New Member With Questions

[cowboy27]

i own a 1987 corolla sport gts and it has the stock 4A-GE motor. i've heard that an SR20DET would fit but the swap would be complicated and difficult, not to mention expensive. however, i've also heard that a CA18DET would fit too, and the swap wouldn't be nearly as complicated. my car is basically stock; a little beat up from previous owners. without putting too much money into it (after the maybe-to-be engine swap, no more than $3,000), i want to squeeze out a little bit more power.. something considerable for $3,000 or less. the car will be a daily driver. any tips or suggestions would be greatly appriciated.
thanx

[KnightX_AE86]

try this place iv done both my eng swap there (civic)

now i drive a AE86 and i know how u feel about swapin motor in it... 4A-GE is good for the car but its always better with a nice swap.....

iv seen SR20DET, S2000, Supra, and MR2 motor fix into a trueno b4... and i thought about doin it.... iv only got the pricing on the S2000 motor and it came up to like 4000 (motor, trany, ecu, and etc.) but try n ask the owner of the store..

Shine Used Japanese Auto Parts Co.
55 Midweat Road
Scarborough, On, M1P 3A6
(416) 285-0223
ask for "Karim"

PS also tell him your a friend of mine and he'll cut u a break
bte my name is "Spenser"

[karugs]

With $3,000 that little more power would be a failed bargain. I could get a newer car for that price. And it could be much faster too. Just helping. Goodluck.

[hachi_slow]

karugs is correct.

Why did you guys buy an ae86 for if all you're planning to do is swap the engine? A big part of the ae86, which so many enthusiast's enjoy about the car is the high revving, easy to work on, bluetop motor.

cowboy: That motor is not a straight drop into the ae86 chassis. You'll need some fabrication work done to it whichever motor sr or ca you choose. $3000 is not going to cut it, unless you're planning to do all the work and fabrication yourself.

[cowboy27]

ah, i know karugs is right.. i live in guam, and things aren't as very readily available as they are in many other places. for $3,000 you can buy a car with no motor, no tranny, broken everything, and a spare tire. thing's cost too much here, especially cars. one thing that pulled me to the ae86 was the fact that the term " a dime a dozen" doesn't apply to the car here, as there are ONLY about a dozen. i DO like the high rev of the motor, but c'mon now, doesn't everybody want a little bit more power? and yes, popping in some new parts here and there might give me a bump up with the power, but i plan on owning this car for quite a while. several years, at least. i want to play with it as much as i can and restore it back to the condition it as almost 17 years ago, plus some. i haven't been on the car scene for too long, and i thought that this would be a great place to find some useful tips.. and yes i realize i write a lot. the car is running a little bit rich... not big clouds of smoke, but you can smell the gas from the exhaust pretty far away. any ideas what that might be? still haven't had a whole lot of time to check everything out on the car. the engine doesn't appear to have any serious issues that needs to be dealt with immediatley.