horsepower or speed

[Angel13]

I have a 89 toyota corolla sr5 5speed and was wondering if i can do anything to make my car a little faster than it is other than swapping the engine btw it is a carb

[Createdtoburn]

Nope :-)

[Angel13]

o i just thought there would of been something out there to make it go faster altough i did now you can not do nothing with a carb engine

[kwint]

Well, I read that there is a weber carb available if you wanna try that out.

[Angel13]

otherwise what you guys think of an engine i should put in my car if swapped

[zythr]

Probably none. If this was a rear wheel drive, you would have more choices.

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Originally Posted by Angel13

otherwise what you guys think of an engine i should put in my car if swapped

There are a few engines that you could go for. The GT-S versions came out with a 4A-GE 16v engine, which would be a drastic improvement over the 4A-F you currently have in your SR5. Otherwise you could go for a 4A-FE, 7A-FE or 4A-GE 20v.

[Angel13]

i want a pretty good and fast engine for my car which one do you think would be good engine

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Originally Posted by Angel13

i want a pretty good and fast engine for my car which one do you think would be good engine

4A-GE 16v. A 4A-GE 20v would be even better, but as far as I know, they're hard to find in the US.

[Angel13]

what car did the 4a-ge come in?

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Originally Posted by Angel13

what car did the 4a-ge come in?

The 4A-GE 16v came standard in few models, but the best model to get one out of in your case would be a Corolla GT-S. They look identical to your SR5 except they just have higher specs. The engine bay is the same as yours, just with a different engine.

If you can buy a GT-S instead then that will be a lot easier, but the swap is definitely possible if you throw enough money at it.

Have a read of this thread regarding the swap:
SR5 vs GTS

There's a fair bit of info on Google too, and a lot of success stories out there. Definitely a worthwhile swap if you can afford it.

[Angel13]

yeah the only hard part will be finding the car with the engine i want

[Createdtoburn]

Remember if you swap a 4A-GE in you're going from Carbed to Fuel Injected so it wont just be like a direct swap or anything, you'll have a little more work to do wiring wise. I'm not sure all what exactly but guessing you'll need the ECU and all the wires connecting to it etc.

I have the 4AGE in my GTS, it's a great engine, revs high, you can beat the shit out of it all day long and it just keeps on going like brand new. haha. Gotta love the 4A engines.

[Ghostyman]

3sgte... slight amount more fab work (mounts, oil pickup)... gobs more power.

[SCT]

I topped out my 4AF several times and not a single engine problem. Carb, trans, alt... all that crap has been replaced many times, but the motor itself.... That thing is strong. 4A! I have a 4AGE that I haven't gotten around to yet, going for a turbo set up. It'll be a while, since I like to take time and make sure everything is what I want with no mistakes.

3SGE/TE is a heavy bitch. Powers' good, but it's a heavy bitch. More fabrication will need to be done, but a it's heavy bitch.