General Mechanical

hey. Just wondering which is better from the bigport and smallport 4ages. Which is better for what sort of driving. Pros and cons of both. And peoples personal preference.

any one know any options on strut braces to fit a ke55???? does any one sell them aftermarket or are there ones out there that are the same lenght size etc to suit??????? any one got one that wants to sell me one??? like the pic below::::::::::::

Right, just need another brain to confirm that Ive cooked my ECU. Yesterday I was trying to fix my head light when I blew some fuses, but think I blew more than that. For a bit I had limp home mode, but then everything died, no engine light, no fuel prime, nothing. All other electrics, lights, stereo, heater etc are all still fine. Pulled the ECU out and it just revs as if it was still plugged. Anyone got one I could borrow and perhaps buy if it fixes it? Cheers

what is the cfm of the 3tc and what would be a good 4 barrel carb. i don't want to go sidedrafts.

Hey I'm just after a few opinions on options I'm thinking about for my new tow vehicle. The vehicle in question is a YH81R Toyota Dyna 100 dual cab. It currently has a 4y 2200cc petrol engine with a g55 gearbox and a 4.875:1 ratio diff, running 185r14lt tyres. It has engine problems (blown head gasket at least) which mean that I have to pull the head and/or engine out and have a play around with it. I will also be fitting a heavy duty radiator to it as well. It currently is set up for petrol and lpg. When the engine is apart, I'm thinking about the merits of getting the camshaft reground. The cam I was thinking about was a tighe 300AT, with 260 degrees advertised dur…

Hey guys, this dickhead i have bought a twinky off recently has lied to me about so much its not funny. Long story cut short, the dipstick in the engine wasnt an original, and I'm assuming a different length. Can some loving, caring fellow enthusiast please measure the length from tip to the plastic plug? Greatly appreciated, Luke. :P

Hello all, I've picked up an AE95 wagon on the cheap :jamie: with a stuffed 4AFE motor (project thread coming soon). Always wanted one of these, but a bit more straight line poke would be great. Obviously I have several options for fixing the motor - replace the 4AFE with an low kms imported or (god forbid) exchange engine, rebuild existing motor which has no compression in one cylinder, or ditch the 4AFE and replace with a 20 Valve. :) Can anyone tell me roughly what is involved with 20V conversions into these cars? Are they a fairly simple plug'n'play type thing, or are there more substantial modifications that need to be made? What expenses other than th…

Hey was looking at my emissions diagram, and there's one bit labeled as the "canister", its situated in the front drivers side quarter, and true to its name looks like a big black canister, with one hose coming from pollution gear and another going towards the back of my car.....just curious :wink:

Hey every1 just turbo'd me AE93 Gti and was wondering what brake upgrade should i use, Cheers

g'day just wondering if anyone can tell me who can do aftermarket suspension and big brake package for my ke35 corolla hardtop and also will a celica 5spd bolt to my 3sgte motor

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

Gday guys, i own ke30 with a sr20. It has come to the point where i need to mount the front mount intercooler and i would like to see how other guys on this forum have done it. Pictures would be much appreciated. When i say mounted i don't actually mean mounting it but rather ie did u cut the front apron or the grill and what holes did you cut out for the piping. Many thanks in advance

Just wondering does the bottom of the back seat in a ke30 sedan interchange with the one in a ke38 wagon? The part of the back seat you actually sit on, not the back rest. Cheers.

Does anyone know the tension the head bolts in a 5k engine should be set to? Or know where I can find this?

ok, so i finally got some money and decided to service my crown with my new took kit. 5 of my 6 spark plugs came out fine but the number 5 just wont budge. the metal rod in the end of the plug tube started bending so i called a mate to come and use his 'stronger' plug tube. the plug ended up rounding his plug tube. i then called another mate to borrow his proper sparkplug socket. when he got to my house we found that it was too thick to fit in the gap between the plug and head. :lolcry: does anyone have any ideas? i'm thinking of taking it down the the local mechanic to see if they can get it out for me. cheers, hendo. ps. i have drowned it in WD-40 and CRC.

