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Old 05-11-2009, 05:03 AM
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Has anyone done an engine swap for a daily driver.
Ive been debating this for some time.
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Old 05-11-2009, 05:32 AM
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You need to give more info than that. What exactly you trying to do.
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Old 05-11-2009, 05:33 AM
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may the search be with you
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Old 05-11-2009, 05:59 AM
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3sgte motor swap... and ive tried the search, just giving me abunch of other stuff thats is taking alot of time cause i keep reading all these build threads. Might i add, are really awesome.
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oh Lorday another one of these.

As far as I know, the RS-r tC is the only one running the 3sgte motor

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If you do end up swapping, you will NOT pass smog with it. Engines swapped into a car must be the same year of the car or newer. And so far, the only 3SGTE engines made by Toyota past 2000 never left Japan.
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thanks ro_ja.. really appreciate it. i was getting different answers about the smog thing... this really helps me out.
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i thought they swapped a 3sge...not a gte in....from an is300
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