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Suitable Australian Engines for a Locost

Here are some notes on what power plants car manufacturers use in current day production cars. I have ignored all 6cyl and bigger engines, and big 4s found in commercial vehicles.

All are Australian release, and therefore pass ADR37-01. Numbers and specs are from manufacturer web-sites where possible.

I would appreciate any help with filling in blanks and working out which cars would provide good donors or just engines. Thanks to Carl Rouse, Ben Chapman, Gustaf Ulander, Dominic Peterson, and Peter Crabbe for filling in some blanks.

Please email me if you can clear up or add to any details.






CarYearEngine CapacityModelValve TrainPowerTorqueWheels DrivenRWD ConversionNotes
Alfa Romeo Aust:
156, GTV and Spyder20052.0LDOHC 16V121KW@6400206Nm@3250FWDCast iron block with twin spark
BMW Aust:
316i20001.9L8V77KW@5300165Nm@2500RWD
318i20001.9L8V87KW@5500180Nm@3900RWD
318ti20001.9L16V103KW@6000180Nm@4300RWD
320i20052.0L16V110KW@6200200Nm@3600RWD
Daewoo Aust:
Lanos SE1997-1.5LSOHC63KW@5400130Nm@3400FWD?
Lanos SX20001.6LDOHC78KW@5800145Nm@4800FWD?
Leganza19982.0L16V DOHC98KW@5400186Nm@4400FWD?Holden Engine
Leganza20002.2L16V DOHC100KWFWD?
Nubira SE and SX1997-1.6LDOHC78KW@5800145Nm@3800FWD?
Nubira CDX20002.0LDOHC98KW@5400185Nm@4400FWD?Holden Engine
Tacuma20002.0LDOHC94KW@5600183Nm@4000FWDHolden Engine
Daihatsu Aust:
Charade20001.5LSOHC 16V 66Kw@6200119NmFWD
Pyzar20001.6LDOHC 16V67Kw@6000126NmFWD
Sirion20001L 3 & 4cyl DOHC 12V40.5@500088NmFWD
Terios20001.3LDOHC 16V75@5000120Nm4WD?
Ford Australia:
Ka20001.3LCVH Kent8V43KWFWDBellhousing Available from old escorts?Limited import so will be rare (2500/yr)
Festiva20051.5LDurotec

74KW@5500

146Nm@3000

FWD 
Focus20052.0LDurotecDOHC 16V 107KW@5500 185Nm@4000FWD  
Laser20001.6LB6DOHC 16V 78KW@5500 145Nm@4000FWDRWD Bellhousing available from Mazda MX-5cast iron block, Mazda 323 engines
Laser20001.8LBPDOHC 16V 92KW/6000 162Nm@4000FWDRWD Bellhousing available from Mazda MX-5cast iron block, Mazda 323 engines
Mondeo20002.0LZetec DOHC 16V 94KW@5700 170Nm@3700FWDRWD Bellhousing available from Pinto, CVH and Kent engines
Transit Van20002.0L120bhpRWDprobable engine 8V DOHC, with MT-72 gearbox, same as late model Sierras (different gearing)
Econovan 20002.0L63KW@5000 154Nm@2500 RWD
Holden Aus:
Barina20001.4LECOTECDOHC 16V66KW@5600125@4000FWD
Barina20051.8LECOTECDOHC 16V92KW@6000165@4600FWD  
Astra 20001.8LECOTECDOHC 16V90KW@5600165Nm@3600FWDVariable Intake Manifold
Vectra 20002.0 ECOTECDOHC 16V100KW185NmFWD
Vectra20002.2L ECOTECDOHC 16V108kW@5600203Nm@4000FWD
Zafira20052.2L ECOTECDOHC 16V108kW@5600203Nm@4000FWD  
Combo Panel Van20001.4LFWDBarina converted to a Van, so should share running gear.
Honda Aust:
Civic20001.7LSOHC 16V VTEC96KW@6300 1554Nm@4800 FWD
Civic VTiR20001.6L DOHC 16V VTEC 118KW@7600 150Nm@7000 FWD
Accord VTi20052.4L

 

