4AGE or 4AGZE in GEMINI?

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

Just curious how many Toyota Powered Gemini's are there? and is it a worth while conversion to look into?

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: 4AGE or 4AGZE in GEMINI?

heard of one in perth, would be interesting to see the supercharged version in a gmeini
_________________

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

I rekon the 4AGZE should have some ballz Gene...give those SR20DET boys are run for there money... Very Happy

FJ20DET V's 4AGZE gemini..come 2 NZ and race me if I do it Gene?

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

have u thought about doing the 20 valve quad throttle toyota engine and turboing that?

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: 4AGE or 4AGZE in GEMINI?

effort plus
_________________

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

yep thought about a 20V 4AGE, it was just the price of getting an engine like that in NZ...but might be a viable option..Know of a crashed AE101 Levin that might be the donor vechile...Only major issue I can see is going to be adapting the FWD engine to the RWD driveline of the Gemini.

Getting a Gemini minus motor this week I hope, about to put a post up for suggestions Very Happy

GeminiCoupe · tinkerer Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 172

Turbocharging a 20v wont work too well, compressions on the high side so without an engine rebuild ur restricted to fairly low boost (under 10psi would b my guess)

and as for the part about the gearbox changover, the 20V is a 4AGE, the supercharged version is also 4AGE, both are frontwheel drive (mid engine layouts are like fwd) Sprinter 5speed bolts upto both.

cheers

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

couldn't he just use a decompression plate if he decided not to get different pistons? also, the 4agze comes with semi forged 8.0-1 pistons... maybe they would go into the 20v block?????

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

cheers thanks for the info...

Does a sprinter 5speed fit into a '85 SL/X Gemini ok?

Cammo79TE · tinkerer Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 448

theres a guy in SA with a gemini van show car, it was at teh 4/6/scrotary nationals. its got a 4age with a TRD stroker kit taking it to 1.9L. he reckons it would do somethin in the 14 second bracket, and supposedly it wasnt a hard conversion.

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

4-AGE running 14secs in a Gemini sounds allright..

20PSI TX · tinkerer Joined: 23 Oct 2001 Posts: 475

well they fit perfectly fine in a k10 corolla so i dare say there wouldnt be a problem with a gemini.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:42 am Post subject: Re: its been done

hahah, 14sec, the amount of money to do the conversion and engineering blah blah blah, i would rather spend the $$ on a g180 and be going faster.
u would have less to pay on insurance aswell cos u didnt do a conversion, and its still the original engin
_________________

GeminiCoupe · tinkerer Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 172

I wouldnt use a decompression plate, abit too dodgy in my opinion. Yes the 4AGZE pistons would fit inside the 20V because they have the same bore, but remember the 4AGZE also used thicker rods and a slightly different crank (stroke was the same i think, just the actual crank was beefier)

cni · tinkerer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 72

good point chur chur kuzz!