I have been looking into making my celica a little faster. seeing as how i have an st and i know for sure i cant afford a 3sgte swap some other ideas came up. I could get a 7afe from a junkyard and build it basically from the ground up. Or i get a 4agze and play with that. I am not sure which would be better. I am looking for this car to still be reliable so im leaning towards building the 7a but I am not totally sure. Any help would be great.

Raves

4AGE has TONS more aftermarket parts.

well you could turbo the 7A

Or turbo the 4A

Or slap the 4A head on the 7A block and turbo that.

As Hector said, hopefully the turbo kits will be done soon and you can get one =)

4agze swap will cost about the same as a 3sgte swap. For less power, you can find a 3sgte at a variety of prices ranging from 1200 to 4k, pick your poison. Trannie from a GT, s54, mounts, etc, will run you another 6-700. Then harness conversion price range from 400-800 depending on who does it, and of course the engine tune up before install, no idea on that pricing yet.

4age will drop in, pretty easy. No real gain, best used if just looking for a small upgrade and simple swap for the ST.

IMO 4age is a waste of time, 4agze is not cost effective for min. gains....3sgte or bust.


Expect to spend about 5k if you do it yourself.

Edit: Forgot to address the 7afte...Personally I wouldn't trust a non-built up internals 7a, for some its a valid option, but I just can't see the point in spending money on something half ass done to save a penny.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Mar 17, 2011 - 9:52 AM