DOUBL3 D;1862031 said:
That's still better than the 3,700+ most of us mk3 guys are looking at
Out of curiosity how hard was the swap?
It wasn't terribly hard if you're ok with some fabrication and wiring. Everything has changed since I originally did the swap (so it's not the way I'm about to describe). The w58 will bolt to a 7mgte (which is pretty obvious), you can push the stock power steering line down and hook it into the 7m power steering pump with no modification, the 5m engine mounts will bolt to the 7mgte block with little to no problems (you have to grind on the a/c bracket if you have a/c and you have to clock the oil filter 90 degree thing out of the way), there's a write-up (on celicasupra.com) for the wiring that is simple IMO (I've built 3-4 rewire subharnesses because we were selling them at one point), then it's a matter of making exhaust, mounting an intercooler, building intercooler piping, etc.
It'd be a pretty good winter project if you already have a handle on working on cars, have some money to blow, and a place to work. Though everything is different on my setup, so there's been a lot more modification, for example: r154, 1 piece driveshaft, mkIII radiator, ron r FFIM, Megasquirt, etc.
If I sold this car, I'd probably buy a another celica supra, a celica, or a cressida (mx73) and swap a stock 7mgte in. Keep the engine setup stock (as stock as it can be, possibly an upgraded turbo), build intercooler piping, exhaust, a Megasquirt, then upgrade only the things that need upgrade to make 18 psi and be happy with it. But I'm kind of dreaming
, I have spent too much money on this car to consider selling it...
