87 into a fun machine

[eagerbeaverau]

I have an A82 1987 toyota corolla with a 4ac in. It is front wheel drive and the engine is mounted like this

http://members.iinet.net.au/~radich/...CEngineA82.JPG

I am in WA so i was wondering wether anyne knows wether i can even get parts to upgrade my engine and where i could find them.

cheers in advance

[REN69]

an AE82 you mean.

Chances are you can't find anything to upgrade that particular engine.. but you can do engine swaps. like a 4AGE motor from a later AE92 Corolla GTS or the 4AFE from the SR5 models. Or you can also go for the japanese 4AGZE from the AE92 Levin and Trueno GTZ OR you can even go for either silvertop or blacktop 20V 4AGE from the japanese AE110 and AE111 Levin and Truenos.

Be warned though, they're not easy or cheap swaps.

[Dicipleofthelie]

go 82's!!!

the under rated under powered 86 wanabe's!!!

i drive one

and no...they cant be moded...your best choice is to drop a 4A-GE into it...itll take some work but hey...its better than what ya got

[REN69]

In Australia and New Zealand and in the UK, the engine of choice for AE82's seems to be silvertop 20V's.

[Dicipleofthelie]

quick question....how many kms does the engine have on it currently?

[micro214_kp61]

Originally posted by Dicipleofthelie
and no...they cant be moded...your best choice is to drop a 4A-GE into it...itll take some work but hey...its better than what ya got

one thing you guys have to learn when it comes to cars is... THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS "CAN NOT BE DONE!". if it fits on the engine bay it can be done. if it doesn't fit cut the firewall and make it fit. in this case i wouldn't count out the 4AC. they're capable as any other toyota engine. i've seen a 4 barrel dual side draft 4AC set-up. and is capable of beating any 4AG-E with less money being spent on. i've already seen weird things done to a toyota car from an FF engine reconfigured to RWD layout to putting a Rotary motor on a small hatch toyota. so modding a 4AC is not as impossible as everyone thinks. it could be cheaper coz no one wants it, hehehehe. and that's a plus for you.

REMEMBER: just be patient, and don't get bullied by 4AG-E lovers, coz it's also overrated and slow. i own one so i know, hehehehe.

[Dicipleofthelie]

well....if there are any performance upgrades for the 4AC...i have yet to find them...and apart from the basic: ground cables, ignition, and bigger carbs....there isnt much in the way of purchasable upgrades for this engine

[Flashmn]

Who says you have to buy everything ready made. Fabricate, design, make. thats what I've done. My 4A-F has more power than a modified 4A-GE.

[micro214_kp61]

Originally posted by Flashmn
Who says you have to buy everything ready made. Fabricate, design, make. thats what I've done. My 4A-F has more power than a modified 4A-GE.

[2wickedtoyz]

has any one heard of a turbocharged carb motor? ford used it in a mustang and i've seen mini coopers with the same set up. try that then you'll like the fact that you car is original and easier to tune

[Flashmn]

has any one heard of a turbocharged carb motor?

yes, and its possible to do it with the stock carb aswell....

[Chris Corolla S]

It'd be fun to have a blower though.

A big one that's sticks through the hood

Or one that you can't see at all so it's a sleeper

[toyotaspeed90]

Originally posted by Flashmn
Who says you have to buy everything ready made. Fabricate, design, make. thats what I've done. My 4A-F has more power than a modified 4A-GE.

what whp are you making?

[Flashmn]

Enough

[SR5 Rolla]

c'mon you gotta let us know...ur killin me here...how many ponies is that 4af is pushin?!?!?!?!