Question??? AE86 Related....

[TruenoJon]

Is It possible to throw a gts head on a sr5 motor and if so how??????
what do I Need...

[Brian]

Cheaper and easier just to buy a GTS and sell your SR5.

You'll get the real car, with all the advantages and reliability.

[84Hachi]

Originally Posted by Brian

Cheaper and easier just to buy a GTS and sell your SR5.

You'll get the real car, with all the advantages and reliability.

Yeah thats probably true. But when they don't grow on trees and more and more are going to the junk yard. People like him and myself will have to deal with the SR5. As for 4AGE head on a 4AC block. The answer is yes. I have heard people do it. I'm not one of them. I have an engine on order.

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by Brian

Cheaper and easier just to buy a GTS and sell your SR5.

You'll get the real car, with all the advantages and reliability.

+1

There is too much to mod an SR5 to get it to perform at the level of a stock GT-S model.

[84Hachi]

Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

+1

There is too much to mod an SR5 to get it to perform at the level of a stock GT-S model.

That may be true. But its the persons choice the car he bought. Its the persons choice what he wants to do with it. No one has the right to say otherwise. Why? Cause its his car. If he wants to mod it his way. More power to him.

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by 84Hachi

That may be true. But its the persons choice the car he bought. Its the persons choice what he wants to do with it. No one has the right to say otherwise. Why? Cause its his car. If he wants to mod it his way. More power to him.

You have a point.

However, I still try my best to be the realistic voice of reason since that's a lot of work to undertake for the inexperienced.

[4agetercel]

throw on a 4ag head and put carbs on it, you get itb's and you dot have to crazy upgrade anything

[fredricktflail]

Ya just throw the head on there.
On another note, Why do almost all import guys swap moters insted of building whats in it.

[TruenoJon]

me personally, i like the sr5 just wanted to know if it was possible and how

[4agetercel]

building a 4ac? this may be a weird question but why?and honestly how much gain will you get of it, if your lucky 25 30 horse

unbolt the 4ac head and bolt on the 4ag head, the ignition and carbing bit is up to you on figuring it out

[Brian]

Originally Posted by TruenoJon

me personally, i like the sr5 just wanted to know if it was possible and how

I'm not saying don't do it, but in my experience, it's much easier to buy one than to build one.

Originally Posted by fredricktflail

Ya just throw the head on there.
On another note, Why do almost all import guys swap moters insted of building whats in it.

Simply swapping a head onto the car won't really make enough difference to make it worthwhile. Although the 4AG engines are old now, it's better to drop in a complete good-runner than it is to try to cobble something together. The exception to this is if you really know what you're doing. In which case you would not have asked this question, and would already know what's involved.

Not that GTS cars are all that either, they are just easier to build up from. They have several advantages:

disc brake rear
6.7" diff which has better selection for LSDs
fuel injected
8k tach
slightly more hp

All these things can be swapped into an SR5, it's just time and money.

We've done GTSR5 conversions before, but usually only used the SR5 shell after sending it to a bodyshop for stitch welding, full bodywork and paint. We strip the shell, tow it there, wait 6 months and tow it back, then swap all the parts over from the rusty/crashed GTS for a full restoration. Easiest way to spend $5-10k that you can think of, as you would be rebuilding and replacing all the wear items that you can afford while it's apart.

In the end, if your goal is a GTS swap, it's a LOT more time and money than anything else. Your car is down for quite a few months, depending on your abilities and your workshop and tool set.