Hungarian 4a-ge Paseo

[Galliano]

How cool is this? I'm glad I stumbled upon it to be honest!

Here is the quote from the owners post on Paseo-driver forums :

Hi there.

I'm from Hungary, and i'm also an owner of a L5 Paseo.

I just want to say Hello

As the Paseo never been sold officially in Hungary and this car is quite rare here, we have no such a community for Paseos.

I've bought the car in 2006. I do like the shape of the car, but i was not really impressed about the performance of the engine.

So, i decided to tune the car, but i knew, that the 5E-FE engine is not really designed for tuning.

My choice was a little bit radical: the 4A-GE silvertop 20V engine. I've bought and imported one from USA (the car is originated from USA also). The swap was finished in June 2007.

I'm not a car mechanic, so the honour is not mine, my friend made everything.

Of course, the running gear has been changed: custom springs and shock absorvers, Avensis front brakes, Corolla GTi disc brakes rear, spacers, etc.

This setup is reliable, as i've been driven ~20k kilometers with it, since the swap.

Here are some pictures about my car:

[riko666]

Nice, looks snug in there

[-RdV-]

Must of been one hell of a job.

[Idrees]

That's tasty!!

[BenV]

bloody hell thats snug

[riko666]

Must of been one hell of a job.

Not really, its been done plenty of times...mostly in the EL44, but I doubt there's much variance in the process - some people have even managed without notching the chassis leg and with a stock radiator, but its generally not too complicated

[Galliano]

So where do I pick up a 4A-GE?

Rebuild project for school, I think so

[riko666]

Spare £1000 for the engine, then all the ancillaries like ECU & Loom and the re-wiring, yeah, very economical, just get a Levin, its a better Paseo

[Galliano]

Levin AE111's are fat. AE86 on the other hand, I can settle.

[wastegate]

Woo crazy price Riko...!

4a-ge 20v turbo will be the next step?

[Mo3]

that is so kool i was also going to do the 4age swap but had a accident that set me back so have to save up again you had 2 get custom engine mounts made ye?

[riko666]

I believe so - only the gearbox side one lines up I think

4A-GE would be nice, but its a heavy old beast! Plus the Levin is far better as a car

[dag]

Hey man nice car.Are you the FAMOUS HUNGARY BUYER, did you buy it from CHIN LEE KUN (CLK MOTORSPORT), i read something like that on CLK Motorsport web page.I'm thinking to buy BLACK TOP.But it's a bit too expensive for me right now.