engine swap 1.8 starbo

[miles]

my friend wants to put a 1.8 carina engine in his little starbo im just wondering can this be droped straight in and what other adjustments does he need to make any input would be great :drive:
has anyone done this before?

 

[Rumel786]

just one question, why a carina engine?

 

[Aidan-G]

from other threads about this a long time ago,engine mounts have to be made

 

[FeNder]

even if it was a straight swap , why put a heavier weaker engine with less potential

 

[miles]

i dont no??? he had a starlet wit cynos engine and now he is curious to see would this be any good

 

[Rumel786]

even if it was a straight swap , why put a heavier weaker engine with less potential

x2 Exactly my point.

 

[Johnny_C]

that 1.8 bottom end can be mated to a 4age head using a porche timing belt,its being done to ae86s comenly now,but it would take a seriour amount of work to fit to a starlet,a lad in england has a 20v 4age in his ep91,had to cut the chassis legs to get it in.

 

[monka]

that was the one in banzai/jap performance wasnt it? lad over on ukstarletclub?

 

[eg6b18c]

that 1.8 bottom end can be mated to a 4age head using a porche timing belt,its being done to ae86s comenly now,but it would take a seriour amount of work to fit to a starlet,a lad in england has a 20v 4age in his ep91,had to cut the chassis legs to get it in.

X2

I was just going suggest but i had the 130bhp version in mind from the AE92.

 

[Franza1]

if your going to put that much effort in i'd put in a better engine.

 

[Rizzy]

if your going to put that much effort in i'd put in a better engine.

what would be a good engine u reckon?

 

[miles]

X2 if your going to put that much effort in i'd put in a better engine.
RIZZ their is loads to choose from

 

[Rizzy]

X2 if your going to put that much effort in i'd put in a better engine.
RIZZ their is loads to choose from

for instance? what are the top few options

 

[thefalls]

for instance? what are the top few options

This is swap is about serious money and time.
Why not get a 5E...[being sold on the forum already,full engine] and forge it.
And slap a td05 turbo on that and your good for some power.

If a 1.8 bottom end would fit nicely then it would be a good base to start with and with a 4age head and turbocharge that,then we are talking about something.
I have seen a 4age 1.8...n/a in action.Trust me that thing can shift.

Fabricating engine mounts and trying to fit another engine is a major hassle.

 

[Shorty]

is a 5e the biggest e series engine? is there any other striaght swap options?

 

[Franza1]

as far as i know the 5e is the biggest engine for a streight swap, a better option would be a 3S-GTE engine, or if you want to be super differant a SR16VE N1 engine out of a Pulsar VZR N1 light 1.6l engine with 198bhp as standard.

 

[munday]

as far as i know the 5e is the biggest engine for a streight swap, a better option would be a 3S-GTE engine, or if you want to be super differant a SR16VE N1 engine out of a Pulsar VZR N1 light 1.6l engine with 198bhp as standard.

The sr engine in a starlet would be a travesty

In a k10 micra though....project and a half that would be :rockon:

 

[Corey_gt]

k20

 

[Franza1]

The sr engine in a starlet would be a travesty

In a k10 micra though....project and a half that would be :rockon:

Ha ha if you want instant power and a great motor who cares what make it is. spend as much on the engine as you would on a 5e turbo and you can realistically get the best part of 350bhp out of it with a good spool up time, as an N/A engine though it's a great engine on par with any Honda V-Tec

 

[neil]

what ever you put in it has to have a blower on it, you can't beat a bit of boost!!