the different i cnt tell coz i forgot ed. my mechanic did explain b4. mine was the 405sri manual. slightly the different is the BK. bumper not same. the dashboard for gti a bit boxy compare to sri one. SRi one is the car more to the same with the Mi-16 models in term of interior. engine is different. if not mistaken my model engine is TUJP3. while the GTi model is TUJp1. if not mistaken la... kinda forgot as long2 time ago been explain. perforrmance, the most fastest bring up to malaysia is 1.9sri version~!
yes maintain a bit expensive. same to maintain the merc, beemer or anythng else. actuali bcoz of the new price is alot cheaper then beemer@merc, diz car been under rated. it is nice car to compare with the other conti cars. my family been usng it since 1993. still running smoothly on others except engine gone. block pecah. coz of economical downforce, i was planning to downgrade to japan engine as it more reliable to maintain. had source the Mi-16(165bhp,2.0 N/A) engine first. later found out the engine has the valve problem. then source for Ti-16 engine (198bhp,2.0 turbocharged). the engine believe to be reliable and longer lasting compare to Mi-16 engine (based on i read at outside forum). the engine cost real bomb~! manage to find it somewhere in kl at RM17K without installation~!
closes with Mi-16 engine is the latest version of SRi 2.0. but the engine still have the valve problem and yes it is downgrade and slower then 1.9 version. maintanance still sky high one~! thats the reason why i choose to use japs engine.
after searching for reliable source and workmanship, believe that 4 throttle engine has the closest mounting with the stock engine. plan to put vtec firstly but even garang auto said will be major problem if install in 2 3 years later. they said, if 4 throttle engine, it can last around 10years without any mounting problem.
and now i want to know the capability of the engine. how durable the engine. can it drive the heavy 1200kg++ body... any1 know? i know some1 had put inside AE101 into citroen zx and has no problem in term of power. hopefuli toyota members can help me to figure diz out.