5sfe->3sgte need price suggestions!

mrxchinkee · 06-12-2008, 08:04 AM

Soooo i was gonna hold off on my duece and get a honda cbr. however my tranny is now kinda screwed and i do still need a daily. So in a sense im forced to put work on it. If its gonna cost me $800-1000 for a tranny. i might as well get a 3sgte shoved in it. at the moment i got a hook up with a 3sgte 2nd with tranny that has 100k miles on it. its been sitting behind a house for sometime now. the guy told me its a 3rd gen, i went to check it out and its a 2nd. (i dunno if he thinks im an idiot or what but who knows maybe he really thinks its a 3rd gen) so based off of that info what do you think is a reasonable price? any suggestions?

100k
rusty
2nd w/ tranny

plus im gonna have to redo the cams for sure.
not even sure what condition the turbo is in but he said its working.
thank you thank you

mab9981 · 06-12-2008, 11:27 AM

Unless you find a USDM 3sgte your cost is pretty high.

I paid about 1800 for my jspec 3sgte and never put it in because of the mass amount of time and money that was going to be required.

I ended up trading the motor for a 5sfe with low miles and put that in. Cars been running amazing ever since.

mrxchinkee · 06-12-2008, 10:10 PM

well the deal is that I have that motor from an aquintance that isn't using it. like I stated before he has a tranny with it however its been sitting outside for a couple of months now. the shops around my area will do a 2nd gen swap for 3k but that's the cost of the motor and labor. most likely is going to be a jdm motor with aprox 45k miles. this motor is a usdm motor with 100k miles on. im on a budget. seeing how I did not plan on putting work in. im just wondering what would be reasonalbe to offer on a 93 usdm 3sgte with tranny. that's is in three parts with lots of rust on the tranny.

mab9981 · 06-13-2008, 08:06 AM

reasonable for a motor sitting out? less than a grand in my opinion.

MR2 Drifter · 06-17-2008, 02:26 PM

On ebay they go for 1,500 easy

You said its rusted and needs work, a good price would probably be around $700

Brokenline · 06-24-2008, 02:25 PM

youre not calculating the other parts youll be needing if you go with the 3s.. Harness, ecu, axles, etc.. and since this motor has been sitting out im sure youre going to want to do a major tune up i.e. belts, water pump, seals, and etc.

If youre really on a budget, an na tranny should run you no more than $100-$300, plus another 10 bucks for the tranny fluid. Im not sure how mechanically inclined you are/if you have the space, but with a couple buddies it should only take a few hours to complete the job.

06-12-2008, 08:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrxchinkee No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	5sfe->3sgte need price suggestions! Soooo i was gonna hold off on my duece and get a honda cbr. however my tranny is now kinda screwed and i do still need a daily. So in a sense im forced to put work on it. If its gonna cost me $800-1000 for a tranny. i might as well get a 3sgte shoved in it. at the moment i got a hook up with a 3sgte 2nd with tranny that has 100k miles on it. its been sitting behind a house for sometime now. the guy told me its a 3rd gen, i went to check it out and its a 2nd. (i dunno if he thinks im an idiot or what but who knows maybe he really thinks its a 3rd gen) so based off of that info what do you think is a reasonable price? any suggestions? 100k rusty 2nd w/ tranny plus im gonna have to redo the cams for sure. not even sure what condition the turbo is in but he said its working. thank you thank you

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06-12-2008, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
mab9981 No Skills Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Unless you find a USDM 3sgte your cost is pretty high. I paid about 1800 for my jspec 3sgte and never put it in because of the mass amount of time and money that was going to be required. I ended up trading the motor for a 5sfe with low miles and put that in. Cars been running amazing ever since.

06-12-2008, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrxchinkee No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	well the deal is that I have that motor from an aquintance that isn't using it. like I stated before he has a tranny with it however its been sitting outside for a couple of months now. the shops around my area will do a 2nd gen swap for 3k but that's the cost of the motor and labor. most likely is going to be a jdm motor with aprox 45k miles. this motor is a usdm motor with 100k miles on. im on a budget. seeing how I did not plan on putting work in. im just wondering what would be reasonalbe to offer on a 93 usdm 3sgte with tranny. that's is in three parts with lots of rust on the tranny.

06-13-2008, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
mab9981 No Skills Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	reasonable for a motor sitting out? less than a grand in my opinion.

06-17-2008, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 948 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	On ebay they go for 1,500 easy You said its rusted and needs work, a good price would probably be around $700

06-24-2008, 02:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Brokenline Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: socal Posts: 284 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	youre not calculating the other parts youll be needing if you go with the 3s.. Harness, ecu, axles, etc.. and since this motor has been sitting out im sure youre going to want to do a major tune up i.e. belts, water pump, seals, and etc. If youre really on a budget, an na tranny should run you no more than $100-$300, plus another 10 bucks for the tranny fluid. Im not sure how mechanically inclined you are/if you have the space, but with a couple buddies it should only take a few hours to complete the job.