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Hey guys i own a 1980 toyota corolla ke55 wif a 4K engine the engine seems to be in pretty good condition as its only done about 162,000k's and have been driving the car for over a year wif no engine problems at all... Ive decided i wanna put some twin carbies on to it but have limited knowledge... I have a few questions, what do i need to do or get for the car to get them on apart from the manifold and carbies?? And what carbies are the best; Weber/ Dellorto/ Solex advantages/disadvantages of each?? Once everythings on the car is there anything i need to do to it like re tune or anything or do i just start driving the thing??? Also have any of u got some carbies and…

Hey all, The time has come to buy an aftermarket ECU for my 20v KE30 project, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to which brand to go. I was looking at an LT10s but I've heard someone say that Microtech's are no good for 20v's. I realise that a lot of it is down to the tuner as to how good it works, but I'm hoping people can give me the benefit of personal experience. Ninja edit: Also if anyone can recommend a quality tuner in Melbourne for their chosen ECU I would be very grateful. Cheers, Sian

Hey Guys, Started having some major drama's with my KE30 today... Now I will admit I have next to no knowledge when it comes to automatic gearboxes... I was driving along today home from work... Started the car and drove off as per normal... All of a sudden I took off from some lights, the car goes to shift gear an the car starts to free rev? I pulled over as this was rather odd... Couldn't find anything wrong visually... So off I went again , car shifted normally and I thought all was well. However... next set of lights... took off fine, car goes to shift gear and again free revving... Basically, after pulling over and trying to find the soluti…

hey all just wondering which would be a better match for my ke30 the 16v or the 20v i can't diside between the two ive herd the out put only differs by about 17Kw any info would great post pics if you have done it befor or have seen it done anyway cheers rollah

Folks, Dropped a 5k block and head down at the engine builders to get a "work list" for stuff to get done to it. Please have a look through and offer opinions on pricing, where I might save cash and if there are things I have missed (Camshaft for example isn't there) Prognosis is: Block needs a rebore. Here is the list of stuff he gave me: Block work: - $120 to Rebore to any size (probably 60 thou over because I can) - $40 to deck the block - $50 to remove camshaft bearings and hot-bath the block to clean it up - $40 for new cam bearings - $250 for new pistons and rings, size to suit bore etc. Block work total: $500 - ~$300 for the Head work inclu…

hey guys I just wanted to discuss more the option of building a FE head for peformance as I think it has a superior port design to a 4age.

Just wanting some info on where to find rims to fit my KE30 I'm after these type of chaser rims below, 15 inch to suit the 114.3 PCD What models cars had them? And where would be the best place to look, or does anyone have any they want to get rid of? Thanks

Hey all i just want to no info about the 3kb head like how big in the inlet and outlets are and so on cheers.

not a toyota corolla, but still a toyota: engine at operating temperature or maybe above, top radiator hose quite hot, bottom radiator hose cold or close to cold. bottom of radiator is also quite cold - engine seems to run hot.... could this indicate blocked cores internally in the radiator? Robert.

how do i go about killing rust and rust holes on the body of my t18 then getting it repainted and prices

Hey guys, when I give my car some beans at about 5k it starts popping and almost hits a bit of a wall, as if it struggles to rev more. What could be doing this? It's a rb25det with a exhaust, that's it.

Hi all, As with the cooling issue thread I started a little while back I would also like to start an engine problem thread. I will start off. Engine problem: Idle is rough and jumpy I guess I will start off with my main question. Can an exhaust be too small for the engine to run smoothly??? The story behind my problem: I initially had a 2" system that I built myself and was running in the car for quite some time. Everything was good. Eventually I did a 5k + 5 speed conversion + electronic dizzy and everything went well. A couple of months down the track I decided that I wanted to do a change in the exhaust so I replaced my 2" system back to the orig…

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.

