about the 3S-GTE......

[trdsolara08]

is it possible to fit a 3s-gte enigne in mine solara....if i can.is there majors problems with that to do that can of a thing(what kinds of problems come with that)...a do they come with turbos....how much would it cost to do..i know this questions sound stupid but i want to know..casue i might do it...if it's possible....

[Yanks0114]

Anything is possible with a big wallet but its highly impractical.

[Jackass-Jeff]

3sgte was a relatively low torque engine... since the mr-2/celica was light... having a 200 some odd hp engine in a extremely heavy solara (about 3000 w/o engine) it wouldn't give as much pull as you'd want... you'd want a turbo v6 to do the job =]

[NASTY]

i thought i remember someone, somewere did it
although i might be wrong...
either way, from what i read its a highly tunable engine, with lots of aftermarket support
do some research, it might be worth it

[impactX]

is it possible to fit a 3s-gte enigne in mine solara....if i can.is there majors problems with that to do that can of a thing(what kinds of problems come with that)...a do they come with turbos....how much would it cost to do..i know this questions sound stupid but i want to know..casue i might do it...if it's possible....

Engine and labor would cost around 5k CDN.
You will also need the Camry 5-speed manual tranny to handle the power.
There are a few versions of 3S-GTE available. The latest version is the most rare one.
Also, because of how the engine is mount, the labor will cost a bit.

The 3S-GTE can run a lot more power compared to the 1MZ-FE... Practical or not, it depends on the person.

[Flipside909]

is it possible to fit a 3s-gte enigne in mine solara....if i can.is there majors problems with that to do that can of a thing(what kinds of problems come with that)...a do they come with turbos....how much would it cost to do..i know this questions sound stupid but i want to know..casue i might do it...if it's possible....

How much money do you have? How much time are you willing to wait for this to get done and do you live in CA?

If you said yes to the last part...you can't register it legally in our state since its not smog legal.

[Jackass-Jeff]

maybe he's thinking jgtc 3s-gte... over 500 hp =x that'd be fun =P I was assuming stock. Hopefully he's in Hawaii... no smog =]

[Turbosolara]

3sgte was a relatively low torque engine... since the mr-2/celica was light... having a 200 some odd hp engine in a extremely heavy solara (about 3000 w/o engine) it wouldn't give as much pull as you'd want... you'd want a turbo v6 to do the job =]

3SGTE is one of the most protential and reliable motor that yamaha ever bulid. In japan there are some top tunner swap 3SGTE into their supra. For example, Topsecret had close 900HP output on their 3SGTE supra. With few basic modification, this motor can get 300 HP easily. I also knew some people had 150000 miles on their boost up mr2 and still runs fine.

However, as some people said, the labor will cost you alot. You need all the cusom works and you should look at labor from $4000-7000. and the camry 5 speed transmission will not fit to the 3SGTE, but you can get the transmission from Celica all-trac (GT-4) or some other JDM cars i dont remeber (they are still put 3SGTE in some current JDM cars, yeah, use same motor for damn 13 years ).

It will be really cool if you can get it done, be the first one. There is a camry is having 3SGTE and 5SFE hybrid in process (70% complete)

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

Talk to wraith...he's at toyotanation.com He's got a 3sgte engine in his camry! REALISTICALLy, wait the process out. the new 5th Gen 3sgte is coming in the third scion super car model...in a next few years. Its going to based mildly off toyota caldina in japan (NOT TOYOTA MATRIX - like other forums has stated). While both matrix and celica will be updated engines in the next 2 years...they will not be with 3sgte's. Practicality: you are better off trying to find a used alltrac and then popping a new engine and playing with that...or buying an mr2. If your trying the JDM route...then keep in mind that would not be SMOG LEGAL!! and your gain would be mildly 25 ponies!!! 3sgte engine is (in my opinion) the best engine made my toyota..and the potential for this engine was scratched with the after the 6th gen celica...but the powerplant (GT-FOUR) was transfered over to Toyota Caldina...If you want to learn more about this engine...come over to www.celica.net and use our search sections there...you will come up with billion threads!

[Jackass-Jeff]

3SGTE is one of the most protential and reliable motor that yamaha ever bulid. In japan there are some top tunner swap 3SGTE into their supra. For example, Topsecret had close 900HP output on their 3SGTE supra.

Yea, I stated that in another post, but I'm sure the cost of it would destroy any hopes of it. I doubt it would be legal in any states w/ smog laws. Plus the maintenance cost will also be higher.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

[quote="xravexboix]I doubt it would be legal in any states w/ smog laws. Plus the maintenance cost will also be higher.[/quote]

Smog part is easy! just buy an engine off an alltrac 88-93 or an mr2...maint. 3st's are not expensive to maintain if you DONT know what your doing..then its going to get expensive...but if you plant to do a lot of stuff diy then surely YES!

[Flipside909]

[quote="xravexboix]I doubt it would be legal in any states w/ smog laws. Plus the maintenance cost will also be higher.

Smog part is easy! just buy an engine off an alltrac 88-93 or an mr2...maint. 3st's are not expensive to maintain if you DONT know what your doing..then its going to get expensive...but if you plant to do a lot of stuff diy then surely YES![/quote]

You're forgetting we're in California. They plug in our cars to the machines which are directly linked to DMV and run them on a dyno now.