4wd Toyota Corolla Drivetrain

Hi guys and gals,

It seems like everyone (including me) is enamored with the Honda Civic 4wd wagovan. Seems like because you can swap in a d series motor and make big power, this is the way to go. But what about the 4wd Toyota Corolla wagons? I think these also came with a 1.6 motor. I know there is not nearly the support for these as the Civic, but are there any swaps or upgrades that would get good power out of the Corrola? Thanks for your advice!

Wayne

20 valve. It has the notch in the block for the AWD stuff. So they say. I've looked at my 20v and at a AWD rolla and it looks like it would work. I haven't put one in, so I am just theorizing here.

Thanks Dr. Hess, time to do some research on these.

hehehehe... 20V works... but with a little extra engineering so will a supercharger version of the "A" enigne

The Corolla All-Trac came in wagon1988-1992(unique body style for US), and sedan88, and 89 only(looks like every other AE92 sedan)

The transaxle is an "E" series, the "E" is stronger then the "C" series transaxles

The suspension is AE92 up front, with AE86 out back(panhard rod mounted reverse)

The original engine is a 4AFE rated @ 100hp and 90#/ft. The engines in the All-Tracs are pretty bad to start a build from. The cranks are flimsy, and the rest of the internals quite cheap. The nice thing is being in the "A" family, any or all of the internals from the 4AGE(or 4AGZE) will still work inside. The block is unique to the transaxle, it has a cast in notch to allow the tight fitment of the E55 transaxle. The 20V has a similar notch cast in the block, but further machining of the outside of a 20V is required to get it to fit.

I'm currently working on building a All-Trac sedan. Initially I'm updating the head and manifold to a 2nd generation(3rd gen requires MASSIVE amount of additional mods to get it to work) Head is ported, bottom end will be 4AGE, but using 8.9 - 1 4AGZE pistons... which under a 4AFE head will bump compression from 9.5 to 10.0. They will also be substantially tougher, and ideal IF I supercharge it later

Engine build(so far) - http://www.hachiroku.net/forums/showthread.php?t=24099

Car build(so far) - http://www.hachiroku.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20141

20V wagon build (so far/not mine) - http://www.hachiroku.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23119

Thanks for the links! The body is shot on this one, so I was looking at the drivetrain as a donor for my Mini pickup project. Yes, some shortening and narrowing to do, but thought it an interesting (and cheap) alternative to the Wagovan drivetrain.

In reply to oldeskewltoy:

That's pretty cool. Keep us updated, because I'm interested.

I had a regular '89 AE92 wagon in college that my stepdad passed down to me and I loved it. I had the lethargic 4AF carbeurated engine. It would have been more fun if it had the 5 speed, but I was stuck with the 3 speed automatic.

At that time too (early 2000's) I was in the middle of the JDM craze and I wanted an AE92 Trueno or Levin front clip. I thought that it would look cool on a stock wagon. I wanted to also do a 4AGZE conversion with a 5 speed, lowered suspension with a rear disk brake conversion from a AE92 GTS, and something other than the factory steel wheels.

Everyone loved my wagon in college too. I miss it. I need to find a picture of it.

Haha, found a picture of it. Not that pretty but I took care of it and it took care of me.