DOHC 16V VTEC

118KW@5500 218Nm@4500 FWD
Integra20001.8L DOHC 16V 101KW@6300 172Nm@5200 FWD
Integra-S20002.0L DOHC 16V VTEC 154KW@7800 194Nm@7000 FWD
Prelude Si20002.2L DOHC 16V 118KW@6000 201Nm@5000 FWD
Prelude VTiR20002.2L DOHC 16V VTEC 147KW@7000 212Nm@5300 FWD
CRV20002L DOHC 16V 108KW@6300 182Nm@4500 4WDTransverse engine mount
HRV20001.6L SOHC 16V 77KW@6200 138Nm@3400 4WDTransverse engine mount
Odyssey MPV20002.3L SOHC 16V VTEC 110KW@5600 209Nm@4700 FWD?
S20002000-2L DOHC VTEC 176KW/8300 208Nm/7500 RWD?perfect donor, but are you kidding?
Note - Honda 4cyl engines (and only 4cyl) rotate in the opposite direction to other engines, and as such aren't compatible with gearboxes and diffs from other manufacturers. Except for the S2000, which rotates the usual way and so is incompatible with other Honda 4cyl engines. Genuine Honda parts may make a RWD conversion possible, though it doesn't look promising. Also there are a small number of other manufacturers who also run their engines backwards, though adapter plates/new bellhousings would have to be fabricated.
Hyundai Aus:
Accent 20051.6L DOHC 16V 78KW@5800 143Nm@3000FWDgood economy (light car)
          
Excel 20001.5L DOHC 16V 74KW@6000 134Nm@4000FWDgood economy (light car)
        
