SR5 rebuild

[Evil3lf]

So, my poor 86 is sitting in my garage right now, not running (a fuse is the only thing keeping it from running, I think). I'm hopefully going to be putting a 22r into it (side question: does anyone know if the 22r is able to fit in the 86's engine bay?). I'm currently in the process of stripping my 86 down to nothing (this car is just going to be for weekends and track events). It's a bit hard to strip a car down with 1 broken wrench, but it'll have to do, I've got the three sockets I need 10, 12, and 14mm :wink: . Anyways, I'll get some pictures up once I find my camera. There are a few of when I first got the car online, but they are very old and the car barely looks like that anymore. Should have updates with pictures in a few days. Maybe a few more plans too. Just started this project rolling.

[dAYTONA]

hi there...

hmm, the 22R might be a tight fit, but if inline 6's fit, then a 22R will fit,
just depends oh how much modifications your prepared to carry out.

An engine like this will affect the nice AE86 handling...but if it's what you want, go for it.

Good luck.

[Evil3lf]

In what way will it affect the handling, the reason for this build is just for fun and to use my 86, I don't want to convert it from carburated (although I might end up doing that). The 22r just seemed like a logical step for a carburated engine. It has a decent step-up in power from the 4ac which is what I have right now, and it has a lot of torque which is always helpful.

[Darkstar]

Well, the 22R may not be as powerful as a slightly modded 4A-G, but as Evil3lf mentioned, it might have more torque in the lower rpm range. I think it has a lower redline than te 4A-G, but who cares? Something different at least. One note on it tough - if I were you, I'd go EFI rather than carbs. From what I know, EFI is much more troublefree, especially when using the car in bad weather conditions like snow. Also, Toyota (and in general all Japanese) carbs are "quite" complicated units, and not many workshops can set them properly.

And btw: dunno why, but I can't put this "Stupid Rice" movie on my tiny server. I'll try once again Evil3lf...

EDIT: Does the 22R use an iron block? If it's much heavier than the 4A-G's, then in fact it may affect the handling. But hey, the 3S is only 20kgs heavier, it shouldn't be THAT bad...

[Evil3lf]

I've done a bit of research and the 22r has a lot of cast iron in it, and the weight is somewhere between 315-350lbs.

As to the suggestion for the EFI model, the entire reason that I chose the 22r is that it's carburated, and that I don't want to have anything electronic on the car.

Also, for the concerns about weather. Like I said previously, this will be a track/weekend car only. Other then that this car will be sitting in my garage. So I won't even be driving it in the rain.