St171 corona engine conversion Options

[skidMarkNZ]

Hey guys, a mate of mine pointed me in this direction, he has a gt4 celica and well i drive a slow ass corona with a 3sfe, he thinks a 3s-ge from a celica etc will bolt in apart from the altezza black top motors

i am not wanting to be cutting and moving the metal mounts on the chassis

so is he right can i swap in a 3sge into 3sfe chassis munts, he says i will need 3sge engine mounts which is no biggie...

i was tempted to go 3sgte but i think 260hp in a FWD car is just overkill and the chances of getting constant traction in 1st 2nd or 3rd gear without popping the tyres before i can hit 4th are slim lol

how much more poke will i get out of a 3sge ver the 3sfe the 3sfe is 125 hp and the 3sge's im looking at without going for a red top are around 170hp, i know ill feel the power but is it going to be quick enough to keep me entertained.

sorry if im asking blatent n00b questions, usually into my bikes so want to know all this will actually work before i go out and buy a motor ecu loom etc...

Also if i wanted to turbo the 3sge down the ine what levels of boost can i run as a reliable daily driver, i would be hoping for 8-10 psi.

Cheers guys

Skid.

This post has been edited by skidMarkNZ: Aug 18, 2009 - 10:44 AM

[skidMarkNZ]

Obviously i wil run wider front rims etc planned strut braces celica 4 pot calipers i know i can get a 205 tyre on there, should be able to go 215 without removing the inner guards by the looks of it

This post has been edited by skidMarkNZ: Aug 18, 2009 - 10:44 AM

[95CelicaST]

In theory, yes it will bolt right in. I'm not sure about a corona, as I've never seen one past like 1978, but basically all S-series engines (3sfe, 5sfe, 3sgte, etc.) share the same motor mounts, so it should be a simple bolt-in job. Then you'll need to tackle the wiring.

[skidMarkNZ]

In theory, yes it will bolt right in. I'm not sure about a corona, as I've never seen one past like 1978, but basically all S-series engines (3sfe, 5sfe, 3sgte, etc.) share the same motor mounts, so it should be a simple bolt-in job. Then you'll need to tackle the wiring.

wirings no biggie, with a car is 45 hp difference alot? as i said usuallly a motorbiker so not sure how much faster this is really going to be.

[skidMarkNZ]

I did a very silly thing last night, i've just bought a 3sgte with loom and ecu off tardme.

soo ahh 260hp here we go, just gotta wait for it to get here and ahhh figure out how to wire the bastard.mikey reckons he can do it but if anybody in auckland would be able to help, that would be awesome, boxes of beer of offer etc, especially need help splicing the looms.

This post has been edited by skidMarkNZ: Jan 15, 2010 - 10:31 PM