General Mechanical

who can tell exactly where to install a vacuum gauge along my vacumm line?

Hay, i got a 77' ke30 and I'm wondering what to do with the grille, ive sprayed it all and its looks a thousand times better, but still looks like its missing something. Was maybe thinking of cutting most of the centre plastic out and putting mesh in? But not sure what others have done. Any ideas would be sick. Cheers

Hey guys, I am in need of some help... a few days ago the timing belt on my ae82 snapped and left me stranded in the middle of no where. When i got the car home me and a mate (who is a mechanic) pulled it apart and replaced the belt and timed it up and now we can't get it to start at all. We've triple checked the timing and that's right, we've triple checked the compression and that's good too as is spark and it's getting fuel all at the right time. What else could be the problem??? :abuse: We are both stumped as are the other two mechanics who have looked at it Any help would be GREATLY appreciated Cheers

does it matter about running a 4af cam cover on a 4afe engine i noticed that the 4af cam cover is slightly different i need to know if I'm going to break something =???

Hey guys, I know this has been asked and answered before, buy I can't find it in search. anyways, makes KE70, with a 4k. Has a carby similar to a older 4k (less emissions or something the last owner told us) however when stopping sometimes, (randomly) it will stall at the lights, however performs good once you are driving around. a quick tap the accelerator keeps her going. what are the main reasons and whys to fix this? cheers

Hi there, Does anybody know if there is enough meat in a 4K block to bore it out to take 5K 80.5mm pistons? I know you can go to 79mm no problem. This would save me having to carve up a block to see. Also have a supercharger that I was going to try a suck through system on, has anybody tried this? Thanks Dobsy

I was wondering what is the difference between a 4k an a 4k-c, is it to do with the emmission controls i realise it may be a stupid question but i don't know alot about the k series. I'm wanting to know cause i have a 4k and I'm able to get a 4k-c engine manual. any help would be geart cheers

Hey guys, Anyone got a aussie KE20 tailshaft they don't want anymore?? I've just pulled the diff out of the jap model we have and have a aussie diff to go in but they changed the damn setup inbetween didn't they. I'm having all sorts of problems trying to find one. Please tell me someone has one. :nervous:

after blowing the seals out of turbo(rear oil seals) I'm worried its a water cooling problem or oil problem....... it might have been a bad turbo from day 1 but want some advice so i can not worry so much about doing it again ok so my setup is 1.t piece bottom radiator hose/and the water line goes to turbo 2.top water neck off the head that goes to top radiator hose has a outlet on back of it that usualy goes to the rear of head/this now goes to turbo is this correct??????????????????? I'm aware people usualy use heater hoses and outlet on back of head etc but the way i said will it circulate through turbo properly?????????????? would the bottom …

Hi All!!! I got a T-18 I am doing up, and something i have come across lately, and something that opitimises the style I am looking at, is the concept of "Modifications that look Stock" I want to know what people consider as performance modifications that look stock... Anything you think will improve the handling, comfort or overall appeal of the car while giving the impression that "hey, it could/should have come from the factory like that..." Anything from rims, exhaust, engine conversions, suspension, seats and interior mods... anything goes... I want to hear thoughts on every aspect. Looking forward to all your ideas.

hello guys I'm new to the site and was wondering if someone could help me out i got a pair of 45mm webers and trying to presserise i got an 82 wagon I'm charging the last time i did this i boult the webbers already done so I'm trying to save my money and put it somewhere esle thanks for any info

Hey check this. serviced my 911 today, and when I pulled the rotor out I got a strange surprise. Check it out below. Funny offset rotor arm. In the centre, the yellow thing is spring loaded with an electrical contact on the end. Centripetal force drives it out until it makes contact with the tab on the outside. I think its a crude sort of rev limiter, because once it contacts it will earth through the driveshaft of the dizzy. The replacement item I bought was just your garden variety rotor, so If anyone knows any more about it, I'm all ears.....

hey all i just want to no what kind of mods i can get for a 4k-U engine to make it go abit harder, i don't no much when it comes to engines so help me out! i don't want to go to crazy so it drinks massive amounts of fuel and don't want it to run hell sloppy, but yeee anyones ideas will be much appreciated, cheers, haydo

hi , am just wondering what is an easy replacement fit for a ke10 brake master cylinder. i have heard of a mazda one being a close fit. preferably want to fit a twin port master cylinder . Can anybody who has done this give me some tips. i don't want to modify the firewall too much . thanks

