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Old 11-08-2009, 11:05 AM   #71
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i could see a supercharged variant, probably sans intercooler and a very mild boost (i think TRD solely goes with roots type blowers). they sell many kits for their trucks and some of their other cars i think. they did however turbo the yaris (vitz) in japan for a while; but then again they didn't have a bentobox sized engine bay that the FT seems to have, i'm still trying to see how u can possibly fit in an intercooler...i guess we'll all know once they pop the hood
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:17 AM   #72
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I'm gonna try a V-mount.
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Old 11-11-2009, 01:17 PM   #73
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While the 4ag silver/black top would be a great choice in terms of engine swap it is illegal! Unless it is a track whore don't get caught with an old engine in a new car.

It would be great to have a Formula Atlantic engine in this thing OMG. 11k rpm 4ag 240hp pretty sure its the same as in Initial D. Itb's and all.

STI swaps will be very popular i think, since it will just bolt right in. Now turbo clearance etc... will/might be an issue but they seem to figure things out pretty quick in the tuner world.

WRX swaps as well (the new 265 hp variant). Should be cheap at a salvage yard etc.

Until we see the engine bay there is no telling what engine would fit.
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Old 11-11-2009, 03:57 PM   #74
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so are we guessing that the internals of this D4S will be weaker than the 265 hp WRX or the STI engine
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Old 11-11-2009, 05:24 PM   #75
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STI swaps will be very popular i think, since it will just bolt right in. Now turbo clearance etc... will/might be an issue but they seem to figure things out pretty quick in the tuner world.
We don't know this at all. In fact, it's very unlikely it will bolt right up, as to achieve ideal weight balance (as Toyota has stated), the engine can't be mounted overtop the front axel, like in the WRX/STI.

We have a long way to go before we can make these statements, but I still suspect things won't just bolt right up.
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Old 11-11-2009, 05:39 PM   #76
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We don't know this at all. In fact, it's very unlikely it will bolt right up, as to achieve ideal weight balance (as Toyota has stated), the engine can't be mounted overtop the front axel, like in the WRX/STI.

We have a long way to go before we can make these statements, but I still suspect things won't just bolt right up.
agreed. That is why I said turbo clearance etc...

And judging from the ft-86 photos, the engine seems to be placed WAY back there. The hood kind of gives it away.
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Old 11-13-2009, 04:49 PM   #77
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Ima get a skyline and TypeR engine in my FT86
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Ima get a skyline and TypeR engine in my FT86
zomgYES. at the same time.

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I want this swap.
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I want this swap.
Fuck. You beat me to it. My favorite car pic of all time.
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Fuck. You beat me to it. My favorite car pic of all time.
Haha, whoever came up with that is a genius. I love it. It never gets old!
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STi motor in the ft86 chassis and rwd would fine by me lol. You lose less vs its normal awd setup, tons of tq for a 4 cyclinder, I can dig it.

LS1 motor is 40lbs heavier than a standard 1.8L motor out of a miata. No frame cutting, maybe some transmission tunnel grinding, and a different cross-member. Basically if you want 350+rwhp in a miata its cheaper to do an LSx swap lol.

I wander what size tires you can fit under the ft86 chassis, hopefully wide as holy hell lol.
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STi motor in the ft86 chassis and rwd would fine by me lol. You lose less vs its normal awd setup, tons of tq for a 4 cyclinder, I can dig it.

LS1 motor is 40lbs heavier than a standard 1.8L motor out of a miata. No frame cutting, maybe some transmission tunnel grinding, and a different cross-member. Basically if you want 350+rwhp in a miata its cheaper to do an LSx swap lol.

I wander what size tires you can fit under the ft86 chassis, hopefully wide as holy hell lol.
I'm hoping for 275-285s in the rear. Would be completely sick to see someone fit a 305.
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I'm hoping for 275-285s in the rear. Would be completely sick to see someone fit a 305.

I've seen 275s on miatas and 315s on STi's. If its near 3000lbs I want to see 315s up front, non-staggered setup ftw!
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