The Ae71 is running superb and not giving me any hassles which is great :yes: However I'm having a little trouble, (more of an annoyance really) when it come's to starting it. Cold, starts fine, hot also starts fine. If I get out of the car and leave it for a few minutes it's fine but if I leave it for 20 minute's or so it's a bastard to start. I have to hold my foot to the floor which seem's to get it to fire after maybe 6 second's of cranking. If anyone could shed a little light on this that would be great.. I mean sure if it was hard to start all the time I'd have places to look, but its only once its hot and has been sitting for a short period of time... …

So tax return its in lol.... Seriously looking into converting to ae86 struts in the 55. I actually have a hsd kit in the shed for 55 struts but the old issue of shock choice is one problem, then brake upgrades is the other. I love the look of the new 'big daddy' t3 Wilwood kit (now has vented rotors for anybody who hasn't looked in a while). So thinking 86 is probably the way to go. The 2 kits I'd like opinions/experience on is the pre-fab ajps and t3 kits. For the sake of an accurate comparison both are available with kyb agx shocks, so I'll work with those prices. Ajps are $1390, plus I don't have exchange struts so I'm up for another $245. then again for the sak…

Hey All If i said - Build me the Nasty'est 4K motor possible, what would u do to for-fill this request? (money isnt an issue in this lil game) (This requires every 1 to think excotic, but still possible) Lets here some ideas !!!

Hey guys, I'm not gonna fark around with the car anymore and basically just trying to get it on the road working and running... so time has come to put some new brake pads in.... This is what I have been told to do: 1, take wheels off 2, take calipers off 3, Suspend calipers so they don't hang from brake lines 4, unclip clips and remove brake pad 5, use a clamp to put piston in 6, put new pads in 7, redo clips, bolt calipers back on and put wheel on... The end.... or is it? Anything I missed ? If anyone knows how to do it... please tell me.. or even give me a hand pretty please.

Got my coilovers back on wednesday. They consist of RA65 celica struts shortened to suit tokiko HTS struts. I can't remeber what the coilover sleeves were but they're mated to a pair of 400lbs king springs. On with the pics! oh! mad props goes out to Paul at RallyTorque These things are a work of art. bring bring Springrate Front on lowest setting Side shot, lowest setting Better perspective Cookie to whoever can guess the ground clearance. Delicious.

Got a Gearbox today. 5speed T50. Ive heard that they are quite a good box. Truth??? :D

It appears that I've got a small problem with my headlights on the Corolla. When the car is off, if I turn the headlights on, the dash highbeam light comes on, but the headlights don't. I can hear the headlight relay click, but the lights don't actually come on. If I turn the engine on, then everything works as they should. If I then turn the engine off with the lights on, the lights stay on. *sometimes* when I turn the lights on (with the engine off), they come on, but most of the time it just brings up the highbeam light... And, if I push the stalk to highbeam, nothing happens. But if I flick it to flash the highbeam, the highbeam comes on. WTF??…

niggling things here and there, but the main one that's pissing me off is it's stalling on me when i put it into reverse. it's a real bitch when i'm having to do those 10 point turns in these ʇ~~ɔy little streets around where i live while working. i've checked the timing, it seems to be alright.. it is tending to idle roughly atm but i don't know what could be causing it. i'm no efi wizard etc so i'm stuck with what it could be.. cheers, matt :D

I understand that K heads are interchangeable between K blocks... Is there any issue with heads that are designed for blocks with a smaller bore going onto bigger-bore blocks? example: 3K or 4K head on 5K. Is there more to it than just bolting it on with a new gasket? :harhar:

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hey guys, just got the 7k in and running, (yeeewwww!) hahaha. it was probably one of the easiest and quickest conversions ever! A bit pissed off that th 7k box didnt fit though! anyways 4k 5 speed will have to do. all in alll though it is a relatively hassle free, engine for my little ke70.... I'm STOKED! hahahaha. here are some pics P.S i saw some flared guards on ebay, but when i had enough funds saved up to buy them they were gone, anybody know where i can get some to suit ke70 reasonably cheap? cheers guys, yani

anyone know the stud pattern to the new rolla? looks like 5x100 but can't be sure.

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…

I'm a bit worried about my KE70. I was driving it today on more or less no oil (I didn't know until I got home)... each time I'd brake or go slow in a high gear it would begin to stall. I filled it up with oil as soon as I got home but it still wants to stall... can anyone think of a reason for any of this? Also the brake lights have stopped working... I've recently put on Superlites that are bigger than the stock wheel so could this have something to do with the brakes? Should I get larger brakes to handle the size increase? Edit: fixed the brake lights they were both blown for some reason. Cheers.

OK so i started off messing around withe the stock pulley on the sc14 and have decided to go stupid with a 77mm pulley and have had a custome crank pulley made. if the calculations are done right should be pump out 17psi when at 6000rpm .... MAYBE.... lol but i need help with what to do about the bottem end any suggestions?

