V8 Levin/Trueno

[Sanxta]

Okay, I'm probably about to open myself up to one shitload of shit here, but could you fit in a V8 setup (engine, diff etc) into an AE-101 Coupe?

A rear-wheel drive muscle Levin/Trueno would be phat. Love the shape. Love raw power.

[lexusjeep]

Anything is possible mate. Just apply the appropriate quantities of time and money. Hell, there are Mini's running around with Sierra cosworth V6 engines & 4x4 drivetrains.
To fit a rwd V8 in a fwd car you are going to have to take out and rebuild most of the firewall & floorpan as well as the entire drivetrain, brakes, steering, suspension etc. Lots of time, lots of money, and lots of bureaucracy.

You'd definitely surprise a few people at the drags tho...

Cheers
Clint

[Disco]

well here's an ae92 dragster.... tubbed 'n all.....

if you can do it to an ae92 - ae101 could be done too...

[Dell'Orto]

Ask Mattdunn about squeezing large engines into small cars...1JZGTE in a AE101, RWD....madness

[MrOizo]

Ask Mattdunn about squeezing large engines into small cars...1JZGTE in a AE101, RWD....madness

well i have a spave 1JZGTE in me garage.. wanna chuck that in?

[MrOizo]

Okay, I'm probably about to open myself up to one shitload of sh*t here, but could you fit in a V8 setup (engine, diff etc) into an AE-101 Coupe?

A rear-wheel drive muscle Levin/Trueno would be phat. Love the shape. Love raw power.

i reckon if you wanna go V then go for a 3L V6 supercharged

there are camrys with that and there are a few people in the states doing it with minimal modifications into a AW11 MR2 where the space will be more scarce than in a FWD AE101

[gordon77]

i have heard of 2jz's in starlets dunnu of its true tho

[overkill]

theres a V8 AE86 rally car... pictures of it on toyotaz galore's wall
and the real thing in a workshop like... 2 blocks away, ive had the priveledge of seeing it -_-

[nite b]

Awesome car, A1's v8 levin is!

And only couple blocks away is a twin turb v8 starlet....

[B_giB]

yea, i drool on mc racing (A1 turbos) AE86 all the time, he done a real good job on that car man, oh yea, the v8 TT starlet is $&#$% cool, when that gettin finished nite b?

[ollieboy]

i have heard of 2jz's in starlets dunnu of its true tho

My friend had a starlet and he bought a factory starlet V8 engine, apparently in the early 80's they brought out racing starlets or something. not sure if its true but it was from a reputable source and he had the engine to prove it. The sad thing is, he never got round to fitting it so I never saw it in action.

[CozmoNz]

i have heard of 2jz's in starlets dunnu of its true tho

My friend had a starlet and he bought a factory starlet V8 engine, apparently in the early 80's they brought out racing starlets or something. not sure if its true but it was from a reputable source and he had the engine to prove it. The sad thing is, he never got round to fitting it so I never saw it in action.

Uhh.... x400

[NZcelica]

LOL

[Mr.Phreak]

A rear-wheel drive muscle Levin/Trueno would be phat. Love the shape. Love raw power.

Buy a Soarer

[ollieboy]

i have heard of 2jz's in starlets dunnu of its true tho

My friend had a starlet and he bought a factory starlet V8 engine, apparently in the early 80's they brought out racing starlets or something. not sure if its true but it was from a reputable source and he had the engine to prove it. The sad thing is, he never got round to fitting it so I never saw it in action.

Uhh.... x400

Sorry, I screwed that one up. I just talked to my friend on the net and I must have got the story wrong. He said that there were only a few made , as in a few he means less than ten variants on the same design. They were NZ assembled and used a Rover v8. They were really unreliable and weren't safe so couldn't be used on the road. In the end they abandoned the project. The reason my friend found out about it was cause his dad used to work for Toyota back in the 80's.

[ollieboy]

I will correct that first sentence on my last post.

It should read. "I did get the story wrong."

