Opinions on 6a to a 4g
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smellychodus
Hesitantly Boosting
How deep are your pockets?
How skilled are you?
Do you have the time to put into this build?
It would probably require a fair few rare/custom/one off items to make it work, but hey good luck if you decide to go down the conversion path,
and maybe some other members have done it and can guide you through it.
How skilled are you?
Do you have the time to put into this build?
It would probably require a fair few rare/custom/one off items to make it work, but hey good luck if you decide to go down the conversion path,
and maybe some other members have done it and can guide you through it.
naughtika
OzVR4 Stalker
I'd do it if it was 4g64TT
in short:
stock 4g63: no
built 4g64 or 2.3L stroker 63: yes
stock 4g63: no
built 4g64 or 2.3L stroker 63: yes
dwarfmarine
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Looks like all the weight is on the drivers side...
Wouldn't do wonders for weight distribution...
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How deep is your love?
No. If you want a 4g then sell your car and buy an evo, performance wise they are a much better chassis with way more potential.
hmmm looks like its in the same position as the the 6A to me .........
Pay off ?
In terms of performance - possibly. You can get lots of guaranteed performance out of them, but for the same money you could probably get the same or similar out of a 6A, especially when you will spend thousnds extra on the 4G getting it in the car and engineered.
In terms of value for money / resale - definitely not.
As has been said - if you want all out performance buy an EVO.
I just can't see the point of this swap sorry.
Who told you?
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- Steve
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- 2010 nt did pajero tow car / 2000 6spd gc8 wrx tarmac rally car / 2000 Manual Subaru Outback 2.5 just a car
If you were to do it,you'd at least do a stroker 2.4 4g to get some torque back into it. Easy power once it's there but depends on what your goals are....
I was thinking about this, as my engine has been pretty fucked since picking the car up from Dawso.
I have decided if I do ever change the engine, I'll go for a 3L 6G72 or 3.5L 6G74 and whack 1 or 2 turbo's on.
The only thing to consider is what everyone else here has pointed out, and that is if you're going to spend $5-10K on an engine conversion + mods + engineering cert, think of what you could do to the 6A13 already sitting in your engine bay with that kind of cash. You would easily go above 250KW atw with $5K spent on it.
The other thing to consider is there are very few VR-4's pushing above 250KW on the road, so no one really knows what will happen to rest of the car in the long run after installing a high powered 4G. I'd guess you'll eventually run into transmission problems if you're in an auto, and you may run into diff problems if your Torque numbers get too high.
I have decided if I do ever change the engine, I'll go for a 3L 6G72 or 3.5L 6G74 and whack 1 or 2 turbo's on.
The only thing to consider is what everyone else here has pointed out, and that is if you're going to spend $5-10K on an engine conversion + mods + engineering cert, think of what you could do to the 6A13 already sitting in your engine bay with that kind of cash. You would easily go above 250KW atw with $5K spent on it.
The other thing to consider is there are very few VR-4's pushing above 250KW on the road, so no one really knows what will happen to rest of the car in the long run after installing a high powered 4G. I'd guess you'll eventually run into transmission problems if you're in an auto, and you may run into diff problems if your Torque numbers get too high.
Badger
Leaving Skid Marks
You'd want to to use pretty much all evo gear, so manual gear box, evo transfer case or vr4 transfer case with evo lsd and either evo rear diff or open rear diff with evo lsd internals lol
Sounds like someone wants a low kms 3000GT / GTO ;-)
Kenneth
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So just put it in my car then?
I actually like the idea of engine conversions, so long as you go with a better engine that what you had. In my mind the 4g and even the 6g (6g75 apparently has redesigned heads so could be the exception) are a step backwards in terms of engine base. The 6A apparently has VERY good heads from factory. The 4G is a well worn road, so if you want to get a cookie cutter solution, go for it. I will never see it as an upgrade though.
Go forward with something alloy, which will give you weight reduction and increased potential. 4B11T, 4B12T (Dodge Caliber SRT-4, but mitsi engine) or perhaps the 6B31, though I haven't looked to see if anyone is doing stuff for that.
Front end weight reduction is just totally full of win. Add a composite bonnet and alloy subframe and you start looking at serious weight reduction.
