Whats the best engine set up for a 1981 toyota starlet?

[bacon]

Hi i was just wanting to know whats the best engine set up for a 1981 toyota starlet like a the k series eg 4k 5k with 3k heads and so on. Cheers

[Dell'Orto]

Best for what? Ease of transplant? Power output?

[Bling]

2JZGTE...

but if y0 is staying wif da K-series y0.....

probably a 5k with an angry cam

www.club-k.co.nz go read the forum there for a month and you'll know what you want.

[Lloyd]

And a turbo


You haven't really said how much money you want to throw at it, if you want something thats all top end and nothing else or what.

[d1 mule]

7k out of a lite ace, big cam, 2k head, 3kb twin carbs,
or save all the hastle and put a 4age in

[bacon]

so a 5k with a 3k head would go well?

[tsoob]

4age turbo and nos!!!

[79rolla]

5k with planed head would be better if you could
3k has smaller valves
and get a better cam
and twin carbs or make up an efi system for it (seen one somwhere not long ago)

or as everyone been saying git a 4a or somthing and save alot of screwing round

ask on club-k some people get pritty good power out of the little 8valve pushrod motor... oh and the blody things can handle anything you do to them! (including running dry and living close to valve bounce )

[Bling]

so a 5k with a 3k head would go well?

no one mentioned that combo

but hey give it a whirl and let us know


79rolla, why do you recommend twin carbs over single carb? (I assume you are talking factory carbs)

I've heard single carb is just as good and saves a lot of f**king around at tune time

[Lloyd]

Twins aren't bad to tune at all. And seem to go that much better, and sidedrafts better again (assuming engine work done to suit)

[Dell'Orto]

3k has smaller valves

Sure about that?

Any head bar a 2K one will be sweet, just plane it down to suit. Decide whether you want something thats gonna be quite torquey, or want something that'll rev to hell but but a bit of a pig around town. If you get a 5K, you'll want to ditch the (probably) hydraulic lifters for solid versions.
Don't use the stock 3K-B twin carbs, they're not that great. If you want to make decent power, side drafts are the way.