Will's Project 5SGTE Options

[bccentaur3]

So I was planning on doing another 5sfte set-up, but thought why not just go about doing a 5sgte set-up.

I don't plan on running an EMS anytime soon. Although down the road its obvious that I will have to.

The plan is to buy a complete 3rd gen 3sge motor. Thats right a 3sge motor. The plan is to just take the head and all the electronics and TRY to sell the block. I already have turbo parts, minus the turbo. I will run with the 3sge ecu, but with the emanage ultimate.

Injectors since the 3sge is side feed, I will probably go with 540s. Not sure what injectors the 3rd gen 3sge uses.

I have been in contact with MCS and I will be probably be getting a crank that has already been turned down to accept the stock 3sgte rods I am using. The cost of their crank is 300, but I am in the process of shopping around to see if its cheaper to machine down the crank I have out of the 94 block. The plus side to MCS is the fact that they use 98+ cranks only.

I will have the wiring harness converted for me by Doc.

I did originally plan to build the bottom end with the following parts and get the 5sfe cams regrind from Geoff at Colt Cams for $400, oversized valves from a 2jz and do the head up. To be honest the machining is the thing that makes both plans pricey.

I DO want to build a 5sfTe beast, but at the same time Just think of having a 5sgte.

What do you guys think I should do. I'm going to be honest, I have been researching day and night for the past week. Not going to bed until 4AM and the first thing I do when I wake up is log onto the internet.

Lets make this final and end my dilemma.

-Will

This post has been edited by bccentaur3: Feb 19, 2009 - 11:14 PM

[bccentaur3]

SO me and a few MN 6gc members met up at our buddies house.

I brought my 3rd gen head gasket along with me to see how much drilling I'll actually have to do.

This is how much I have to drill. Keep in mind I couldn't drill last night because there were too many drunk people around. Besides I didn't have the carbide burr with me. So I opted to drill out the oil pan bolts I broke into the bottom of the block from before. Used a left hand drill bit and it worked wonders. And we also tore into a built 7mgte motor that seized up.

The passages circled are the ones that need to be drilled to match.

This is from left to right.







And for sh!ts and giggles 3sgte rods compared to 5s rods.




I should have the coolant passages done soon. Just running short on money, so I won't have the block sent out to the machine shop till later. Maybe after spring break. I'm still waiting on my crank from MCS, but they emailed me and told me that its being balanced right now.

This post has been edited by bccentaur3: Mar 7, 2009 - 6:20 PM