engine swap

Zeus junior
ok guys so here is the thing im thinking of taking the 5sfe engine out of my old celica and putting a 3sge head on it what im wondering is it possible? what would i need to do the conversion and also ill be building the motor. what parts/brands does everyone recommend for add ons to the engine like race pistons, cams, valves, ect. or would i just be better of buying another 3sge motor and doing it up.
cheers everyone 

Hey Zeus Jr,

I looked into doing this when i was on my P Plates, but it was so difficult and expensive, and the gains would be so minimal.

Best bet would be to buy a Red Top Beams if you are set on keeping an NA 4 Banger. Rick on the forums here has a good build thread of his swap. It will net you near 200hp and be a lot simpler. 

Your other options are V6 swaps if you are happy to move away from 4 cylinders. a 1MZ-FE swap is relatively inexpensive and will get you near 200hp again, but with more torque. 

You also have the 3SGTE swap.

At the end of the day it comes down to the following:
1. How much money do you have to spend?
2. How mechanically inclined are you?
 
Cheers, 

-Eric
 

i rebuilt me first car the celica i have some mechanical knoledge not heaps haha but me father (zeus) use to be a aircraft engineer
i thought about the v6 but i wasnt sure on how much it would cost $$$, where to buy one or how easy it is to accumulate the parts for it 
 
beams would be good to i dont want to be spending like $5000+ just yet but i mean if there is a beams motor out there for around $1000 id think about it, i just want something fun and faster then the 3sge mainly 
 
but everything comes down to the cost

would you not have to do some fiddling around to get the v6 in there or is it repetitively straight forward
 
i did think beams would be easier plus it would be cheaper on rego but im guessing the parts arent as easy to buy if i bought either motor i would take the time to do it up to get the best results so it would take time accumulating the parts
 
does anyone know where i can get a cheep beams engine to fix up 
 

Dylan at Gorilla Industries had a Beams for sale a few months ago.

I am currently still on my ps unfortunately

Zeus junior
but everything comes down to the cost

BEAMS are awesome engines… but it's not a cheap swap.

Ive been thinking more so going for a beams motor but would i have to get a mod plate for the swap and where would i even get one