1986 Ae86 HB vs Coupe

[etxxz]

Hi, i found this 86 Ae86 coupe thats in very good conditions and will probably make a deal for it tomorow. I need to know if this car is a good drifting car or if its comparable with the HB Ae86.

here's the description:
1986 TOYOTA COROLLA, 1.8l eng, 5 spd, sunroof, Edelbrock carburator, headers, 2" exh, polished wheels

*the car looks VERY CLEAN...and it runs.


Any corolla pros out there with comments?

Thanks.

[baartman]

ae86's only came with 1.6 litres FI...

[baartman]

HB and coupe are the same perf. wise, except the coupe is apparently 40 pounds lighter. big deal.

looks wise, well its up to the driver. if you want to drift, go with a coupe so you dont fall in the takumi lovers club.

[hachi_slow]

1.8l engine? What did the previous owner put in there a 3tc engine?

ae86's came in both gts and sr5 trim. the sr5 came with the 4ac engine.

If you want to drift, hb and coupe will perform the same just as baartman said.

[etxxz]

cool thanks!!

i do wonder why this dud says he has a 1.8l engine...probably he has NO IDEA what he has. anyhow here's a link of the car i'm going to see tomorow...probably buy too.

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1520&uuid=1248

This is his actual description:
1986 TOYOTA COROLLA, 1.8l eng, 5 spd, sunroof, Edelbrock carburator, headers, 2" exh, polished wheels, new tires, runs and looks perfect, clean in and out, must see

what do you guys think?

[SLY Mantis]

well corolla's are only 1.6L, and the ae86 is fuel injected not carburated.
Which implies it's an SR5 not a GTS, and from the looks its an SR5.

[Voodoo.Priest]

Ya it's an SR5. You want a GT-S.

[etxxz]

ok...i'm getting this car for fixing/drifting

Is that car in the pic, with the 1.8l CARBURATED engine RWD or FWD?

I gotta do some research on SR5 vs GTS...differences

[hachi_slow]

The sr5 is an ae86.

etxxz, ask the owner what engine is in there. There is a possibility that the owner added the carbs, header and exhaust to the stock 4ac, but you may be lucky and he/she swapped these on the 3tc engine.

Car in the pic would be rwd.

[EJ86]

According to www.hachiroku.net this is what they say about the 2 models:


Factory Body Differences:

-Coupes/Notchback:
If you are going to drive seriously, the coupe has a few advantages over the hatchback. One reason is that it weights about 20-40 lbs. less than a hatchback. Reason being is that it doesn’t have the big heavy hatch, with the big sheet of glass.
Coupes are slightly more rigid compared to hatchbacks.It’s hard to haul tons of stuff around though. Some colors like silver and white are rare colors on the coupes as opposed to hatchbacks.

-Hatchbacks/LiftBacks:
2 doors with rear hatch They can haul more things because of the back hatch. Takumi drove one, that helps make a much better show car, sadly. Hatches often rust quite quickly. Only hatchbacks where sent to Australia

[micro214_kp61]

it is very possible that the car is a GT-S but swapped with a 3TC like hachi_slow said. and being in Florida (Puerto Rican country ) i wouldn't be suprised if it's got a 1.8L set-up for drag. it is also possible that it's got a crazy owner and did a 7AG and run an edelbrock carb, but who knows!

[MRQtwinturbo]

coupes all the way.......i'd love to one day own another coupe.....

[etxxz]

Beautifull Info guys...you all just put a big shiny smile in my face. My only doubt was the engine and the drivetrain. So eitherway, 1.6 or 1.8 RWD is what i want.

this is my current ride BTW:
http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1357&pid=30070

[etxxz]

Hey, new info.

I just came back from looking at the car and here's whats up. Yes, he swapped engines to the 1.8L (from older corolla), he has a bigass elderok 4-hole carburator (compared to stock -close friend w/ '84 HB- ITS HUGE) the car looks very nice, some paint chips, some rust (all fixable by me)

BUT

HE HAS NO POWER STEERING, clutch is almost gone, it WILL need a new one...aparently he has a drag setup. No A/C (i'd do this too) MSD, headers, a very shitty 2" exhaust (bought pipes at Auto discount and welded them together!)

*Heh, i had to literally use both my hands AND body weight to reverse outa that parking lot!

heh the funny thing is, he wants 2000USD , I went with 1300cash, hoping to spend 1200 AT MOST (moded) but after seeing it. 500US prob not worth it.

to drift i'd need to put P/S plus a clutch (i can do myself) but its like $600+ in parts...nah F that!

Thanks for helps neways! you've been a great crowd!

[lex_addict]

the hatchback can carry more tofu
just playin with u man... good luck with wutever u decide to do...