Has anyone done this? Can this engine be converted to rwd?

 

Has been done in RWD form before, not sure about in a ke70 but would be similar to a 20v into ke70 just more expensive, not sure what gearboxes they use in them, they use them in the lotus replica kit car things.

 

Budget about 10k including suspension, brakes and maybe a diff upgrade if you make enough power. And that's if you can do pretty much all of it yourself.

Actually since you don't have an in production rwd gearbox to use, then its really hard. Its all custom to put on north south. Like the 2azfe except you need to make your own bellhousing.

Thought this would be quite hard conversion but it's just something different if you guy have any other conversion in mind ideas would be very helpful

Pretty much anything except 2zzge.

Yeah, even then still budget at least around 10k +-5k depending on what engine and how much you can do yourself.

I know of someone who had a 2zzge put into an escort by a shop.

 

The shop bill was over $22k once done.

 

I reckon if you did it yourself it would be like the 2azfe I'm converting except add maybe 2k to sort the issue of the bell housing. So assuming you build a car to the same specs as mine but with a 2zzge, you'd spend a little more for the motor, and the 2k extra to adapt a tranny. Otherwise its probably pretty similar. I just crested 12k this week on my build, and still with 2.5k to spend on it. So realistically, you'd spend 18-20k yourself doing the 2zz. If you've never done an engine conversion before it would be impossibly complicated. My figures on my build represent all facets of the vehicle. Engine, suspension, wiring, ecu, interior, chassis, paint, modified diff, etc. Engine alone if you had a minter to put it into maybe 8-10k to get done right. And you'd still need a better diff and brakes.

 

 

Id love to see a v6 corolla with an mz or gr series v6 engine. Id also love to see a 5 cylinder volvo or ford motor. Nobody has done a cosworth duratec conversion before in a Toyota either.

I have roughly spent 7k on my car so far, not much else needed to get it going other than some lights for oil pressure and whatnot, and some wire for the rest of the car. But, it's a track only car so a bit cheaper in some areas, still want to get a full cage later on so ad another $500-3k for that.

Also forgot to incude wheels cost about another $1000 plus $600 in new tyres. Want to get slicks for other actual racing so there's another $600ish a tyre or something.

The difference between yours and mine Jake, apart from 1.6 litres of capacity :paperbag: , is that the 2az is a fwd only motor like the 2zz. With the 1uz you have the gift of rwd specific configuration and a known tranny combination. Thats why your coming out cheaper. Its a lot better not having to make manifolds from scratch.

Oh yeah I know that, haha. Roll cage will bring that price up, haha.

This link here gives "alloy race components" as a supplier for a bellhousing....from 2005.

 

www.toymods.org.au/forums/tech-conversions/1694-2zz-ge-into-rwd.html

 

http://www.alloyrace.com/

 

If you are serious about the conversion id be giving someone like this a call.

 

there seems to be a few clubmans with this engine, upside of a clubman is that you generally don't have a firewall to contend with, you can mount the engine a fair way from the firewall (my mates clubman has a huge airbxo between the 4age engine and the windscreen!).

 

edit: sounds like the electronics (specifically the varibale valve timing) is much more complicated than the bellhousing problem.

Edited February 11, 201313 yr by ke70dave

Id also love to see a 5 cylinder volvo or ford motor.

 

Ah those 5 cyl Volvo motors are unreal. Dad had an S40 so I got to drive it quite a bit, so much torque! It would chirp to third easily, was always good fun at the lights with Commodores. The gearbox was fantastic, second best feeling gear changes only to a 911.

 

I've started goggling already haha.

Ah those 5 cyl Volvo motors are unreal. Dad had an S40 so I got to drive it quite a bit, so much torque! It would chirp to third easily, was always good fun at the lights with Commodores. The gearbox was fantastic, second best feeling gear changes only to a 911.

 

I've started goggling already haha.

 

Pretty sure theres a white 2 door KE70 in sweden or something running a trubo 5 cyl (presumably volvo or the like). Sweet bit of gear, fully stripped, caged, exhaust travels through cockpit and exits in rear quarter where the rear door would have been on a 4 door keto.

Yeah wonder if you could do that here with the exhaust, haha.