[fivebob]

Sorry, I screwed that one up. I just talked to my friend on the net and I must have got the story wrong. He said that there were only a few made , as in a few he means less than ten variants on the same design. They were NZ assembled and used a Rover v8. They were really unreliable and weren't safe so couldn't be used on the road. In the end they abandoned the project. The reason my friend found out about it was cause his dad used to work for Toyota back in the 80's.

Still not right. AFAIK there was never a factory project using a Rover V8. The V8 Starlet as used by Trevor Crowe and later on sold to Rodger Freeth was very reliable and IIRC used a Buick V8 or it could have been a Rover with Buick internals, as they are the same basic engine.

Thsi car dominated the class for several years and I can't recall any reliability issues. So I will call BS on this developing urban legend.

[ollieboy]

Sorry, I screwed that one up. I just talked to my friend on the net and I must have got the story wrong. He said that there were only a few made , as in a few he means less than ten variants on the same design. They were NZ assembled and used a Rover v8. They were really unreliable and weren't safe so couldn't be used on the road. In the end they abandoned the project. The reason my friend found out about it was cause his dad used to work for Toyota back in the 80's.

Still not right. AFAIK there was never a factory project using a Rover V8. The V8 Starlet as used by Trevor Crowe and later on sold to Rodger Freeth was very reliable and IIRC used a Buick V8 or it could have been a Rover with Buick internals, as they are the same basic engine.

Thsi car dominated the class for several years and I can't recall any reliability issues. So I will call BS on this developing urban legend.

Yeah, what I am saying is they were experimenting with it but it was never put into production. I think the test cars were probably scrapped as well. Yeah I agree with what you are saying about Trevor Crowe's Starlet I am just quoting what someone said and they worked for Toyota but then again they may be lying but I don't really know. You don't have to trust second hand info its just theres no reason for it not to be true, if someone made it up they wouldn't gain anything from it so thats why I don't really know. Also I wasn't even born in the early 80's so I wouldn't know anyway, its not my information so don't beat me up about it. Ok.

[vvega]

Sorry, I screwed that one up. I just talked to my friend on the net and I must have got the story wrong. He said that there were only a few made , as in a few he means less than ten variants on the same design. They were NZ assembled and used a Rover v8. They were really unreliable and weren't safe so couldn't be used on the road. In the end they abandoned the project. The reason my friend found out about it was cause his dad used to work for Toyota back in the 80's.

Still not right. AFAIK there was never a factory project using a Rover V8. The V8 Starlet as used by Trevor Crowe and later on sold to Rodger Freeth was very reliable and IIRC used a Buick V8 or it could have been a Rover with Buick internals, as they are the same basic engine.

Thsi car dominated the class for several years and I can't recall any reliability issues. So I will call BS on this developing urban legend.

yeap
trevor has had a few neat cars including a blown 351 escort !!
couple or worked toyota and a tr8 that he just wouldnt stop throwing money at

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[vvega]

Sorry, I screwed that one up. I just talked to my friend on the net and I must have got the story wrong. He said that there were only a few made , as in a few he means less than ten variants on the same design. They were NZ assembled and used a Rover v8. They were really unreliable and weren't safe so couldn't be used on the road. In the end they abandoned the project. The reason my friend found out about it was cause his dad used to work for Toyota back in the 80's.

Still not right. AFAIK there was never a factory project using a Rover V8. The V8 Starlet as used by Trevor Crowe and later on sold to Rodger Freeth was very reliable and IIRC used a Buick V8 or it could have been a Rover with Buick internals, as they are the same basic engine.

Thsi car dominated the class for several years and I can't recall any reliability issues. So I will call BS on this developing urban legend.

Yeah, what I am saying is they were experimenting with it but it was never put into production. I think the test cars were probably scrapped as well. Yeah I agree with what you are saying about Trevor Crowe's Starlet I am just quoting what someone said and they worked for Toyota but then again they may be lying but I don't really know. You don't have to trust second hand info its just theres no reason for it not to be true, if someone made it up they wouldn't gain anything from it so thats why I don't really know. Also I wasn't even born in the early 80's so I wouldn't know anyway, its not my information so don't beat me up about it. Ok.

ive read a few of your posts now
and you my good sir are wierd

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