Me just thinking at work again Options

[macavely]

Ok so as most of you know I do much of nothing at work..
know what do your guys thinking about a 5sfte with a stand alone?


i was think that would be nothing but good .. you'll get to monitor the engine better and change what needs to be .. and squeez more power of it... i'll go more into detail later.. but i want to read your guys thoughts..

[Blakout16]

that'd be pretty good, other than a price. but i dont think much else can be squeezed out... maybe a good 10+ ? ur gonna have to mod it way more to make it work better ie. exhaust, cat, headers, cai. just the basics would make a big diff with a stand alone. but with just stock. not much.

[doGGy]

Wrong With the same setup and different managment (Pigyback And good Stand alone) you could squeeze more then + 10, and you could not only gain some power, but be more safe.. Good adjustment always keeps your engine more alive..

that'd be pretty good, other than a price. but i dont think much else can be squeezed out... maybe a good 10+ ? ur gonna have to mod it way more to make it work better ie. exhaust, cat, headers, cai. just the basics would make a big diff with a stand alone. but with just stock. not much.
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[Dr_Tweak]

Wrong With the same setup and different managment (Pigyback And good Stand alone) you could squeeze more then + 10, and you could not only gain some power, but be more safe.. Good adjustment always keeps your engine more alive..
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Word.

And if you use Megasquirt, then it's not that expensive at all.

[ice23q]

i am running a standalone with my set up...its an EMS8860...yes its better
as doggy said and you can tune it safe.....i have a 3" exhaust and high flow cat
plus a few other parts and am getting good HP out of it.....

[bufferdan]

Wont be near as reliable as a 3sgte. The 3sgte is already built for a turbo and drops directly into the 6gc...so why even bother going another route? Want more problems? Custom build the 5sfe...what a reliable, powerful, turbo car? Go 3sgte

[lagos]

no comment

This post has been edited by lagos: Nov 29, 2004 - 7:23 PM

[macavely]

well a 3sgte swap is just not an option for everyone.. and if it just dropped in like you say.. then everyone would have done the swap in one day ... and engine you add boost to is relabile and safe to a point.. just like a 3sgte and reliable and saft to a point.. its all about know they limits and knowing what you want to get out of motor... myself i don't want a car that is over 200whp... my first car was a 320whp car.. and till this day i thank God i didn't kill myself... So please .. no one asked in this thread what egine would be better to do what... a topic was given so can you please keep the thread to that topic.. thank you ..

[presure2]

QUOTE(bufferdan @ Nov 29, 2004 - 8:24 AM)
Wont be near as reliable as a 3sgte.  The 3sgte is already built for a turbo and drops directly into the 6gc...so why even bother going another route?  Want more problems?  Custom build the 5sfe...what a reliable, powerful, turbo car?  Go 3sgte



im with stupid!

this Sh*t has to stop. if ya got nothing good to add, dont bother.
not EVERYONE has the $$ for the swap, and DONT tell me you can do the swap for the same $$ ..its not gonna happen, not "reliably" anyway.
besides, some people just wanna be a little diffrent, and try and push the celica forward in a diffrent way, nothing wrong or right about it.
all you guys that come up and post, "uhg just get a 3s", ..PLEASE dont bother, we've ALL heard it, and dont really care.

mac, standalone is without a doubt the best way to go with the 5sfte, with a good tuner. the only downfall is cost.
theres a few guys over on the MR2 boards that are getting VERY impressive numbers outta the 5s w/ ems.
itchy has the basis of a pretty good setup that he's been using pretty well till the turbo gave up, the combination of the BTM and SAFC seem to be doing at least a decent job of keeping things in check.
once a few more of us get up and running here in the near future, we'll all start to learn ALOT more about what the 5sfte can do.
manny

This post has been edited by presure2: Nov 29, 2004 - 10:13 AM

[celicaspeed]

I think it would make a huhe difference with a good stand alone!But a megasquirt is not the way to go.If you are going standalone go aem,haltec,wolf these are true standalone and they controll all your maps,fuel,timming,maf,etc...More power thru the whole rpm band.Apexi safc 2 is pretty good but its limited what you can do with it.A standalone is a whole new ecu for your car and if tuned properly you can make some great gains.I give all you guys props that are using the stock motor and going turbo.As for me I went with a st165 3sgte because it is unheard of using the first gen and also using the stock 5sfe harness to run the whole car with it.I want a car that is insanely fast and has crazy hp and torque.And originall thats why I havent posted picks because I want to wait till its done so people will be overwhelmed with the hours of work and thought that went into building my car.GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO TAKE THERE TIME AND DO IT RIGHT!!!!HAHA!! Keep up the good work guys!

