June 12, 200917 yr Author comment_351782 In NSW at least, the weight is based off the heaviest sedan variant, so you might still be OK. Either. Anything with BEAMS in it done well is awesome Yeah, the weight is based off the sedan for the sedans and wagons and two door sedans... coupes are their own kettle of fish for some strange reason... sucks so bad Report
June 13, 200917 yr comment_351884 4ZC1-t (the Piazza "Pizza" turbo engine) is 8v SOHC... The engine itself has a bit of potential with a better turbo/tune, good fuel and a proper cooler. On OzGem someone's got one making 171rwkw on 20psi, "mild street tune on pump fuel" so don't rule them out. You don't need custom engine mounts and the gboxes are interchangeable with Gemini boxes I believe, however you'll have to tinker with a few things to make it fit... There's plenty of info on OzGem. If you don't mind finding a rare engine, throw in a G180W/G200W from JDM Gemini ZZ/R's (yup, Geminis are originally a Japanese car at heart) and some Piazzas. They're 1.8/2lt twincam EFI engines, 8v, but the G180W makes identical power to a CA18DE despite being made 10 years prior. They're great bases, perhaps throw in some forged pistons and add boost to the equation and you have a seriously fast Gem. People have broken 200rwkw with these. The bonus to these is that they bolt straight in, came in a Gemini of sorts and therefore, here in SA at least, don't even require engineering, just a visual inspection for roadworthy installation. I have a G180W and am planning GT2860RS... If you just want a bit of zip, somewhere about on-par with a 4AGE, you can build a much more common G200Z (Jackaroo, early Rodeo) with a G161Z (stock Gemini) head, cranking compression up around 10.5:1. Shave the head down a fraction more for maybe 11:1, convert an RB Gemini electronic ignition dizzy centre into the stock housing, throw a stage 3-ish cam in and bin the stock nikki carb, and you'll have a fairly gutsy engine balanced between power and torque. You can either go a weber, or injection manifold off of a 4ZC1-t. I've built a few of these high comp engines, the engine itself can be bought and completely rebuilt under $1000 if you know what you're doing. Beyond that... FJ20ET, CA18DET, SR20DET would be my leading choices. If you want more info about engine conversions, power figures, and shortcuts for part interchangeability hit up: www.ozgemini.com Edited June 13, 200917 yr by archangel62 Report
June 13, 200917 yr comment_351890 Not quite "through and through" Jap cause it was built on the GM's T-platform which was a design for global use Report
June 13, 200917 yr comment_351894 Granted.. Opel Kadett, Vauxhall Chevette, Isuzu Imark, Isuzu Gemini and... beurgh.. Holden Gemini. But the best ones are the jap ZZ/R's which, like JDM vs ADM Toyotas, got all the sweet factory options like LSD, short shifter, EFI twincam, discs all round etc... mmm Report
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