The 4AGE Toyota motor comes in various versions for the MR2, the Corolla,
the Corolla GTi and others I can't recall offhand. It is the 16V/20V 4
cylinder
fuel injected motor. While it is notionally a FWD motor, other toyota boxes
are apparently bolt-ons to cater for RWD. Jeff Smith has the ~ 80Kw version
in his racecar - that is the 16V Corolla version. He used the older and
weaker
RWD corolla gearbox so that it would fit without tunnel mods. It lasted a
full
season of competition before it broke but would probably last forever in
normal
road use. He is now getting the local gearbox whiz to make up a
high-strength
straight-cut gearset for that box and will probably put the 20V 100Kw MR2
motor in before next season...
If people are interested, I can take a few photos and get the details from
Jeff and
load them up to the club's web site.
Let me know...
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Miles <davemiles2son@worldnet.att.net>
To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: V6 in a Midget
>Mike,
>
> Do you know what model of Toyota the 4AGE came in? I can find no
>reference to it being in any of the cars imported into the US, but maybe it
>came under a different name in the same model car. Thanks
>Dave
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>Dave Miles
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
>To: David Miles <davemiles2son@worldnet.att.net>; Kevin Brown
><MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 6:06 PM
>Subject: Re: V6 in a Midget
>
>
>>A popular conversion over here is the toyota 4AGE motor. It fits with only
>a
>>small
>>bonnet bulge and if you choose the right toyota gearbox fits without
tunnel
>>modifications.
>>
>>I personally don't like the idea of butchering the cars, but if you are
>>going to do it,
>>the 4AGE results in a well-balanced car that fits relatively easily. One
of
>>our club
>>members did the entire conversion in about a week after his expensive race
>>motor blew up for the nth time. His car is almost as fast (with a 16 valve
>>4AGE)
>>as it was with a top race-prepped 1275 motor (big bore and stroker gave it
>>1440cc.
>>It was arguably the 2nd most powerful race motor in these parts).
>>
>>Jeff says he could refit the A series motor relatively easily if he chose
>>to. I doubt this
>>will be true with the V6 conversion and it isn't really true of the rotary
>>conversion either.
>>
>>Mike
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