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The early Hyundi stuff was a variation of Mitsubishi gear. There may be a jap sigma 5 speed that would bolt to it. Cheers, Ian

I would look at the 3t. If you were going to go much more than a stock 5k you would end up replacing the diff anyway, and I would upgrade brakes as a matter of course anyway. Then you have the option of playing with the 3t to get more later. Cheers, Ian

The trouble with that is that a 4K wasn't available as an optional motor for those cars. So at best, a 3K with 1166cc is the base, and a 4K scrapes in. (1166 + 175 = 1340cc) Also, I beleive that the RTA goes down to the cc, not on the "thats near enough" principle. So that even if the engine is close to right, but still too big, it still won't pass. Cheers, Ian

This is exactly right. If you ring up the RTA, they will tell you the listed weight for the model you are looking at. When I was looking at KE26's, the figure that I was told was less than any of the internet quotes people were saying, so the RTA would be the place to start. Cheers, Ian

From what I understand, you need the axles and drums from a ke30 and you need to shorten the splines by about 5mm to get the length right. Cheers, Ian

Google just told me that the main difference is in the power that it is rated at. 109CDI rated at 70kw, 115CDI is rated at 110kw. Cheers, Ian

I thought some KE30 / KE55's had the proper setup in the heater box as you would expect from a factory fitment. I have seen this at Pick and Payless one of the times that I was there. It may be a bit more hunting, but it would look a lot more integrated. Cheers, Ian

I think SA is the same as most places, in NSW anymay, you can put 2.5x weight in kg = cc for turbo/supercharged, or 3 x for NA. For a ke30 that is about 800kg, it means 2lt turbo or 2.4 NA. Also, have you thought about a ke55, basicaly the same car. The 30/55 ran from 1974 through to about 81. Cheers, Ian

Ke20's run 4x110 not 4x100. Only the later FWD rollas ran 4x100. Cheers, Ian

When I rang up, the RTA told me 720kg for a 2 door KE20 and 730kg for a 4 door, so 710 for a KE10 sounds about right. That works out to 2130cc NA, or 1775cc Turbo. I make the CA18DET to be 1809cc, so your car needs to be considered to weigh 723kg for it to be legal. Cheers, Ian

I think you would be taking a risk,, that at the discretion of the insurance company that rather than not paying you for the wheels that you didn't tell them about, that if they worked out that it was over track and therefore not roadworthy that they would knock back the whole claim and not just $1000 worth of wheels. Cheers, Ian

My ke20 had ke30 seats, and I know that SW20 seats fit into ke20's with minor modifications (slot front holes slightly, remove rear brackets and drill 2 holes) Cheers, Ian

When it arrives, can you post some pics up? I would like to see what the genuine version of a xe2x hydrualic set up looks like. Cheers, Ian

That would be close relative of the 4g93 wouldn't it? See that in one of the other engine conversion threads. Cheers, Ian

Thats an awesome idea for a powerplant! I always wondered what box they used for the RWD conversions with these. Regarding the capacity thing, in NSW the rules change when you hit 1100kg to 4.82 x for NA and 4.0 x for turbo / supercharged. Just a quick question about the discs that you are going to run, what model Passat are they off? I can see that the DBA446 is the same OD, but a bit thinner, and the DBA800 is a bit closer on thickness. Cheers Ian

I'm no expert either, but heres the bits I know. 1.To my knowledge, no one in Australia is selling the engine mounts, other than custom ones. The only ones that I have seen are on Trademe for about $150. AE71 and AE86 crossmembers don't bolt in. Sump doesn't need mods. 2.Biggest bolt on brake upgrade is ke70 front brakes. About 212x12mm solid disk. Anything bigger will be expensive (Hopper) or custom. 3.There is no bolt in diff upgrade for a KE20. Anything worthwhile will need to be shortened and have mounts swapped over. Having said all of this, google will really help as will the search key. Cheers, Ian

When they were doing the GTR brake upgrade on the R33 4door in Zoom a while back, they used an industrial degreaser and scrubbing brush (maybe a wire brush) before they painted them. Cheers, Ian

Was that on eBay about a year ago? There was one in awsome condition on then.

How are you going to register an SR20?

Uncommon more than rare. If it was a 2 door on the other hand........ There aren't that many left, hopefully I will own one soon. Cheers, Ian

Just a quick question, do the brakes out of a JDM AE86 (vented) will fit KE70 strut? Cheers, Ian

I have started to convert to magna discs on KE30 hubs for a KE2X. I have mounted the discs, just have to machine the front part of the hub and make a couple of rings for the centre of the disc and for the wheel mounting spigot. For calipers I am going to try and use VR or VS Commodore calipers. This will give me a 266 x 24mm disc and fairly big calipers, leave the standard struts in place and change the stud pattern to 4 x 114.3. So far so good, my only concern is clearance between the back face of the wheel and the caliper. Cheers, Ian

I was under the impression that they still turned backwards, but the gearbox and diff were designed to match. Cheers, Ian

There is a Spirit for sale on Toymods at the moment. It looks overrated. Cheers, Ian

YLD-TOY Would it be possible for you to post or email me some photos of your setup? What model Peugeot were the discs from? What size wheels do you need to run to clear the peugeot disc? Cheers, Ian