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Just had a crazy idea of fitting a quad carburetor setup from a road bike onto a 4k, something like the ones the honda 750's used. So basically an individual small capacity carby for each cylinder. Yes some custom fabrication will be required to fit them (I can do this at work :) ) and a new intake manifold. Probably also an electronic fuel pump for increased flow. But maybe not. but maybe. By looking at the intake on the original carby it looks too small to supply the engine with enough air to breathe, thus my inseration to modify. On the exhaust side of things what is the most beneficial system to use? My current setup is a 4-2-1 system but only like a 1.5" system. …

Hey all! :wink: ok so here's the deal... so when we normally hear about twin carbs on a k motor we think twin side draught 40 DCOE webers right? now ive already got a 32/36 weber on my 5k runs good i only bought it for $250 I'm prety sure i can find another 32/36 for a similar price. if i do something like theese guys but on my 5k twin 32/36 down draught do you rekon its possible to get the same performance or even better than a twin side draught 40 DCOE? reason i brought this topic up is because twin DCOE plus the manifold are so pricey.. plus i love to muck around with things and make them work haha! :) thanks in advance guys. ;)

hey guys, been on the forum for a bit had an ae71 corolla at one stage but got an offer i cudt refuse and sold it, now I'm about to pick up another ae71 spirit for a few hundred, manual, its stock as a rock with an old man owning it and been sitting uder a house, my question is ive read a bit on here and still unsure, as to lowering my old one had chopped springs was ok but wanna do it kinda legally lol I'm looking for coilovers for the front tho unsure what ones to get, i want adjustables but ive seen people use s13 and ae86 coilovers, in ur opinion what ones are easier and cheaper? i may come up with a few more questions as i go along but thanks in advance

Hey guys My question is what would I have to pay for a drive in drive out conversion everything done? And who would I need to see? Also what would a reasonable price be for all this?

Hey guys. stumbled on the diamond racing wheels site today. they look unreal. and if i were in the states, they would well priced... does anyone have them or know who imports them to aus??? they look rad. have a squiz if u havnt seen em. http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/

hay my mates landcruiser is vibrating real bad at 80kmh and faster he says he can't feel it threw his steering wheel though he can every where else and all threw the car body ect :blinks:

ive heard of a 7 age whats is this where did it come from? I'm guessing rare in Oz? what are the specs and such? are they they worth finding and buying?

Hi everyone, I've got a bit of a problem at the moment, my car was crashed into on saturday morning in the main street on the way to work. I was not at fault, the car behind me ran into my car while I was stopped as the car in front of me was waiting to turn into a petrol station across the road. As a result my car is pretty much a write off, as the repairs for the car way exceed it's value. But here is the problem, The person who crashed into me does not have third party property insurance and my car is not comprehensively insured, although she has agreed to pay for repairs and/or pay for the car, but as repairing it isn't really viable she just wishes to pay me ~$1500 …

Hey all i have a ke55 that ive had for awhile but decided i want to repaint it.. anyways, Theres a few bubbles of rust in the rear wheel arch? all i was going to do was dig most of it out then bog it up lol... will this work? Thanks all

hey guys, once again I'm looking for some tips form y 4k what would be the best exhaust that gives her a nice note but also adds a bit of performance to and ideas are great cheer benny

Just wondering what clutch you guys use? (drift, circuit, sprint or hillclimb) I'm looking to replace mine with something heavy duty and after market. Was thinking the 3puck copper clutch from exedy through t3 for 350 and it comes with aligning tool etc etc. Just swinging the spanner of options haha. Cheers! Jesse.

Hi guys can someone please help me. I have had a bit of a look around the site but can't find what I need. Can someone please tell me how do I take the strut tops off my KE70 front struts. I have tried unbolting it when on the car and off the car. All that happens is it spins. So I figure either their not meant to come off or I'm a little dim. Please help.

ok so i have low fuel pressure in my injector rail on my 3tgte low enough it wont start........................................................... things i found that don't seem right 1. fuel pump is constantly screaming away IT SOUNDS LIKE IT ISNT BUILDING PRESSURE like it should 2.when i crimp the return line after the regulator it will idle and build up pressure in the rail. 3. had the engine out of the engine bay for about a month just had all fuel drained from the fuel rail 4. tried 4 differnt regulaters that havent been near fuel for over 12months my theories 1. its the regulater even after trying 4 all have been left out of fu…

ok so i got another fuel regulator as my original one was f@$k well i have 2 after market ones (AS THE STOCK ONE IS f@$kED at 30 ish psi it will idle on its own but wont rev 125 psi it can almost be driving but dies under slight load i have had best results from using a basic aftermarket adjustable one and have had less results from the rising rate one so annoyed help

Help please I have a 3t motor in my KE20 and wish to fit up a pair of twin side draft carburetors . But the side of the manifold hits on the side of the distributor :bash: it is a long runner manifold. Is there a different distributor that I should swap too? I have searched and Google with no luck But I have found that people use a smaller 2T one? Thanks

Hey guys, I need to relocate my tow hooks, is there some kind of issue in grinding them off? I'm planning to get one of those racing type ring ones and bolt it to the same section as what the original tow hook is on, but at a higher point, the original tow hooks are in my way. Cheers, Tom.

