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Originally posted by iolite
According to my sources, the AE86 came with the 4A, just not the 20 valve version. The AE86 shares the same engine as the first generation MR2's and from what I here, a forced induction 4AGE is nothing to snear at.
I kinda had in mind a daily driver/drifter.
The thing that I'm most concerned with is the power to to weight ratio. From what I have read, the AE86 has a curb weight of 2039lbs. at 128h.p, while the 240SX has a curb weight of 2657lbs. at 138h.p. As you can see, the differences are quite significant, a 618lbs significance to be exact. What surprises me is that the Carolla Levin is lighter than a first generation MR2, which weighs 2336lbs with the 128h.p 4AGE.
When I initially was looking for a '89 300ZX, he told me I should look for a Carolla Levin. After he did some research and found that AE86's weren't imported to the U.S. he and his cousin advised me to get a 240SX, well that was until he found an AE86 sitting in some guys garage and is looking to sell. After my friend and his cousin got my heart set on buying a 240SX, he now wants me to buy the AE86. I haven't looked at the car yet, but I will after the weekend. My friend says that the air box is messed up, but he said I could have his since he is swaping his 4AGE with a turbocharged 3S-GE. My has a cousin with a balanced crank and a set of balanced piston rods for a 4AGE too.
There are quite a few 240SX's around here, but they're mostly automatics, have been pretty abused and have a fair amount of miles on them.
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Your friends are right and wrong.. The AE86 WAS sold in the United States.. they just weren't labeled as the Levin or Trueno. If you want one here it's going to be badged as a Corolla GT-S, produced from (I'm pretty sure) 85-87. They did indeed come with the same engine as the NA first generation MR-2s, the 4AGE, although it's only the 16 valve. MR-2s are built like tanks, despite how small they are which is the reason it's so heavy. To my knowlegde there was never a 4AG turbocharged from the factory, but first generation MR-2s were available with the 4-AGZE, the supercharged version of the engine making around 160hp if I remember right. I'm not positive, as my MR-2 is a gen 2 they used completely different engines.
Now that you mention forced induction, is this what you plan on doing? Before you mentioned NA engines and as far as that goes I think the 240sx is your best bet as the KA24DE has a good amount of all engine potential.