4AFE Replace 5SFE ? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

zite · 06-14-2006, 05:25 PM

Have a 90 Rolla not much body left but decent motor, Wonding if it could be modified to fit into a 89 Celica GT body. Not looking for a super long winded post for an answer, just curious if something like this could be made a reality.

Piloter · 06-14-2006, 08:35 PM

Yes, probably, but it'd be expensive and you'd lose power. There's not much out there for the 4AFE short of turbo kits, and for that expense you'd be better off building up the 5SFE anyway.

toyotaspeed90 · 06-14-2006, 11:28 PM

yeah, the ST's had a 4afe, actually

zite · 06-16-2006, 06:12 PM

Ahh, Yea Thats right the ST did come with the 4AFE engine great call... Head been swimming lately with my Volvo and Corrado. Thanks

***REN69*** · 06-16-2006, 09:13 PM

Why would yow want to go from a 5SFE to a 4AFE though??? sounds dumb to me.

zite · 06-19-2006, 05:55 PM

5SFE knocking to beat the drum

punter · 06-19-2006, 06:34 PM

Yea it would be possible you guys did get an at18* celica, would probably be to big a hastle to find the engine mounts and axels etc. etc.

***REN69*** · 06-19-2006, 07:17 PM

5SFE though??

I rather go with a 3SGE instead of a 5SFE but I wouldn't bother spending that money unless it was a 3SGTE that I was swapping.

punter · 06-19-2006, 08:24 PM

Why not 3sges are great motors, are they extremly expensive over there or something??

***REN69*** · 06-19-2006, 11:13 PM

It just makes no sense going with a 3SGE when you can get the 3SGTE instead. Think about it, you gotta get the custom done engine mounts, the hook up the motor to the wiring and all the hoses, etc, you'll probably have to upgrade fuel pump and maybe fuel lines, then you have to mod a 3SGE/5SFE transmission to bolt to the AE92 Chassis, then you're gonna cheap out and put a 5SFE or a 3SGE? spend the extra couple of grand and do a 3SGTE conversion, you've already got the swap basically done by then.

Give me a BEAMS 3SGE and I'll think about it.

punter · 06-20-2006, 01:06 AM

You have this topis the other way round, I think he wants to put an A series motor into a 5SFE powered celica.

I can kinda see what your saying, but 3sges are 180hp or 190hp (thats the latest 2) that would make a corolla really haul ass, I could buy a crashed late model 3S powered celica for about $3000-$3500NZD here which would have all the bits I needed, would work out heaps cheaper than a 3sgte swap.

***REN69*** · 06-20-2006, 01:46 AM

You're right... it's the "I have a 90 Rolla" part on his initial post that threw me off.

Flashmn · 06-20-2006, 01:49 PM

FYI, ST's dont have 4A-FE's, ST's have 3S and 5S engines, because S is the engine version denominator, AT's have 4A engines.

***REN69*** · 06-20-2006, 03:57 PM

You got it wrong flashmn... sort of.. we had the Celica GT, GTS and ST (not the motor code but the trim level). It did have the 4AFE and 7AFE which made it an ATXXX, but they were badged as "Celica ST" on the trunk/hatch door. That's Toyota for you.