madKE35coupe Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 hey guys just wondering if any of you know anyone who has done a 4G62 conversion into a KE30-55 series corolla? i have a cheap one with heaps of spares if i want it, but not sure if it is worth it in the long run? the motor is out of a late model mitsubishi cordia GSR. any help would be great. Quote
beerhead Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 I'm pretty sure in the members rides you'll find someone who's done a KE20 4G swap, I reakon you could follow along his lines. The biggest problem is gearbox selection. Dellows no longer make the supra gearbox adapter, so you stuck with a sigma or a starion box... neither of which are very strong or enjoyable to drive. It's not going to be an easy conversion, most people who want a turbo motor in a corolla just go SR20 or CA18 because of there factory RWD configuration. Can you do most the work yourself? Quote
madKE35coupe Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Posted September 24, 2009 yeah well i would like to do as much of the work as i can. one of my mates works at a diff and gearbox shop. hes done some pretty wild conversions, will have to see what he can suss out. Quote
Sam_Q Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 there was a worklog on ae86dc or the old ae86dc about a guy putting one into an ae86. Its something along the lines of using a 4g63 type head with a starion bottom end and gearbox. I hear there is a way of using a scorpion gearbox or something direct to the block but I can't verify it Quote
beerhead Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 Yep spot on, Mitsubishi apparently only have 3 stud patterns on the bellhousings. small medium and large, I wish toyota were as simple! You could possibly try making an adapter plate to run with a generic toyota bellhousing and a W58, It's been done before to get a 3VZFE in RWD on an R bellhousing. I think the hybrid engine is normally built if you want stupid capacity, it's handy that the 90's DOHC heads bolt on the 80's SOHC blocks hey! You can end up with a 2.6L DOHC setup if your really keen! Quote
madKE35coupe Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Posted September 24, 2009 heck yeah that would be pretty good. how do the SOHC turbo's go though? my daily atm is a wrx, and i know it wont go anywhere near as hard as that, but will mainly be a cruiser. its going to be a long term project by the looks of it so its no rush. i have bugger all experience with mitsubishi motors......then again if i wanted a 4age i have barely any experience with them either. Quote
beerhead Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 Nothing wrong with a SOHC motor, they don't make as much top end power, but normally make up for it in the bottom end. Funny part I guess is that the top fueler's V8's are all 2V, so go figure... Quote
madKE35coupe Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Posted September 24, 2009 yeah its funny how that all works. well this will hopefully all go ahead if i can sell my rex. really want to get started on the 35, has just been sitting in the yard since we moved..... Quote
Sam_Q Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 Nothing wrong with a SOHC motor, they don't make as much top end power, but normally make up for it in the bottom end. Funny part I guess is that the top fueler's V8's are all 2V, so go figure... they have to be 2V beacuse the burning of nitromethane is so intense that the smaller gaps between the valves of a 4V head get literally burned away, crazy stuff indeed. I am sure there are also multiple rules that specify certain engines that are allowed Quote
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