94 Celica GT2 *3s-gte-ed* - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Camry_rider · 11-18-2004, 04:10 AM

Over the past two years a good friend of mine has been working on a 94 Celica GT. He swapped in a 3s-gte that took 9 months under the knife to be born. After he got it running he went out, ran a Mustang and popped the axels going into 3rd. More wrench time and a year down the line he moved 30 miles from me and decided to sell the car. Now the car has well over 12k into it. He wants to sell it to me for 3k. It needs some work tho, and I've pretty much lost touch with my knowlage of the 3s-gte engine.
Heres what needs to be done.
Head gasket *the heads are fine....just needs the oem rubber gasket replaced.*
cv axels are still good but it can't be driven too harsh or they will pop
stock 5s-fe 5 speed trannie, 3rd gear sync is gone
Should the car have the mr2 trannie or a 5speed v6 Camry trannie...how hard will it be to replace the trannie with either trannie, what are some good cv axels that can withstand 255hp and up?
How hard is the head gasket to replace and is it a tale tell sign of trouble down the road?
The engine is of course J-spec from a st205 Celica with around 35,000 on the clock.
Buy it or no?
I know I could get 4k on a loan from my bank easy.....is it going to take more than 1k to get all the stuff I need? He said the trannie is still in good shape, and the cv axels and trannie should both hold up...but if im going to buy this car, im not going to drive it mildly. I've been having wet dreams about this car for 2 years now.....heres my chance to grab it. Good deal or no?

turbo_GT · 11-21-2004, 10:23 PM

for 3k??with a st205 motor??and a 94gt body?????????i would jump on that deal....go for it..have fun with the project....

Camry_rider · 11-24-2004, 03:10 AM

The price was bumped down to 2k today, Im getting it. This is what it needs......TRD metal head gasket, exhaust system *just needs to be welded in place* So where do I find the head gasket for a st205....is it interchangeable with say like the st185? or st165?

Kidane · 11-24-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Camry_rider

The price was bumped down to 2k today, Im getting it. This is what it needs......TRD metal head gasket, exhaust system *just needs to be welded in place* So where do I find the head gasket for a st205....is it interchangeable with say like the st185? or st165?

AFAIK you just need a headgasket for a gen 3 3S-GTE.

Also, the best transmission for your application would be the V6 Camry one. Are you staying FWD or going to AWD?

Camry_rider · 11-25-2004, 09:14 AM

Staying fwd for now, Would that head gasket mean anything? The kid told me he ran the car with the vaccum hose for the turbo pressure regulator off, and some kid in my city did that with a gen 2 RX7, ended up running somthing like 30 psi and blew the crap out of his engine.

Kidane · 11-26-2004, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Camry_rider

Staying fwd for now, Would that head gasket mean anything? The kid told me he ran the car with the vaccum hose for the turbo pressure regulator off, and some kid in my city did that with a gen 2 RX7, ended up running somthing like 30 psi and blew the crap out of his engine.

Why don't you just drop an entire All Trac drivetrain in? I know the motor mounts are the same if you have the 5S-FE.

urbandork · 11-27-2004, 03:02 AM

From what i hear a rear wheel and or awd set up is, while not imposible, is to costly. IF you need more info PM me.

BTW ur so lucky grrr lol good luck

EggBeater59 · 11-28-2004, 06:01 PM

fwd is really the only way to go, for awd you'd have to cut away so much of the car you'd start to destroy the structural integrity. good luck though, the 205 engine is worth 2000 by itself, at least.

YangS · 12-01-2004, 03:01 PM

Keep the car FWD. Never go AWD unless you got money, the heart to do it, and another car.
I think on street import they sell the oem 3sgte head gasket for st205, but I rather go for the aftermarket hg made out of metal.
Also, is the trans on the engine from the stock 5sfe? Does the trans work or no?

YangS · 12-01-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Camry_rider

Over the past two years a good friend of mine has been working on a 94 Celica GT. He swapped in a 3s-gte that took 9 months under the knife to be born. After he got it running he went out, ran a Mustang and popped the axels going into 3rd.

9 months for the swap? Damn, that scares me, lol. I am also working on mine to. I hope it don't take that long for me to swap, kind of nervous.

How did the axle pop out? Was the axle loose?