engine swap for optra 1.6????

DocG · 27th January 2008, 21:42

dude...in swaps you are only limited by the size of your engine bay, and the size of your wallet. You may as well import a JDM engine, maybe that of the supra, or anything else that suits your budget....

BUSA · 27th January 2008, 22:49

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Originally Posted by DocG

dude...in swaps you are only limited by the size of your engine bay, and the size of your wallet. You may as well import a JDM engine, maybe that of the supra, or anything else that suits your budget....

Do you think the Optra chassis will handle 600+ horses thrown out by the Supra engine? No ways. I sugest you drop the idea of the engine swap, since Optra's arent tuner friendly, buy a Jap car, a Honda City and swap a B16 or a Lancer and swap a Mivec. Optra's dont even have the handling to go along all that power you are expecting. I was planning to TC my Optra, but dropped the idea and if i want a road burner i would buy the Lancer and do the needful.

You can check this thread about a Optra with a turbo.

pawan · 27th January 2008, 22:54

since yours is a fairly new model you could sell the car and pick up a city and put a 180+ bhp engine in there for around 6l guessing the optra would sell for that much.

DocG · 27th January 2008, 23:40

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Do you think the Optra chassis will handle 600+ horses thrown out by the Supra engine? No ways. I sugest you drop the idea of the engine swap, since Optra's arent tuner friendly, buy a Jap car, a Honda City and swap a B16 or a Lancer and swap a Mivec. Optra's dont even have the handling to go along all that power you are expecting. I was planning to TC my Optra, but dropped the idea and if i want a road burner i would buy the Lancer and do the needful.

You can check this thread about a Optra with a turbo.

what i meant was you could put a powerful engine in it...well, if he wanted it to handle better, he can change the suspension...the optra is a decent car, and if he needs more power he can plop in a jap engine in it, it'll work just as well if a MiVEC or B16b can fit...the Optra is korean after all

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27th January 2008, 21:42	#16
DocG BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai - Singapore - Cali - Sydney - S.Korea Posts: 870 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	dude...in swaps you are only limited by the size of your engine bay, and the size of your wallet. You may as well import a JDM engine, maybe that of the supra, or anything else that suits your budget....
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27th January 2008, 22:54	#18
pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 868 Thanked: 4 Times	since yours is a fairly new model you could sell the car and pick up a city and put a 180+ bhp engine in there for around 6l guessing the optra would sell for that much.
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