Mike, I would like to see photos and info on this.
Les Myer
PDLJMPR
ps. my old link to your web site no longer works - what gives?
At 12:00 PM 12/3/97 +1100, you wrote:
>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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>Mike Gigante mikeg@vicnet.net.au
>Watsons Creek Vineyard http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg
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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
>>_______________________________________________________________________
>>Dave Miles
>>"I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
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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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>>>Mike Gigante mikeg@vicnet.net.au
>>>Watsons Creek Vineyard http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg
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