3rd gen 3sgte or beams

[nepopolus]

i cant decide what engine to get...but i want instant throttle response (why i want a beams) n/a = awsome response but do you guys know of ways to get instant or almost instant response off a 3sgte? i know it would help if i kept a smaller turbo (probly getting a small 16g for it) so it dosent have a longer time to spool up, but the way i use my car power is almost nothing you need some but to much is a bad thing do you guys think i will beable to get very good response from that setup on a 3sgte? or do you guys have tricks with toyota engines for lag ( havent worked on toyota yet) there where some ways with dsm's (why i am getting a small 16g VERY cheap good turbo's)
o btw i want to get around 280 to 300 hp and about as much tourqe this will be a lil more work on a beams but this car is going to be built just for this so i was looking for what you guys think is best

[JekylandHyde]

I'll never understand why people that complain about lag want turbo cars?!
Why not just drop a V6 in it? You cna alwasy supercharge that for even more power.

[RWD<3]

the Beams-3SGE can fit in an MK1?

[Piddy]

^ I dont see why not. People have put everything from 5sfe's, to 3sgtes, to V8's. I'm sure the 3SGE would go in with enough time and $.

[skybandit]

Oh man,now i am confused.I always knew there was the 5sfe and the 3sgte engines for the 2,but what is a Beams? Are they compatible with toyota's..?What kind of HP do they have?Are they a turbo or supercharged or what?Crap,are they hard to find??How much do they cost and where can you get them?So many questions..................sorry for rambling on but I'm just curious,thanks all.

[HighSpeedScene]

Pretty sure the Beams is a JDM 3s-ge (IE no turbocharger)

As far as I'm aware, the second gen JDM 3s-gte motor puts out 250 flywheel horse power, and the boost comes on at around 2K RPM. At what point do you plan to have your motor below 2K in a situation where the turbo lag would matter in the first place? If you're that concerned with making 300 horses on an NA power plant...take Jeff's advice and throw in a 6cyl. I know there's at least one person on this forum who has done so, and I'm sure he'd be more than happy to throw some pointers your way. Besides, it'd be a lot more hardcore than a beams...

[nepopolus]

eh i have a 1991 mr2 btw lol i guess i implied i have a mk1 but anyway my outlook just totally changed on it i am used to cars having later boost then 2k....and i am usually around 4-6 at least so i dont think i will be getting lag anytime in there i just love how n/a cars worked befor i heard this (all the bossted cars i drove lagged the became a rocket) so not to look newb i just forgot toyota is GOD :P
o and beams engines usually came with 200hp and 210 torqe (what all the stats i saw said anyway)