3t-gte Turbo Engine Into Ke70

[3t-gteketo]

i am buying a 3T-GTE turbo engine and putting it into my ke70.

i have never done this before so I'm in need of some information on how i will do this.

 

the engine only comes by its self, so i need to know what type of gear box will fit it, if i need to make custom mounts, a good exhaust system, pretty much every thing to be able to put it in.

any ideas and imformation on how to do this would be great.

cheers.. hamish

[Trev]

Get a T18 x-member and gearbox,

[13TKE70_21]

i am buying a 3T-GTE turbo engine and putting it into my ke70.

i have never done this before so I'm in need of some information on how i will do this.

 

the engine only comes by its self, so i need to know what type of gear box will fit it, if i need to make custom mounts, a good exhaust system, pretty much every thing to be able to put it in.

any ideas and imformation on how to do this would be great.

cheers.. hamish

 

 

hey mate i have a ke70 with i think might be the base version of what ur getting, i think its a celica 5 speed in mine with a short shift kit, maybe try that. but don't quote me as I'm havin dramas myself with my compliance

[AE25]

i have done this so should be able to answer any questions.

they come factory with a w55. the bellhousing for this box is unique to the 3tgte and only came out in japan so not the easiest to find. a 1g-w55 bellhousing is the same bolt pattern minus one hole and the clutch is on the exhaust side so could be used as an alternative.

the T50 from a te72 or ta63 etc will also fit but not as strong (will be ok for a stock 3tgt) and you'll need a custom clutch plate if using the larger 3tgte flywheel and t50 together.

as to mounts.. if you have recirculating ball steering then its easy. use T18 engine crossmember and mounting rubbers bolt it in. the exhaust side needs to have the 3tgte bracket as the turbo bolts to it but it is the same shape as the te71/72 so can interchange. 3tgte mounting rubbers are fatter so don't fit nicely.

I'm using a ta63 gearbox xmember with slotted holes. i was told my another kiwi ke70 3tgte owner that he used the auto xmember and it bolted in. can't remember if it was ma61 or ta63 one he used tho.

driveshaft depends on the gearbox used. if using a t18 t50 then it should all bolt in using t18 mounts, gearbox and driveshaft.

I'm using a w55 with a shortened rt116 corona driveshaft.. tho if using a T series diff then i think that shaft was a good length. i have a larger F series diff so i had to shorten it.

te71/te72 radiator can be used but is a bit small if going to race it. getting hard to find good ones anyway. top radiator hose needs to be modified a bit to fit.. or use a 2tg(eu) thermostat outlet pipe so it faces forwards and it looks alot tidier.

a 2.5" exhaust works well on these engines from the dump pipe back.

if you have original wiring and ecu then that works well, but is a bit crude compared to todays aftermarket ecu's. I'm using a complete tt142 corona GT-T loom and it fitted in the ke70 with a few plug changes on the indicators and totally rewired the guage cluster to fit a te71 set. had to make a hole in the l/h inner guard (te71 has this already) for this loom. if you know a thing or two about wiring then these systems are pretty basic so shouldn't be hard to wire up as a separate engine loom. theres a couple tricks required for the boost cut and knock control tho.

um .. yeah probably lots i've missed but that should give you some ideas. happy to answer questions etc.

my website has a big long blog on my ke70 and the tech section has some info on TG engine into ke70s.

http://www.toycrazy.net

 

heh back when the paint was fresh