There are several documented engine swaps for this type of Celica, however although I have been thinking about the different variants that I could stick in the damn car and decided to do one that no one has done before!!!
| My Options for a Front Cut | ||||||||
| Brand | Engine No | Asperation | Approx year | Donor Car | Horsepower | Torque Nm | Cost AU$ | Compression Ratio |
| Toyota | 1G-GTE | Turbo | 1989-1992 | Supra (GA70) | 210 | 275 | $1,800 | 8.5:1 |
| Nissan | SR20DET (black) | Turbo | 1994-1998 | Silvia (S14) | 205 | 275 | $3,500 | 8.5:1 |
| Toyota | 3S-GTE | Turbo | 1994-1999 | Celica GT4 (ST205) | 239 | 305 | $4,500 | 8.5:1 |
| Honda | F20C | Natural | 1999-2005 | S2000 (AP1) | 240 | 207 | $5,500 | 11.0:1 |
| Toyota | 3SGE BEAMS | Natural | 1999-2005 | Altezza (GH-SXE-10) | 207 | 210 | $5,500 | 11.0:1 |
| Current Engine | ||||||||
| Toyota | 2T-GE | Natural | 1971-1976 | Celica (TA23) | 102 | 142 | - | 9.8:1 |
| Other Options (used by others) | ||||||||
| Toyota | 3T-GTE | Turbo | 1978-1985 | Celica (RA40 RA60) | 160 | 206 | - | - |
| Toyota | 7M-GTE | Turbo | 1986-1992 | Supra (MA70) | 230 | 325 | - | - |
Currently my Selection is going to be a 3S-GE BEAMS due to several things, 1 its a relitively new engine so It will pass all the Australian Design Rules in terms of Emission Controls, and also with it being a 4 Cylinder and Non Turbo, it probably wont be frowned upon by the engineer doing the Certification. I has more Power and Torque than the original engine and at the end of the day there are aftermarket Turbo Kits availible for this unit that you can buy off the shelf from Japan.
I would otherwise have gone for the 3S-GTE however due to the angle at which it sits (normally around 11deg I think) and the fact that the engine mounts are not designed for RWD applications (there is actually none that would work) I think that this may be out of my league in terms of engineering a solution.
Filed under: New Engine Selection | Tagged: 1g-gte, 3S-GE, 3SGE, BEAMS
