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installing a 3sgte to a 90 corolla

by RTCorolla, April 26, 2004



I been thinking of either installing a 4AGZE or a 3sgte to my 90 corolla sedan. But i dont think I could make it smog legal with the 4agze in california so that y i been thinking of the 3sgte. For the 3sgte I know i would have to make custom motor mounts. What kind of work would it take to install a 3sgte to a 90 corolla sedan AE92?

People have done that motor swap for the AE86 Corollas. Most of the problems they have are in hooking up the tranny to the motor. Even though everything looks good, transmission may refuse to go into gear - may have to add washers or mod the flywheel to get it to mach up.

Amount of work is relative - depends on who does it and how much you want to spend on the project. Plumbing will about the same - your trading a supercharger for a turbo. Not much difference in overall size - 1.6L vs 2.0L. Smog issue will probably be about the same for both - though - it depends on the initial condition of the donor engine.

Good Luck.



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