General Mechanical

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-MOTOR-4AGZE-...=item27b2663045 I found that motor on e-bay but its 'spun a big end bearing'. I'm wondering if its worth it to buy it, then rebuild it completely (stock), as i can't really afford to buy performance stuff, although it would be worth it, but something i can do later on. Its pretty cheap at the moment but i'd have to take a roadtrip down to NSW (12 hrs). The plan is to put it in my ke-70. I'm wondering if its worth the money to buy it and fix it up or just to buy a working 4age. I don't plan to put the 4age in til tax comes, so no pressure on time (unless it's going to take more than 2 months)

Guys i don't understand the whole A/R thing with turbos so can someone tell me what i need for my 5K.

guys,i got a friend who's about to bought one toyota 4age from ae86,complete with wiring and gearbox. to start the project,i'm sure he'll need a few parts. so,can anyone list it down? if i'm not mistaken. 1.replace all the belting..wear and tear parts.. 2. do we need fuel filter? 3.about the long shaft,can we re-use the one from k50 gearbox? 4.i think we need the cross member? right? 5.clutch pump? the whole system? 6. fuel pump or need to buy the whole fueltank? 7.how aboput steering rack,boot, the whole system? can he use back the standard? more to go...what do u guys think he need?

Hey I'm looking at buying a Ke70 with a bluetop 4age conversion, The conversion is almost done just needs a Thermofan, tailshaft, g/box crossmember, and a bit of wiring sorted out. what do u guys rekon?

greetings rollings... well after being sick of the constant humming noise coming from the rear end of my little yella beast, i got new wheel bearings put in it. its now a quiet little car at 100 clicks. its got a pea shooter exhaust on it, so the only noise is the sucking of the weber and humming of extractors from the engine bay. its tops, you can actually talk to people at normal volume! I'm surprised how little road noise the little car has, i'm cheering... Anywhoo, thought i would share. Cheers, dyzza

Daniel from yatala headworks showing of his ca18 powered datsun 1200 at geartorque dyno day. made 720rwhp but has gone 765hp not bad for 1.8L i know its not a corolla but some of the ca18 boys will be interested

Does anyone know how easily would a CA18DE 5 speed RWD go into a KE55? And what mods would need to be done? Cheers Leigh

just wondering if anyone can tell me how to get rid of boost cut on a ca18det, i know that i can just run a resistor to the signal wire of the airflow meter but not sure what kind of resistor to run. apparently you can even get a adjustable resistor.

hey, I'm in the middle of putting a ca18det in to a pintara but i was wondering if i can use a ca20 clutch considering I'm using the smae G box from the ca20 would the clutch bolt up aswell

Hi all, I am having great difficulty getting a pair of kits to suit my new carbies. I keep getting asked 'what vehicle where they released on?' How the phuk would I know!! The carbies are Aisan and numbered 24060 & 24070, they are Toyota supplied and I think are on the original K series manifold. Can anyone tell me the Make, Model and year of the vehicle this was originally released on?? I suspect it is a 'Japan only' model? EDIT: ignore the filters they are not original.

right after some info to help a fellow enthusiast out for her project... 4k heads. what ones have big ports and higher compression etc? iv heard some engines have high comp pistons and a higher comp head is around too. any ideas? i can check part numbers etc etc but part numbers doesnt tell me port sizes etc! cheers guys :D

Hay guys ,any one with a sr20 in a ke30/55 ,I'm trying to find out what radiator out of what car could fitt, i have a s13 radiator but its to tall and wont fit , can any one tell me of what they have heard of being used? thanks

Got a remote fuel cap and boot release setup that i've put into my CS ke70. Got the cables run to the back, just wanted to get a picture of how the little mechanism's are supposed to properly hook up to the fuel cap and boot release - don't really need any of the wire, just the actual mechanism! Thanks in advance! :jamie:

Hey guys, After much stuffing around and alot of fallen through ECU purchases because most people who advertise shit don't bother responding or putting the correct contact information up, I have finally got the car to fire up and actually hold rpm. Unfortunately It's not holding idle speed. A few things come to mind, throttle gap on the butterfly, air idle bypass screw, injector opening time. So, what gap should I set on the butterfly? Should I set the idle air screw halfway and go from there? another issue that I thought I had down pat was fueling. Apparently not. I have 290cc Injectors from a 7MGE (yellow injectors) and was assunimg an idle opening time of 4ms wo…

Hey i've got my te27 steering arms on the way and ive been searching for some ae86 coil-overs for my ke20.. no luck so far and i don't want to fork out for brand newies. are there any other alternatives such as s13 coil overs? any additional modifications or will they go in the same? its just that they are easier to source. help would be much appreciated and i want to get these in next week.

