Advice Please
 

I have a 91 Supra and am trying to sell, except after talking to many people I have decided to keep it. People tell me to put a 302 engine in it. Now my question is will that fit? Will I need a new transmission? Will I need to redo part of the body to make it work? My sister has a camaro and we were thinking on buying a camaro the same year and I get the engine, she gets the body. Will a 89 camaro engine fit?

And you always do what people tell you to do?


89 Camaro's dont come with 302's. In fact finding a true Chevy 302 would be pretty tough as it was only available in the late 60's. Or are you simply confusing a Ford 302 with a Chevy 302?

Its a stupid question Just about any engine will fit in any body. Its all a matter of how much skill you have and what you are willing to do to get the job done.



I can see your new here, but if you took a look around first before posting you would see that there is already a thread regarding Supra V8 conversion....its called...Supra V8 Conversion...Imagine that!

I dont mean to come down on you, but I havent had my coffee yet this morning and I just wish more noobs would read first, ask questions later.

No I don't do what people tell me, when people came to look at the car thats what they said they would do. And I know the 89 Camaro doesn't have a 302, I am asking if the engine it has will it fit, but I see you answered that. Well thanks for the help, next time I will look around before I go straight to the general questions about 91 Supras.

awesome thanks, I think you will find that a whole heck of alot of your question can be answered by searching and reading. But by all means, if you cant find your answer speak up.

Sorry for the grouch, its just that when I read questions like yours they bug me. they full of half questions and half thoughts, mixed together to form the whole, and they are hard to answer.

perhaps you could have written your post this way:


"I have a 91 Supra and was trying to sell it, except that after talking to many people I have decided to keep it. Alot of people have been telling me to put a Ford302 engine in it, and it got me thinking. Now my question is what will I need to do to make this work? Does anyone know if there is an adapter plate for the toyota transmission to go behind a Ford 302? How much cutting is involved to fit a v8 into the Supra body if any? for example what about hood clearance, trans tunnel clearance, radiator support? My sister has a camaro and we were thinking on buying a camaro the same year as hers. Using this instead of a Ford small block, I would get the engine, and she gets the body. Would this conversion be any easier or harder with an 89 camaro engine? Thanks ahead of time for your time."

Thanks for the advice.

i'll jus say what have been said a lot of times already

dont mutate your car, keep it pure
stick with the toyota engine, if it isnt giving you the power that you need now, jus invest a little time to it, they're very reliable rather than doing a whole conversion for yourself, thats jus gonna take more time and money than its worth

I have decided that I will stick with the Inline 6. What is with the head gasket? It has blown once and I am told it will blow again, maybe. Thanks for helping me change my mind, along with everyone else.

The head gasket issue on the 7M motor is from inadequate head bolt torque from the factory, as well as a spec thats just lower than it needs to be.

Factory bolts can be torqued in the range of 70-75 lbs and solve the problem most of the time. Using ARP bolts and a metal head gasket goes one step further and can handle an awful lot of boost without blowing the gasket.

Putting any kind of small or big block V-8 into a Supra is disgusting. Believe me, I've seen it.

To: 91_Supra

If you Head Gasket is going to blow again....I suggest you put on a HKS 1.5 to 2.0mm Metal Head Gasket on. It holds more pressure and from what I have heard, last longer. And I have a friend who told me that after you install a thicker head gasket, you would be able to put in a bigger turbo and intercool for more boost and power with out changing the block. He also told me that Mark III's stock engine block can handle up to 500-600hp. Not sure if that is true though...but there is a 400hp Mark III out there.

Having a Japanese sport car is not about big blocks, big power, big torgue kind of thing (Not muscle car type).
It is about driving it to the full protential and to tune the car to fit your driving style and the need for speed.

If you are going to keep it, I suggest tuning it and have some fun with it!