3S-GTE JDM 3rd Gen Turbo Engine How are these 3rd gen motors panning out?

KurtP · 08-28-2009, 12:23 AM

Last time I was active on the forums/community 3rd gen motors were extremely rare. I think we had 2 or 3 swaps in the whole of all the forums, and one or 2 of them were 3sge motors.

How have these 3rd gen turbos proven compared to the second gen? IIRC the 2 or 3 cyl on the 2nd gen had problems of running lean and hot and there were theories that changes to the 3rd gen corrected it.

In for the reader's digest.

mr.ac · 08-28-2009, 11:22 PM

my gen3 is awsome. Had it for 2+ years auto-x and road race almost every month and its a daily driver. I keep it stock by the way, but it compares to a moded gen2, but no problems so far, just under 1k idle, no smoke no shakes.

and yes you are right, the gen3 corrected all the gen2's problems and gived it more power.

TreyMR2 · 08-30-2009, 06:40 PM

I really like mine... I did my swap 2-3 years ago and there was like at least 3-5 people on here had em.

PETC · 09-01-2009, 01:12 PM

I love it. Great motor. Smooth, lots of power, very responsive to mods up until around 300 WHP.

JMr2Die4 · 09-01-2009, 04:25 PM

My Runs Great Upgrading To 2.2 Stoker Kit Now

presure2 · 09-08-2009, 06:57 PM

us 6th gen celica guys are having great sucsess with the 3rd gen motors (ST-205), swapped into our FWD celicas
we have 2 guys on Welcome! that dyno'd one day apart both over 330whp @~20psi.
the EFI in the gen 3 is miles better than the gen 2, not to mention the 20b ect,ect..

08-28-2009, 12:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
KurtP VWFixx Global Mod Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	How are these 3rd gen motors panning out? Last time I was active on the forums/community 3rd gen motors were extremely rare. I think we had 2 or 3 swaps in the whole of all the forums, and one or 2 of them were 3sge motors. How have these 3rd gen turbos proven compared to the second gen? IIRC the 2 or 3 cyl on the 2nd gen had problems of running lean and hot and there were theories that changes to the 3rd gen corrected it. In for the reader's digest.

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08-28-2009, 11:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
mr.ac Just Say NO to Snorkes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 388 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	my gen3 is awsome. Had it for 2+ years auto-x and road race almost every month and its a daily driver. I keep it stock by the way, but it compares to a moded gen2, but no problems so far, just under 1k idle, no smoke no shakes. and yes you are right, the gen3 corrected all the gen2's problems and gived it more power.

08-30-2009, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
TreyMR2 Gen3 swap DONE!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,472 Thanks: 30 Thanked 60 Times in 58 Posts iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	I really like mine... I did my swap 2-3 years ago and there was like at least 3-5 people on here had em.

09-01-2009, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 43 Thanked 65 Times in 53 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I love it. Great motor. Smooth, lots of power, very responsive to mods up until around 300 WHP.

09-01-2009, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
JMr2Die4 No Skills Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	My Runs Great Upgrading To 2.2 Stoker Kit Now

09-08-2009, 06:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
presure2 Team 5SFTE Pro Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: fall river, MA Posts: 132 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	us 6th gen celica guys are having great sucsess with the 3rd gen motors (ST-205), swapped into our FWD celicas we have 2 guys on Welcome! that dyno'd one day apart both over 330whp @~20psi. the EFI in the gen 3 is miles better than the gen 2, not to mention the 20b ect,ect..