kpope18 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Posted March 1, 2011 Ha, a 308 fits nicely and it is wider then a chev so I don't know why you need to shoehorn them. Hpw much can i pick one of these up for Quote
Trev Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 Hpw much can i pick one of these up for Don't expect much change from 25k. Quote
ke70dave Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 sure a Small Block Chev will fit in your corolla. if you remove the rear seats, and the passenger seat, i reckon it will fit nicely in there. oh you want it to drive the wheels to? hmm thats going to take a bit of work. seriously though, what kind of response were you expecting? Man kind has managed to put a man on the moon, back in 1969. admitedly we have killed a few people trying to do simliar things since then.....I'm sure you can work out if a Small Block Chev will fit in a ke30! If you can dream it, you can do it. Quote
Andy43 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 And it still has more street cred then any other corolla. Trev Nice LJ, and good fit-up. How did you go with the rack clearance ? And Hey whats to go like ? Andy Quote
Trev Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 Trev Nice LJ, and good fit-up. How did you go with the rack clearance ? And Hey whats to go like ? Andy Not mine, it is my brothers, was just storing it at my house. Rack clearance is fine, has also had the column centred so you aren't sitting offset to the wheel, goes good for balanced 308, best time of 12.20 @ 116 with stockers and 60ft wheelspin but the bigger tyres are affecting the drive ratio so it is only managing a 12.40 Quote
kpope18 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Posted March 1, 2011 sure a Small Block Chev will fit in your corolla. if you remove the rear seats, and the passenger seat, i reckon it will fit nicely in there. oh you want it to drive the wheels to? hmm thats going to take a bit of work. seriously though, what kind of response were you expecting? Man kind has managed to put a man on the moon, back in 1969. admitedly we have killed a few people trying to do simliar things since then.....I'm sure you can work out if a Small Block Chev will fit in a ke30! If you can dream it, you can do it. ok mate there is no need to be so smart about I'm i am new to this and i don't want to spend the money if it wont fit and i was actually expecting serious responses not rediculous ones like this if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all Quote
---Pimp-My-Rolla--- Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) Yes a small block will definitely fit mate. You can jam anything in there man. Just have faith and the willingness to lose your money, wife and sanity :yes: Below is a Ke20 with a small block in it one of the sweetest 20's I have seen not to mention heard. I say go for it! Sorry bout the pics quality got caught by surprise with this 1 :dance: Edited March 1, 2011 by ---Pimp-My-Rolla--- Quote
ke70dave Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 ok mate there is no need to be so smart about I'm i am new to this and i don't want to spend the money if it wont fit and i was actually expecting serious responses not rediculous ones like this if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all ah right serious responses. you are trying to fit a dirty great big V8 with persumably quite a large gearbox on the end, into the place where a 1.3L pushrod engine with a tiny little gearbox came out of. i dare say you are going to need to remove the entire transmission tunnel and weld in a new one. and the only way you are going to know how much to cut, is to get your V8 with gearbox attached, and plonk it in your engine bay and see how close you get. you will also need to make sure you have the engined positioned in the engine bay where it does not hit hte sides of the engine bay, and make sure its low enough so your bonnet fits..... then sort out engine/gearbox mounts, then trailshaft, find a huge diff to handle the power. some suspension and brakes to keep it under control. then after you have spend 10k on your corolla, you will realise that it wont actually turn corners and is only good for the drag strip :wink: the conversion you are talking about is somethign out of the norm, the people that do these conversions, generally buy a corolla, buy an engine, buy a engine hoist, drop the engine in the corolla and say "far out, that doesnt really fit, wheres my angle grinder" they cut the hell out of everything untill it fits in, then they weld it all back together so it all stays together. Quote
KEI069 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 The KE20 pictured above actually has a 289ci ford windsor engine it, a real nice fit and completely engineered. a few years ago went for a few laps around sandown and it handled and stopped quite impressively. A KE30 is quite a bit larger in the engine bay area and a small block chev will fit, it will require a new trans tunnel and minor firewall mods Have fun, just go for it Quote
