Aug 26, 2006 · The 5SFE is an extremely reliable engine. The causes of most problems seem to be; running out of oil and overheating (due to lack of maintenance) and extreme hot rodding. Reactions: S8toman2 and HowBoutAToyota

Jun 2, 2009 · The 5sfe is the standard n/a engine that sold in MKII MR2's in the United States. IIRC, there were a few early '91's that had the 3sfe here, but very few. The 3sfe was also sold in England. The probability is very high that you have the 5sfe since yours is a '92.

Jun 29, 2008 · Probably 150-180rwhp depending on what other supporting mods are done. The highest on record 5SFEs fall somewhere in between Mild and Performance because they had the fuel control but only mild cams. A 150rwhp or higher 5SFE should be able to be built for for less then $2000 if you find the right deals and install everything yourself. (Bare ...

Aug 29, 2013 · With proper care/maintenance, what would be the typcial life expectancy (in miles) of 5SFE or what kind of high mileages have you seen? For example, I've seen Lincoln Towncar (Ford modular 4.6L V8) that some people are selling with well over 200K miles and sometimes even at 500K miles.

May 15, 2008 · Instead of telling them to search just direct them to the 5sfe performance thread (of doom) Intakes = No horsepower gain. <-- that is a period, no ifs and or buts... The stock Toyota intake is an excellent design for the 5s, the only thing you have to gain replacing an intake is noise, and the 5s will make it if you put an after market on.

Mar 2, 2010 · A boosted 5sfe should last you a while just make sure you get fresh bearings, I know this because my uncle had a boosted 5sfe on his mr2 many years ago,He ran with a turbo until I was old enough to drive.Topend performance can also build up a 5sfte to handle about 350hp if money is not an issue.

Feb 8, 2006 · Ok, i believe this is in the right place. I started building my 5sfte, and would like some comments on what supporting mods would be. Bottom End 5sfe block decked, bored, and honed to 87.5mm (.5mm overbore) Cp custom pistons to fit bore Eagle 3sgte rods, Crank machined to 3s rod sizes, Should i...

Sep 27, 2011 · But 5sfe's, especially rev2s, work really well with piggybacks when running NA. If you choose to turbo in the future make sure you focus on the tuning aspects the most. A piggyback can be used in this case too but is not as flexible as a full programmable engine management system.

Jan 26, 2017 · The 5SFE leaks oil and in a month's time, it's very low on oil. Most people don't check the oil level regularly and that caused the lubrication issue leading to engine quality degradation. So are most people just buying 5SFEs from the yard and slapping them on and returning the old one for the core? :nerd:

Jun 4, 2009 · +1998 5SFE Block If you want to put out high numbers with some good reinforcement, the +1998 5SFE block is definitely the way to go. It has 1mm larger bore and thicker cylinder walls which won't require that you sleeve the block for high hp output. The earlier 5SFE blocks (before 1998) are known to have a weak area by the water pump / cylinder ...