Re: What am I up for with a ST184 3S-GTE Conversion?
Wed, 29 December 2004 03:06
I have one of these in a camry. if you have a 5sfe at the moment the engine mounts are different to the 3s motor and will need to be welded. Your gearbox will bolt straight up and might be ok if you were gentle with it or the V6 camry one will fit in (I paid $330 for one second hand from a wreckers) The camry one is not an LSD however.
Some mr2 boxs have LSD's but they are harder to find and expensive. If you are lucky you might get one with a MR2 halfcut with the 3sgte. The gear selector fittings on the MR2 box face the wrong way but they can easily be changed.
If you get a MR2 halfcut some brackets on the motor are different for the alternator, aircon etc and the radiator hose setup is a bit different. A celica GT4 halfcut is easier as this is all in the correct spot to start with but the gearbox is 4wd.
If you go with a MR2 or V6 camry gearbox you will need custom driveshafts as the splines are bigger in these boxes, plus the length is different.
You may need a brake upgrade or disc brakes on the rear to get it engineered.
Also you will need someone to wire the motor from the halfcut into your old loom. I did this myself with the camry and i have all the diagrams for both the GT4 and the MR2 if you want them, it isn't too difficult.
Your fuel pump may or may not be up to the task, i put a walbro in the camry just in case, cost about $200 i think. but i have heard that most toyota pumps are interchangeable so you might be able to use a GT4 or supra pump or something.
you will need to do something for intercooling as well, either bonnet scoop and a top mount or a front mount or Air to water, I used the air to water core from the ST205 GT4 in the camry and it works very well also good for the "sleeper" look.
You will need an exhaust made up or at least a dump pipe of some sort as well.
I would be surprised if it cost you less than $7000 all up if you did some of the work yourself and would expect about $8000 if you payed someone to do it.
Wed, 29 December 2004 03:06