Guest pmp16 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 I love this thread nothig beats a corolla or lj torana wiv a V8 .. Wanna see more V8 n less turbo :-) .... Hey Trev love the lj mate Shes a keeper .. For the price of just buying a lj or lc coupe these days has skyrocketed .. Id love to see that beast in flesh me favourite car :-) Quote
Guest pmp16 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) Also for all the people that are teasing this guy and making redicoulous comments how bout you's do some research on cars that people have built ... IE : corollas with V8 and see how they handle there's actually a fair few v8 ke30s n a few of them handle quiet good around a corner sideways at 80kms and down a straight gutter to gutter ... Type in YouTube v8 corolla drifts n have a look.. If u set the car up right it will be good fr strip and around a track ... Edited March 1, 2011 by pmp16 Quote
Twinky Posted March 2, 2011 Report Posted March 2, 2011 I think the main problem here was the lack of info from what he really wanted from his car. From what I have read it seems as though he want to keep it street legal. unfortunately street legal KE30 V8 will cost you over 30k to build and get past the pits + engineering costs. This work MUST include rail reinforcement plus everything else, if you want it street legal........ What you should do is find out the limits of modifications you can do to your car and go from there. You cannot setup a KE30 with a heavy ass V8 in the front and be street legal as well as handle well. Most of the V8 corollas that do handle well have had the engine repositioned back further to get the wheight balance as best as they can behind the front wheels, requiring the firewall to be cut. Meaning it's not street legal. So you can and can't do this mod, illegaly you could drive it on the road but that is up to you. What is going to be the contributing factor in this discution is how fat is your wallet??? That is the endgame. If you don't have the funds and from what I have read you do not have the skill I would advise on NOT attempting this. This is a very big leap for someone who has not attempted this type of thing before. Modifying your car is addictive and costly. But what kills you is dreaming, you are only looking at the finished product when you dream up something. I bet you are already seeing yourself in a loud rumbly fully sick rolla blasting past all the falcodores, getting stange looks from bystanders when cruizing down the strip only they are not fixtated on the symphony of a V8 with ITB's but the two naked men sitting in the back seat covered in grease. But guess what, it aint gonna happen anytime soon and that's the part you need to understand. Even the smallest conversions cost alot of time and a decent amount of money. I would strongly recomend doing a simple conversion to your engine so that you get a feel for what it's going to be like doing a monster conversion like a V8. Change your motor to a 5k, it bolts straight in and then mate up a 5 speed. It is by far the easiest engine swap, for me this would take a day to do but for a newbie it might take alot longer. At least it could give you a taste for the pains of the future, after all getting the engine in is one thing. Starting it and tuning is a whole other level. There is a reason most people stick to turbos. They are easier, cheaper power gains, easily sourced and they are a ton lighter! Meaning you can handle the car better. I really think you need to seriously do some thinking before even asking about dumping a dirty big V8 in your engine bay. Quote
Trev Posted March 2, 2011 Report Posted March 2, 2011 Seriously, wtf is it with people saying that a car with a big motor won't handle well? An all alloy LS engine weighs 45kg more then an Sr20det (149kg). LS1 + T56 (approx) 250kg. Sr20det + 5spd (approx) 200kg. If you put a decent suspension setup in it do you really think that the extra 50kg is going to do a lot of difference? Quote
BUZ440 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Posted March 2, 2011 Sr20det + 5spd (approx) 200kg. If you put a decent suspension setup in it do you really think that the extra 50kg is going to do a lot of difference? with a welded roll cage and properly setup suspension, mine handles almost as good as my old EVO 8, other than the AYC of the E8, you have to really fight with the steering wheel and careful with the throttle, but the lsd has power there and can oversteer accordingly, tonne of fun can't comment on a V8 but yes proper suspension helps alot and with trevs weight stats and a torque motor, seems plausible IMO (mythbusters, haha) Quote
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