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Location:
Hobart, Tas
Registered:
May 2002
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What's a 3TGTE like in an A6 chassis?
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Sat, 19 July 2003 13:17
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Just wondering - I've never driven a TA63/4, and was wondering how it compared (stock) to the R series etc. Any genereal thoughts? Though they put out a lot more power stock, stats seem to be a lot less torque, and the A6 celica is a lot heavier than some of the other cars 3TGTEs came in. Is the 3TGTE lighter to make up for this? Possible handling benefits? I'm not even sure on the stock specs - on Matti Kalihatti's [spelling] site, it is listed as only ~150lb/ft at 4800 rpm, but the stock specs listed for the 3TGTE swap into his A6 Carina list it as 200lb odd.. which would make a lot of diference before boost, I imagine.
Also wondering if it would be a much easier swap insurance/engineering wise than say a 1G as this chassis came from the factory with this engine as an option. I'm guessing a Ta6x swap into a local A6, if all the factory parts were simply swapped over, it would need a minium of engineering or approval to be done - am I right?
I'm just thinking out loud - general thoughts anyone?
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