Peelo
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Toyota 18R GU
Has anybody installed the old cast iron 18R gu 2 litre twin cam into an Escort? A period engine without the pollution gear and 130 to 140 bhp in standard tune, is it a viable proposition. I know that there are lighter more modern engines, but the 18R GU is available at the right price.
Cheers,
Pete
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/09/03 22:53:29
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They were a great engine in their day but are seriously out dated now. I certainly wouldn't waste my time and effort.
If it was going into a Celica it would be a different answer
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/09/03 22:53:45
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SERIOUS! What is the right price ? Free?
I have seen zetecs go cheap (i sold a 1.8 not that long ago for peanuts.) and you can run the same gearbox you have in your escort now. Off the shelf conversion bits and lots of info. I like toyota's but classic ford is well................... all about ford.
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/09/03 23:00:32
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Yep, free with the Yamaha head and P51 steel 'box
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Pete
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/10/03 00:12:05
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hey i have a twin sidedraft manifold for one of them, had it in me old celica
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/10/03 15:43:24
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hey i have a twin sidedraft manifold for one of them, had it in me old celica
Steviestar, Do you want to sell it? I have a pair of Dellorto DHLA 40 that I was thinking of fitting. I thought they would marry up to the Mikuni/Solex manifold that is on the engine. I have heard that the Mikuni/Solex carbs on the 18R GU were not serviceable so I was planning on ditching them. The purpose of my post was to see if anyone had done it before, and maybe pick their brains on problems that I might encounter. I pick up the motor on Sunday, and I have a spare Mark 1 crossmember at home, so I can set it up to see whether it fits and what mods might be required. I see that I have bruised some sensibilities in suggesting a graft of a Jap engine into a classic Ford, but there is plenty of posts on SR20 and Volvo grafts, so it will not be the first time it has been done. I am still undecided on the way I will go, but even if I stick to the crossflow, the Celica gearbox will be handy in the Escy.
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/10/03 16:36:38
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quote:
Originally posted by Peelo
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Originally posted by Steviestar
hey i have a twin sidedraft manifold for one of them, had it in me old celica
Steviestar, Do you want to sell it? I have a pair of Dellorto DHLA 40 that I was thinking of fitting. I thought they would marry up to the Mikuni/Solex manifold that is on the engine. I have heard that the Mikuni/Solex carbs on the 18R GU were not serviceable so I was planning on ditching them. The purpose of my post was to see if anyone had done it before, and maybe pick their brains on problems that I might encounter. I pick up the motor on Sunday, and I have a spare Mark 1 crossmember at home, so I can set it up to see whether it fits and what mods might be required. I see that I have bruised some sensibilities in suggesting a graft of a Jap engine into a classic Ford, but there is plenty of posts on SR20 and Volvo grafts, so it will not be the first time it has been done. I am still undecided on the way I will go, but even if I stick to the crossflow, the Celica gearbox will be handy in the Escy.
go for it mate, if you can keep costs low, what ya got to lose? you could end up with something quite unique.
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/10/03 17:11:06
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I reckon go for the 18R engine. Sounds like you're getting it cheap, and it'd be something completely different. Make sure you post pics of your progress 
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RE: Toyota 18R GU
2010/10/03 20:07:34
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Originally posted by Peelo
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Originally posted by Steviestar
hey i have a twin sidedraft manifold for one of them, had it in me old celica
Steviestar, Do you want to sell it? I have a pair of Dellorto DHLA 40 that I was thinking of fitting. I thought they would marry up to the Mikuni/Solex manifold that is on the engine. I have heard that the Mikuni/Solex carbs on the 18R GU were not serviceable so I was planning on ditching them. The purpose of my post was to see if anyone had done it before, and maybe pick their brains on problems that I might encounter. I pick up the motor on Sunday, and I have a spare Mark 1 crossmember at home, so I can set it up to see whether it fits and what mods might be required. I see that I have bruised some sensibilities in suggesting a graft of a Jap engine into a classic Ford, but there is plenty of posts on SR20 and Volvo grafts, so it will not be the first time it has been done. I am still undecided on the way I will go, but even if I stick to the crossflow, the Celica gearbox will be handy in the Escy.
Yeah i don't need it! so the more room in my shed the better, i'll get a pic a bit later on
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