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Toymods Vice President
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Re: 3TGTE Vs CA18DET
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Wed, 20 October 2004 07:22
 
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My opinions on this, and remember this is very much opinion.
- They're both old engines, the 3T more so, unless they have been rebuilt they will have age related reliability issues.
- They both have direct Cam on Bucket valve actuation, a very good thing and the biggest reason not to use SR20's.
- The CA has a good head design, the 3T has a woeful head design
- You can swap a 2TG head onto the 3T, weather this is a good thing or not depends on the choices made
- The CA was designed as an overhead cam engine however the 3T was designed as a OHV engine and still has the lifter bores etc.
- The 3T has really strong rods and crank, also has a nice short stroke, I'm not sure on the strength of these parts in the CA
- The CA uses a cam belt and is easy to get cam gears etc for, the 3T has a cam chain and tiny cam gears making adjustable gears custom all the way.
- The CA has a T25 flange exhaust manifold allowing sheap upgrades in the turbo department, the 3T has a CT20 flange that can be modified to fit a CT26
- There is simply a hell of a lot more aftermarket parts and knowledge available for the CA than there is for the 3T.
What it boils down to is if you are after a cheap easily available and easily modified engine the CA is probably the better choice.
I'm sure Rod and Jason will have some opinion to add to this when they see it.
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3TGTE Vs CA18DET
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T APLUS 22 | Wed, 20 October 2004 01:53 |
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TurboRA28 | Wed, 20 October 2004 01:57 |
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fade-e | Wed, 20 October 2004 03:33 |
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bstjunkie | Wed, 20 October 2004 06:15 |
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Joshstix | Wed, 20 October 2004 07:22 |
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YelloRolla | Thu, 21 October 2004 08:35 |
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T APLUS 22 | Thu, 21 October 2004 09:47 |
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YelloRolla | Thu, 21 October 2004 22:02 |
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quest | Fri, 22 October 2004 17:53 |
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YelloRolla | Fri, 22 October 2004 23:32 |
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