Possible Engine Swap

[Dan Romanowski]

ive been researching a few engine swaps for my 92 seo and have came accrossed a few options. I was wondering what you guys thought about each of the following, and if you have any info on which will pack the biggest bang for my buck so to speak. I dont really want to mod much of the front end to fit the engine in so which of the 3 do you guys feel would be the best bet. Im guessing ill have to either find a manual seo first, itll be cheaper to buy a new 1 then to convert it but still a little knowledge couldnt hurt

+ 4-age silvertop

+ 3sgte

+4efte Turbo

also what would you guys suggest for mounting a turbo onto the stock 5efe engine if anything at all, im not looking to dump a huge amount of money into the car as far as horsepower goes, just want to make it a little more fun to drive :D thanks in advance for any and all responses

[Jamesb4uk]

TBH the best swap there is the 4efte - or creating a hybrid 5efte.

both the 4age & 3sgte need the engine mounts fabricated & from memory the 3sgte nees some of the bulkhead redesigned.

if Backyard productions are still trading give them a call. The've done some mental swaps onto Tercels before.

J

[threepot]

creating a hybrid 5efte.

Thats got to be the best route, even if I do say so myself ;)

http://www.jap-n-crazy.co.uk/paseo/viewtopic.php?p=9262#9262

[dawesy]

for the 3s-gte you will need very deep pockets, but it will give the most reliable power

[Sleepless]

well since these guys convinced me to keep the paseo and get rid of the starlet I decided to pull out the 4efte and straight swap it in, then sold the gt off to the wreckers for $900. Goes well enough for now but I still need to do a few things before I really try it out, fuel pump and all that. Now the 5e-fe is being rebuilt after finally finding someone who will forge pistons and sourced out some Sera conrods. Putting in a big copper head gasket and using RX7 13bt injectors, Motec M4, should be beasty when it's ready to come back again