4Age Fwd To Rwd??

[CookieKE25]

Hi all.

This has probably been discussed to death before but i can't find.

Restoring a KE25 n am deciding what to do engine wise... I have an AE82 sitting my driveway awaiting some TLC however i have been thinking about ripping the engine out and putting it in the 25..

I have had a read in the faq bit and it seems pretty straightforward as far as converting the engine goes.

 

Just wondering if anyone has done this and weather there are any performance issues when this conversion is done.

 

All info small or detailed would be appreciated.

 

Cheers. Glen

[flyinwall]

sorry but you didnt look very hard this is on the first page of "engine conversions"

http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/57565-4age-fwd-to-rwd/

[ke70dave]

yeah its been done to death.

 

but since oyu have a working 4age in an ae82, you are almost there, main points:

 

-intake manifold - find a RWD one or modify yours

-exhaust manifold- find a genuine RWD or buy aftermarket extractors

-loom/ecu - both work, but the loom probably needs to be extended for RWD use, it fits sorta but its damn tight.

-fitting on back of head, can't recall if the FWD one fits, fwd goes striaght out, RWD one does a 90 deg bend to save space

-rwd gearbox (t50) and starter to suit (RWD ae71 or ae86), clutch to suit, 2022 pilot bearing into flywhee.

-retain the remote thermostat thingo from the ae82. run pipes as per google search.

 

thats about it!

 

(pluss fuel system and wiring into ke55)

Edited August 22, 2012 by ke70dave

[CookieKE25]

Cheers KE70DAVE. Now the search begins...

Also are the engine mounting points the same on both varients?

 

Cheers. Glen

[gt500biatch]

contact samq google him, he has awesome parts for the conversion, thats where i got most of the shit from, :) his website is a good read too :)