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1983-1987 Toyota Corolla (AE86)  The 5th generation Corolla is one of the most sought after cars these days, thanks to a certain Japanese cartoon. While there is a front wheel drive version, we'll be focusing on the RWD 2-door coupe or hatchback. This car came equipped with either the 4A-C or 4A-GE engines. The 4A-C is in the SR5, and is a carburated engine making about 80 hp. The 4AGE is the "Bluetop" twin cam, and makes about 115 hp. Performance Possibilities
The 4AGE was built to be a high revving engine. At the time it was introduced, it was the most powerful 1.6 liter engine in the world. Because if it's wide popularity, there are still today many performance parts available for it. If you want to continue with the high revving, high power theme, you can get camshafts with high lift and/or duration, stronger valve springs, head work, higher compression pistons, lightweight flywheel, and so on. If you want even more power, the engine can be turbocharged. You can use the 4AGZE low compression pistons and rods for a strong bottom end. This setup can get you over 200hp and will cost around $3000 for the rebuild and turbo parts. An aftermarket engine management system will be needed. Engine Swap Options
While the 4AGE was the most powerful 1.6 engine of it's time, today it
lags behind modern engines. You have a few choices for engine swaps: Smallport "Redtop" 4AGE 16v This engine is found in the 1990-1991 Corolla GTS and makes 130hp. You can find them in salvage yards for a decent price, but they are rather rare. While this engine can be swapped in, you may as well save your money and instead get one of the newer engines. "Silvertop" or "Blacktop" 4AGE 20v These engines are found in the early 90s Toyota Levin in Japan. They were never put into any car in North America, but they are imported regularly. These engines can be swapped in with minor mechanical trouble, but the wiring is all custom work and take a good deal of time. The Silvertop is about $1000 and is rated at 160hp. The Blacktop is around $1800 and makes about 165hp. 4AGZE Supercharged 16v This engine is found in the Mark I MR2 in North America and the early 90s Toyota Levin in Japan. The USDM version makes about 140hp, the JDM version makes about 160hp. Both produce lots of torque and are much more powerful than the naturally aspirated counterparts. For a complete front clip from a Levin, you will pay around $2500. Swapping this engine in is a little bit more difficult because of the supercharger and intercooler piping. Note: the 4AGZE pistons are low compression and will fit into the other 4AGEs, along with the connecting rods. These parts allow us to rebuild any 4AGE for a turbo setup fairly inexpensively. We can obtain and swap any one of these engines into your AE86. If you are interested please email us: contact@phoenixtuning.com |
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