4ageblacktop into 92 rolla s/w bolt in?

[escortman]

ok finally decided wat im gona do with the blacktop20v
find a manual petrol 1992 corolla s/w dnt care bout the motor
is the 4age a straight bolt in in know theres a version of the s/w that has a 6sp 4age in it, dnt tell me 2 buy 1 of these im nearly 17 so dnt hav heaps of $$

[mycoolcar]

I'm going to guess, and no it wont bolt straight in.

Search the forums if you havnt already, see what you can find.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

ok finally decided wat im gona do with the blacktop20v
find a manual petrol 1992 corolla s/w dnt care bout the motor
is the 4age a straight bolt in in know theres a version of the s/w that has a 6sp 4age in it, dnt tell me 2 buy 1 of these im nearly 17 so dnt hav heaps of $$

if you dont have heaps of money, dont attempt a conversion
1) insurance will be heaps, if not impossible
2) you will need a cert
3) hard work/effort/bills involved


if you find a car with an "A" series motor, it will bolt in (but as said before will require a cert)

[20v_rollaboy]

Find a AE101 wagon with a 4a-fe, the black top will bolt straight in

As for certs, i guess in the long run it is needed but both my cars have had engine conversions (see my sig) with no certs and both can get warrant at VTNZ

And I have insurance on the wagon and its not that expensive.

As for the hard work, theres no dening (sp) that. Be prepared to pay heapz for someone else to do it, or endless sleepless nights

Good on ya if you can do it yourself. I found the mechanical side the easy bit, but the wiring is the biarch

[Adydas]

Its ok santa.. you can buy stuff with hopes and dreams now a days.

[escortman]

ok finally decided wat im gona do with the blacktop20v
find a manual petrol 1992 corolla s/w dnt care bout the motor
is the 4age a straight bolt in in know theres a version of the s/w that has a 6sp 4age in it, dnt tell me 2 buy 1 of these im nearly 17 so dnt hav heaps of $$

if you dont have heaps of money, dont attempt a conversion
1) insurance will be heaps, if not impossible
2) you will need a cert
3) hard work/effort/bills involved


if you find a car with an "A" series motor, it will bolt in (but as said before will require a cert)

dnt hav to worry about insurance mums a brooker
yeh i know it should hav a cert but i wnt worry bout 1 at first anyway
yeh i know its gona b hard work but i can do most of mechanical work my self and wen i first got the fx it wouldnt start so my mechanic phoned up some mate to come hav a look and he had it started in 10 mins


no one knows a ae101 s/w that has a blown 4a motor or gearbox then

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

Its ok santa.. you can buy stuff with hopes and dreams now a days.

you would think so sometimes



ESCORTMAN (plus other non certed people):
bear in mind, (and im not being an old winging bastard) but if you dont have a cert, and you stack the car (or if someone stacks into you), technically the insurance co dont have to pay out, and think of it this way: and insurance co is a business, a business's goal is to make money, if they dont have to pay out, they wont
just a friendly word of caution
i will be initially running that risk when i do my FX conversion, however its a racecar, not a daily driver, and i will be certing suspension etc as well as its completed

[Chickenman]

But you only need a cert if the new engine is bigger or makes 20% more power... and we all know the blacktop is teh gay

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

and if its a different configuration, ie soch vs doch, 16v vs 20v, NS vs EW,

[Punter]

But you only need a cert if the new engine is bigger or makes 20% more power... and we all know the blacktop is teh gay

As santa said not true, the 20% rule only applies if your doing up the factory engine.

[Vertigo]

for the record, how much does certing a 4age conversion cost?

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

same as any cert - $300-400,
generally that covers the first 3 or 5? mods, then its something like $50-60 per additional mod
(roughly from memory from last time i rung my local cert'er)