team_dat and i are putting a cammed and twin SU'd A14 into a 1000 wagon over summer - should be a little screamer with a locked diff and "locked" suspension...

hence why i'm hunting for a twin SU manifold!

What about a decent turbo set up on the A14? A15 head, port and polish, oversized vavles, uprated valve springs, say to 75 bls, decomp pistons, force fed cam.
good exhaust manifold, T25 Garrett off a CA18det, if u dont go blow through and go suk through, get an Su' or webber etc, with water injection!, thats what i would be doing ne way, then focusing on upgrading suspension/brakes etc.
but L20b would be fun, if u could get it to fit!

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The advice about the A series engine, in my view, is absolutely dead on the money. The 1000 is lighter, model for model, than the 1200, & it does not take a lot of power to get them moving very nicely. Anyone who has run a tweaked A14 or better in a 1000 will tell you how well they went, & you can quite easily scare yourself sh1tless with a hot A series.

I suspect that the E15, being an OHC engine may also be a bit squeezy in there as well. The engine bay is generally big enough, but like others have said, it is not very tall in there, & even a dead stock 1200 engine will have some bonnet rubbing problems.

The L20b engine seems to be regarded as not the best choice for the taller engine bay of the 1200 because of its height, so trying to fit one in a 1000 will probably require the instalation of a 'power bulge' in the bonnet/ hood. This is not really the coolest of looks if it is not done really well.

The main problem seems to revolve around the suspension. The 1200 with its pogo stick suspension has a crosmember that can be 'adjusted' to overcome some clearance problems, but the 1000 has a real suspension that uses a transverse leaf spring. This sits inside the crosmember & rules out any clearance modifications here. The engine must sit above this crosmember with enough clearance to be able to move on the mounts..

Unless you are experienced with major engine swaps, i suspect thay you will be more than happy with a hot A14. They are a really good engine & many here will attest to that.

that's a point, I saw a CA18 in a 1000 at Bathurst last year now that you mention it.

Mine has A series in it and it goes well
Its getting a CA18et soon
The other one is getting a VG30DET
Anything is possible......the bay is suprisingly larger than you think.

But height is a problem.......I'd not try the L engine myself.

something compact. the first engine that comes to mind is the...ahem...Toyota 4AGE. There are pics on this site of this conversion in 1000s, and even these little engines look big in a 1000 engine bay.

But don't totally disregard the A series engine. The 1000 is so light, a mild A12 or A14 gets them moving quite nicely. And they are a dead easy swap.

maybe consider the Nissan E15 turbo? you'll find discussions on that swap if you do a search.

hmm yeah s13drifter i see what you mean the L20 is a big engine and the 1000 bay is small....
is all the L series engines the same length?
L18_B110 what series do you recomend?
thanks for your advice guys

Yeh go for the L16, and stroke it! ( l18 crank will fit i think.)

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yep - fabricated brackets on engine block and x-member.

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I was recommending staying away from the L20, and of the other L series engines, Stanza has the most suitable sump for the conversion. But the L20 sump is the same. I'm not promising it will fit without modifications though.

go and have a look at a l20 then look at your 1000 engine bay and see the impossibilities are fairly numerous!!!!