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Re: ke70 3sge
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Wed, 26 October 2005 09:42
 
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It could certainly be done - the bonnet space on all the rwd corollas is quite generous. I know a guy with a commodore v6 in his ke20, though the firewall had to be modded.
Problem is, for the price of the conversion you could probably pick up a mid 80's celica or possibly even an import mr2.
You really really really have to love the ke70 for it to be worth it.
IF you were to do such a crazy thing, I'd be tempted to get an old 3sfe with a carby from an old camry or something. They should be cheap as chips so you wont have to fork out huge amounts straight away.
Use it to make mounts, line up a gearbox, and work out things like radiators/ignition/basic wiring. If you've got it physically in place, it's only a matter of half a day to make it run. Carbies are piss easy like that.
I know you probably deep down want a 3sgte or something insane like that, so at this point, you've got a gearbox, you've got tailshaft and 80% of the supporting equipment sorted.
Performance will certainly be better than the 4k though it still wont be blistering. However with the crappy motor fitted, you should notice the change in the weight. You may need to attend to the suspension, brakes.
Then should then really start preparing for the real engine by finishing/attending to the other supporting gear, fuel, wiring, ecu.
And finally get the real one.
Half way through fitting the carby motor, which should be worth almost nothing, you might discover that it's a bloody lot of work and not really worth the effort. Then again, you might become really passionate about the car and go for broke.
Either is fine, better to learn on the cheap.
Even if you drop the 4k back or leave the 3sfe in there you should hopefully have learned a lot.
It may seem a bit stupid to do it twice, but I did start a conversion once. It was a lot more work than I expected, a lot more expensive, and never ended up past sitting in the engine bay. I found it easier this time to just buy a car that's already been converted by someone. It's still a project, but its starting point is a lot closer to the finish line.
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ke70 3sge
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love ke70 | Wed, 26 October 2005 08:10 |
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Re: ke70 3sge
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myne | Wed, 26 October 2005 09:42 |
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Re: ke70 3sge
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love ke70 | Wed, 26 October 2005 10:16 |
