2tgcoupe

1980 2dr coupe (square headlight version w/ special edition bumpers) 2T-G Dohc motor, taken to 1.8lt. The 2T-G is mated to a 5speed box and JAP-SPEC LSD diff. genie extractors a lumpy cam twin solex carbs Its got a Sunroof autometer guages (water & oil outside) white simmons V4 mags full vinyl interior with recaro seats front and back, Buckets only in front. momo steering wheel and gear knob new carpet and mats. Top shelf Clarion Headunit, kenwood 6x9's on parcel tray, pioneer 6" splits in doors w/ tweeters two 12 inch rockford punch subs in boot. -lowered, w/king springs in front, reset leaves in rear -30% window tint. People may have seen it in Fast Fours a few years ago. (It was yellow then.) By the Way, It's for sale. Here are some pics:

Will those motors be the same engine mounts?? All sound like good ideas though. I would really like fuel injection though.. I'm a big fan of that.

Yeh, was thinking about working the 2tg with a blower or a turbo but was also thinking that a motor that came with forced induction, would be made to handle the pressure better than taking a N/A motor and strapping a supercharger or turbo to it. but on the other hand, I would love to put a blower on the 2tg, but first I would have to fuel inject it, I can't be bothered making something that consistently requires tuning. The motor already has a lumpy cam and extractors, and taken to a 1.8lt Exhaust system coming. To put a blower on it, how woud I go about lowering the compression, blower shims? new head? I have a 5 spd celica box in it, with a lsd. What is the sc14 off? and what about forged pistons, I want to do this properly, so would I drop a set in? I'm sure doing it this way would be far easier to get registered and engineered than doing another complete engine conversion. As I said before, I don't want anything too stupid. Just a bit quicker than what I have. The 2tg was a 115hp motor stock, and I (my old man) have taken it from 1.6 to a 1.8, lumpy cam, twin carbs and extractors so say its putting roughly 125hp down now, is expecting 150 with a supercharger too much? I don't want to run excessive boost, just keep everything pretty smooth. And I'm guessing alot of the gains would be made in torque. thanks for the help

Yeh, thats why I sorta was looking towards this motor. I'm not looking for something ridiculously fast, just quick enough, and not too expensive. Thanks heaps for the info.

Thats obvious.

Yeh, its not a standard KE55 sedan, its a 2dr coupe, and it already has alot of mods, bringing it to 880kilos. Well, can anyone tell me what motor they think would be best to put in from experience. in terms of how hard they are to get in. My old man will do all the work himself, but yeh, I think it would be best to not give him the hardest one. And anyone who has put a CA18 in, how much did it cost you to get in there? I already have a fuel pump and lsd diff to fit it, so those costs are taken care of. not much but its a start.

G'day guys. got my KE55, and I'm looking at putting a new motor in it. The 2tg in it now has only done 30,000 k's but I am looking for something a little smoother, EFI is much to my liking. NA, Turbo, blown, it doesnt worry me really, although would be alot better for rego/engineering if it was N/A. Question is, After buying the motor, how much are you looking at to put it in? ($$$) I'm looking at a 4age, CA18, or SR20. If anyone thinks there is a better motor to drop in let me know. Spoke to a bloke yesterday who said I have buckleys of getting a corolla with a SR20 engineered/registered. Something to do with weight of the car (880kilos) compared with the power or displacement of the motor. Is this a load of shit? or can you really not get it done? Just keen on getting something different from the 2tg (great as it is) but I want something a little newer, and smoother. One more question, with the SR20, how much difference is there between the turbo and non-turbo variants of this motor, as in internals, cause I was thinking of putting in a N/a one, and later on bolting on a turbo.

looks awesome.

Put very well.

Supercharger Definately. So much better to drive, especially on the street. You don't go from no power to all power in the blink of an eye. You don't have to be wringing their neck to get anything out of them. Its a much more linear curve with a blower. Look at all the top fuel dragsters, Supercharged. Set up well, they are the quickest.. don't bother on a carby'd motor though.

I don't know why, but I usually hate simmons rims. But I got a set on my ke55 coupe, and I reckon they look hot as. Look a bit drifting style cause of the dish they have, and the centre can get painted whatever colour you want, to suit, or set off the paint on your car.. Downside: They're Deer as hell. Mine were about $680 per wheel for 16" x 6.5" +rubber. Tyres ranging from 115 ea to250 each. But you could prob pick up a second hand set if you looked hard enough.

hey that black falcon was in street machine the other day.... Some bastards stole it from a show.. Pretty sure its that one anyway.. I hate criminals.

haha oh yeh.. fun fun fun..

And, a lock diff means rear tire wear will dramatically increase. Would make your car even harder to sell too.. If you were buying a car and the owner locked the diff, wouldnt you think it had been thrashed or driven like it was stolen?