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mhamrick · 05-21-2009, 02:27 AM

Capt. Evergreen- There is a guy on MR2OC.com that built a 9A block and guess what? It is sitting in basement floor gathering dust. Know Why? He said it was truck motor.Sometimes things look great on paper and sound great but once you start throwing it together it does not turn out right. I saw a 9A motor that was sold on craigslist and the posting read: Need to make room in my Garage. Raced for one season. He sold it for less than a third compared to what had in it. He quoted the power at something above 200 and great torque. Now what does not make sense is that he kept 2 silvertops and some other motors that were not worth a crap. Why would someone keep a stock 4A motors when he could use this all so great 9A? The only reason I can come up with is it is not so great. If it were me I would hold my breath til the 9A is proven and someone is making 200hp and driving it daily with 12xxx+ miles on it. For the money the 9A is not worth it as there is a boat load of other motors that make better power for LESS money.

JackStand- If you want to go the 5SGE route then try to find someone doing a 3SGTE swap into a NA MKII. The axles bolt in with no mods on the NA, the S series tranny is 50lbs lighter than the E, and once you get the mounts welded in it becomes a bolt in affair. You can pay someone to fix the harness for $250-$300 and for the slice of comfort knowing it is right I would say it is money well spent. You can do this easily for less than $1500. The patterns for the mounts on online and you can print them off and take them to your local metal cutting facility and have them cut them out for you and weld them if you do not feel up to it. Toyota sold the 3SGE here in a the late 80's GTS Celicas and you can find these in most junkyards for a little to nothing. Grab the head, intake, wiring, ECU, and some other parts and you will be ready to go. With minor bolt-ons you will hit 200 honest hp with linear power curve. The weight difference between the MKI 4AGZE and a 5SGE is about the same. Maybe 20lb difference. I have seriously rethought my turbo plans and considered building me a 5SGE with a 50 shot of nitrous for the strip.

05-21-2009, 02:27 AM	#17 (permalink)
mhamrick Some Skills Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Capt. Evergreen- There is a guy on MR2OC.com that built a 9A block and guess what? It is sitting in basement floor gathering dust. Know Why? He said it was truck motor.Sometimes things look great on paper and sound great but once you start throwing it together it does not turn out right. I saw a 9A motor that was sold on craigslist and the posting read: Need to make room in my Garage. Raced for one season. He sold it for less than a third compared to what had in it. He quoted the power at something above 200 and great torque. Now what does not make sense is that he kept 2 silvertops and some other motors that were not worth a crap. Why would someone keep a stock 4A motors when he could use this all so great 9A? The only reason I can come up with is it is not so great. If it were me I would hold my breath til the 9A is proven and someone is making 200hp and driving it daily with 12xxx+ miles on it. For the money the 9A is not worth it as there is a boat load of other motors that make better power for LESS money. JackStand- If you want to go the 5SGE route then try to find someone doing a 3SGTE swap into a NA MKII. The axles bolt in with no mods on the NA, the S series tranny is 50lbs lighter than the E, and once you get the mounts welded in it becomes a bolt in affair. You can pay someone to fix the harness for $250-$300 and for the slice of comfort knowing it is right I would say it is money well spent. You can do this easily for less than $1500. The patterns for the mounts on online and you can print them off and take them to your local metal cutting facility and have them cut them out for you and weld them if you do not feel up to it. Toyota sold the 3SGE here in a the late 80's GTS Celicas and you can find these in most junkyards for a little to nothing. Grab the head, intake, wiring, ECU, and some other parts and you will be ready to go. With minor bolt-ons you will hit 200 honest hp with linear power curve. The weight difference between the MKI 4AGZE and a 5SGE is about the same. Maybe 20lb difference. I have seriously rethought my turbo plans and considered building me a 5SGE with a 50 shot of nitrous for the strip.