1999 Celica, 3SGTE Swap and Tune

Sean brought his car down to us from New Jersey. This is one of the first swaps I did in the new Savannah, GA shop.

Dropping the stock engine out of the car...



Engine all resealed, with new stage 2 Spec 3S/5S custom clutch
 
GT Tranny Installed


Wiring fun as always!!!


 

Clocking the turbo and building a custom wastegate actuator bracket...

Done clocking the turbo (for better exit angle) and installing the harness

Engine going in...


Engine bolted up...

Front mount intercooler installed:

Engine swap finished up and a good shot of the intercooler setup...

During, and after finishing up this engine swap, we installed a few more goodies, including an ATS Racing throttle body inlet, a 3" mandrel-bent stainless steel custom exhaust, HKS SSQV BOV, Greddy Profec S electronic boost controller, and a Perfect Power SMT6 piggyback. We then dyno tuned the car running 15 psi. After tuning, it made 248.9 wheel hp and 255 ft/lbs of torque on a 100 degree day. Not too bad for the stock turbo :)

Here's what Sean had to say after the project was complete and he had driven it back home:

"Dr. Tweak, a review.

Dr. Tweak has been nothing but outstanding during this whole endeavor. His customer service is certainly top notch and he's done an outstanding job with the swap. He was having issues with getting the SMT-6 wired in last night and ended up staying at the shop until 3:30 in the morning and only got two hours sleep before coming back in to get everything polished up. If that's not a testament to his dedication I don't know what it. EVERYTHING works on the car, from the A/C back. Nothing but perfection. Everything was installed where and how I asked, cleanly done. He even installed a couple of "feeder wires" through the firewall in the event we decide to install anything in the future that needs wiring through the firewall.

Money wise, his estimation was almost spot on. Due to a couple of unforeseen events I had to pay some out of pocket, but nothing terrible and certainly an understandable deal. I consider what we got to be well worth the money, and for anyone even contemplating paying someone the swap, I would highly recommend getting a hold of Dr. Tweak. He will go out of his way to make sure that you, the end consumer, is happy. A TRUE professional."


A discussion of this swap can be found here




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