richglanzav
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never knew there was another one floating around, worth the price!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1829824.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1829824.htm
300+bhp 3sgte starlet turbo
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JohnOBrien8
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dan3sgte on here has done the same! class car!
JohnOBrien8
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sounds a bit risky?
"the engine conversion was carried out by a mr2 specilist garage about 12 months ago"
specialist work ehh??
"One of the engine mounts has failed. It just need bolting back to the font of the engine as this is not a weight supporting mount it just stops the enige from twisting under torque. The other mounts are just a poor design and could do with redesigning them but that the only major thing letting this awsome car down"
and
"Also the way the brakes are plumbed from the master cylinder need changing as they had been plumded in single circuit so they are not as power full as the they could be and its a dangours method to plumb breaks"
there wasnt much special about the garage was their!!
"the engine conversion was carried out by a mr2 specilist garage about 12 months ago"
specialist work ehh??
"One of the engine mounts has failed. It just need bolting back to the font of the engine as this is not a weight supporting mount it just stops the enige from twisting under torque. The other mounts are just a poor design and could do with redesigning them but that the only major thing letting this awsome car down"
and
"Also the way the brakes are plumbed from the master cylinder need changing as they had been plumded in single circuit so they are not as power full as the they could be and its a dangours method to plumb breaks"
there wasnt much special about the garage was their!!
richglanzav
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shit just read all that lmao fuckin hell needs a hell of a lotta work doin then lol
JohnOBrien8
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still tho would be a great project to tidy up but wouldn pay 4k!
probably is a beast just a few small things need to be fixed!
probably is a beast just a few small things need to be fixed!
Captain Starlet
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This man must be making an unbeleiveable loss on this
Shorty
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sounds a bit risky?
"the engine conversion was carried out by a mr2 specilist garage about 12 months ago"
specialist work ehh??
"One of the engine mounts has failed. It just need bolting back to the font of the engine as this is not a weight supporting mount it just stops the enige from twisting under torque. The other mounts are just a poor design and could do with redesigning them but that the only major thing letting this awsome car down"
and
"Also the way the brakes are plumbed from the master cylinder need changing as they had been plumded in single circuit so they are not as power full as the they could be and its a dangours method to plumb breaks"
there wasnt much special about the garage was their!!
exactly what i was thinking!! lol wouldnt touch it witha barge pole! he may be making a loss but sounds like a poor job was done and after 4k another 2k if not more to put right! if it was forged and modded maybe but its just an mr2 engine in a fwd, so loads of understeer and more fuel used lmao. waste of money.
Captain Starlet
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Try and build never mind buy a 3sgte engines starlet for 6k and you`ll fail.
With a little bit of money popped into this, this is a bargain for someone who has always wanted to do the swap.
With a little bit of money popped into this, this is a bargain for someone who has always wanted to do the swap.
drew-turbo
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exactly what i was thinking
Rory
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I thought i recognized the car.....
As Captain said, theres life in the beast yet.
But if you have the tools and the knowledge, i still think you could put a 3sgte in a Starlet for under 6k.
Captain Starlet
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Totally agree there with the knowledge and you doing the conversion it can be done.
But to someone who doesnt though and would be paying a garage this is a cracker!
just ask dan how much it cost him bet you it aint 6k lol
Captain Starlet
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Couldnt agree more,
most people dont even know what there capble of as never said "fuck it am gonna do this"
Dan3SGTE
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Are you talking from experience? Your better off not not making assumptions if you dont have any experience with the conversion. If you do then i apologize.
Far from bias as its just a car, i dont care any more about sticking up for cars etc, but i can tell you its WELL worth the money when set up properly. The delivery of the power is actually outstanding. Something ive never felt before and ive been in some powerful cars. And im talking about a stock engine on stock turbo running just over stock boost.
Understeer? Have you driven the car with this engine in it? Technically more weight up front will increase underteer yes but there are ways of countering understeer with the right suspension geometry set up. When i was running D2's on mine i can say it handled bloody well and that was just the beginning. Someone considering fuel costs wouldnt even be contemplating a highly modified starlet let alone once with a 2.0liter in it.
Some comments lack so much thought sometimes..
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Dan3SGTE
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Very true guys.
well put
