I want to first start the thread with a link to my last thread http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=52431 This is my next big step from all that info.

Here is the story.
I was in love with my 5sfte I drove her with a smile on my face each and every day. After my exhaust feel off at the dwg meet my car started really smoking so at first Jim thought my ebay turbo had finally blown the seals and the oil was just blowing into the downpipe and causing a huge amount of smoke. Well after getting my exhaust fixed it just kept smoking..I should get a video to show u guys bc its bad.

Well Jim and I wanted to check to see if the compression was still good b4 I went and bought a new turbo and that's when we found out cly 2 had 60 compression.

SO we sat down and talked about options for a little while comparing different set ups and different ideas...and my biggest prob was if I had to have it rebuilt I wanted to do it big. So once I asked Jim his brother and Manny what they would do it was clear to me that I had to be a traitor and go to the 3rd gen 3sgte.

We looked for mr2 engine sets with the lsd e153 trans since Jim had spare st205 parts. That way I could have the same setup as Jim's pretty much bc I love how smooth his car drives even tho my 5sfte was more fun and felt faster for a small girl like me have such a smooth driving car is much safer.

Jim decided to go to the local place that sells sets and talk to the guy and this is were I got very excited and decided to start a thread to share my story and experience with this build with you.

At the moment this is what my setup will be:
WRC ST205 3sgte
e153 from a mr2t with lsd
custom turbo kit(no more ebay turbo)

As for now Ill be updating this little by little but it could be a little while b4 another big update..and you will have pictures of me doing work on the car bc ill be helping out with the swap for sure! I am also gonna try to get lots of detailed pictures with explanations!

My old setup is gonna be sold off so if u will be looking for anything please contact me but it might not be ready for at least a month to be shipped.

Here are pictures more to come once the rain stops!














This post has been edited by supershannon77: Jul 18, 2012 - 8:18 PM

sickie.

Can't wait for the updates Shannon; good luck to you and the guys on this build. It's going to be stellar...and I'll be taking notes for when it's my turn.

e153 from a camry, what year camry?

Well I have been searching camry e153s for a few hrs now...

Jim originally thought it was lsd but after all this reading I found something that said all camry/solara come with open diffs.I'm not sure the year of my trans yet but it would really help my searching if i new the yr, Ill try to find out Friday when ill be able to look at everything and can get more info on the trans b/c I'm very intrigued by it all.

This is what i found out:

The camry/solara trans have a higher top gear and after 2002 they have different gearing but in 2002 its really an e351 trans.

I also read that the camry/solora have stronger syncros then the mr2t trans they have like triple syncros.(unless just the 2002 up e351 had the better syncros)

Over at mr2oc it seems like a lot of members have bought the camry e153 since they are stronger and have a higher top gear or just better gearing(depends on the year)and then they put in a quaife or trd diff which I think ill be doing. Also since the lsd e153 is pretty rare i guess this is an easier option for a lot of ppl.

does anyone have good info about the camry trans compared to the mr2?

gearing is
E153 3.230 1.913 1.258 0.918 0.731 Diff: 3.933, 4.285 (Camry/Solara V6 MT, MR2T)
E351 3.538 2.045 1.333 0.972 0.731 Diff: 3.944

Soon I wont be the only woman driving ST205 power.. Hope all goes well..

post 93 E153 w/LSD are all over MR2oc. i just posted a WTB and had several responses. i just bought 2 of them. so they are out there. however i also suggest the 205 tranny and convert it. it will have the same syncros as the MR2 tranny. just get the cover plate and a quaife LSD and be good to go. plus the shifter linkage will be on the right side. MR2 trannies have the shifter linkage on the front

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yea, shannon, all the camry/solara trannys are non LSD, but are already set up for FWD.
the one dustin is running is from a 99 or 00 camry IIRC, and shifts super smooth.
getting the LSD installed is typicly ~3-500$ depending on who does it.

the daily drivability of the gen3 is somthing that will be great for you shannon, since the car is your daily.
i love how docile and "normal" the 3rd gen feels just driving around at normal speeds in the city, then can just become a total beast with a push of your right foot.
good luck with the project, i hope everything goes smoothly for you!
if ya need somthing i can help with, just let me know.

