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Postby cogent » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:57 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:
Bazda wrote:The old saying is, you get what you pay for.


Yup....Cheap, fast, reliable. Pick 2*, you can't have all 3 ;)


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Postby THA SHZ » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:23 pm

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NZVengeance wrote:just seems for the kind of money your wanting to spend. a bigger engine will weild the same result with more reliablity. hell why not just bolt a 3sgte into the rolla. :)


Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm 3SGTE powered Corolla.

A few years back, I remember an AE92 FXGT with a 3SGTE was for sale. Went for a VERY reasonable price too.

It had all the 4WD driveline too 8)
I think Glen (EZY10s) had something to do with that car too.

i have one of those , its so much fun , but traction is an issue as its only front wheel drive :lol:
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Postby rollaholic » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:54 pm

NZVengeance wrote: hell why not just bolt a 3sgte into the rolla. :)


yep, its a bolt in conversion after all! :roll:
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Postby NZVengeance » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:11 am

never said it was as simple as bolting in but its not impossible. been done plenty of times.
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Postby rollaholic » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:52 am

NZVengeance wrote: hell why not just bolt a 3sgte into the rolla. :)
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:31 pm

cogent wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
Bazda wrote:The old saying is, you get what you pay for.


Yup....Cheap, fast, reliable. Pick 2*, you can't have all 3 ;)


*Rotary owners - pick one


What, fast? :lol: Well no, my series 4 was quite good at all 3, not hugely fast but still quick enough to get into serious trouble.
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Postby NZVengeance » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:35 pm

rollaholic wrote:
NZVengeance wrote: hell why not just bolt a 3sgte into the rolla. :)


um dude? bolt it in means that you get bolts and screw them into holes etc it doesn't confirm or deny whether or not any fabrication is needed.
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Postby cogent » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:58 pm

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cogent wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
Bazda wrote:The old saying is, you get what you pay for.


Yup....Cheap, fast, reliable. Pick 2*, you can't have all 3 ;)


*Rotary owners - pick one


What, fast? :lol: Well no, my series 4 was quite good at all 3, not hugely fast but still quick enough to get into serious trouble.


yeah true that, but still - even a series 4 is kinda thirsty in comparison to say, an SR20DET.
My old s4 when it wasn't running in good tune i would get like 300kms to a tank conservative driving if i was lucky :/
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:57 pm

Yikes, mine would routinely get 450 to a tank :?
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Postby bOi » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:53 am

a bit OT, has anyone done a conversion of a 3sgte into a ae92/101/111? Was thiking of how much that would cost. I know the car would be very off balanced..
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Postby Pelo » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:02 am

A motivated but naive friend of mine is putting a complete ST185 drivetrain into a ae111 trueno. Made some decent progress so far, looks expensive though :lol: 8)

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Postby Crampy » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:08 am

I'd say the cost of a 3SGTE conversion would by far exceed doing a turbo 4AGZE/4AGE.

I'd love too have an AE92 FXGT with a Caldina motor. It'd be kinda fun 8)
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Postby NOLAW » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:27 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =147757938

can vouch for this motor, was built by a mate, very tidy and properly done motor comes with all you need minus gearbox, then again its a RWD setup
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Postby THA SHZ » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:11 pm

i have an ee90 fxgt wit a 3sgte front wheel drive , fun but like i said earlier hard to get traction :)
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Postby stalker » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:01 pm

NOLAW wrote:http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=147757938

can vouch for this motor, was built by a mate, very tidy and properly done motor comes with all you need minus gearbox, then again its a RWD setup


So it is a good motor you say?? hmmmm....
Did he ever have it running?
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Postby NOLAW » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:54 am

yeah im pretty sure he got it running...cant member now lol
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Postby Zyros » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:54 pm

I say, budget atleast double you would assume your budget it going to be :lol:

I though, "yaya" slap this manifold and turbo onto my engine and go for gold, so i sourced some pipeing (suprisenly i realised its Brendons old stuff, which i picked up a while back.. btw, whats the bov like lol )

And a intercooler which i had laying around, so i budgeted atleast a grand.
Yet now, i rebuilt the engine (parts alone), Then decided i wanted a bigger turbo, so spent atleast another paycheck chopping the old manifold, extending it and changing flanges to suit a bigger turbo (t28 rather than a td04) then needed fuel, still havent got any sort of ECU, plenium custom made (Well, didnt cost me anything as it was a "job" for a "job" type thing, i sprayed some car parts for him) then decided to paint the engine bay, just for the (looks) misc parts missed in the process or broken before hand cost a bit, and as you can see i budged around $1000.. no where near finished, engine still not even going, and im wayy past the goal price.. i say, do it once.. do it properly cause like me.. youll plan a (cheap) setup, decide its shit, then pay even more modifying everything else when you could of being done!
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Postby tsoob » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:17 am

Zyros wrote:I say, budget atleast double you would assume your budget it going to be :lol:

I though, "yaya" slap this manifold and turbo onto my engine and go for gold, so i sourced some pipeing (suprisenly i realised its Brendons old stuff, which i picked up a while back.. btw, whats the bov like lol )

And a intercooler which i had laying around, so i budgeted atleast a grand.
Yet now, i rebuilt the engine (parts alone), Then decided i wanted a bigger turbo, so spent atleast another paycheck chopping the old manifold, extending it and changing flanges to suit a bigger turbo (t28 rather than a td04) then needed fuel, still havent got any sort of ECU, plenium custom made (Well, didnt cost me anything as it was a "job" for a "job" type thing, i sprayed some car parts for him) then decided to paint the engine bay, just for the (looks) misc parts missed in the process or broken before hand cost a bit, and as you can see i budged around $1000.. no where near finished, engine still not even going, and im wayy past the goal price.. i say, do it once.. do it properly cause like me.. youll plan a (cheap) setup, decide its sh*t, then pay even more modifying everything else when you could of being done!



I was wondering how your car was coming along, i guess that answers it, i can confirm everything you have said, my budget got thrown way out the window.
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Postby z0ton » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:09 am

cogent wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:
Bazda wrote:The old saying is, you get what you pay for.


Yup....Cheap, fast, reliable. Pick 2*, you can't have all 3 ;)


*Rotary owners - pick one


Pick one except the 3rd one.
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