Elantra1997 - 20001.8L DOHC 16V 94KW@6000 163Nm@5000FWD
Elantra20052.0L DOHC 16V 105kW@6000186Nm@4000FWD (2L = stroked 1.6) FWD
Sonata20052.4L DOHC 16V 118.5KW@5800 219Nm@4250 FWD?
Kia Aust:
Carens20001.8LDOHC 16V81KW@5750152Nm@4500FWD
Credos20002.0L16V98KW FWD
Mentor19991.5L65KWFWD
Mentor19991.8L??KW FWD
Rio20001.5LDOHC71KW@5500132Nm@4500FWD
Shuma20001.8L82KW FWDReplaces the Mentor in the 2000 lineup
Sportage20002.0LDOHC 16V94KW@5300175Nm@47004WD
Mazda Aus:
121 Metro20001.3L SOHC 16V 53KW@5500 107Nm@3000FWD
121 Metro20001.5L SOHC 16V 64KW@5500 128Nm@3500 FWD
323 Astina SP 1989- 19911.8L BPDOHC 16V 92KW/6000 162Nm@4000 FWDRWD Bellhousing available from MX-5
323 & Protege1994 on1.8L BPDOHC 16V92KW/6000 162Nm@4000FWDRWD Bellhousing available from MX-5 
323 Astina SP20 20012.0L BPDOHC 16V 98KW/6000 174Nm@4500 FWDRWD Bellhousing available from MX-5  
Mazda 3 20052.0L DurotecDOHC 16V 104KW/6500 181Nm@4500 FWD   
Mazda 3 SP23 20052.3L DurotecDOHC 16V 115KW/6500 203Nm@4500 FWD   
Mazda 6 20052.3L DurotecDOHC 16V 122KW/6500 207Nm@4000 FWD   
MX-5 (Miata)1989- 19941.6L B6DOHC 16V 86KW@RWDVIntake, IRS, good complete donor, but expensive, MX-5 Locost build
MX-5 (Miata)1994- 20001.8L BPDOHC 16V 106KW@6500 165Nm@4500 RWDVIntake, IRS, good complete donor, but expensive, MX-5 Locost build
MX-5 (Miata) 20011.8L BPDOHC 16V 113KW@6500 181Nm@5000 RWD6 Speed, variable valve timing
MX-5 (Miata) 20051.8L TurboBPDOHC 16V 121KW@6000 206Nm@4500 RWD6 Speed, variable valve timing
62620002L DOHC 16V93KW@5500 178Nm@4500 FWD
E2000 Van20002L SOHC 63KW@5000 154Nm@2500 RWD
Mercedes Benz Aust:
A14020001.4L8V60KW@5000130Nm@3750FWD
A16020001.6L8V75KW@5250150Nm@4000FWD
A19020001.9L8V92KW@5500180Nm@4000FWD
C18020001.8L16V90KW@5500170Nm@3700 - 4500RWD
C200, CLK200 and SLK20020002.0L16V100KW@5500190Nm@3700 - 4500RWD
CLK230 and SLK23020002.3L16V142KW@5300280Nm@2500 - 4800RWDSuper charged
Misubishi Motors Aust:
Mirage and Lancer Coupe20001.5L SOHC 12V 69KW@5500 126Nm@3000 FWD
Lancer20001.8L SOHC 16V 86KW@5500 161Nm@3000 FWD
Nimbus MPV20002.4L SOHC 16V 96KW@5000 210Nm@4000 FWD
Express Van20002.4L SOHC 16V 97KW@5500 192Nm@2500 RWD
Triton Ute20002.4L 16V 97KW@5250 192Nm@5250 RWD
Nissan Aust:
Pulsar20001.6L DOHC 16V 86KW@6000 147Nm@4000 FWD
Pulsar20051.8L DOHC 16V 92KW@5600 161Nm@4400 FWD RWD Bellhousing available from 200SX and Silvia/180SXEngine Info
Pulsar SSS20002L SR20 DOHC 16V 105KW@6400 179Nm@4800 FWD RWD Bellhousing available from 200SX and Silvia/180SXEngine Info
200SX20002L SR20DETDOHC 16V147KW@6400 265Nm@4800 RWD intercooled turbo Engine Info
Silvia/180SX??1.8LCA18 ??KWRWDLooking for more info on years and such for ADR37-01
Silvia??2.0LSR20??KWRWDLooking for more info on years and such for ADR37-01
Peugeot Aust:
20620001.6LTU5 JP / L3SOHC 8V67KW@5600 137Nm@3000 FWD
206 GTI and 40620002.0LEW10 J4/L4DOHC 16V102KW@6000 194Nm@4100 FWD
306 Style20001.8LU7JP4/L3DOHC 16V84KW@5500 158Nm@4250 FWD
306 and 40620002.0LXU10J4RDOHC 16V100KW@5500 187Nm@4200 FWD
306 HDi20002.0LDW10 TDSOHC 8V67KW@4000 211Nm@1900 FWD Turbo-diesel
406 STHDi20002.0LDW10 ATED / L3SOHC 8V82KW@4000 255Nm@1750 FWD Intercooled Turbo-diesel
Proton Aust:
Satria and Persona GL20001.3LFWD?
Satria and Persona XLI20001.6LFWD?
Satria GTI20001.8LFWD?
SAAB Aust:
9320002.0L113KWFWD
9320002.0L136KWFWDTurbo-charged
93 Aero20002.0L151KWFWDTurbo-charged
9520002.0L110KWFWD
95 SE20002.3L125KWFWD
95 Aero20002.3L169KWFWDTurbo-charged
From 94 on SAAB engines will mate with Opel/Vauxhall Getrag 265 Gearbox and use a 9-5 Flywheel (thicker)

