:52...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:31 PM
- - bslik   lol thanks. seemed kinda weird that they sold most...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:05 PM
- - garin   i never actually bought a motor, but it seems like...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:25 PM
- - bslik   QUOTE (pipes @ Nov 2, 2008 - 5:31 PM...   Nov 2, 2008 - 8:59 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (bslik @ Nov 2, 2008 - 7:59 PM...   Nov 17, 2008 - 3:51 PM
- - enderswift   I've been wondering about all this as well... ...   Nov 4, 2008 - 12:39 PM
- - fitofitin   QUOTE (bslik @ Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 P...   Nov 17, 2008 - 3:04 PM
- - Axel04   Has anyone hurd of Jarcoinc.com from Georga? I...   Nov 17, 2008 - 6:01 PM
- - Axel04   bump   Nov 19, 2008 - 4:54 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   It seems that I talk to at least one person every ...   Nov 19, 2008 - 5:00 PM
- - lagos   Try http://www.elitejdm.com/ I was at their shop ...   Nov 19, 2008 - 5:09 PM
- - 13loody   Well, I bought a 3VZ-FE engine from tigerjapanese ...   Nov 20, 2008 - 3:49 AM
- - toyotero   I sale my motor Toyota 3S GTE MR2 94+ Transmissi...   Nov 21, 2008 - 6:44 PM
- - TheMadScientist   I just bought a 3rd gen 3sgte out of a st205 from ...   Nov 21, 2008 - 11:44 PM


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