AE86 w/MX-5 swap, maybe??

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(05-30-2016 11:59 AM)mad.matt Wrote:  Hmmmm, worth it for the 1.8 VVT Engine (Mk. 2 onwards) - 145bhp with decent torque and a good gearbox. Could get fun with a decent exhaust manifold and throttle bodies.

I recently did a MX5 VVT head, it made 165whp, and 141 "wheel" pound/feet.

(05-30-2016 11:59 AM)mad.matt Wrote:  Everything else isn't worth the effort.
I had a short nosed crank Eunos 115bhp and it's probably a fair stand-in for the 4AGE without bottom end reliability issues....because it's swapped with crank keyway issues instead.

But, best gearbox shifter I have ever felt.

Not entirely true.... remember everyone is comparing it to a 4AGE... but the owner is running a K engine series, so even a short snout crank 1.6 will be a substantial power increase over a "K" engine.....

One engineering issue to sort out might be exactly how the builder mounts the transmission as it doesn't have a typical cross-mount like a Corolla... but this isn't a huge issue.