Just a few questions I have searched the web for some answers and have found nothing. I know not many 6 gen celicas came with a 3sfe. So not a lot of info on a swap for the motor or tranny or even the wiring. Most of the cars I have been reading about are st205. Is there that big of a difference for a st202? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Found a wiring harness on this site from Top Fuel,but cant find a web site to see if it will work for my st202 (3sfe). Are the motor mounts and tranny mounts going to be different? Another quick question how can I tell what my tranny(the 5spd) is and where it came from. Is there a plate on it or something that would be unique from one another??

This post has been edited by samguglielmo: Mar 18, 2006 - 8:04 PM

USDM Celicas came with a 7a-fe (ST) and the 5s-fe (GT)

for great info on engine swaps, check the "sticky" at the top of the FI or engine forum

Mine is a from japan st202 3sfe

OK that changes things, I just looked in your profile

the fact that you have a JDM RHD Celica in the country is pretty rare, but being that that is a "S" series engine, the ST205 (3s-gte) will mount up to you existing motor mounts and you should be able to use the tranny you have already. I do not know if the 3s-fe tranny is as strong as the 5s tranny, but you should upgrade to a stronger tranny (93+ MR2 w/LSD, or V6 Camry or Solora tranny) because of the power the 3s will be putting out.

HOW in the hell did he do that?!

Do the automatic tranny use the same mounts as the manuals?

This post has been edited by Hanyo: Mar 18, 2006 - 1:40 AM

I appreciate the info on the motor mounts. I will be swapping the tranny to a manual just because who wants a 3sgte motor with an auto tranny!! Besides what a great security system, who else will be able to drive a right hand car with a 5 speed tranny. I believe the tranny is from a mr2, that I will be swapping into the car. It came from a 90 celica with a swap done to it. Ant ideas on the wiring. That is my biggest fear on doing the swap myself.

> I bought from a guy in florida about a year and a 1/2 ago on ebay.

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Owning a 3sfe myself - i believe i saw somewhere that the tranny from the 3sfe is as strong as you'll need! maybe somebody a bit more knowledgable will know for sure thou !

What power did the american engines put out ? We got 3sge and 3sfe GT engines putting out 180bhp and 140bhp (roughly) wasnt these in the us versions ?


P.s try www.toyotaownersclub.com for info on the 3sfe

This post has been edited by crismillencolin: Mar 18, 2006 - 8:55 PM

dude thats awesome =P

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yes. But the brackets are different (auto tranny and manual tranny)

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nope we got slapped with the slow stick here in the states . usdm ST got the 7afe: 110hp and the GT got the 5sfe: 135hp.

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Wow , i didnt know that - thanks . I wonder why they didnt just use the same engines ?

anybody got a clue on the wiring????????

the wiring for a st202 and a st205 is very similar. There might be a couple of wires that are different and need to be rerouted. 95% out it would be plug and play. It would be easiest if you bought a 94-95 st205 to swap into your 95 st202.