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hemi twofifteen turbo Regular Location: Melbourne Registered: October 2003	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas Sun, 19 October 2003 10:49 I don't think the 253 idea is that bad. My g/f used to have a corona wagon (man it was GUTLESS) I used to laugh every time i popped the bonnet, but anyway it had me thinking about engine conversions for it, and since it already used the holden engine and transmission, i though it would be easy to bolt in a holden 6 or 8 straigt onto the mounts. You can geta 253 for about $50, but if you want a good one about $300, it should go straight in w/o too much hassle. a good 253 and auto will set you back about $500 Corona's came out with the borg warner 4.11 diff, and can take a moderate amount of power. With a 253cu (4.2L), 4.11 gears and 1200kg/s of "fluffy" power it would definately get up and move... Things to consider are: tramsmission (as mentioned earlier, the trimatic would fit fine) (or manual there are a million celica 5 speed to 253 bellhousings floating around for the manual) Tailshaft (should be fine) Radiator (use the stock one, see how it goes) Maybe some clearance problems with the fan, in that case consider going to thermos. Exhaust - Oviously you'll need to spend about $300 for a nice twin 2 1/4 system. twin exhaust corona haha , but as little as $200 for a decent single system. Engine height (i think should be ok, but measureing is also better than finding out later on) Speedo cable - same as trimatic auto type, (stright swap) most of these factors will apply for all the above mentioned engines, to varying degrees, the 253 just seems easier as the 4 cylinder engines will go well, but only well, the 1ggte will go very well, but require the most work (2 cylinders longer), cost, and custom wiring etc.. The 253 is as short as a 4clyinder length wise, should bolt staight in, uses the same transmission so mounts will line up, as well as speedo cable will still work easily, and produce a performace result in between the the 18RG and the 1ggte in stock form, with minor bolt on mods yeilding larger resluts.. I don't care for that 'this engine is better than that, don't use that brand X motor it's crap, etc... I see it if your so blind not to appreciate all cars, then your like a racist, or car racist.. or 'carist'... Just my opionion on $$ per go ratio. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Neuby	Fri, 08 November 2002 04:30
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Fri, 08 November 2002 05:12
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	XTreme_Corona	Fri, 08 November 2002 07:26
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	rob_RA40	Fri, 08 November 2002 08:05
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Neuby	Sat, 09 November 2002 23:39
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Grega	Sun, 10 November 2002 07:57
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	JAZE	Sun, 10 November 2002 11:37
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Jayem	Sun, 10 November 2002 12:40
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Sun, 10 November 2002 23:45
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Grega	Mon, 11 November 2002 19:34
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	krumpy	Wed, 15 October 2003 04:44
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	coronamark2	Wed, 15 October 2003 06:00
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Wed, 15 October 2003 05:02
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Jason	Wed, 15 October 2003 05:56
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	krumpy	Wed, 15 October 2003 22:56
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Wed, 15 October 2003 23:44
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	krumpy	Thu, 16 October 2003 05:53
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Chris Davey	Wed, 15 October 2003 23:04
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	THE WITZL	Thu, 16 October 2003 00:02
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	krumpy	Thu, 16 October 2003 05:55
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Chris Davey	Thu, 16 October 2003 03:45
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Thu, 16 October 2003 03:58
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Grega	Thu, 16 October 2003 10:30
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	badboybubby	Sun, 23 January 2005 10:00
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Thu, 16 October 2003 13:44
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	hemi twofifteen turbo	Sun, 19 October 2003 10:49
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Mon, 20 October 2003 00:32
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	THE WITZL	Mon, 20 October 2003 00:42
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	hemi twofifteen turbo	Mon, 20 October 2003 01:39
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	biased99	Mon, 20 October 2003 05:11
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Norbie	Mon, 20 October 2003 03:35
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	need_boost	Mon, 20 October 2003 07:41
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	hemi twofifteen turbo	Mon, 20 October 2003 18:00
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Grega	Mon, 20 October 2003 21:32
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	need_boost	Tue, 21 October 2003 01:07
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	forest_rd	Fri, 23 April 2004 05:20
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Grega	Fri, 23 April 2004 05:29
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Chris Davey	Sat, 24 April 2004 04:58
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	sabext130	Thu, 09 December 2004 12:29
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	Chris Davey	Thu, 09 December 2004 22:56
	Re: Corona XT130 engine conversion ideas	styler	Fri, 10 December 2004 02:31

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