Mike,
Do you know what model of Toyota the 4AGE came in? I can find no
reference to it being in any of the cars imported into the US, but maybe it
came under a different name in the same model car. Thanks
Dave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
To: David Miles <davemiles2son@worldnet.att.net>; Kevin Brown
<MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: V6 in a Midget
>A popular conversion over here is the toyota 4AGE motor. It fits with only
a
>small
>bonnet bulge and if you choose the right toyota gearbox fits without tunnel
>modifications.
>
>I personally don't like the idea of butchering the cars, but if you are
>going to do it,
>the 4AGE results in a well-balanced car that fits relatively easily. One of
>our club
>members did the entire conversion in about a week after his expensive race
>motor blew up for the nth time. His car is almost as fast (with a 16 valve
>4AGE)
>as it was with a top race-prepped 1275 motor (big bore and stroker gave it
>1440cc.
>It was arguably the 2nd most powerful race motor in these parts).
>
>Jeff says he could refit the A series motor relatively easily if he chose
>to. I doubt this
>will be true with the V6 conversion and it isn't really true of the rotary
>conversion either.
>
>Mike
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