Hey guys, thought i would post what ive been up to the past couple of days. Been having some crazy outside issues (dont worry guys in the f/s feeler i didnt forget u)
i made it naked in record time with just a few things left in there.

so i guess we all know whats next...right?













BABY OIL GREASIN HER UP FTW! LOL!



next up...





its in georgia now, and tweak will be doing the wiring and oversight of the swap. lets pray the motor isnt ruined!

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Sep 13, 2009 - 7:06 PM

Sweet matt! When'd you drop her off?
Don't worry that Engine will be fine

monday! tweak would have been there but i didnt get the email to call him before i got there, we would have did the pose again!

Got some updates guys! the car has been at Souther car customs for a few weeks, and its my turn to be the car of focus for the week. I found out that the bolts that go into the tranny were stripped or broken off, and unrepairable, i opted for a newer tranny here is the rest of what i was told (i dont feel like typing the whole thing so imma cut and paste )

We got the new Tranny into today as well as the axles. We opened up the old transmission today and found some bad news the clutch plate is shot and when I say shot I mean shot. Attached are some pictures of the clutch. So we are going to need to get the flywheel resurfaced. The Clutch plate replaced and we also had to get new AC lines and an AC Compressor b/c yours are damaged. I received the the mount inserts and the mounts that needed replacing are supposed to arrive from toyota tomorrow. If we can get some answers soon we can still get this engine in the car by tomorrow. I heard from my friend in canada and they finished the Manifold and are shipping it out to arrive here tomorrow.

i also found out that i will need new ac compressor and lines and a few other things pertaining to a crack in an area where the bolts are supposed to go into the block from the mainifold and im praying that it wont give a problem later. i have pics of it and i will give you guys an update later today or tomorrow about those cracks.



I contacted teh place where i got the clutch from and found out that since it was over a year, it was out of warranty although the accident happened 3 months later. (but they sent me the wrong one! NOT A STAGE 2 LIKE I ASKED) i was told its an iron man from comp clutches. JUST ABOVE stock clutch. the flywheel will be resurfaced also

THIS IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OF WEAR ON THE CLUTCH










tell me what you guys think!

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Aug 12, 2008 - 4:03 PM

>I think you've torn that 3 month clutch into sh!t.

This post has been edited by D-Man: Aug 12, 2008 - 4:13 PM

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it couldnt handle the power. i was putting down almost 270 whp no upgrades. just front mount

hey, i'm not sayin you did a bad job, infact, i dont think i've ever seen one f-ed so bad Upgrade my-friend, Upgrade

Best clutch ever!

Here are more pics, these are teh pics of the block where some screws cracked the area on the block. does anybody know if this is detremental to the engine?

It can't be good bro but from the pics it doesn't look like it went into the actual block itself. Maybe the Doc can weld up some ribs there [Or maybe that's an incredibly bad idea IDK]. This kind of thing is hard to say one way or another - very few engines are worth transplanting after a wreck, unlike yours which is IMO - so no real experience or hearsay to go by
Good God Man!!!! - WTF did you do to that clutch, Matt? LOL - Man pony up the $$$ and get a damn ACT stage 2 and be done with it or at least 3 years - not 3 months LOL. Weren't you just learnng manual at the time as well? And launch control at the track? And ST-215 power?
Just get the ACT - you never hear any bad stuff about their clutches and I persoanlly have beat several stage 2's for both 5s and 3s to hell and they have never failed on me - ever.

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actually, it was my second clutch. i had already learned how on that one but it was just a step above stock and they told me it was a comp stage2. i didnt realize it until the motor came out and teh guys at scc showed me.

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Aug 13, 2008 - 11:54 AM

Apparently DEATH missed the part where there were issues with SPEC cluthes for awhile (i believe even itchy blew one up if not 2)
But a quality clutch plate makes a night and day difference


Matt are those cracks/damage done where the front motor mount bolts to the engine?

