EP71 engine questions

[slighty_looney]

Hey guys, i wouldnt mind abit of advice on making my runabout starlet have abit more go in the future. i got a EP71 (1.3 fuel injected 4 door model) just wondering what motors would drop in with the budget expence i know that i could get the turbo model off this year and drop the motor in but would a later model gt motor fit in without much effort? what about a 4age if i decided to stay non-turbo, also gbox advice and what not, surely someone has done somethink with there little cars before, and no i dont wana google it hands on advice is what im after, cheers

[20v_rollaboy]

4age will need chassis modification, so dont think you will want that for a daily.

4efte will drop in however, my mate has one with a t3 turbo setup, goes nuts:)

If you really want good advice, go to www.starletcentral.co.nz lots of fine examples there.

[Dell'Orto]

Realistically, if its a daily you arent wanna have it off the road too long so I wouldnt bother with an engine swap. Just get your old man to knock up some extractors for it, make a good cold air intake and get the cam reground for a laugh

[slighty_looney]

4efte are outa the same shape? would i just need to do engine loom and ecu ? lol yea brad that'd b a laugh it goes ok for what it is, already gota filter on it haha but yea daily but it'd b cool to turbo it,

[20v_rollaboy]

No, 4efte are from the ep82/ep91.

The turbo motors from your shape are 2e-t's i think.

[slighty_looney]

so if i got a 4efte would it bolt up to my gbox or would i need new gbox and shafts? what bout loom and ecu? sorry to be a pain with all the questions

[DexGT]

A 4E-FTE will bolt up to your gearbox , how long your box lasts is another story. Best to get the FTE box with the motor if posible . The block is the same so just bolt the mounts off the current motor to the new one , sort the loom out (easilly the hardest job in this swap ) , sort the exhaust out , and I think you will have to front mount the intercooler , others will be able to say if the top mount IC fits under the 71 bonnet , but I'd be surprised if it does .

Good luck with the transplant

[slighty_looney]

yeah im not doing it anytime soon just wanted to see what it would take, steel fab wont be a problem. that other gearbox that ur talking about would that use the same shafts as what are in the car now? and yes i would front mount it as the steel fab isnt a big issue