Just some information about the engine from Wikipedia:
The 1987-1998 4A-FE is different from the 4A-GE in terms of performance and power. Although both have the same displacement and are DOHC, they were optimized for different uses. The first obvious difference are the valves, the engine's intake and exhaust valves were placed 22.3° apart (compared to 50° in the G-Engines). The second is that it employed a 'slave cam system', one camshaft's sprocket rotated the other camshaft's sprocket (Both camshaft's sprockets on the G-Engine are rotated by the timing belt). The plus side of this design that it improved fuel efficiency and made the engine very torquey, on the down side it compromises power, about 20% less power compared to the 4A-GE. Power rating varies during certain generations that had the engine.
Toyota designed this engine with fuel economy in mind. The 4A-FE is basically the same as the 4A-F (introduced in the previous generation of Corollas), the most apparent difference was the fuel delivery system. The 4A-F used a carburetor, while the 4A-FE used electronic fuel injection system (notice the 'E'). Also, the 4A-FE had extra power. The engine was succeeded by the 3ZZ-FE, a 1.6-liter engine with VVT-i technology.
Engine displacement - 1.6 liters (1587 cc)
Layout - DOHC Inline-4 (Straight-4)
Valves - 16, 4 for each cylinder
Power - 105 hp (77 kW) @ 5800 rpm
also as 114 hp (84 kW) @ 6000 rpm used in Europe E10 1.6 GLI Liftback (only delivered in 1992)
Torque - 101 ft·lbf (137 N·m) @ 4800 rpm
Redline - 6300 rpm
Fuel Delivery System - MPFI
Note - power and torque specs are from the 1988-1992 North American Corollas.
Although not as powerful as the 4A-GE, both engines are renowned for the power they produce from such a low displacement (relative to other engines). Toyota engineers have skillfully optimized the power and torque from its relatively low-displacement engines.
The engine was used in the Toyota Corolla Sedan from 1988 to 1998 and in the 5th Generation Celica ST models from 1989-1993 both in North America and Europe.
