Ke30 Rolla 489 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hi Rolla enthusiasts, I have a Ke30 rolla and would like to do an engine swap for a daily driver. Whats the best one for low budget and what mods can be done to it? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70dave Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hi and welcome. How low is your budget? $1000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke30 Rolla 489 Posted January 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, ke70dave said: Hi and welcome. How low is your budget? $1000? Thanks for the reply. Yes thats about it. $1000 to $1500 is my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70dave Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 For that price you are probably looking at a 5k conversion. Have a bit of a google around as it is basically a bolt in job. If its a daily drive i would be spending the money on basically giving the engine a once over. Remember the car and engine are old. So they gonna need stuff replaced $$. Pending your ability you might get a nice camshaft, extractors/exhaust and a tuned carby for your budget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Low budget + easy + KE30 = 5K. Noticable increase in torque and it is a bolt in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke30 Rolla 489 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thank you all for your replies which I highly appreciated. If I may ask, which is the best carb I can get for the 5k and do you guys recommend bike carbs and if yes, which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 "Best" is tricky.. The Weber downdraft from the Ford/any old Euro is the cheapest, the 32/36 DCD. It fits the stock inlet with an adapter plate. You can buy them brand new if you're rich. A Weber 40DCOE will do the job no problem, but you will need a manifold for it. It will give more performance than the DCD. Twin DCOEs... better, but not unless you're really serious. All these Webers will need jetting to suit your car. Twin SUs- cheaper to run, great carbs (I use them) but generally old & worn now. You buy needles to suit or sand them to make your own. Bike carbs... One day I'll do them! Just search Tommy's KE thread and see what his 5K put out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Factory twins should also be on the list but can be hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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