Ok my question is. some of us have used the facet style fuel pump on out little k engines and they work fine. noisy but fine. now i have a tank in my shed that has been fitted with an intank vl lift pump. i understand that this will flow more than enough fuel at low pressure. but... will the pressure be too high for the needle and seat on a 4k carb?

hey, just wondering, apparently after putting a cam in my 5k, i have to run adjustable rocker gear? ( even though keeping hydro lifters ) just wondering if this is a " have to do " or can i get away without doing it?

Gday guys, Jay here. Complete noobie to this forum so bare with me lmao. I recently brought a dream car of mine, 1980 Kp60 Bugeye starlie. 4k motor with twin choke single carb and Gilmore pullies. pretty standard. But To cut a long story short.... I brought this planning to get it road worthy. It ran bloody well up until after I put a fresh wof/reg on her and did a full service. I changed the motor n filter, gearbox, diff oils, plus coolant and air filter. The fuel pump had a slight weep from the gasket so I took it out, cleaned it up and attempted to repair it with some rtv lol. Then later that night when I was out she started idling quit…

I decided to replace my front shockies due to a major leak which caused a failed warrant of fitness. So i ripped into bnt and ordered a full set thinking all would be all cool.... Backs went in piece of piss... But to cut a long story short the front struts were completely different to the ones that i ordered. Apparently the ones i ordered were factory Carina inserts, but they have no seat for the spring?! Surely i shouldn't have to weld one on? so I'm guessing somebody along the line has converted the fronts to ke70 struts maybe?! I'll attach the struts in comparison and the list the part numbers. Because both struts have different part …

hey guys My plan is to get a standard 4k block and modify into a race engine, ill get forged pistons prob around 83mm a race crankshaft and camshaft not sure on sizes yet??? will do alot of head work like bigger valves and ports. My first question is what are the best brands for pistons, crankshaft and camshafts(crowcams etc). Where is the best place(ebay, online or shops) and what size valves and ports should i go on the head ????? Second if i do all this to the engine will i need a longer stroke if so how much by???? What are the best conrods for the job???? Third if i am doing a elec dissy where do i get those rebuilt starlet dissy's form the states, m…

Hi Guys, I have spent a lot of time and money so far on gathering all the bits i need for my new engine. I wont go into the list of parts, but it is substantial, i have bought very high quality parts throughout and should have a redline above or around 9k rpm. (limited to 8500 for longevitys sake. hope to have a second tune done after running in for if i want to push a bit harder on race day ;) 2 questions i cannot find answers to. 1- full gasket kit.. do i need one? I have a trd .8mm HG, and oem manifold gaskets. The head is fully rebuilt. Are there any other gaskets i will need, or will gasket goo be fine or better or what? I don't want to spend all thes…

My brother just gave me this weber to put on my new engine and i can't for the life of me find anything on the internet that looks remotely like this weber....it weighs in at about 2kg :D and it has 2 35mm throats..can anyone tell me what they think it looks like???....its a little dirty atm but i'm going to clean it up before i chuck it on...... Ta xany

Hey, as i mentioned once before, my mate just brought a 1999 toyota seca and he decided that he wants to be more quicker, or GONE as he states it! Ive googled it and the best possible solution is that the toyota starlet turbo engine should bolt up fairly easy....... but he doesnt want to lose displacement..... He really love a 4age turbo but its guna cost him.. Does anyone know of anyone else who has done any upgrades to one of these models?? I'm sure it would be alot of messing around to get it turbo charged - roughly $10k... Thanks :D

hey wats the difference with 4-2-1 and 4-1 extractors? cheers

Hey guys, Long time reader, first time poster. This is possibly the stupidest thing done, but has anyone put a supercharger onto a 4K before? I have a KE20 that has had a fair bit of work done on the engine (Only gets used on a track) and have a small (SC12) supercharger to put on. If anyone has any information on doing this, I would like to hear. Josh :D

Hey Guys..... I'm deciding between getting a new carb or keeping my 32/36 DGV Weber for my worked 5k...... If i rebuilt the Weber, should i pay someone, or could i do it myself? I priced a rebuild kit at $45.00 at autObarn..... Any suggestions??? Thanks :P

Hey Where does all the extra weight come from between ke3* and KE5*? Just reading through some toyota stuff and made this discovery d'oh! Thanks Troy