just want to know if there are good engine swaps and staying auto (ya i know...but i cant afford tranny swap+engine...due to university)

I know that the GT/GT-S tranny cant handle lot of power like a 3rd gen 3s but would it handle something like a 4AGE, 3SGE or 2nd gen 3s or the tranny will still grind? if not...what is the limit it can takes?...it is physically doable to connect the auto GT tranny to those engines anyway?


I read on this board that the tranny would handle a 3s with a standalone ECU (i guess it was 2nd gen that the person was talking about)..if it's true what would be the best ECU option?

TIA

This post has been edited by HaRv3sTeR: Sep 21, 2005 - 11:16 AM

if you cant afford the tranny and motor swap, then that basically means you cant afford to do any swap, period. a normal gt manual tranny will only cost a few hundred bucks

i see but that doesnt answer my questions

The 1MZ would be a great swap to stay auto with because the autos are so easy to find, and cheap too! >>

the auto gt tranny should bolt to a 3s motor. problem is, the ecu for the 3s is for manual cars, so you would have to figure out some way to rig up 2 ecus running in the car so that the tranny knows when to shift into overdrive and stuff like that. aka a pain in the ass.

putting an auto tranny on will make your car a lot slower. there was one 5th gen guy that did it in his 3s swap, and ran something like a high 15sec. nomally most swaps are good for low 14s.... so thats a big difference rigth there.

getting a stand alone ecu is an expensive thing, and would cost you more then converting the car to manual.

-Dr_Tweak+Sep 21, 2005 - 7:35 PM


yup...im looking forward it

can my tranny handle that engine or I must swap for a camry tranny?

i heard that you`re planning that swap for your wife and keeping it auto....Id LOVE to know how it turns out , keep me in touch please

This post has been edited by HaRv3sTeR: Sep 21, 2005 - 2:59 PM

-lagos+Sep 21, 2005 - 7:41 PM


Why wouldn't the 5s ecu work? Wouldn't it be able to do everything that it already does, just with the 3s engine?

You would need the Camry auto tranny, that would be the whole point >>

The 5S ECU will not run the 3SGTE. It's a very different engine.

I personally think that it wouldn't be hard to make a 5SFE auto tranny happy when running a 3SGTE, but it would take some R&D.

-Doc