Did you buy it from a car yard? how long ago?
I havent heard of people converting a rav 4 yet, although I've seen many with an image that implies so.
Sucks bout your motor.
Hi all.I just bought my daughter a 1997 RAV4.
Nice little car, but I think the donk has just died.
Very sad.
What is the most common conversion to a latter model donk???
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Living in the 70s
I thought there was one on here that had a 3sgte conversion done. I believe ravgt4 or something along those lines was his username.
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Thanx guys. I bought it from Pickles Auto Auctions on line. It is very tidy car and I drove it home to Rocky no problems. Very sweet little thing. Just took it into town to pick up some new front struts and it wouldn't pull the skin off a custurd. Could be anything but I'm not going to spend a cent on the old motor if I can upgrade. Only problem is my daughter isn't allowed to drive a turbo under Qld's new rules. So looking at an injected someting. Thanx
Living in the 70s
she may not be allowed to drive a modified car either (IE engine swap.... extractors..... cams ...or anything else that ups the power) .
she may not be allowed to drive a modified car either (IE engine swap.... extractors..... cams ...or anything else that ups the power) .
she definately wont be able to double the power.........
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injected something ???
umm the stock motor is injected
why do you want to change to something different why no just a replacement of the stocko ?
of perhaps a bit more of an investigation of why the stock on packed in.
just want to consider all options.![]()
Living in the 70s
i think the new Rav4 uses a 2AZ.. which is really hard to find as the engine is fairly newish.. wouldn't be easy to fit i'd imagine..
or why not a 1MZ? V6 is good
most common conversion i noticed on a few ravs are the 3S-GTE route.. some even incorporating the 4WD system..
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I had a hand in a st205 group A motor into a rav4, it's quite bizzare to watch and hear on the road. Nose up, bum down, turbo wooshey noisesIt was mostly a bolt in affair nothing too difficult. Getting the heat exchanger in behind the bumper required the bumper to be pushed out a little, nothing a few zip ties couldn't fix
The original 3SFE should go reasonably well if in good condition. You might have trouble tracking down a GOOD 4wd version to replace your current engine. They have a bit carved out of the back of the block and sump to make space for the 4wdness if I remember correctly.
I've seen a 3SGE gen3 with such transfer accomodating space behind it, out of a 4wd corona or curren?
The spanner in my avatar is actually a 16mm, that's why it's still new
i think C2888 just made it clear that a replacement 3S-FE is probably your best bet... unless you can track down the rare 4wd version 3S-GE.... or you want to go crazy, but considering this is for your daughter i would stick with the 3sfe.
...... butt scratcher?!
Beams 3s-ge from caldina has said area mentioned by C2888![]()
I thought it was a 5SFE?.. 2.2 liter?
Beams 3SGE sounds good though!
With some stiffer suspension I wonder if it would be a bit of fun around the hills.
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Nah, the missus has a '98 Rav 4. These early ones had the 2lt 3SFE. So a Beams 3SGE would be a definate tick if you could find one.Originally Posted by NeoNasty
Glen
i agree with GT1978, any 3s-ge would be a good swap as for the little extra power and a beams would make it a perfect car for road and beach if your daughter happens to do soand it would be basicly a bolt in affair apart from wiring
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