My friend has an ae86 and now wants one of my spare motors to put in it. What is involved in this swap. What all will he need and is it worth it? How much will it cost.. and how do you run the motor?... Standalone?

ehhh.. I would think motor mounts. tranny mounts, driveshaft are custom. I don;t think you would need stand alone as long as you use the SR ECU. but you will need aftermarket gauges unless you want to rewire the AE to be able to read off the NIssan Sensors. I have no Idea how much it will cost. its possible. just how much money does he have, and who is gonna do the work. everithing is possible with skill/money. I;ve seen VQ35's in S14's so why not SR20's in corolas. I;ve already seen the rotary motors in em. so yeah. it's possible. but like I said I canot emphesise *** tit will be alot of work. ALOT :biggthump

search the net sr in a corolla has been down, were talking bout the rear drive kind right?

Thats what a ae86 is :) RWD. Also known as a Hachirokou (sp?) or Hachi

Also known as a Hachirokou (sp?) or Hachi

I'm sure most people already know that as they have all watched Initial D or something to that effect... :rofl:

Anyways, the SR20DET is pretty much self contained, so as long as your friend or whoever knows how to tap into the power source for the ignitor chip, then he should be OK.

The ECU and fuel pump both get their power via relays, and the ECU controls the fuel pump, so as long as the system is retained, or another system deviced, it will work.

Only wire I think you would need from the Corolla chassis itself might be the ignition switch wires. However, if you buy a start button like the one used on the S2000, then you should be OK :biggthump

I'm sure most people already know that as they have all watched Initial D or something to that effect... :rofl:
Read the post above me. I was telling him what it was as he didnt know.

ahh i missed in the first post when he said ae86 i just noticed in the second the guy said ae, cause there ae101 and newer are fwd. i know bout the ae86 my buddy has a coupe with full suspension.

However, if you buy a start button like the one used on the S2000, then you should be OK :biggthump

i've seen this a couple of times. pretty trick if ya ask me!