Subaru Aust:
Forester, Impreza and Liberty20002.0L16V92KW@5600184Nm@36004WDFlat 4
Forester GT20002.0L16V125KW@5600240Nm@32004WDFlat 4 Turbo-charged
Impreza WRX20002.0L16V160KW@5600290Nm@40004WDFlat 4 Turbo-charged
Liberty 2.5 and Outback20002.5LSOHC115KW@5600223Nm@36004WDFlat 4
Suzuki Aust:
Baleno19991.6LG16B70.5KW@6000134Nm@3000FWD
Baleno19991.8LJ18A89KW@6200152Nm@3400FWD
Carry20001.3LG13BBSOHC 16V87.5KW@5700101Nm@3000FWD?
Chino19991.3LG13BA49.5KW@6000101Nm@3500FWDDiscontinued in 1999
Vitara JX19991.6LG16A16V70.6KW@5600132.4Nm@40004WDDiscontinued in 1999
Vitara JLX19992.0L20A16V97KW@6300166Nm@30004WDDiscontinued in 1999
Grand Vitara20002.0LJ20A16V94KW@6000172Nm@29004WD
Grand Vitara20002.5LH25A24V106KW@6200208Nm@35004WDV6
Jimny20001.3LG13BBSOHC 16V59KW@6000104Nm@45004WD
Swift GTi19991.3LG13B74.3KW@6450112.8Nm@4950FWDRWD Bellhousing and box from 4WD Suzukis, as they use a separate transfer box.Discontinued in 1999, engine now gaining popularity with 1300 racers in Australia, so expect them to become scarce and expensive, very durable and easy to tune.
Wagon R+19991.0LK10A48KW@650081Nm@3500FWD?Discontinued in 1999
Toyota Aus:
Echo20001.3L2NZ-FE DOHC 16V VVT 63KW@6000 122Nm@4400 FWD
Corolla20001.8L 7A-FE DOHC 16V 85KW@5800 154Nm@4800 FWDRWD Bellhousing Available from AE70, AE86 Corollas and other A engined RWD carsClub 4AG has some tuning info
Corolla20051.8L 1ZZ-FE DOHC 16V 100KW@6000 171Nm@4200 FWDRWD Bellhousing Available from AE70, AE86 Corollas and other A engined RWD carsClub 4AG has some tuning info
Camry20002.2L 5S-FE DOHC 16V 94KW@5200 187Nm@4400 FWDRWD Bellhousing Available from ST140/1/2 Coronas and SpaciasEngine details, and RWD conversion
Camry20052.4L 2AZ-FE DOHC 16V 112KW@5600 218Nm@4000 FWDRWD Bellhousing Available from ST140/1/2 Coronas and SpaciasEngine details, and RWD conversion
Spacia20002L 3S-FE DOHC 16V 94KW@5600 180Nm@4400 RWD
Starlet 1.3L4E-FEDOHC55KW@5400112Nm@4300FWD
Tarago Wagon20002.4L 2TZ-FE DOHC 16V 102KW@5000 208Nm@4000 RWD
Celica20001.8L 2ZZ-GE DOHC 16V VVT 140KW@7600 180Nm@6800 FWD
MR220002L 3S-GE DOHC 16V 125KW@7000 186Nm@4800 RWD Conventional RWD Bellhousing Available from ST140/1/2 Coronas and SpaciasMid engined
RAV420002L 3S-FE DOHC 16V 96KW@5800 180Nm@4400 4WDRWD Bellhousing Available from ST140/1/2 Coronas and Spacias
TownAce20001.8L 7K-E OHV 8V 60KW@4800 142Nm@2800 RWD
Hiace20002.4L 2RZ-E SOHC 8V 85KW@4800 200Nm@2600 RWD
Volkswagen Aust:
Polo20001.6L55KW@5200135Nm@2800 - 3600FWD
Golf GL20001.6L8V74KW@5600145Nm@3600FWD
New Beetle, Golf GLE and Bora 2.020002.0L8V85KW@5200170Nm@2400FWD
Bora V520002.3LV5110KW@6000205Nm@3200FWD
Passat 20V20001.8LDOHC 20V92KW@5800173Nm@3950FWD
Passat Turbo 20V20001.8LDOHC 20V110KW@5700210Nm@1750FWDTurbo-charged
Passat 30V20002.3LV6DOHC 30V142KW@6000280Nm@3200FWDV6
Caravelle and Transporter 2.520002.5L5cylSOHC85KW@4500200Nm@2200FWDInline 5
Transporter 2.020002.0L62KW@4300159Nm@2200FWD
Volvo Aust:
C70, S70 and V70 2.420002.5LInline 5cylDOHC 20V125KW@6100230Nm@4800FWD?
S70 and V70 2.4T SE20002.5LInline 5cylDOHC 20V142KW@5100270Nm@1600 - 5000FWD?Low pressure turbo-charged
V70 R20002.5LInline 5cylDOHC 20V195KW@5700350Nm@24600 - 5100FWD?Turbo-charged
All C/S/V70s will match up to the rwd Volvo 960/S/V90 straight six M90 gearbox.
S40 and V40 1.820001.8LDOHC 16V90KW@5800170Nm@4000FWD?
S40 and V40 2.020002.0LDOHC 16V100KW@5800190Nm@4000FWD?
S40 and V40 2.0T SE20002.0LDOHC 16V118KW@5100230Nm@1800 - 4800FWD?Low pressure turbo-charged
S40 and V40 T4 SE20001.9LDOHC 16V147KW@5500300Nm@2400 - 3600FWD?Turbo-charged