Hey guys Ive currently got a smallport 4age stripped down waiting to be rebuilt and put into my ke70 my plans are to get a t3 itb adapter and fit st itbs then upgrade the cams in my head I have 304/304 for my selection but is this to high for street use and the occasional track day? The car will be used as my daily. Not sure how much I'm going to have to spend but what else would I need to support 304/304 cams? Cheers guys any advice will be helpful

is there any difference in 5k and 4k cam eg solid lifter and hydraulic lifter cams? i am about to do a solid lifter conversion and don't know it i have to change the cam aswell

i have a 4 agte. got the cam wheels mixed up just wondering were the marks are to tell me which one is inlet and exhaust.It will be much appreciated.

Hey guys, did the crow cams find a cam thing and got this back ******* CROW CAMS SELECT PROGRAM ******* 16 COLBERT RD CAMPBELLFIELD 3061 phone (03) 9357 0469 fax (03) 9357 0001 WWW.Crowcams.com.au MODEL TYPE 3K 4K COROLLA ---------------------------CROW COMPUTER CARD---------------------------- | PART NUMBER 600608 Date 30-AUG-11 | | Cam type: Mechanical / Solid type Profile MIN LIFTER DIA.653 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Advance Ground on Cam: Lobe separation: 107 …

Hi All, when I bought my second 4k quite some time ago as well as the complete motor the guy I bought it off gave me a cam with iot that has already been ground. now on the end of the cam the code " T121 " has been manually ground into it, does anyone know what grind this may be. the guy I bought it off was from west Auckland in NZ. I was just hoping maybe someone knew so I don't have to pay $100 to get it camdoctored just to find out what the grind is. I need to know because I need to find out whether I will need to upgrade the bvalve springs or not.

does anyone know who is a good person to do cam grinds in brissy southside

hi, just replaced another 4ac, it has a rattle in the head which i belive most probaly is just tappets. i have a reground cam that I'm planning to put in at the same time as i replace the old timing belt (kill 3 birds with one stone). the cam has 290 degrees of duration and extra lift on the exhaust valves and about the same on the intake. i fitted it to an old head to look at the difference in lift. questions: -how do i know if the valve springs bind or what can i do to prevent them from doing so? will the std springs be fine? how likely is it for them to bind without wild amounts of lift although there is noticeably more on the exhaust side than std. …

Hey guys I'm thinking of getting my cam reground seen as I have rego out of the way. Who in Brisbane regrinds cams? What duration and lift do you suggest? I'm looking for something that will give me some grunt but isnt such a bitch that I can't drive it on the streets. Mind you a big lopey idle at the lights with a nice exhaust is awesome :ninja:

where's a good place to get cam regrinds in adelaide cheers

Having problems i think my cam timing is out,can only get it to run smooth at about 20 degress advanced. Its mildish 4k with tighe 154 grind cam webers etc The harmonic balancer has three marks on it for some reason two on outer edge and one on the inside edge of the pulley :jamie: Whats the best way to check it with out pulling it a part ? thanks inadvance rob :P

grab a handful of camshaft drive sprockets and line up the dowel holes and see how much variation there is between them showed this to doug once and there was up to 1/2 tooth difference on some

how is a little bit of camber achived on a ke10??? is there any sort of Lower control arm that can give it camber that is a straight fit or will it require custom stuff?? and what sway bar will fit in the front out of another car? will a ke20 one fit or something of ke20 length will a rear swaybar from something else fit either any help appreciated but i don't really want to spend much cash cheers james

talk about a million ways to do one thing! seems like there is multiple methods of getting neg camber, what does everyone think of them: this is in relation to ke corollas: (ke20 to ke55) but generally applies to most cars. strut: camber strut plates camber / caster strut plates drill strut top different struts bend struts control arms: longer control arms from another car use 2 original arms and weld longer rose jointed control arms re drill crossmember eccentric bush kits other: neg camber RCA's pull strut tops in with strut brace (lol...) replace strut and control arm setup from another car that suits i suppose one major issue is…

