3sfe to 3sge swap

Chubbz · 03-28-2009, 08:42 PM

I have a 1992 mr2 with a 3sfe. I want to swap to a more powerful engine but i want to retain the reliability of an NA engine since this is my daily driver. How much work would be involved in swapping in either the 5sfe or 3sge engine?

Gairloch · 03-31-2009, 08:06 PM

Since it's the same head I would think it'd be a lot easier to install a 3sge.

djskorch · 04-20-2009, 08:12 PM

the 5sfe and the 3sfe are nearly identical. they are basically twin engines, just the 5sfe is a stroked version. you will only gain around 15hp doing the 5sfe swap. the 3sge swap is very easy. there really isnt much more to it than doing the 5sfe swap. about 8 wires and a few misc sensors. the power gains on the 3sge are AMAZING for the cost. its a whole different car.

03-28-2009, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chubbz No Skills Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	3sfe to 3sge swap I have a 1992 mr2 with a 3sfe. I want to swap to a more powerful engine but i want to retain the reliability of an NA engine since this is my daily driver. How much work would be involved in swapping in either the 5sfe or 3sge engine?

03-31-2009, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,854 Thanks: 125 Thanked 258 Times in 228 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Since it's the same head I would think it'd be a lot easier to install a 3sge. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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04-20-2009, 08:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
djskorch djskorch Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 379 Thanks: 5 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	the 5sfe and the 3sfe are nearly identical. they are basically twin engines, just the 5sfe is a stroked version. you will only gain around 15hp doing the 5sfe swap. the 3sge swap is very easy. there really isnt much more to it than doing the 5sfe swap. about 8 wires and a few misc sensors. the power gains on the 3sge are AMAZING for the cost. its a whole different car.