3sgte Swap in an ST?, Is it worth it? Options

[Stipt]

I was wondering how much work is involved in swapping in a 3sgte into an ST.

[Supersprynt]

Alot of work - rewire ECU, change tranny, weld new engine mounts, change axles.
$4,000

[Guest_Jason_*]

4,000$! I'd do it for 4,000! But be reasonable, its more-or-less like 6,000$ for a 3SGTE swap into an ST. Your getting all the excess money tacked on with new engine mounts, seperate transmission, and custom axle.

[FallenHero]

Especially when the 4agze supposedly has just as much potential when turboed.

[Stipt]

Ehh....I'll stick with a GT, guess I have to find another GT LoL

[macavely]

yea it's worth it i think...but get the 4agze.. it is just as strong as the 3s gte...

[Supersprynt]

I did the swap under $3000, but yeah i dunno how much to get the mounts for and how much they do the welding, unless u kno how.

[dirty]

I bout the Left and right mount for about 150..bran new....and then i poured the urethane mix into the front mount. Then I had a coustom solid rear mount made because we had problems mounting the stock rear mounts to the crossmember. so all in all i paid like 250 for Mounts.

[Guest_Matthew_*]

4a-gze would be your best bet...

some people on here say that they have just as much potential as a 3s-gte but i would say at about 2 times the cost to get the same power....


never seen a 700hp 4a-gze

[Guest_Jason_*]

I'm sure if you put the money into getting a better supercharger, you could gain alot of HP. I know there's a supercharger for a Probe GT that adds 231wHP, its insanely crazy and costs alot. So i doubt it would be really hard to get extensive HP from a 4AGZE, but its the "how much money is in your pocket"-type thing. After I run around with my Overdrive Pulley, FMIC and Intake and whatnot for awhile, i'll actually look into getting custom axle's and hopefully go for more HP. I don't really want more than 200HP on my Celica, its just really not worth it.

[qatar11]

http://www.topshelfracing.com/project/pricelist.htm


yes yes i paid out of my ass for a lot of ****, but when you're a trailblazer, you're a trailblazer

This post has been edited by qatar11: Jun 12, 2003 - 8:11 AM

[celicaboy95]

do you really have to replace the tranny if you have a manual ST?

[97sccelica]

QUOTE (celicaboy95 @ Jun 12, 2003 - 9:15 AM)

do you really have to replace the tranny if you have a manual ST?

yes, the tranny will not bolt up to the 3sgte which means it cant be used. buy a gt tranny for about $500. its even worse for people that have autos, be it an ST or a GT, either way a new tranny and all the parts of a manual are needed(pedal, shifter, linkages, slave cylinder, etc.)

[Cragspider]

QUOTE (qatar11 @ Jun 12, 2003 - 7:24 AM)

http://www.topshelfracing.com/project/pricelist.htm yes yes i paid out of my ass for a lot of ****, but when you're a trailblazer, you're a trailblazer

Mike I didn't know that you ever came over here, but I was going to say to check out Topshelfracing.com for the write up that you did. I was looking at doing the swap but its not really worth it on the ST's. Just swap in an A series engine. But now that Im getting a GT its going to be a whole lot easier to swap the 3s in to it.
Bryan

[funks]

QUOTE (qatar11 @ Jun 12, 2003 - 5:24 AM)

http://www.topshelfracing.com/project/pricelist.htm yes yes i paid out of my ass for a lot of ****, but when you're a trailblazer, you're a trailblazer

is your shop planning on offering to offer the upgrade as a service?