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post Apr 19, 2004 - 10:34 AM
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Is that any good some guy around me is selloing alot of these engines, He says he has to silvertops for $500 dollars are those any good he also said i can get another engine with more balls but more money. I dotn want to spend very much money on the engine sice it will cost alot to swap it. IF i do get this engien will i need to get a new tranny?
 
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post Apr 21, 2004 - 1:44 AM
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QUOTE (sinner96ST @ Apr 20, 2004 - 10:09 PM)
coomer & toyspeed, 2 questions -

1) do you regret swapping?
2) had you been in a 3s / 4a powered ride before you both swapped?

i'm curious because people usually say the 4a swap is disappointing, to say the least. i read about coomers problem w/ his bonehead mechanic, but besides that, are you happy with it or would you have rather gone w/ the 3s?

1. I don't regret doing my swap. It took forever, but it really didn't cost me too much, and I'm pretty happy with the engine now. My Honda ricer buddies all think it's just an amazing engine, because they call it "the Toyota B16A", and they love Civics with B16A swaps. But everyone in the know hassles me and tells me how stupid I am for going with a 20 valve 4A-GE instead of a 4A-GZE or a 3S-GTE, not realizing that due to insurance and parental implications, I can't have a car with forced induction. They also don't realize most of the time that my stock engine and tranny was dead, and I would've had to replace it anyway.

I'd rather have gone 3S-GTE, but it just was not possible for me.

2. I'd driven a MK1 MR2 with a stock 4A-GE a long time ago, but at the time I didn't even realize that it was 4A-GE-powered. I've never ridden in any 3S-GTE or 4A-GE/4A-GZE powered vehicle besides that one prior to starting my swap.


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- Exile04   Im looking to get a...   Apr 19, 2004 - 10:34 AM
- - sinner96ST   You'll have to ask coomer about this. He...   Apr 19, 2004 - 10:44 AM
- - Jabberwock   Silver top is the one coomer has, but thats not fr...   Apr 19, 2004 - 2:51 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   no ae86 came with a silvertop..... NONE.... all ae...   Apr 19, 2004 - 5:05 PM
- - Exile04   So is it a good buy on the 16valve for $500 h...   Apr 19, 2004 - 5:48 PM
- - Kwanza26   QUOTE (Exile04 @ Apr 19, 2004 - 10:48 PM) So is it...   Apr 19, 2004 - 7:13 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   $500 for a 100,000 motor isn't all that g...   Apr 19, 2004 - 11:35 PM
- - Exile04   HMMM.ok ill find out whats all included.   Apr 20, 2004 - 1:54 AM
- - toyotaspeed_90   just to let you know.... a silvertop with a full u...   Apr 20, 2004 - 1:53 PM
- - Exile04   how many hores adn stuff like that with that engin...   Apr 20, 2004 - 5:57 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   i did the install.... i put out 109.6hp at the whe...   Apr 20, 2004 - 8:06 PM
- - Exile04   so im not really gaining anything from it?   Apr 20, 2004 - 10:18 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   QUOTE (Exile04 @ Apr 21, 2004 - 3:18 AM) so i...   Apr 20, 2004 - 10:39 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (toyotaspeed_90 @ Apr 20, 2004 - 5:06 PM) i ...   Apr 20, 2004 - 11:23 PM
- - sinner96ST   coomer & toyspeed, 2 questions - 1) do you re...   Apr 21, 2004 - 1:09 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (sinner96ST @ Apr 20, 2004 - 10:09 PM) coome...   Apr 21, 2004 - 1:44 AM
- - Kwanza26   QUOTE (sinner96ST @ Apr 21, 2004 - 6:09 AM) coomer...   Apr 21, 2004 - 1:48 AM
- - toyotaspeed_90   i've never ridden in any 3s-gte cars, but i...   Apr 21, 2004 - 1:51 AM
- - sinner96ST   Yeah, i'm not disrespecting either engine, the...   Apr 21, 2004 - 2:39 AM
- - Exile04   Hey toyota speed i still ahve to talk to my dad ab...   Apr 21, 2004 - 5:28 PM
- - sinner96ST   QUOTE (Exile04 @ Apr 21, 2004 - 3:28 PM) Hey toyot...   Apr 21, 2004 - 5:59 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (sinner96ST @ Apr 21, 2004 - 2:59 PM) QUOTE ...   Apr 21, 2004 - 7:38 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   in fact for my swap.... ALL i got was the longbloc...   Apr 22, 2004 - 3:23 PM
- - toyotaspeed_90   also... make SURE you get a non t-vis.... the t-vi...   Apr 22, 2004 - 3:24 PM


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