what engines for RT-142

[RONA]

Hi,
Have you thought about a 13B from an RX8?

The easiest way to save money with this conversion would be to use series 5 turbo box/bellhousing, with a lightweight flywheel and suitable clutch.

We were seriously looking at this combination for my brothers Sprinter. We're going 4AGZE bottom end and turbo route now though.

I have been in a new RX8, and thought even in a car ~350(?) kg heavier, it went quiet well. The 13B would be easy to set nicely back in the engine bay as well.

You would also need, engine mounts g/box crossmember, oil cooler and rebuilt radiator and a thermo fan. Plus all the usual bits and pieces. Most of the aftermarket ECU's will also run the oil metering and variable length manifold 'bits'.

They are not a bad engine, and I think it would pull the Corona along nicely.

Just me 2 bob worth.

Cheers

Dude a petrol prices, b he doesn't want a convserion, c way to much custom work, d cost.

[MR 1JZ]

have you priced up an RX8 motor????????

exxy exxy exxy!

[joecoolmk2]

...and E: blasphemy can you even get half-cuts or even complete engines yet?

[MR 1JZ]

plus rotaries are poo...forgot that bit

[sam-131]

20b peripheral port with a triple throat webber = Teh pornstar

there was a guy a while back on ausrota selling rx-8 engines that came out of the testing/crashed up rx's when they first came out and they were very exxxxxy

[mrshin]

I briefly had the idea of seeing what I could get out of the 22R, all in the name of fun of course, but I just can't convince myself to do it when there's an unloved 1UZ already sitting around the place. It's still something I'd be slightly interested in though - if you do decide to mess with your 22R, I'd be interested to see how far you go with it.

[Robbos_Toyotas]

XR6 turbo engines are pretty awesome, but there's a very good reason they're not used in conversions. You said it yourself, they're exxy - in fact for the money you'd spent on a complete XR6T engine you could easily buy a 1JZ and bolt-ons which will blow its doors off.

this is true. Still want an XR6T motor tho

[spazworm]

its a 22RE

2.4L fuel injected as appose to the 2.0L carby you would normally find.

[RONA]

its a 22RE

2.4L fuel injected as appose to the 2.0L carby you would normally find.

have fun finding a 2L carbie motor in a RT-142 , they all have 22re's , the St-141 howevere will have plenty of 2L carbie motors

[spazworm]

your delusional... finding a 2.4L 5speed corona was hard, let alone an avante.

[RONA]

your delusional... finding a 2.4L 5speed corona was hard, let alone an avante.

No i was more poiting at the fact you said its a 2.4L RT142 which is uncommon, all RT142's run the 22re, its the St141 that has the 2L carby motor.

Sif its hard, I know of about 3 cars almost identical to mine within say a 1km radius of my house,theres also an SR floating round my area.

[Robbos_Toyotas]

come to brissie, there are like 9 rt142 22r3 coronas sitting at salisbury wrecking...and 3 of them are avantes

[myne]

The day I had my GZE dynoed, A VN 5L was also dynoed.

4AGE pulled 88kw, 240nm
VN5L pulled 95kw, 260nm.

Needless to say, my disappointment at the mere 88kw was cured.
Holden engines are somewhat tragic.

[RONA]

The day I had my GZE dynoed, A VN 5L was also dynoed.

4AGE pulled 88kw, 240nm
VN5L pulled 95kw, 260nm.

Needless to say, my disappointment at the mere 88kw was cured.
Holden engines are somewhat tragic.

Thats a very sick 5L my mates VN SS was dynoed with only mod being cat back and it had 120-125rwkw. thats about right considering they have 165kw at the flywheel stock. It was an auto as well. I say was cos the car is now a cube

[Norbie]

I'm pretty sure only the HSV's had 165kW back then, the garden variety VN's were a fair bit less.