Ian Pearson
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 posted on 1/2/04 at 10:11 PM |
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CELICA GT ENGINE
Anyone able to tell me how similar a 1987 2.0L Celica GT engine is to a 4-AGE? Is it a "do-able" option for a Locost?
Many thanks, Ian.
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Alan B
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 11:11 PM |
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Similiar in that it's a 16v twin cam, but otherwise it's a different engine series 3S-FE I think.....pretty sure it's FWD too so you
would need a different box anyway....
Bottom line, IMO, very do-able but you may have to dig more for info and parts.
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 3/2/04 at 01:32 AM |
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Thanks for the input Alan. Apparently it's a little heavier and larger than the 4-AGE, But has more power. Not as easy as the 4-AGE to convert
to rear wheel drive according to one site I was looking at. Decided that I'm losing sight of the prize, so think I'll make do with the
pinto until I get it SVA'd etc!
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Findlay234
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| posted on 3/2/04 at 01:49 PM |
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has the same block as the 3sge and the 3sgte (turbo) from the mr2. If alan was right that the celica engine is the 3sfe then only the heads are
different. I bought my 4age and t50 from a guy who was putting a 3sge into his RWD corolla, he was planning to use a supra gearbox, dont know how well
it fits, ill give him a call soon and find out.
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 3/2/04 at 03:52 PM |
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Hi Findlay,
I'm sure this is a 3SGE. It's definately not an FE. I'm getting the car and removing the engine for "later" anyway!! Be
grateful for any info that you can come up with.
Regards, Ian.
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david walker
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| posted on 3/2/04 at 09:26 PM |
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It will be a 3S-GE. The 3S-FE came out later - about '96 I think. I don't know for sure but would be almost certain it will fit a Supra
box.
Dave Walker, Race Engine Services - 07957 454659 or 01636 671277
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Fatboy Dave
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| posted on 5/2/04 at 07:43 PM |
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Been there!
Ho biy are you in for some fun 
Right, here are some bits of information I clipped when I was looking to do the same setup for one of my cars. I got the hump trying to work out what
half the cars the engines should have been fitted in, then trying to find a scrapyard that actually had the bits, without resorting to Japan...
Here
And
Here
The second link seems to be a bit clearer, the first, well, shall we say, I got the information from some wideboy American type...
I shelved plans to do it in the end. Went the Rover turbo route. More satisfying that way. Especially as I already had a tweaked engine and the RWD
box :-)
Dave
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