90 celica st what to do - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

KC Rolla XRS · 01-15-2005, 05:12 PM

Ok I have my 90 celica st whom after 350,000 + miles decided to almost call it quits. She starts, but if i give it full throttle it goes from 800 to 900 rpms and thats it. I'm wanting to do a swap. What would be your guy's suggestion.

Fabius · 01-16-2005, 08:58 PM

how brave do you wanna go?
Personally im gonna do a Gen 1 3sgte swap in my celica, but you have the choice of the 3sgte gen1, gen2, and if you could find... a gen3. Turbo power seem's to be the only power now adays. If you wanna feal the N/A power you could find a 1990's JDM mr2 GTS engine (3sge) supposidly rated at 160hbs.

i would personally go turbo instead of NA.

logan x · 01-17-2005, 05:22 AM

how does the body look? sounds like it has been a good one to me.i had a 1987 4runner for 14years and i gave it to one of the boys so he could have a car to drive. with in a week he blew the eng and burned it to the ground

. i wanted to see 400k on this one.my point is if i had the truck i wouldnt fix it the body was not in great shape, so maybe its might be time to buy a newer one. i also have a 95 gt, and a 95 stx celica and are both great cars, the 95 gt almost has 200k on it and i dont know if i would fix it or not eather , but i guess its all on how you love the car.

KC Rolla XRS · 01-17-2005, 01:28 PM

Well I can find another 4AFE motor for $400. So why the hell not. 3 days before the celica died I went out and bought an 05 Corolla XRS. Don't get me wrong I love the XRS but I just miss the celica and it hurts to see it sitting outside. Will a 3sgte swap work with the st, i thought the mounts were different.

Pineapple · 01-17-2005, 01:35 PM

Yes mount is different and you'll need tranny and ECU.

Insanity-74 · 01-17-2005, 03:39 PM

I`ve heard tales of supercharged 4Runner engines being transfered into celicas, not sure if its true or not, I`m sure someone here will be able to say if it is. Sounds like it could be an interesting project.

fredk · 01-17-2005, 06:31 PM

no 3s or 5s motor of any kind will work in your celica without major changes and a bag of money

KC Rolla XRS · 01-18-2005, 11:54 AM

alright looks like a 3s swap is not gonna work. So how much power can I get out of a turbo'd 4AFE ?

fredk · 01-18-2005, 05:12 PM

get a 7afe block and a 4age head

KC Rolla XRS · 01-18-2005, 05:29 PM

Too bad I can't pull a 2ZZ swap

fredk · 01-18-2005, 05:49 PM

the 7a with a ge head is a pretty good deal, it just take a little knowledge of motors and a junkyard with cars or entire motors of both kinds

silverstreakin · 01-18-2005, 08:30 PM

how about a blacktop 4age 20V? ive always wanted to see that in a celica st

fredk · 01-18-2005, 08:46 PM

hop on aim

rellik · 01-21-2005, 12:33 AM

Almost any swap can be done.
The mounts are not the same and turning a ST into a GT or GTS is not very cost effective.
You really need a donor car in order to get the parts AND make sure the mounts are placed in the correct places. A FWD car is just not as easy as a RWD when it comes to an engine swap of that nature.

Drive sane,

Rellik

Kidane · 01-24-2005, 12:27 AM

You can get a new 5A-FE for $150. Makes slightly more power than the 4A that it came with.