First off, I'm glad to see this forum. The internet needs more informative sites like this.
Well, on to more important things... I am looking for any and all available information pertaining to the 4AGE Atlantic engine. I am quite familiar with the stock Toyota 4AGE and it's many incarnations, but have found little information of race prep as advanced as the FA 4AGEs. My questions are so numerous and rudimentary that asking each and every one would be futile. Basic knowledge like the difference between the early stock 4AGE large port head and the unit sold by TRD as the "spec" FA head alludes me. This is one of the multitude of queries I am looking to answer.
I currently race a 4AGE powered Corolla and am attempting to build a similar setup to a low powered Formula Atlantic spec 4AGE in the 200-220 hp range. I have amassed a good cache of TRD parts for the build, including 48mm Webers, TRD FA main bearing caps, Weisco 12:1 Pistons, TRD 0.3mm Head Gasket, ARP bolts and studs among other various parts.
So... Do you 4AGE gurus think I'm going in an appropriate direction. Can you point me toward any good resources of useable and valuable information. Also, do you know of anywhere to locate cheap, used or cheap used FA 4AGE parts?
Any and all helpful information would be a godsend... Thank you for your time and help.