Im going to post up the pictures from the place we got it since I can't take pictures bc the engine is covered and we have all this rain.

When we talked to the place we told them we wanted a e153 with lsd so Jim search the place for one with lsd and they didnt have one in so he told them he would take the camry e153. He talked to them again and they said they should have a lsd e153 in for us in a few weeks so we decided that since we are in no rush that we def don't mind waiting for an lsd trans.

Manny thank you...you are def on my speed dial once things get rolling and we are able to start working on this I am sure we will end up having questions for you. I wasn't that bent about having to put lsd in since Jeremy told me he could do it for me so it would just be the cost of the diff and we got a good deal on the whole setup but I was def wondering how much it cost to install if i had to go that route.

We were not sure if the shop used the same photos for listing there engines online so when Jim origanlly saw this engine he said it was WRC I didnt wanna get excited and post the pictures until I was sure they were the right ones and he was right this engine is WRC so I think thats pretty cool!

I am going to edit my first post with some pictures! Pictures are up!

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thank you and same to your build

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Yea i cant wait for the updates either and thanks for the luck and nice comments!

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I was trying to remember who the other women st205 3s was...I wont let you down I promise! and thank you I hope it goes well as well!

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When I read that they are rare it was some site over in another country Jim corrected me...For now since I got the e153 lsd trans I am gonna run that Jim's drives so nice so Im not worried atm about that...I also have the gt4 trans in my engine set but thats going to be put aside for a very possible future project.

This post has been edited by supershannon77: Aug 22, 2009 - 10:46 AM

Oooo even comes with complimentary power steering fluid

Another ec6gc swap...rabbits i tell u,rabbits goodluck with your build shannon

Congratulations and much luck.

lol nice shannon.. you bought the set that i decided not 2 get.. you do know that its missing the air filter, water radiator, and i duno if it has all the hoses.. but its a fresh engine though.. and i bet Jim has all those parts it didnt come with anyway.. looks good.. good luck

yea Jim has all the extra parts..but we couldn't pass up the fact that its wrc!

just saw urs it looks reallllll nice!

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ARE U SERIOUS????????? lol niceeee i had no idea

yea well i dont no but jim knows how to tell if its wrc or not he has the eye...but yea if those parts are missin im lucky we have so many spare parts!

uh oh! i are scared, need help u know where i am!

goog luck with everything shannon, looks like you'll have your hands full these next couple of months...once you get it all in and together, you'll realize once you go the 3s route, you dont go back. It's just so much fun and the power is incrediable. Good luck and if you need anything just give a shout.

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yea the update at the moment is we might try to get this done labor day weekend.

I'll be there my my 2 very usefull tools, video cam, and disposable cooler. I can also help with nut/s and bolts if needed

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My god ya'll don't mess around.
Welcome to team 3S-GTE girl

the camry uses a different throw out bearing than the mr2's.... just so you know if you order a clutch kit for it i found out the hard way... also they use more tranny fluid... almost 5 quarts

everyone must grow up one day (and evolve to 3SGTE ). Big congratulation to your decision!

ah ha! so this is what all the buzz is about

good luck! it will turn out great!

This is why we have so many parts for sale lol.

I got the clutch in ill take pictures later.

Next week I am hoping to have such a big update that it will blow all your minds haha

So far we didn't get anything done this weekend bc of rain and Jim having a side job...ill see about later today tho.

I wish I had an update but this weekend was a bust...between some personal problems a family bbq and people not picking up there phones we didn't get this started.

soon enough!

lol yes!! now i can catch up with u guys haha.. j/k.. u guys gna start up again next weekend?

I think me might be in Maryland next weekend

this is my new quote. "Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly" It can be used for a lot of things in my life this swap is one of them .

This post has been edited by supershannon77: Sep 7, 2009 - 2:28 PM

a video of my smokey car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTRSCyMAplA