WRX motor into a TA23

[oldcorollas]

bugger it.. mount engine where back seats should be, use alfa transaxle.. in the celica

[jezza323]

sounds like fun to me!

[joecoolmk2]

someone get a frikking tape measure out already!

[wagonist]

i reckon it could have benefits
in the rex, there is a gearbox under the engine, so they don't sit as low as they could (?) so it could potentially sit lower in the celica.

engine moutns are easy, assuming they are in a relatively sensible place.

gearbox = adaptor plate and stuffing around, same with clutch and flywheel...

other than that is is just like any other engine swap.. except it might not fit

edit: pic... gearbox is not low?
http://members.home.nl/bogink/images/wrx-engine.jpg

Correct, gearbox is not low, its just that the engine is basically only 2 cylinders long so its hanging forward of the front wheels (like a backwards Porsche )

Without removing the chassis rails & remaking them, or making a tube front end, there's no way it'll fit.

Sell to a Subie enthusiast, there's enough of them in SA, & the price is right.
Heck, if you weren't so far away, I'd be tempted.

['ol_skool_'75]

cheers guys. found out the other night my mate knows the guys at Synergy Motorsports. as for the WRX engine, its the Sti version. so itd go mental in a TA23. as for all the fabrication, my mate is well connected. i mean, how many of you get a phone call on your birthday from Craig Lowndes???????????????


Cheers
Dan

[Cuzzo]

Im sure you will still have to pay for materials even if your mate knows someone who will do the welding for free. still wont be cheap.

but if you have 30K plus go for it.

[tomvale13]

then hire me as comic relief for the workshop;

I'll do it for 2.5k (27.5k remaining, see its not cheap is it!!!!?)

Give Lowndsey my regards

[jezza323]

i reckon oldcorollas idea of sticking the engine behind the seats with a transaxle box is the best so far

[wagonist]

I'm not going to try to talk you out of it.
If you want to cut up a perfectly good car to try to fit a motor that doesn't actually have that good a performance compared to the motors that will bolt in.

Good luck

[Norbie]

I look forward to watching this project not go ahead.

[o_man_ra23]

I look forward to watching this project not go ahead.

I second that motion

Seriously, there are much better motors around that are easier to fit, and wont cost much more in the overall project.

[celica_john]

From a quick google the engine's dimensions are 540×810×640

[oldcorollas]

From a quick google the engine's dimensions are 540×810×640

thats bigger in every dimension than a KE10 engine bay between the towers!!

[o_man_ra23]

I take it 810 is the width... are there any ancilliaries that sit aside the engine?? Or even spark plugs that are accessed from beside?? As these will add to the width, or become impossible to service without removing the engine.

[jezza323]

pretty sure the spark plugs would be in the side......DOHC pretty much guarantees that