Heyo. Turns out my camber tops I bought don't come with studs as they reakon you use your existing ones. So where would one go to locate such studs suitable for camber tops? I don't mean some dodgy bolts from k&d I want the proper studs Thanks!

Hey guys, firstly l'm new to this forum, and was hoping that l might be able to get some tech advice on different corolla front suspension setups, mostly in relation to camber plates/top mount etc. I have actually started up a small business on the side (www.elitepros.com), and one of the things l do is sell camber plates for datto's (l have a few dattos myself, and thus decided l didn't want to pay extraordinary prices for camber plates). During making them l have sold quite a few to datto guys, and have been requested by toyota guys (TA22,TA23 celica etc) to make them fit too. So l now have a PCD top plate that fits TA22, but also corolla (seems to be KE30-KE55). …

Umm... Trouble finding 2 things (in the car): - control unit - set/resume switch I took the whole interior apart, discovered the engine computer (above the "tranny tunnel"), but can't find the cruise control one. Also, can't find the set/resume swtich. I know the main switch is under center aircond vent, but where's the other switch?

any of you fella's know of a shop that does cam grinding cheap enough for the average joe? after hearing grims car on sunday, the yella terra just all of a sudden needs a cam grind. the other car too! anyone?

does anyone know were i can get better cams for a 4age in qld :y: i am aiming to make mine rev to about 9 and a half :)

i have a cam for my 4ac, i got it a while back but I'm a little unsure what its like as i havnt had that much to do with single cam motors. i have not yet put it in (was waiting for a bigger carb so it would make a driffrence). the guy who i brought it from siad it was 290degree with an extra .6mm or .8mm of lift, its rated between 3500-7500. is this considered a big cam..? i know this is about the biggest you would want to go with a 4ag in a street car. i did a seach on you tube but i found conflicting clips with claimed 282degree cams, i sounded stock on idel and the other ideled like a stock one with the choke on. also because it has extra lift does that mean t…

When removiung the camshaft on a 4k, am I able to pull the lifters out of the engine through the head or do I need to use a magnet to hold them up as I slide the cam out?? I am aware that I will need to take off the rocker gear and pull out the pushrods.

i have notics a few people askin the question how to set up a cam and timing makes i found this website it may just help http://www.romac.com.au/Factory_Timing_Marks.pdf

After seeing many unknown camshaft profiles for sale lately I have been pondering on how to actually measure the camshaft. So I decided to try to make up a contraption and see how I go. After finding bits and pieces around the workshop I slaped them together to make this: So I gave it a quick measure and came up with these interesting specs: Exhaust Spec Camshaft duration at .005" lift =220 degrees Total Lobe lift = .224" That duration just did not look right what so ever so I checked and double checked. Went on the net to see if I could find anything out and I came accross an article that stated that alot of companies over exagerate thier…

I'm about to buy a set of camshafts for my 4age 20v blacktop there going to be 272 with 8.5 lift .would i have to change the springs ? and is that the best profile for hill climbs as i want a lot of bottom end power

Hey guys... I'm a newbie here.... I`ve a KE70 82` wif stock 4k engine.. Wanna noe if there`s any body who mod this engine wif SC....

Hey guys, just wondering whether anyone knows what car this radiator is from? Reason is, that my car has had a 4age conversion and a larger radiator installed, complete with custom mounts welded in. For simplicity reasons i would like to identify it in order to get a new one (old one is leaky). Here are some pics. I can take more if needed! The text is hardly legible but from what we can see it says: TOYOTA 1522 1221_ _ _ (can't read the rest) Thank you very much! Lease.