Hey guys, Getting back to building my 5k for my white ke10. Want to go the bike carby route, just for something different, trying something new and the sound. The thing i'm not sure is, Is there a way to work out what carby's will be suitable which aren't? I was talking to Jordain on facebook about it earlier and just got lost, he mentioned about going off throat sizes.. He also said he had cbr600 carbs on his 4k, Guessing this would lean out on a 5k? It's going to be pretty mild, heads done to 10.1:1 compression, mild porting, will cop valves and valve springs as well and be run on 98.. Any idea's on how to work it out, or what would be suitabl…

G'day all, sorry for the crappy editing, the return key aint working in this post :( Anyway, I need some advice from any experts in structural adhesives. I am sick of replacing broken spokes in the front wheels of my racing trike and after shooting the breeze with a couple of guys over a few beers, it was suggested that I get a couple of aluminium cones made up and weld them to the hub and rim. Thinking of welding onto a alloy bike rim scares me - buckling/holes/etc - so I was thinking of bonding the cones to the rims. So I guess my question is, what would be a suitable adhesive for bonding alloy…

So I'm back in oz, and ive discovered tgat all this talk about a special filter with a special valve is all horseahit. All filters have anti drainback valve, some rubber, some silicone (better). But none of rycos filters on the shelf at supershit had an anti syphon valve as illustrated in their technical bulletin here: (page 2) https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.rycofilters.com.au/library/news/oil_filter_valves_technical_tips.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiwwefq37nZAhUGpJQKHXdJC8wQFjACegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw1jIg5nE8qrCLEBwnZnVYLe Not a single filter had the anti syphon valve, and not a single filter doesnt have the anti d…

Hey all Well, if u don't know already, i have purchased my 3rd Ke70 :) ! And its yellow ! This 1 was $100, Its got a re-coned motor 50,000 ago, its got a toebar, all the interiour is there, and the best bit - working, COLD airon ! So, for $100, i wasnt gona let it slip away ! Now, this is why this post has the title "Need to Hire some slaves 4 the day! " On the holidays comin up, i wanta put this aircon into my car. 2 night, i took basically everything off the dash, except the blower / air con unit / controles etc. - Its lookin bare, but adleast i know how 2 do it now / where all the screws are. Anway, on the holidays, I'm lookin for peopl…

what other seats can i bolt into my ke70? i mean, some lower bucket seats. any from other toyota's that are a direct bolt in?

I have just entered the world of Corolla ownership with a KE30 coupe. This will be the first of many questions that I will probably ask as I commence the task of getting the little lady running before starting on giving her a extreme makeover. Question 1 The guy I bought it off told me it was running a 4K head on the 3K motor. Is there any way to confirm that the head I have on the motor is a 4K head and if it is should I switch it back to a 3K head or buy a 4K block i.e which is cheaper?

anybody here put a race seat in a ke20 or 25 (or any corolla for that matter) that they were happy with? what was it? not too fussed about fixed or reclining, just comfy and supporting i scored a cobra clubman for free a while back, and made some adaptors up out of 8mm steel strap, but it sits too high so my legs hit the steering wheel if i lift off the pedal, and my knee hits the gearknob in 5th. i even drilled all the holes so they line up first go too, rare for me :D

Hey people, put my rolla on ULP finally has done around 180k's on it so far but it has to go in to have the timing adjusted and have a tune! it lasted around 100k'm before any problems now it pings (rattles) under load! and takes a while to actually die when ignition is turned off (aparently called advanced ignition or timing or something), And it takes a little longer to turn over when starting but can't complain! Seem's to have more power now, although i have to fix the overheating problems! (will start with a new thermostat and go from there)

hey guys, i've come across a 92-93 holden nova sedan for a good price which i am going to pick up later this week. it has a few issues (as it should for the price), which will need to be fixed for RWC. the first thing is the drivers door, which has been rooted after a ute backed into it. i am assuming that the doors should be the same from ae90/92 4door corollas... will they fit? also the 4afe in it is supposedly seized or something. no idea really until i get it home and start fiddling. even if it needs a new engine, i imagine i can pick up a 4afe for not to much $$. the car will never be intended as a ground shaker or anything, just something reliable, comfy an…

hello all, For those that don't know my name is tom. i have two KE50's which i am semi-rebuilding one of them. (3k from spare is for sale) Now a problem i have (I'm sure some other people have come across in their corolla endeavours) the tail light rubbers/gaskets are fairly perrished and ripped. Because of this i need to make up some new ones, i was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to do this besides that silicone gasket stuff which can get quite messy and look horrible if you don't do it propperly. I might also need to do this to the hatch hinges. Thanks in advance, Tom

