PAGE 1 - Car(Exterior)
PAGE 2 - Engine Swap
PAGE 3 - Updates
The Swap(5SFE to 3SGTE)
The 3SGTE-RC
The Turbo(CT-26)
Workbench
Lifting the 5SFE
5SFE is Out
Empty, but Clean Engine Bay
Now the Hard Part
More to Come........
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Update(12-16-06)
3SGTE-RC
3SGTE-RC is Out
What Now?
3SGTE and Tranny Finally Bolted Together
Still More to Come....
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Update(1-13-07)
Mounted the Heat Exchanger behind the Bumper. Needed a flatter Fan as well.
Mark is welding the Bracket together that will go around the Fan
There's the Bracket
The Welds
Finished Heat Exchanger Set-Up
Sitting on all Fours, Finally
Now Just the Wiring is Left.......More to Come.........
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Update(2-3-07)
Re-Wiring in the Engine Bay is done! I just have to tape it all together and make it look stock.
Soooo Close to Starting Her Up...Yet More to Come...
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Update(2-10-07)
Wiring is FINISHED!!!! All thats left now is some minor stuff and to fill 'er up with fluids. Hopefully I will be turning the key the next time I go home.
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Update(3-11-07)
Today i turned the key and she started on the first turn. Everything runs smooth and its amazing fast!!!! 100 more Horse Power is an unbelievable difference. Unfortunately this is the end of my swap. I learned alot and spent around 5k(USD). It was well worth it in the end because i now have a much faster car. Its finally the sportscar its supposed to be. The swap was a big learning experience with balancing money and i feel MUCH more comfortable when I lift a hood and look at an engine! I hope the pictures were good and if anyone has any questions just ask.
Video of the Start-UP
Video
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