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post Jan 10, 2011 - 1:50 AM
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I was looking into some engine swaps and have come up with a pretty great sounding swap. Ill be posting up after i finalize the plans but have a few questions about reffing an engine so i dont have to find my way around the smog. (cali regulations by the way)
The block will be the 5SFE.

Can i reff the 5SFE in a 94 ST? Yes? As long as the block is 94+?

Do the heads of the engine affect the reff success? Only if theres a VIN on the heads? Are there?

Does the Drivetrain affect the reff success?

How do i go about reffing if all this works out?

Any input would be really appreciated. . .

-DST 94


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post Jan 10, 2011 - 2:52 AM
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Yes, the 5S was offered in California in practically every single 90's model four cylinder Camry you see. Andrew said the 5S-GTE engine, which is the 5S block with a 3S-GTE head on it. That is what is illegal in California.

I'm a bit confused by this thread. You said you're looking into engine swaps, then asked about smog with a 5S-FE in a 1994 Celica ST. The ST has a 7A-FE engine in it, not a 5S-FE. So you're looking at swapping a 5S-FE into your ST?


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Posts in this topic
- DST94   Reffing an engine?   Jan 10, 2011 - 1:50 AM
- - SupraKid   QUOTE (DST94 @ Jan 9, 2011 - 10:50 P...   Jan 10, 2011 - 2:23 AM
|- - DST94   QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jan 10, 2011 - 3:2...   Jan 10, 2011 - 2:40 AM
- - richee3   Yes, the 5S was offered in California in practical...   Jan 10, 2011 - 2:52 AM
|- - DST94   QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 10, 2011 - 3:52...   Jan 10, 2011 - 11:46 AM
- - SupraKid   QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 9, 2011 - 11:52...   Jan 10, 2011 - 2:53 AM
- - Smaay   ok here is the deal. you can do any swap as long a...   Jan 10, 2011 - 1:55 PM
- - DST94   Hey, I love everthing you just said, but do you ha...   Jan 10, 2011 - 8:43 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (DST94 @ Jan 10, 2011 - 8:43 P...   Jan 10, 2011 - 8:54 PM
- - SupraKid   Jeff, a 5sgte even with cats and egr is NEVER goin...   Jan 10, 2011 - 9:58 PM
- - Greyform   alas my dreams of having a 3SGTE swapped into my c...   Jan 11, 2011 - 3:49 AM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Greyform @ Jan 11, 2011 - 3:4...   Jan 11, 2011 - 9:32 AM
- - DEATH   In all honesty I can say - owning a GT2 is worth m...   Jan 11, 2011 - 8:57 AM
- - dabazied   Or get friends in the right places, and do what ot...   Jan 11, 2011 - 11:47 AM
- - Greyform   lol im gonna be callin cali my home for quite awhi...   Jan 11, 2011 - 12:53 PM
- - Smaay   i disagree. i you can get a 3S-GTE certified becau...   Jan 11, 2011 - 1:57 PM
- - Greyform   yeah but my ST is a 97 so a 95 engine cant legally...   Jan 11, 2011 - 5:37 PM
- - dabazied   If you really wanna swap her, go with a 4a, made i...   Jan 11, 2011 - 5:57 PM
- - Greyform   ok cool, ill keep that in mind for the future than...   Jan 11, 2011 - 6:16 PM
- - SupraKid   Second gen 3sgtes were legal in CA..i cant think o...   Jan 11, 2011 - 7:13 PM
- - Greyform   QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jan 11, 2011 - 8:1...   Jan 11, 2011 - 7:50 PM


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