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Topic #16018 12 posts Started by frosty
Just as my topic description asks, what's the difference in the heads?

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ge has vvt and some difference in the intake manifold. i know for sure.

that and the gte is turboed...

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Only the 99 3S-GE has vvt-i, other wise the head are the same!
this is going to sound very like, dumb out in the air, but i don't know how to word it. So, are you able to take that vvt-i head (or just whole engine) and set up the same turbo setup as the 3s-gte, except now you have vvt-i?

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the 3sge is a higher compression engine, also.

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-spunky393+Sep 5, 2004 - 4:00 PM

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also ther 3s-ge with vvt is going to be a lot more expsensive.. I remember just the engine selling for $2500 .. compared to a 3s-gte clip for around $2000-$2200
The VVTI came from 12/97 on the JDM Celicas until 9/99. >smile.gif>
-Punch+Sep 5, 2004 - 6:44 AM

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I have the 3SGE engine in mine...its supposed to be 179bhp standard.
The VVt-i 3SGE engine has a red top and pushes out 200bhp standard.

So, there is a big difference in power!
-frosty+Sep 6, 2004 - 6:24 AM
-Punch+Sep 5, 2004 - 6:44 AM