My 88GTS with 3sgte

Hey guys, i saw all your awesome cars and decided to put up a few pics of mine.

 

no the swap wasnt that hard, but the wiring was. this is my second 4th gen celica swap so the second time the process went a lot easyer. the car is way too fast, especially since the new turbo. i'm going to keep it at stock boost until i learn all the race tracks around my house. i'll put a new cage in soon and also a high performance radiator. i'm trying to figure out how to do the front mount intercooler.

 

yeah i'm having that problem with too much front wheel spin, after every turn i have too much torque so i have to work on my throttle control.

i didnt do a write up cause at the time i was in school, and writing papers all day and writing about car was just too much at the time. but i can answer any questions for people who want to do the swap.

 

i have videos but they are too long, i dont know where to upload them. youtube only lets me do 10 min or 100kb. i'll try Google and i'll get back to you guys.

 

Sounds like a cool idea. always wanted to go to Australia and do a motor swap, j/k. when every you're going to do the swap, feel free to ask a question.

 

i'd like to get an Lsd but i dont know what type of tranny i have. all i know is that it can of a 1996 celica GT. how could i check?

 

its from a celica GT, not an Mr2

 

I have a 94 3sgte. i didnt do any mod's to the tranny except putting in a heavy duty Centerforce Clutch. As far as the wiring, there were two major parts where i was stuck.
1) is where the ECU is at: there are three main inputs into the ecu- two of the inputs are directly on the harness so you just plug it in. the third input is a plugh which i couldnt find at all. i ended up looking at tons of toyotas until i found a plug that could fint in to the ecu slot. once you have that you have to match up the wires-meaning you have to get the wire diagram for you current car and the new engine and trace all the wires that need to be connected together.
2) is the main fuse box. basiclly you have to do that same thing as above. get the diagram of the two different ecu's and match them together. this will tak a while if you havnt done wiring before.

there is one more part of the wiring, that consistes of making all your internal gauges to work with the new engine. i can tell you about that later.

 

i'm using a JDM ECU. and i stuck with my stock cluster panel, i just cant get the temp gauge to work so i just installed an aftemarket gauge. i'd like to see the piping on a 4th Gen for the FMIC, i need to do mine soon.