GT vs Glanza engines

[Taggy]

I was told that even though the GT and Glanza use the same 4efte engine, the GT version of the engine had thicker rods, is this true?

Also is there anyway to tell if an engine does indeed have the thicker rods or not, as i have bought an engine but its out of the car already and cant find out what car it came from, are there any markings to state what it is?

[Russleh]

im not sure on how to tell if the engine is a gt one or a glanza one but yeh one does have thicker rods. quite a bit thicker aswell.

[Stulet-GTT]

Must be the GT as im always hearing about Glanza's Blowing up so the engines must be weaker...

[Guest Enzo]

ud have to take off the sump and have a look, that would be the only way to tell

[bucketep91]

GT rods may be thicker but theres never been any evidence that they are any stronger. Would be pretty stupid if toyota made a weaker engine in a newer model of the same car.

[Sparky]

Someone post the pictures of the differences, I'll see if I can find pics now, I have my engine in bits and would like to check.

Actually I have a Glanza engine in bits aswell so I will take a rod out of there just to compare, wont be till next weekend now though.

[Guest Enzo]

here are the difference between 90-94 4efte rods and 95-99 fte rods

this leads me to wander, could late fte glanza rods be the same as your average 4efe rod????

[Guest Enzo]

while im here, there are loads of other little differences between the two engines, mostly to do with the weight of moving parts.

il post up what i mean in a bit

[Sparky]

Legend Geo!!

Gonna be checking mine for definite!!

[Asad]

they just look like FE rods vs FTE rods.....if not how thin are the FE rods?

[birdmandan]

Jeeesus thats insane man they are sooo puny compared to the GT rods!! :/

Im actually shocked! no wonder my glanza engine went... got a GT one in now though so i feel fairly safe

Dan.

[bucketep91]

as i said they are a lot thinner but are they actually any weaker?

[ollie ryan]

thats incane

glad i have a gt engine in my glanza now lol

[Asad]

think its true

http://www.austarletclub.com/forums/lofive...php/t10341.html

wow!

[Sparky]

There we go its confirmed, Glanza rods are the same as 4efe!!

[daz gt turbz]

great, mines a 95 gt! so i have the 1st of the thinner rods.

[birdmandan]

This is absolutely CRAZY!! i cannot belive toyota would do this!! :/ i feel robbed by them lol!!

Dan.

[daz gt turbz]

on the plus side, glanza rods will make a smaller hole in the block if they decide to vacate the crank!

[birdmandan]

Haha yeah indeed that is true but damage is gonna be catastrophic nevertheless ;P

Dan.

[Asad]

veryyyyy interesting

[turbo Grant]

My gt engine with the silver timing cover has the thicker rods in. Made a right mess of the black top timing cover engine when that went. Left me with a hole front and back. The middle of the rod missing. The gudgen pin snapped off the piston. Found it in the sump with the top of the rod ;)

[aidanep71]

does this mean my 95 gt will have the match sticks too

[turbo Grant]

I've only seen the silver timing top cover engines in the early GT's, you do get the black cover engines in the later ones and they have match stick rods like the glanza.

[aidanep71]

the plastic timing belt cover is it

[turbo Grant]

Yer the top cover. You get silver and black ones.