Hey people, Would someone be able to give me some info on how to setup a webber on a 3tc thats in a T18. I'm not too sure what I have to do with all the admission side of things. Cheers

i have been searching the forums for a ke70 with a buick v6 (vn motor) as i have a vn commodore motor and supra 5 speed here I'm wishing to put into a ke70 but would like any sort of information on how to go about this, iv seen it threw google image search but yeh was after some information thanks Davo

hey all, i have a 3k ke35 my temp guage is sitting bit over cold when warmed up,should it be at halfway?seems to be chewing a bit more fuel than it should?i have a new thermostat to put in but the housing bolts seem like they will break if craked so I'm trying not to change if i don't need to.what does yours operate at?ta-nick

Hi everyone. I have a 5k in my KE70 and I've broken two starter motors in the last 4 or 5 months - however long I've had the 5k in! It seems that the one that most recently broke down was due to the solenoid. It was an NRMA replacement item, so I wouldn't have expected it to break! (It wasn't brand new, but was on a guess less than 70,000k's fresh and was in good working order). 1. What possible causes could there be to the starter motor's breaking? 2. Is it just a common thing for starter motor's to break on K motors? 3. Best/cheapest options to fix! - brand newie (cost?), 2nd handy from wreckers (cost?), recondition? 4. Any experiences people have had. 5…

hey all I'm not brilliant at mechanical fault finding so here is the problem 4age from an ae86 (RWD manifold) just dropped into a ke70 and it is doing something wierd, if we unplug the injectors the engine doesnt change revs much (maybe 50rpm max) the idle is alright and at correct rpm, the TPS is set correct and there is plenty of fuel as you can smell its over fueling and see it on plugs too when you goto rev it the timing changes so much that it doesnt want to climb revs fast, gets up to temp like normal and stays there we suspect the oxy sensor is to blame but we don't to what degree it effects the performance (obviously mixture is effected but to what exten…

i have been looking around the internet for a while trying to find info on putting a 7afe head on a 4afe. i have a few questions as i can't find too much for myself is it a possible/easy thing to do? are any gains that will come of it worthwhile? i am well aware that it would be a better choice to put in a 4age, but I'm a uni student and am not too phased if i butcher this car so i want to play with the 4afe.

Hi All, Anybody know where I can get a new windscreen rubber for a KP60 starlet?

Hey, I have searched everywhere for adjustable (camber and caster) tops to suit a KE55. Haven't found them anywhere. Nolathane, Noltec, Wholesale Suspension, Pedders, King Springs etc. All of them have said that they don't make them anymore. Can anyone help with this problem. Pleeeeaaaase.

Hey all i'm in the process of building a 3tgte. I'm still gettin all my parts together and have some queries and genaral questions? any help would be sweet. as follows: 3tgte 88mm forged pistons (yet to order, any thoughts on comp?) Eagle rods 3tc ( not drilling oil holes, anyone done this?) big t3/t4 garrett (.60front t4 and rear .63 t3) 440cc rx7 injectors head work (after parts are sourced) cam regrind (pricing now, what grind?) any thoughts are welcomed!! cheers Connor (ps dunno what car its going into yet... i'm building motor, then gettin a car)

Hi Everyone! My friend owns a Daihatsu Rocky with the Toyota 3Y motor and a couple of days ago it was driven through a puddle just under a metre deep (would have only been touching sump area, though) and ever since it has lost all of it's torque and pulling power. It will rev up fine, although backfires a little bit when it's decelerating. Any suggestions as to what could be causing this? My friend claims to have cleaned under and around the dizzy cap! Cheers

