I got a 86 Chevy NOVA, was told to come here - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

wheelliftnpony · 07-11-2007, 02:26 PM

I got a 86 chevy nova.. im not sure of anyhting about the car.. Im gutting it out and putting it in the 4cylnder dirt track race's.. I just wanted to see if this was moreless a toyota, every one says it is. If it is any tricks i can do to it? clean the thottle body up or anything. i think its thottle body it could be carb'd... its fast as hell though from a dead stop i can melt the tires on it,.. also anyone know of how to lightn these cars up any more?

Mike Gerber · 07-11-2007, 03:53 PM

Mechanically it should be the same or similiar to the generation 1 Camry. It should have a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine designated by Toyota as the 2SE (or 2SELC) engine. This is a single overhead cam 4 cylinder engine with only 2 valves per cylinder. In my opinion it was one of Toyota's most reliable engines.

Mike

Kingdom934 · 07-12-2007, 03:00 AM

I thought that the Nova (Chevy) one was more or less a rebadge 5th Gen Corolla?

touringcamry · 07-12-2007, 03:11 AM

That year was based on an AE82 Corolla with a 1.6, probably the 4A-C or 4A-F. The Chevy or Geo Prism at some point was available with a 4A-GE but I don't know if it was available on that Nova.

Mike Gerber · 07-12-2007, 04:29 PM

I believe touringcamry is correct and I am wrong about it being similiar to the Camry. It is similiar to a Corolla.

Mike

boi_si · 07-13-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by touringcamry

That year was based on an AE82 Corolla with a 1.6, probably the 4A-C or 4A-F. The Chevy or Geo Prism at some point was available with a 4A-GE but I don't know if it was available on that Nova.

some nova came with the 4age. very rare.