Alienlifeform

Cool info dude, thanks OK now how the heck did you find out what model trannys get fitted to the different blocks?, C series, S series etc?????????? I don't suppose this tranny spec stuff is published on the internet anywhere?

Hey Dudes, I reckon the liteace trays are cool machines but in Victoria they are rarer than hen's teeth, dunno why. I took a trip over to Adelaide a couple of years ago and saw a few, are they common there or for that matter any other part of OZ?????

I think you just told me the Starlet turbo tranny is stronger?, if so thanks. Some folks just like drivin flat out all the time, draggin, street racin, burnouts to keep the crowds/passengers happy, That kinda drivin can destroy even a tough tranny in no time. If ya think about it the stuff that breaks trannys is the stuff that the spectators enjoy........... My turbo Charade was a sleeper, it looked just like the shopping trolley it was in the beginning and thats the way I wanted it, stealthy. In its time it made monkeys out of lots of quick machinery but they never saw it comin, stabbed in the back by a shopping trolley, I loved that I didn't go cruisin lookin for victims every day, just gave it a squirt when I was in the mood, same as now. My Charade tranny never gave trouble in 40 thousand kays, what killed the Charade was a traffic jam, hot day, cooling system fault, cooked the motor. My Charade was a turbo, interesting setup but not ideal for a daily driver in my book so been there done that, now I wanna see what can be done with a big capacity N/A donk, if it can be done.........

No I can't be sure about the strength of the standard Starlet tranny but just a thought on that.......... Is the tranny on the Starlet turbo stronger than the one in my 4efe???? Driving style has a LOT to do with munching transmissions................ Some guys abuse the machinery, I don't. I used to have a Daihatsu Charade which I had dropped a highly modded turbo motor into, I was warned to also fit the stronger factory turbo Charade clutch and gearbox but my stock tranny was young and in perfect condition and I knew I would respect its limitations so I kept the tranny stock, no problems

Thanks for the clues dudes, keep thinkin I agree its a longshot this, but oddball mods are what gets me goin The 3s-ge hasn't been ruled out (can't rule anything out with something this wild LOL) its just less common than the 3s-fe which is easy to find for research purposes etc and would do what I want it to if it can be squeezed in. I will get my butt along to a wrecker soon and see if I can measure up these bits. Does anybody know if transmissions between Starlets/Corollas/Celicas-Camrys are interchangeable?

Hey Dudes, I'm wanting to brainstorm on a possible engine swap for my Starlet EP91, maybe an A block or even an S block motor........ Can anybody tell me what differences/similarities exist between the transmissions fitted to Starlets/Corollas/Camrys???????? I mean can a Starlet tranny bolt up to an A or S block?, (this would be the simplest, not changing my tranny at all) or could an S block mate to an A block tranny? Any thoughts guys?

Thanks for the piccy mate , every bit of info helps, there is a self service wrecker not far from here, I might take a drive and see if they have a Camry or two in bits. After checking out the motor I reckon transmissions/driveshafts need research, see about the differences between Starlet/Corolla/Camry drivelines. Dunno if any of this will ever happen, but if the bits fell into place you never know, certainly would be interesting

Hey Camry dudes It was suggested in another forum that it might be possible (nobody said easy) to fit a two litre 3S motor into a Starlet so I thought I'd look into it. First off does anybody know where I could get a few pics of say a 3S-FE motor preferably with a manual 5 speed gearbox attached? If any of you guys have such a combo in your posession any chance of getting some measurements off the block etc? Any advice appreciated

Hey Starlet dudes , I guess everybody and his dog has heard about slipping a 4efte into a Starlet/Paseo for more go but I'd like to know about anybody doing anything really radical, like maybe a 20 valve 4A?, or a V12 BMW?