CVs

[Pelo]

Anyone know what sort of price I would be looking at to purchase (not install) new CV joints for an AE82 with a 4A motor?

Thanks

[Pelo]

I just took the car in question for a test drive cvs could be worse, what are the specs on a 4A-KELU though??? WTF is a K head? Could I swap my G head directly on it hehehe?

[Al]

A K head

The only A series with a similar code is the 4A - ELU

[RS13]

Hmm.. if its an 84-86 AE82 1.6GL sedan, it'll have the 4A-C/4A-L, depending on the exact model. 1600cc SOHC carb, non-crossflow = crap.

CV's from a mechanic would cost just as much as a 4AGE conversion almost.. but if you just need to get it going, go find a wrecker and get a whole halfshaft with CV's, I normally pay around $100 - $120 for these kinda parts.

A 'K' head is a different series of engine entirely.. no, you can't put a K-series head on your 4A block, if you want cheap gains, go extractors, decent filter, and a mild cam grind, maybe shave a bit off your 4A head, to bump up the compression, who knows.. you'll still only have maybe 75hp..

HTH!

[Caveman]

You can find garages that are having specials. Mum got one CV replaced from a garage for $120. We were going to replace it our selves but the hassel and price ended up we were saving very little. This was on a similar car, 92 Corrola 5afe.

After the mechanic told us the axle had firmly made itself at home inside the hub and took an extra hour labour to remove He tried to charge us but we kept him to the original deal.

[Pelo]

True ok. I bought the rolla it's better than my corona which isn't saying much as it failed its WOF. Engine is a 4A-ELU, not sure where I saw the K! 1600 non-crossflow injected sohc 8-valve woohoo...
Cheers big ears

[YeMs]

hrmm... i got a set of CV's for a p11 primera the other day, for $60 each, trade price.. retail was like $125 or sumthin. so find a mechanic friend who can get trade prices on parts and get him to buy them far cheaper that way.. oh and after market.. genuine u mite aswell go sell your ass on the street for a week to pay for the parts alone.. then the labour.. well u could trade your ass haha.