Compact 90s hatchbacks from Japan are popular cars to tune around the world. In South Africa, a gentleman named Boris didn’t fall far from the automotive tree, growing up on Need For Speed, Gran Turismo, and the Fast and the Furious. His love of cars only grew as he got older, with him today having a very special Toyota Conquest with more to offer than just good looks.
Underneath the clean exterior hides an entirely different powertrain. Boris swapped in a Toyota Celica engine, specifically the fourth-generation 3S-GTE. It’s an easy-to-access engine that’s robust and reliable. It was rated at 242 horsepower all those years ago, being built in the last few years of the 1990s. However, the engine now makes a lot more power in the Conquest.