[Coomer]

Celicaspeed, why don't you like Megasquirt? If(and this is a big if) I do keep my car, I'm planning on going megasquirt if I can get it to work correctly with the individual throttle bodies.

What kind of standalone are you considering Mac?

[bufferdan]

UMM...Ok. Its not going to stop because its the most realistic way to get the power most people want.. SO dont get mad just because you happen to have a turbo 5sfe...thats great and all but like most people have figured out, the best way to get the power is drop a 3sgte in. And how is that not going to be reliable? Drop a stock 3sgte in and it will be just as reliable as a stock 3sgte in any car. The engines are virtually bulletproof stock. Use a mr2T tranny and you will have one solid car.

Now if you went with the swap you would say what i say and most others...dont get mad. I agree its different and all but different doesnt always mean best. In order to build the 5sfe up to par with 3sgte you will have to spend some good money on a built motor. The 3sgte WAS BUILT for a turbo..the 5sfe WAS NOT! End of story.

[bufferdan]

oh... and yes standalone is the best (even on a modded 3sgte)...but to get the best you must spend the $$... Just like turbo'in your car

[celicaspeed]

I think you are missunderstanding the question that is being asked.They want to know about turbo on a 5sfe and what standalone to use.The megasquirt is good if you just want to controll the injecters, fuel,air,and I think maybe timing.But the true standalone will control all the maps and the maf,fuel,timing,injecters,any size injecters.It will also work with future mods like bored out throttle bodies and bigger injecters and bigger maf,etc...So that is the difference.It all depends what you want your car to do.From the sound of it Coomer you should stick to a apexi safc2 or a e manage eo1 and that would be more than enough for what you are after as for me I want big because I have big power goals for my car and everything on the car will be big so I need something that is for that goal

[bufferdan]

I know what he is asking. The answer is pretty obvious too. What does that standalone cost ya? 1000+$?? I think the nemesis for the mr2 is like 1400$...jeh, you could buy a 3sgte for that much. I dont see what the benefit here is besides being different.

[Kwanza26]

I think you are missunderstanding the question that is being asked.They want to know about turbo on a 5sfe and what standalone to use.The megasquirt is good if you just want to controll the injecters, fuel,air,and I think maybe timing.But the true standalone will control all the maps and the maf,fuel,timing,injecters,any size injecters.It will also work with future mods like bored out throttle bodies and bigger injecters and bigger maf,etc...So that is the difference.It all depends what you want your car to do.From the sound of it Coomer you should stick to a apexi safc2 or a e manage eo1 and that would be more than enough for what you are after as for me I want big because I have big power goals for my car and everything on the car will be big so I need something that is for that goal
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Megasquirt is a true standalone... it can do all that and then some...

Bufferdan: just stop it already. You obviously don't know enough to make a good argument so unless you want to be utterly crushed... just shut up...

[celicaspeed]

are you refering to me as being different.I have a 3sgte.I just have a 1st gen compared to everyones 2nd gen.That is how Im different.A standalone is like $1000 to $2000.A apexi safc 2 is $250 and will do the trick on a 5sfe engine with a turbo.But this is a piggy back but it would be perfect.

This post has been edited by celicaspeed: Nov 29, 2004 - 4:13 PM

[celicaspeed]

Kwanza the megasquirt doesnt do the same as a AEM,Haltec,Wolf. They all have similar qualities but you think that $1000 dollars difference is because they are the same?I highly doubt that.All you guys have to do is research and compare and its there in black and white.

[presure2]

Bufferdan: just stop it already. You obviously don't know enough to make a good argument so unless you want to be utterly crushed... just shut up...

this time ill say it
::im with stupid::
and BTW...just so you know, im not "mad" as you put it...just sick and tired of you guys that do a swap, and think your god, and know EVERYTHING there is to know about the celica...heres a news flash for ya, you dont!
manny

This post has been edited by presure2: Nov 29, 2004 - 4:16 PM

[Coomer]

Celicaspeed, If you do some research, you'll find that Megasquirt setups can do all of that, and more, like Kwanza said. The reason it's cheaper is because you build it yourself. And a S-AFC2 or E-Manage is not what I have in mind...those are just piggyback air/fuel and ignition(in the E-Manage's case) computers.