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Re: 22R, or 1GGTE??? Thu, 28 October 2004 09:59 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Guest,

I happen to agree with you on doing up a truck motor to some extent. One of my favourite cars, the Valiant Charger (distant and smaller relation to a Dodge Charger) is fitted with a 6 cylinder "truck motor" and ran a 14.3 sec 1/4mile straight from the factory in 1972.

However.

The celica you posted up ran a 14.8 1/4 on street rubber. My RA28 with standard 1G and standard 1G intercooler ran a 9.2sec 1/8th mile on street tyres. That is roughly equivalent to a 13.8-13.9 second 1/4 mile time. The engine cost me $700 and it is standard bar a $50 bleed valve on the turbo.

For us to turbo a 22r here would require a minimum of say $3000 and that only gets us to a standard 1G performance.

Oh and the truck has had a lot more than a couple of grand spent on it. Put that money into a 1G celica and your looking at a 10 second 1/4.

You are right a bigger motor should net you better torque and more power, but how much money are you prepared to throw at it.
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