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celica st 162 turbo conversion (not 3s-gte swap)
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Sun, 03 October 2004 11:45
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I have an st 162 celica (3s-ge engine) , currently has gene extractors/exhaust and some other goodies. I have access to a free turbo off of a Nissan CA 18 engine along with the intercooler and a cheapy turbosmart BOV.
Was wondering if anyone had done a turbo conversion similar to this and if they could give me some info. But if anyone could help i was wondering if the existing manifold could be modified to house the turbo, and also what sort of piping setup am I looking at, and Finlay how would the oil lines for the turbo be sorted out.
PS. the battery is out of the way , concealed in the boot.
any help would be welcome
Thanks
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Re: celica st 162 turbo conversion (not 3s-gte swap)
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Sun, 03 October 2004 11:54
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theres the engine bay if it helps at all
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: celica st 162 turbo conversion (not 3s-gte swap)
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Sun, 03 October 2004 12:39
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Hmm - to be honest it looks like a bit of a headache. Are you keeping with AFM? Where are you planning on mounting the intercooler?
One thing you have to consider is the closeness of the radiator to any turbo mounted on that manifold...and the proximity of the starter motor and possibly (although unlikely a problem) the alternator.
You might want to either locally modify your sump to have a drain or grab a 3S-GTE sump (not too hard to find) and you can easily t-piece off an oil-feed for the turbo from where the pressure sender is located (anyone else got a better suggestion?)
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June 2004
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Re: celica st 162 turbo conversion (not 3s-gte swap)
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Sun, 03 October 2004 12:44
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yeah the collection area for the turbo would be really cramped from what i was guessing
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Re: celica st 162 turbo conversion (not 3s-gte swap)
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Sun, 03 October 2004 14:50
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The other thing you may want to have a bitch about is the fact that your ECU is not reprogrammable...it will adjust according to various correction factors (e.g. lamba readings, water temp. sensor) however it will have no way of correcting the fuel delivery given different levels of intake manifold pressure (with the AFM setup this will be an issue).
At least the standard injectors will be up to the task 
What type of intercooler have you got?
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