Whats the best engine for a quartermile? Options

[Dr-Dansksta]

I have a 1994 Celica ST coup hardtop that I am converting to a quarter mile monster. Now I need to find the right engine so I can get it done ASAP. I'm planning to replace the mechanics with high preformance racing products. With so many options I need to see other suggestions. The new 2.4 in the Camry and the Scion tC looks promising but I haven't heard of any fixed up 2.4's. Any help would be much appreceated.

This post has been edited by Dr-Dansksta: Aug 4, 2004 - 10:34 PM

[Kwanza26]

Hehehe... it's kinda funny hearing the words "1/4 mile monster"..."celica ST"..."10 seconds"..."comfortable" and "ASAP" all reffering to the same thing. It's kind of an oxymoron, depending on how you string those phrases together...

Anyway... No... the 2AZFE (camry 2.4 liter) will not see the 10 second barrier without serious serious mods and BOOST... lots and lots of BOOST. I mean... 40+ psi and 500+ whp. That's not for the ametuer builder... The 4AGZE will not see that, a 4AGTE *might* see that, but will starve for torque, and the 3SGTE can see that, but has no real advantage over the 2AZFE aside from wearing a GE head and being easier to swap into a T20 chassi (6th gen celica). Why do I say the 3SGTE has no real advantage over the 2AZFE? (I know you 3SGTE worshippers are wondering)... well, basically because even the 3SGTE will require as significant of modifications as the 2AZFE to be able to make and sustain 500+ whp. The 500+ whp figure is only an estimate of what it'll take to power a FF car to the 10 second barrier... why so much? Because the faster you go, the power required to accelerate that fast grows exponentially. It might actually need more than 500 whp to break 10's... assuming it's a unibody...

As for my personal favorite... the legendary Toyota HEMI... the 3TC. Just imagine, the 3T block bored and stroked to 2.2 liters (from a 1.6) fully built top and bottom, sucking down 40 pounds of boost with a 100 shot of nitrious over it... with awesome chassi candidates as the AE86 Corolla (at around 2100 pounds), KP61 Starlet (at ~1800 pounds), and the Mango Corollas (72-83) (all around or under 2200 pounds). These are all easy builds, cheap, and FR... front engine REAR WHEEL DRIVE. Great for drag.

Top close... I think you shouldn't take Fast and Furious too seriously... cause it just ain't gonna happen ASAP... or cheap for that matter. As for comfort... drag cars are not made to be comfortable. If you're building a comfortable drag car... you're doing it all WRONG. And finally, a FWD car shouldn't be your frist attempt at a true "1/4 monster". FWD cars just don't have good enough traction, and when you start getting really fast (low 14's high 13's) traction sucks! Anyways... better to build a nice well-rounded car that is fun... than be fooled into thinking you (alone) can build a 10 second FWD drag car... and that's with the most humble honesty...