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Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:05 pm**

I'm looking at engine options for my wagon, an SA60G Carina Surf. For those of you who don't know, it is the same car as this minus the base model headlights

I'd like the engine to be period correct if possible, fuel injected, twincam and N/A.

I like:

1GGE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP1dLnNfscg&feature=related
18RGEU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3HMh6z62-c
Beams 3SGE (not period correct, i know).

Would be used for a little bit of towing, but not particularly heavy. Needs to be reasonablish on gas for dailying.

Cross members to bolt all of these engines into my car are available and I already own G and S series to W5* bellhousings.

Opinions, options and reasons please. GO!

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:33 pm**

BEAMS 3S - ease of availability, parts availability, and most power.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:37 pm**

Dell'Orto wrote:BEAMS 3S - ease of availability, parts availability, and most power.

+1

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:37 pm**

I voted Beams 3S. Can't give you any reason why. Probably because it's not either of the other two.

Edit - What they ^ said.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:51 pm**

Beams without a doubt. May as well make the effort worth it and have a sweet engine to thrash!

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:10 pm**

Beams with 6 speed!

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:16 pm**

BEAMS!

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:20 pm**

Beams, Ive been there done that with old relic engines, Trying to find parts for them usually suck balls.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:20 pm**

18RG, sidedrafts

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:18 pm**

sr20det.

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:32 am**

In keeping with the "period correct" theme an 18rgeu would fit the bill, but as you said you want power and reasonable fuel economy. Can't say i was that satisfied with either of those two areas when i owned my old ra63 years ago. So 3sge would be the way

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:48 pm**

1uz, just becuase

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:45 pm**

4V hemi V8 from a Toyota Century, one on Trade Me at the moment...

Callum

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:47 pm**

Will a dual vvti beams fit under the hood? You may need to look at the single vvti ones and run it on an angle as per Roman's Carina.

You should do this and we can be beams buddies

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:52 pm**

wde_bdy wrote:4V hemi V8 from a Toyota Century, one on Trade Me at the moment...

Callum

I like this! with carbs

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:58 pm**

Quad webers!!!

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:36 pm**

wde_bdy wrote:4V hemi V8 from a Toyota Century, one on Trade Me at the moment...

Callum

Not yours is it?

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:57 pm**

No way, mine is getting fitted with 8 motorbike throttle bodies.

Callum

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:21 pm**

wde_bdy wrote:No way, mine is getting fitted with 8 motorbike throttle bodies.

Callum

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:14 pm**

Hey Rev, Im not sure you like it enough, can ya get a bigger like pic just to put my mind at ease?

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