AWD belta

[mrbond]

Yeah, see, doing these sorts of things isn't about the supposed "worth" of a car. Laszlow, who has that Blitz-sponsored Yaris, had all that awesome stuff done to his car, probably worth upwards of $30,000. But he gets more props at car shows because he doesn't drive like a WRX or an RX7 bc those cars are overused.
Check around with members from Japan. The AWD systems from Yarii/Beltas are bound to be parted out of some cars by now, and they're probably somewhere around 3 grand shipped to the US, but this is speculation.
I say go for it!!

[Autoprue]

For the time money and effort to make a Yaris AWD your better off buying a car that already has that capability. Cool project but really not worth it. Your better off looking into forced induction of some sorts and corresponding mods to boot if you want to attempt "spanking STi's all day long."

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by Autoprue

For the time money and effort to make a Yaris AWD your better off buying a car that already has that capability. Cool project but really not worth it. Your better off looking into forced induction of some sorts and corresponding mods to boot if you want to attempt "spanking STi's all day long."

x2. It would cost you thousands and thousands of dollars to make an AWD Yaris. It's not just as easy as slapping some parts together.

[Autoprue]

^exactly my point

[turboecho2005]

not feasible without spending far too much money. i have already looked into doing this... importing the COMPLETE awd system would cost upwards of 6-7k

I would of done it instead of a twin engine setup if it was cost effective.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by turboecho2005

importing the COMPLETE awd system would cost upwards of 6-7k

Is that new? Southern California has tons of little japanese engine shops that sell pretty much every japanese engine and tranmission used for 400-3000 dollars. I put an engine in my corolla for 1100 installed. I can understand if the AWD belta is pretty rare, but that seems a little high. Anyways, I'd probably try to find a belta with AWD used/salavaged, and work up from there - rather than trying to work engine x and transmission/drivetrain y into chassis z :P

Hypothetically though, if I could find one cheap, would it be able to take 180-240 HP? Would a 2ZZ or 4AGE fit with the AWD set up?

STIs are thousands and thousands of dollars(35 thousands base) - and I can't drive 10 miles without passing 2.

[turboecho2005]

Originally Posted by supmet

Is that new? Southern California has tons of little japanese engine shops that sell pretty much every japanese engine and tranmission used for 400-3000 dollars. I put an engine in my corolla for 1100 installed. I can understand if the AWD belta is pretty rare, but that seems a little high. Anyways, I'd probably try to find a belta with AWD used/salavaged, and work up from there - rather than trying to work engine x and transmission/drivetrain y into chassis z :P

Hypothetically though, if I could find one cheap, would it be able to take 180-240 HP? Would a 2ZZ or 4AGE fit with the AWD set up?

STIs are thousands and thousands of dollars(35 thousands base) - and I can't drive 10 miles without passing 2.

New and used... it depends on how you want the finished product to look. If you want it just like factory you need more then just the rear subframe driveshaft and transmission. you'll need the complete floor, gas tank, most likely suspension, wheel hubs. If you just want to slap it into a car and lay down a sheet metal floor and take away from a factory finished look then yes you can do it for cheaper. And what about trying to find replacement parts like when you blow your rear diff? Plus what about all the electronics?

You'd be better off using an AWD system that was available in north america like using the matrix awd system.

I would love to see an awd yaris done!

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by mrbond

Yeah, see, doing these sorts of things isn't about the supposed "worth" of a car. Laszlow, who has that Blitz-sponsored Yaris, had all that awesome stuff done to his car, probably worth upwards of $30,000. But he gets more props at car shows because he doesn't drive like a WRX or an RX7 bc those cars are overused.
Check around with members from Japan. The AWD systems from Yarii/Beltas are bound to be parted out of some cars by now, and they're probably somewhere around 3 grand shipped to the US, but this is speculation.
I say go for it!!

I don't think he gets any MORE or any LESS props than anyone else out there.