Hey people, I got a 1980 t18 lift back with a 3t-c motor and a 5 speed manual gearbox. Does anyone know what motor will bolt staight in, because the motor in mine is blown and i just wanna get it up and running for the moment so i can drive it. Cheapest option possible at the moment. Thanks

hey I've just swapped the head on my old mans 4k, the car idles but if u go anything over 2000rpm or so it dies. Just wondering if anyone knew why?? could it just be the points or something?

hey does a 2dr ke20 door fit a ke25 coupe? cheers andrew

the slightest little bump make my rear suspension make a really loud knocking sound

This is a quick how to fit guide for the T18 pedal clusters into a KE70/AE71 (auto) chassis. There are probably other ways to make this work but this is how I did it. It's very close to a bolt in, very little modification needed. The 4 mounting bolts on the upper portion of the pedal box, 2 you can just see there, having 1 more above each you can see respectively. They sit about 10mm from the face that they bolt up to, so I used 4 17mm nuts as washers and longer bolts to bolt it it place. On this part on a T18 there's an extra piece of steel spot welded on. I levered it off with a screwdriver and a hammer. The rest of the bolts bolt straight up as per facto…

anybody ever driven a car with brake booster flex, and the horrible feeling brakes that go with it? (think holden rodeo) anybody know an engineering solution to the problem? reinforcing the booster somehow? a thicker smaller diameter booster? any ideas? Robert.

i just pickud up a t18 for 200 buks a bit rusty but runs. i think its got a blown head gasket milky cap and oil any ideas how much a head gasket is?

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

hey all need alittle help I'm lowering my ke55 by 2inch all round in the rear lowering blocks arent an issue any more I'm just going 2inch blocks that re close to a fit and filing them down to fit but the front springs no matter who i ring i can only get 35 mm its abit less than 1.5inch and i want two inch cuz i like how it sits stock witch is a little lower in the back but if i can only get 35mm it will look like I'm a comodoore fag haha so first question is will 2inch lowered ke70 springs fit? second thing is will sigma lcas give me camber like it does in a ke70? cheers mitch ps i don't cut springs i do things proply befor you sujest …

I bought a pair of these 13" mags from DearmanKE and still don't know what theyre called or who made them. Saw a set on a red KE70 at BP on churchill rd yesterday. Wondered if anyone could help name these? I'm looking to buy two or four more if you know of any too...

Ok so I'm not actually thinking of doing this, but figured i would put my idea up for scrutinizing by other corolla nuts hehe. Does a 3k crank fit into a 5k? Assuming it does, when you did drop it in you would have a stroke of 6mm less correct?. Now i know what your thinking. "what is he thinking? it wouldn't work because your combustion chamber would be too big, cos of the piston being at 6mm lower at tdc" soooooo, the obvious answer would be to shave the top of the block 6mm. Hahaha, now i know what your thinking now, "what an idiot" But think of it this way, if you pulled it off, you could have a 5k with a bore of 80.5mm plus however much a 60" boreout wo…

Has anyone had any problems fitting a T40 gearbox to a 5K corolla motor.. The gearbox wont go in the last ten millimeters

well folks i have a tech Q for you tech heads. wasnt exactly sure where to put it so i chose general mechanical. anyway. the details: ke70 poorolla standard jap 4age jap ecu standard jap exhaust manifold and secondaries. 2.25" pipes all the way, over diff rest of exhaust system : high flow cat convertor 2 straight through mufflers, one just before the diff, and one after. i belive they are both the same "huricane". ok the problem: my original exhaust i had a "resonator" where one of the straight through mufflers is now. the problem was it was just to loud for my liking. it was ok when you wanted to have fun. but listening to music was a no…

Has anyone had any problems fitting a gearbox to a 5K Corolla ???

Hey guys just bought a worked 4k. it has a 270 mild cam, double valve springs, oversize flat top pistons, ported and polished head with toyota twin carbs match ported. Problem is that the engine doesnt have much manifold vaccum at idle and isnt running the best. any ideas? also can someone tell me what jet sizes i should b using for the carbs? the port sizes arnt huge but are quite big... cheers Brock