How come lately so many 3sgte swapped for sale? Options

[95celgt]

For me, I guess im just NEVER satisfied....

I had an RX7 and gave it away, now I want something RWD so I can Drift...

I got the TT Quattro cuz a 197 HP RX8 wasn't enough, but now I'd like a 04 350Z that they are selling...

Camaro is a beast but it doesn't handle AT ALL...

The 3sgte celica is probably the fastest car I've owned, but FF kinda limits the possibilities...I've put WAY too much work on it with my bare hands that it HURTS, but now I have to sell because I wont be able to work for 2 years while im in college, so I need money to pay off the TT...

The 3s celica is my favorite of all time and I drive a wide variety of cars, so I know that when im done with school I will build a new 3sgte celica AND have a 99 SS3 replica with BEAMS daily Driver...

[malecrod]

I want to chip in since I'm a swap owner myself for about 14months and just over 20,000miles now. First, I have to say that a swap celica is very very fun to drive and after 14months or so, it still puts a smile on my face even at 'stockish' boost. I have not thought of selling my swap celica, at least not yet.
But I have to agree with some of what was said above: the sound that comes with the free flow exhaust(I'm over 30y/o and married with a kid), and pretty much aftermaket parts(i.e non OEM parts) and in my case the clutch and downpipes have been the only major problems I had since the swap. That's from my personal experience.
I have driven my swap recently over 3000miles in 4days from MN to RI and back without a single issue except the exhaust noise at highway speed. Its a blast to drive on the highway, nevertheless.
I had my swap done by a shop because quite frankly, I didn't have the knowledge, time or space to. But as was pointed out earlier, you have to be willing to learn and get your hands dirty. I can't stress that enough. The countless number of hours I spent replacing and cleaning things just to make the swap that much more reliable! After the swap, the only thing I have had done by a professional was the clutch replacement. I have done everything else since I now have a garage. And this is big part most people don't think about: You need a space to work on the swap! Quite frankly, I would have sold my swap long ago if I had to take it to a shop for all the leaks, lose hoses, bad sensors, radiator, gaskets etc.
So in short, as an advice if you are considering a swap make sure you have the space, willing to learn and work on it yourself or you are going to be selling it sooner than you want to.
Just my 0.2cents.

This post has been edited by malecrod: Dec 21, 2007 - 5:05 PM

[celicast3sgte]

off topic but im learning there are more swaps done than i thought... haha

[yarik83]

there are more swaps than u thought because......

since about 2001 ish most visitors here wanted it. And most visitors here were finishing up with high school back then and finishing up and or finished with college now so now we can finally afford it.

taking that into account.

when people get a 3sgte they want horsepower. One thing they never think of is a benchmark/goal that they want to accomplish.

There will always be someone out there with a faster car with a more beautiful car with a more modified car.

Many new swappers got their swap too darn fast just because they had the means to. If you notice most people who been around these boards since the beginning still have their 3s while latecomers sell it for reasons like the ones described in above posts.

I dont know where and how people get the idea to sell their swapped cars but as a swap owner myself let me explain why I would never sell mine.

I wanted it for 6 long long long years and went through 5 celicas thus making myself more attached to celicas. I knew exactly what I was going in for before I started so financial woes were expected. I have also kept up with latest trends in cars and car market and went in knowing where my car would stand in terms of performance, usability and competitiveness. I also set a set of very much long term goals that I am taking on 1 step at a time. Yes I can slap all of it in right now because I can afford it but then I would feel empty for years to come because I might be tempted to buy a new project vehicle (hint hint cough cough pointing in some directions) and loose much interest in this baby. Finally I am taking a very conservative approach of testing this car. I do not make it a habbit to outrace every car I see. I make it a habbit to outrace like 3 cars per week thus make it so much more interesting next time I am encountering another 35 grand vehicle revving its engine and expecting to smoke me. Boy are they in for a surprise.

[_mikeE]

OK to whoever said that 5sfte is less problematic---wrong, because the 5s motor weren't actually designed to be turbo thats why people go for the 3s motor because it's been professionally designed and built with turbo
to playr158, swaps are an invest and benefit because ur getting a motor with low km's compared to if u have a 6g from 94-97 you'll most likely be over 200k right about now, and depending how you drive.

to 95celgt, my brother was gonna get a 350Z but i hear that that car has the world's highest fatality/crash rate therefore insurance is like stupid expensive more than some supercars. I guess we can blame the movie Tokyo Drift for that one, just like how when the first fast and furious came out, everybody dove right into NOS thinking their life could not go on without it.