Going 7A-FE to 3S-GE BEAMS?, Any major differences from the 5S-FE - 3S-GE BEAMS swap? Options

[AnaXyd]

Hi!

I am really tired of the 7A-FE engine now. The Celica look like a sportscar, but perform like a... yeah, it perform badly. I want to keep the cocky guys behind me, when they try to race against me, not in front.

And the 7A-FE have been rolling nearly 200.000km, and very soon I need to change timing belt, water and oil pumps, clutch and so on. So the thought "swap engine" came by.

Since I live in Norway, its really strict laws of swapping engines. But I am 99% sure that I can swap into the 3S-GE legally, without changing all the suspension, brakes and so on.

So, we have the engine, but which generation? Then the other thought "BEAMS" came by. Its the same engine code, but a lot better.(right? )

VVT-i, 200horsepower, sexy look and so on


BUT the big question is: Will this be simple, or not? I think I am going to buy a RHD frontcut, but my car is LHD, so I think it will be some playing with the harness.

Is there anyone that have done this swap? I cant find any with the search, so this is maybe a really rare swap.

This post has been edited by AnaXyd: Apr 29, 2010 - 4:46 PM

[richee3]

My question to you is why does it matter if it's a 3S-GE BEAMS or not? I've read the entire thread and I understand that if you were to swap the BEAMS in then you would have to swap to Superstrut suspension and SS-III brakes and have essentially an SS-III replica. But... Couldn't you simply try to say it's just a 3S-GE and only do larger brakes? I'm pretty sure that whoever inspects the car won't know anything about BEAMS or Celicas in general. And odds are if the guy goes "Holy crap! BEAMS!" then he's going to be cool enough with you and pass the car anyway. It may be BEAMS, but it's still a 3S-GE engine.