Looking to do my own unprofessional respray. Does anyone know the best automotive paint to use and under what conditions should i take out whilst doing this job. Colours to look for: yellow/orange/gold/light grey/purple/white. Cheers if anyone can help out. :D Daven.

gday peoples.... on the weekend i had a little bit of time to muck around with the dash lights in grover...i was sick of the green tinge they had because of the blue cover they have over the yellow globe. So i intended to fix it....by installing blue LED's into the bulb holders....thanks to Ruts suggestion (and the spare bulb he gave me). the result was good :unsure:

Right, I know this has be covered 43,462 times, but... 3k head (bigport or otherwise) onto 4k block: Will it work?? I read Rollered posts on this topic and got nothing useful... Advice?? Experience??

can someone tell me if this is possible to do before i go pulling them both apart??? thanks !!

Gday gday i need help as the numbskull so called carby "GURU" led me way up the garden path "they wont like anything over 2 psi" at this idles fine driving on the other hand is a different story, surges flat out so thought id turn it up and tried it several times. now at limit of reg but have a bigger one ill fit tomoz as it only does it a little when its slightly loaded and at about 2500 to 3000 I'm guessing as tach isnt fitted yet. Sorry they are 1 1/2" in size and press is now 5.5psi. thanks I'm also running an electric pump. stu.

So yeah, how does it come off? Ive taken out the middle nut, what else is there that makes this thing come off? KE70 to btw.

Hey, i was after some suggestions to get my exhaust sounding a little better. I have a full 2inch system with one muffler near the back of my car. But it isnt producing the note i want it to and sounds a bit weak. I want to avoid putting a fart cannon on so i was wondering what other options i have to improve the sound. My budget isnt that big but any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

As the title says, I have exchanged the old 3k in my ke20 for a 4k i was wondering if anyone could tell me what i need to do now in order to get the paperwork correct with QLD transport.. i.e. have the correct engine numbers on my rego forms etc thanks for any help

Hi, Just out sourcing more info on K motor cyclinder head valve seals. Now we all know the 4K and better valve seals seal a whole world better than K motor seals. So What I am just after is a picture of some 3K old style seals then some newer 4K seals? Or just info on how to install newer style seals into an older head? Cheers Cameron

hay guys ... just doing a little research into lowering my rolla.. the rear shocks are gone so was going to upgrade them when replacing but was wondering if i am going to lower the rear will i need shorter shocks... also what shocks do you guys recomend ... is it a hard process to do myself swapping shocks and lowering the car all round... oh and also what set up at the front do you guys also recomend keeping in mind i want to do it properly not dodgy like cutting the springs etc...

Gaday, I was wondering if it is possible to put the four-spoke Celica/Hiace wheels on a Ke30. I have some and have tried to put them on my car, but they hit on the brake caliper. I had given up, but I was looking on rollaclub and found a few ke's with them on, so I'm wondering if it is possible. cheers

i have a 5k in an 81 starlet (in NZ) which has problems with the valve clearances. they are out, but they have hydraulic lifters so i can't adjust them!! can the hydraulic lifters be replaced with solid lifters from another k engine? or is there any other way of replacing them with solid lifters? or do i have to go and buy now hydraulic lifters? also i am thinking of putting a 4k head on it, would i be able to use the lifters and pushrods from the 4k head on my 5k? and is the cam the same with hydraulic and solid lifters? cheers

Hello All Well, pre paired to be bored to tears with my latest design ! (lol, bord in spare @ school, what else to do than design a motor? !) So, my idea is simply keep the general layout of a cylinder motor - (vertical) but place 2 electronic magnet's @ the top, and 2 at the bottom of the cylinder(see pic) So, basically i was thinking u connect them upto a dizzy type design which can Make the top magnets '+' Positive, and the bottom Negative '-', (piston = positive) - (Dizzy spins and changes positive and negative charge in magnets) So, you have the top magnet positive charged, and bottom magnet negatively charged (and piston is just positive) - its …

Quote Mr Dixon months ago "don't tell your mother this, but its ment to go harder than it is" Me : yeah? "its that dirty webber" Its now today, and its just been geting worse. It now bogs down under 2200 constantly, even when warm, it wont take any more than half throtal under about 3,000 or it just goes into kangeroo mode - as in BIG kangerooooo jerkies, and the worst thing... i notused today... IT NOW SOUNDS DIFFERENT ! :lol: !!! ..not to mention when its cold it idols too low... so i change it up. It gets warm, it idols under 2,000 somewhere. So i change it down again to idol at about 1,000, then the next day when its cold it hardly idols... etc, s…