Performance thought, Motor/AWD swap thoughts Options

[Fastbird]

I was sitting around the other day amusing myself by conjuring up things to do to my cars (I swear, if I had a Yugo, I'd look for every possible way to make it faster). And the thought hit me........

Obviously, a 3S-GTE swap into my car. But here's where the "unique" part comes in. Take a GT4 or Alltrac rear, and instead of doing the AWD conversion, install the rear and disconnect the front half-shafts, creating a RWD Celica.

I've seen this done MANY times on the early 90's GMC Syclone and Typhoon trucks. Granted, those are on a RWD platform, but essentially the same rule applies. Disconnect the front half shafts, all power/tq gets transferred to the rear wheels.

So..........What are the odds of this actually working in a 6GC. I guess it's about as close to a baby supra as you can get, but I thought it would make a great unique-factor for my car.

Long time off though. Motor swap for me won't happen until late this year at the earliest.

[blu94gt]

I would think that instead of using the Alltrac setup, it would be easier/cheaper to take the RWD drivetrain from an early 80s Celica Supra and convert it to fit the car. Plus you don't have the extra weight of the AWD stuff. Would take some custom work in the engine compartment as the engine would have to be mounted differently.

[Fastbird]

Would take some custom work in the engine compartment as the engine would have to be mounted differently.

This is exactly why I was thinking of using the All-Trac or GT4 setup, because I could keep the transversely mounted engine setup.

[dustin15brown]

go for it, pioners are great

[Dr_Tweak]

It would be just as hard as making an AWD Celica, and at that point you might as well keep it AWD. Which has never been done and most people seem to agree couldn't be done, practically.

-Doc

[bloodrain]

It would be just as hard as making an AWD Celica, and at that point you might as well keep it AWD. Which has never been done and most people seem to agree couldn't be done, practically.

-Doc

it has been done, there was a video floating around here not to long ago of that V8 RWD Turbo'ed celica.

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah a 5th gen. it probly was an AWD to begin with. so it had the room already in the rear chassis for the driveshafts and what not.

[blu94gt]

It would be just as hard as making an AWD Celica, and at that point you might as well keep it AWD. Which has never been done and most people seem to agree couldn't be done, practically.

-Doc

it has been done, there was a video floating around here not to long ago of that V8 RWD Turbo'ed celica.

yeah I thought that 5th gen was originally an All-trac with the RWD setup to begin with

[Dr_Tweak]

Yes, that was a 5th gen all-trac, so it was already AWD. Making it RWD wasn't that big of a deal. It's a twin turbo 1UZFE, by the way.

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Jan 15, 2006 - 12:11 AM