Supershannon77's 3sgte build, WRC st205 3sgte with emspowered s252 turbo kit Options

[supershannon77]

I want to first start the thread with a link to my last thread http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=52431 This is my next big step from all that info.

Here is the story.
I was in love with my 5sfte I drove her with a smile on my face each and every day. After my exhaust feel off at the dwg meet my car started really smoking so at first Jim thought my ebay turbo had finally blown the seals and the oil was just blowing into the downpipe and causing a huge amount of smoke. Well after getting my exhaust fixed it just kept smoking..I should get a video to show u guys bc its bad.

Well Jim and I wanted to check to see if the compression was still good b4 I went and bought a new turbo and that's when we found out cly 2 had 60 compression.

SO we sat down and talked about options for a little while comparing different set ups and different ideas...and my biggest prob was if I had to have it rebuilt I wanted to do it big. So once I asked Jim his brother and Manny what they would do it was clear to me that I had to be a traitor and go to the 3rd gen 3sgte.

We looked for mr2 engine sets with the lsd e153 trans since Jim had spare st205 parts. That way I could have the same setup as Jim's pretty much bc I love how smooth his car drives even tho my 5sfte was more fun and felt faster for a small girl like me have such a smooth driving car is much safer.

Jim decided to go to the local place that sells sets and talk to the guy and this is were I got very excited and decided to start a thread to share my story and experience with this build with you.

At the moment this is what my setup will be:
WRC ST205 3sgte
e153 from a mr2t with lsd
custom turbo kit(no more ebay turbo)

As for now Ill be updating this little by little but it could be a little while b4 another big update..and you will have pictures of me doing work on the car bc ill be helping out with the swap for sure! I am also gonna try to get lots of detailed pictures with explanations!

My old setup is gonna be sold off so if u will be looking for anything please contact me but it might not be ready for at least a month to be shipped.

Here are pictures more to come once the rain stops!














This post has been edited by supershannon77: Jul 18, 2012 - 8:18 PM

[supershannon77]

I have not updated in awhile but I will be soon.

First I am sad I was not really around to take any pictures but if you want pics of anything let me know I can get them.

Second our plans were get this engine in during a few days so we can move on to other projects but sadly life happened, I know I don't have to share but I am not one not to share so my Grandfather has recently been really sick so Jim and I have been going there to visit him and stuff. We also lost a close family friend due to Brain Cancer so we had the wake(viewing) and the funeral to attend to. I am only sharing bc I was not neglecting this post just things have been going on that pushed all this stuff aside.

Now that hunting season started Jim couldn't miss opening weekend and the weekend after so pretty much my poor car is just waiting to be finished.

By the end of this week I should have a better happier update wish me luck.

Jim had to do some stuff to the emspowered turbo kit to make it fit nothing crazy but he will be sharing.

I know Jim has been in touch with Tweak and Art the past couple days so thank you guys with what ever info you are sharing or advice you are giving...you can never have to much advice in my eyes.

Anyway so I was just doing some past research on myself and thought I'd share my history with celica's

I owned a 5th gen stock gt..turboed that lost a motor upgraded to the 99 and then sold the car bc the auto trans kept going
bought a 6th gen with a 2nd gen 3sgte then traded that car with Joey for a 6th gen 5sfte with my old turbo kit and now I will be driving a 6th gen with a 3rd gen engine and a different turbo kit...I have almost tried it all lol. but Thanks to Manny I have stuck around so long without him I prob would have moved along awhile ago. (Note I did not do all the work on these cars I had a shop and Manny and now Jim ~I get asked this often)

Ok well the good stuff will come soon