7mge on a AE86

[McKenney]

a stock ae86 makes a great daily driver/weekend drift car. I did this with mine for over 3 years... the 7m is a junk motor, in any form. My friend Christian owns a shop up here in Texas where all he does is rebuild 7m's... when he can, he talks the person into a JZ swap. the 7mgte/ge are not reliable when you beat on it all the time. Nowhere near as reliable as a 4age. if you really want a nice inline 6, go with a 1jz or 2jz. even the VVTi 2jzge is a better choice than the 7m. I'm donig a 1uz/w58 swap in my car and running a 1979-1981 Celica Supra differential. it will be seeing the drag strip, drift courses, and will be my daily as well. I'm only trying to persuade you away from the 7m because it's a lot of money, for less reliable, and tighter fit than say an f20c, sr20, Beams 3sge, or 1uzfe swap. All of these motors are more reliable than the 7m. sure you can make good power, for a little while. then the head gasket blows or the oil pump fails... every time.