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 13, 2008 - 12:11 PM

yeah blew two spec clutches up. blew the rivets out each time. now I'm running a full face kevlar/carbon composite clutch master disc and its mint. but going 6 puck for the mr2.

the clutch is toast lol. NICE!

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hey dan! nah, they were where the manifold bolts in i believe. I ordered a comp stage 2 clutch but come to find out that it was the iron man series (just a step above) today i called the place i got the work done and the place they got the clutch but to no avail. too long ago.

i am getting new clutch and throw out bearing along with the whole shabang because the pressure plate is messed up.
its a street Series Clutch Kit - Stage 2.5 - Carbon Kevlar - Includes a performance pressure plate, a high torque sprung disc with antiburst steel backed Carbon Kevlar facings, including all the bearings i need For aggressive street use and moderate track use - according to what i read it should provide approximately 80% increase in torque capacity -

Hi, do not worry about those cracks... Simply do not use your A/C compressor. I'll post some pics of my block, they are the same as yours and I do not had any issues with it. My block cam from an accidented Caldina... But do not worry about theses cracks. I'll get the pics of my block soon to show you. They are near the same as yours.

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make sure its a one piece disk and not two pieces with rivets. i don't know if they fixed that yet. they should have.

nice shirt.

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My favorite was the nut grab shot LOL

And yeah i must have been MIA when Spec had thier issues but for some reason I've never trusted the brand anyway [For my money there is no reason not to go with ACT]

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LOL! I know right?!? i couldnt belive it!!! they said it was kevlar faced comp clutch. Doc told me when i first got the swap to stay away from puck clutches... i wonder why? (besides the fact that at the time i was just learnign stick?)


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Ah thanks man! i found out the cracks were actually where a portion of a bracket that supports the turbo was bolted in. i thought it was the exhaust manifold. couldnt tell from the pic.


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I will be sure to ask. what happened with the two piece specifically?

oh baby!

What kind of turbo upgrade are you doing, what kind of psi you will run, let me know!

these are different clutches

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i will be running a garrett t3/t4 turbo Custom Manifold (Stainless, Tig Welded, For T3/T4 50 TRIM ) before i got the upgrade, i had the stock turbo (ct20b) and it was @ 15lbs Hopefully i can get 20 (MAYBE more?) but i wont push it for now will find out when we tune it soon. im looking to be in the 330-350whp range. i was already making 266whp so hopefully with the minor add ons, i can conservatively get some more, after that, maybe down the road, i will upgrade fuel rail, cams (if i cant get a hold of the aftermarket company) herbalife has some but i cant contact him.

would you know a company pit?

oh...btw....update!

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woah dude! how?!?

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Aug 24, 2008 - 6:16 PM

for the cam gears : HKS, Fidanza, ATS, any gen 2 3SGTE aftermarket cam gear will works. I suggest ATS for the price and the quality. I suggest fidanza for their very lightweight pulley (but not as strong as ATS and they are more pricey).

To answer your pm, its kinda of a two part answer. yes and no about still using the s54. YES i will use another s54 in the celica for a stock gen2 3sgte. it holds the power fine. NO for my built 3sgte i will not be using an s54, i will be using the stock mr2 e153.

Good stuff!

Damn - can't wait and fingers crossed for you Bro. I thought those cracked bolt holes were for that Turbo support mount but couldn't be sure from the pics. That's cool - gonna need something to support it tho. I'm hoping everything else works out fine for you.

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I will definately take not of that! Thanks! i wasnt sure if they needed to be modded a bit to fit 4th gens. i remember herbalife teling me you had to modify either the cams or the fuel rail. cant remember.


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Oh cool! for some reason i was thinking you were changing s54 trannys the way you change hot dates! and yes itchy...you are a traitor! lol but im beginning to realize fwd ftl is true...the nissan guys are trying to get me to buy a 240.


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thanks man! i think they were for the turbo support mount though... but pit says i will be fine i will take a closer look when i get there. all i need now is to send in my shifter cables, the radiator, the wastegate along with the fpr and i should be good! so hopefully within the week or next week!