Hey all, After compatible and readily avaliable crossmembers that will allow me to bolt up my w series gearbos to my ke35. All help appreciated. P.S. don't say custom :) :)

yea, so no pod filters unless you guys no of one thats like adr approoved or something, i can make it all custom and stuff, just wanted some ideas from you guys or if anyone has done something similar, I'm going for that new engine look, nice and shiny but looks all legal. Cheers guys, hope someone can help me with this. :)

G'day my mates car is fitter with an external waist gate, it had a 16 psi spring, but unfortunately rb30e's don't like 16 psi with a stock computer, so he has brought a 6.6? psi spring and we fitted it, it was a fraction smaller in diameter and about 2cm shorter but still well captive when fitted, our problem is we have fitted it but its venting to atmosphere on idle, its not making boost according to the gauge but flutters when you back off we are planing on taking it off and checking every thing tomorrow night but can any one give us any pointers? thanks casey

hi guys, how are ya hope all is well with you. i have 4afe 1.6 twin cam with 5 speed in my 94 rolla. which from i seen and heard on here are not much good at all. recently iv just fiited a 2/1/4" mandrel bend,extractors,high flow cat,magnaflow rear muffler,cold air intake with uni filter fitted under lhs front guard/splash panel. i have the chance to buy a 4age quad throttle body maifold inake for $ 300 and was wandering if it is possible to some how mod/fit this to my 4afe engine please ? is it worth while doing?? any one done this here?? can you buy conversion adaptor t/b manfild plates to fit a 4age quad t/b to 4afe engine?? i know the 4age engine is much be…

hey guys, i want to find out what the cam in my 5k that i blew up on friday is... I'm kind of convinced by it shitting another (practically new) lifter before i blew it up, that it might be a solid cam, and if so I'm gonna stick the f@$ker in my 4K. which is horridly slow after the high comp, cammed 5k :laff: whats the best way to tell, or if you can't just measure it, who do i take it to (prefer northside brisbane) to get it measured up. cheers kents :lolcry: Luke/ella/kent

Hey Just wondering if i can use the jap spec t18 t50 in my ke70 4age conversion. (i have a complete jap import t18 with the 3tc engine.) or would i need to get a custom bell housing made up.. cheers guys....

Hi, Ive been reading up that 32/36 DGV weber are a good upgrade for k series motors. I'm trying to work out what cars these come of so i can get one from the wreckers and get it rejetted etc. I think XE-F falcons have them, but they have a 3.3l which is considerably bigger than my 5K. I just wanted to make sure that they are ok and if they can be jetted down enough to suit my motor. Also if anyone has done this conversion their advice would be helpful as ive searched the forums and not found much. Cheers

hey guys thinking bout buyin another rolla/toyota. 5k how much rwkw u able to get out of these things with say 2g spent on it. not include motor box etc. twim carbies head work, reground cam etc etc.... its either 5k or spend a bit more and going 4age NA.. the car is still undecided.. either ke20, 36 or KP36 publica. cheers guys.

Hi, A lot of us KE1X owners find it hard to find bushes for our cars and if we want the modern Nolathane bushes we can't they don't make a whole kit for a KE1X So I was wondering plastic is easy to mold usually. So can I DIY bushes and also what type of plastic are those red Nolathane bushes made from? Cheers Cameron

I bought some 15" rims for the ke70 but at the strut is pretty much resting on the tyres, what can i do tofix that?

checked here and there but couldnt find an outright answer so throwing the question out to anyone whos tried it before have picked up a good ke15 bp head factory twin carb bla bla... you all know whats on them still has original K motor and would like to leave that in it, matching numbers and all that (this thing WILL be doing targa tazzy) question is, given block heights are the same (?) can i fit the 3K crank etc to existing block to up the cc's, will it fit, or is it like the 4K 5K where its all in the bore if it would fit, will end result be the 10.7 comp ratio I'm chasing with the 3k rev and extra tork (compared to K at least) PS don't ask for pic…

I have a mazda 626 v6, 1996 model that will not start. It has just had it's engine replaced with a secondhand unit, and it was running quite well, for a few days at least, then it started to missfire, like it either had a bad electrical problem (leads or similar) or it was flooding really badly. it then stalled and now will not restart. it has had a new timing belt and the cam timing is correct. I have good spark. I have put 6 new spark plugs in it. Ignition timing has not been moved from when it was running, cannot see any problems inside the cap or with the rotor or distributor, although as I said before, there is good fat blue sparks happening at the plugs. I h…

Ok i've been told that i can use 4agze pistons in my 20v. but it'll make the motor an interferance motor.? if this is the case then what are the pros and cons of changing this?

