6-speed into '90 ST? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Zebisko · 11-04-2006, 05:44 PM

Since my transmission is not in too good of a shape, I figured I should replace my tranny. Now, I also want another gear. Did a bit of searching about, and found out that the late '90s Levins from Japan have a 6-speed(yeah, don't shake your heads, I'm new to Toyotas). Now the question that you could figure out on your own, but I'll ask anyway:Can I swap one into my 1990 Celica with the 4A-FE, and if so what would be involved? So, thanks a bunch for any information that you can impart to me.

P.S.I am crazy, no need for someone to tell me

thousand_five · 11-05-2006, 11:36 AM

It's very possible. It's even more pratical to get the entire front clip from the levins and swap the motor/tranny and maybe other suspension parts if needed. I have never heard of the conversion that you speak of. But I know it's possible and maybe even practical. There is probably a lot of swapping of your transmission pieces into the 6-speed transmission to get it to drive your front wheels.

What engines do Levins have? 4afe, 5afe, 5sfe?

Luckynumber5 · 11-05-2006, 07:44 PM

^ 4age 20 valve silvertop or blacktop.

94_Rolla_Guy · 11-05-2006, 07:52 PM

hey i donno how much it helps but i Had a 20V blacktop tranny on my 7A-FE it worked fine except for the crappy gearing reving 4000 rpm at 110kmh. As for the install nothing needs to be modified to fit,

i heard one thing relavent for the 6spd, apparently the longer housing may interfer with the chassis? this may be false and may be different on your celica

TubRog5 · 11-06-2006, 02:16 PM

I don't know the horsepower specs of the 4afe but putting a 6 speed transmission on an engine that barely puts out 100 hp is pretty much pointless. You really should just buy a whole clip and do a whole engine swap. Like you said though, you're crazy. If you just want the 6 speed transmission then it should really just bolt right up.

HL2k · 11-06-2006, 03:31 PM

in addition to this question
would it work on a 5SFE or a 3SGTE?

Zebisko · 11-06-2006, 09:31 PM

Thanks for the info, but yeah, I'm beginning to think the best idea is to take the whole engine and trans, probably easier to get ahold of. Though I would like the extra gear to not have to pull 4000rpm at 80. I hate that so much. Next question, does the 4afe Corolla have a taller 5th gear/final drive than a Celica? Just wondering what I should look for.