Starlet Engine conversion....help needed

jonezy_boy · Post by **jonezy_boy** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:07 am

Just brought a starlet and wanting to repower it just wondering wat sorta ideas people have about which engine to put it..... i want something different to a 4age or a 5k... how hard would it be to put liek a ca18det or an rb20det or sr20det ????? please help

XERO · Post by **XERO** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:08 am

what about a 3sgte? keep it all toyota?

And yuo'll find many people who know a fair bit about the engine to help ya...

What sorta starlet is it? A KP60 or sumthing?

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:40 am

www.club-k.co.nz

dash · Post by **dash** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:58 am

I have buddies with each of those swaps, 4ag turbo, ca18det & sr20det.
Either will net you a fun ride that can go stupid fast.
I'd would've like to keep it toyota powered, but a ca18det gets my vote. There are just too many advantages that can't be overlooked vs; a 4/7ag, the fussy 3sgte rwd or the more costly sr. Motor fits nice also.
Check out this forum
http://kp61.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=20

and here is a ca18det with hardly anything done to it, just a tick slower than a 10sec full weight street car. Thats very impressive for the minimal resources allocated... hard to beat.
http://kp61.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2529

Jazza · Post by **Jazza** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:18 am

2jz

Silent Knight · Post by **Silent Knight** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:36 am

Jazza wrote:2jz

STFU 3S Boy!!

Mr.Phreak · Post by **Mr.Phreak** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:47 am

13bt

Jazza · Post by **Jazza** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:48 am

Be proud i say 2jz not 3s!

RomanV · Post by **RomanV** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:04 am

Yeah, I reckon CA18DET is an awesome option for a starlet!

I mean 3S is a PITA to run when you've got to stand it upright (Unless you get an Altezza one, in which case it's a mega PITA with wiring etc)

a 4AGE costs stupid amounts of money for RWD manifolds etc, considering the power output;

2JZG(t)E would make the car a lead tipped arrow, and good for nothing but skids;

Building up a 4k/5k costs heaps for SFA gains;

SR20DET would be sweet, but kind of expensive;

CA18DET can be had for cheap as, has decent power, not too heavy, designed for RWD to start with, it's all good! Only downside is having a non toyota engine in there.
In terms of a well done up classic looking starlet, I dont think you can go past a hotted up 5K or 4K, but if you just want some fun and good power, I think CA18DET is a sweet idea!

bad20v · Post by **bad20v** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:19 am

Hmmm...

1UZ-FE?

Heh heh heh!!

Snoozin · Post by **Snoozin** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:21 am

CA18 would be my choice too, cheap, compact, revvy, reliable, and you'll get more than enough power to pedal a KP along at deathly quick velocity.

RomanV - nice to see someone else appreciates the might that is the Toyota K-series too

bad20v · Post by **bad20v** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:26 am

LOL!

Ive got 3 KP62's and a KP-60 with a 1UZ-FE sitting in its engine bay!

Go 4K!!!

RomanV · Post by **RomanV** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:15 pm

Snoozin wrote:RomanV - nice to see someone else appreciates the might that is the Toyota K-series too

One of my mates little bros was building up a KE20.

He was building up a 5K for it, with cams, carbs, headers, etc, spent a fair bit of cash I think.
And all the while everyone was telling him it's a waste of time, it's gonna suck, get a rotor, get a 4AGE, get a 2TG, etc.

I think he silenced all of his critics when he finished it, including me, as I was skeptical...
It had to be the TOUGHEST sounding old school toyota I've seen, and a K series engine has that time period sort of feel to it, that makes the car so much cooler than a 4AGE or something more modern and high tech like that.

He just wanted a cruiser anyway, and I dont think he could have possibly made that car any cooler, any other way.

I dont think I quite understood what he was trying to acheive with the car at first, but now I realise that a K series was the best possible choice.

so in summary, <3 KPs and KEs.

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:46 pm

RomanV wrote:It had to be the TOUGHEST sounding old school toyota I've seen

Maybe you need to travel south a bit more often

AE85coupe · Post by **AE85coupe** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:00 pm

HRT wrote:
RomanV wrote:It had to be the TOUGHEST sounding old school toyota I've seen

Maybe you need to travel south a bit more often

so so so very true

Damians 30 is the most nasty sounding oldschooler i've ever heard

itsamirage · Post by **itsamirage** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:33 pm

rear/mid mounted 3SGTE with mr2 running gear, im sure it would be original and would prob do mean wheel stands lol