Anyone have an idea of availability anymore or the cost of said engine????????????????? :)

hey we just swapped in a silvertop 20v in a ke70: we use blacktop 20v M/T ECU and wiring loom we do use a map sensor we don't use the oxygen sensor or speed sensor the engine idles well and pulls hard up to approx 6500rpm, but it should rev to 8200rpm!! I want some input on why it doesn't?? wiring should be OK, we use 99RON fuel it runs alittle cold water temperature because we fitted a very big radiator, does the ecu set the rev limiter lower when it's not 90-95C? the tacho is correct we don't use the ISCV valve, we set the idle at the throttles else everything should be pretty much stock

hi all, i have just finished my 4age transplant and bought a BIG thermofan, now there is heaps of info on 20v thermo switches but not any that i could find on 16v anyway, was wondering what temp i should turn the thermo fan on at? also where is best spot to mount thermo switch? i have an external thermostat with tem sender in it and also a random piece of pipe coming from bottom of raditator with temp sender dunno if i should use them with thermo fan setup cheers

i have just brought a ke70 for 200 dollars lisence but blown head i took the head off and got it all checked and it was corroded and i got that all welded up an ive put the head all back on and it started the 1st time but i now have oil leaking all ova the spark plugs what would cause that. thanks for your help

Yo homiez! I hate fuel systems. I now smell of petrol. The only plus side of this whole operation is that the AE71 has a drain plug in the fuel tank, which means no siphoning for me! I'll cut to the chase: Trying to set up my AE71's 4AGE fuel system. I opted for the in-tank pump setup, not the external VL lifter + sender type setup, because i couldn't be bothered to deal with the noise, and to have to mount more things in the boot / under the car etc. I mistakenly believed that the EFI pump from an AE82 would fit into my AE71's hole... WRONG! If you're reading this and thinking this is the go, IT ISN'T! Look at images from the two. The AE82's pump mount…

hey guys, me and my dad have just finished rebuilding my 3k motor and was cranking it. It started a little bit but the timing was way off so we fixed that, and when we wanted to get the motor a bit warmer my dad revved it a little bit and all i felt was coolant all over my legs as the welsh plug from the head popped out. Now what could be wrong?? i got the head rebuilt from just heads do you think they would of put a new one in their or the old one just gave way, a bit out of my knowledge base so please help to what could of happened?? like i said it's a 3k from a ke35 1978

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

I am unsure which engine to put into my KE55 either a 4AGE 16 valve or RX7 series 5 halfcut. The 4age seems reliable but id have to cut the gearbox tunnel to fit the W55 gearbox and I'm not sure how much power i would get. the rotary would give alot of power but doesnt seem so reliable, but I'm not sure what mods would need to be done. If anyone has done any of these conversions and knows how much power these give and the mods needed could you please let me know? Cheers Leigh

Hey guys, recently got myself a 32/32 Weber Sprints can order in an adaptor plate for a 33/26 weber, and by looking at the picture of the plate in their book it looks to be the same one which i will require for my 32/32. Can anyone either confirm or deny this?? Thanks guys

Found this on Ebay... Just cannot believe it...saw the price, then I thought may have a conversion + Awesome paint n more stuff. Then saw the pics! -Fully stock apart from it being lowered n a sound system. With rust. Maybe this guy accidently added an extra Zero on the end (of the 'Starting bid' price AND the 'Buy it Now' price! :blinks: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Corolla-1977...6b#ht_500wt_975 -Lachie

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

Haii Guys so as the title says, I need to take out my engine with out a crane... I have my dad, Step bro. mate and me to lift the box and motor out, i reckon its possible i can lift the engine upwards off the mounts myself just not move it around. Or should i undo all the A frame or what ever its called. And drop all the front suspension and just get them to help me lift the body upwards.? Over the motor and box and roll the motor out?

Ok Guys, Some of you would have seen my build ke20. It came with a 4k motor and runs perfect, Only thing is I'm a p plater so as soon as i Finish building it ill need to buy a 3k motor. Not allowed Engine conversions Now I'm off work for a while with a torn calf muscle, And no income. What would a Clean, Running 4k motor be worth? I would like to try trade it for a 3k, But i need money to support the paint now and worry about motor later. Also, Another option i have thought of.. Would 4k internals fit into the 3k with boring and all supporting work done? and would it be worth it?