General Mechanical

hey all looking at buying a ke70 or ae71 and daily driving it stock for a while but then looking at 3SGE conversion. or is it better to just go with 4AGE? what is involved in the conversion from 4K to 3SGE? mounts/crossmembers etc thanks

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

my 7ke engine ,has a knocking noise..want to udjust valve set.can omebody help me..intake and exhaust clear.

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

hey boys/girls, just wondering what model of falcon springs fit straigt into my ke70 thanks in advance:)

Got my hands finally on a Carter 4594, will have a hand at installing it this weekend. I wired up the fuel relay last weekend, using a horn relay 30-40A. The car is carby mechanically driven fuel pump. What do I need to know? Do I need to empty out the fuel tank? I was going to just lay newspapers on the floor, is there a better way to catch the fuel left in the lines? Sounding silly, but any tips appreciated.

hey guys just wondering if anybody has done this befor just need some information on coverting an ae92 corolla hatchback to all whell drive from the sr5 wagon

I'm having a bit of trouble with my ke55. Sometimes during turns my wheel locks up and can't turn anymore. I can release the wheel a bit then turn without problem or just pull real hard and hear a big knock. It's like it gets stuck on one point during a turn because once I yank it past that point it turns fine again. The steering has always felt pretty heavy, but now its playing up. I havnt driven it much lately and havnt had time to jack it and check it out. from a quick read up and amatuer opinion i think it could be pitman arm. what do you guys rekon, and how would be the best way to check/test.

Hey just taken original carby off, going to put the webber carby on, has a 4k adaptor plate, not too sure how its goign to attach to the manifold, bolts from the original carb mount come up and through the adaptor plate, but how does the adaptor plate get secured to the manifold???? awesomesssss ^_^

i have put a 5k and 5 speed into a ke17 does anyone know what tail shaft combination i can use. i have the ke17 shaft which is the right length but wrong spline, i have a late ke30 shaft (aussie build) which is to long and the unis are not a match, anyone know which shaft i need (early jap ke30???) thanks for any info

I planning on building a turbo onto the side of my 5K with a blow through setup onto a 32/36. I just wondering if anyone has done this before and has any advice, also I'm looking at the moment for ideas on a turbo hat for the top of the carby that i can put the piping into. I'm really looking for some good blow through pictures and hat ideas, ive read through the big turbo thread but want some more ideas if anyone has them At the moment its probably gonna be a bit backyard with a j pipe and a small turbo running about 7-8PSI as I'm not touching the head yet. Cheers :P Also just quickly does anyone know if a 32/36 shares the same shape for an air filt…

gday people i have a ke55 bumber bar that has been pushed in from the pervious owner (its not thatttt bad just distored in the ends) is there any place in melbourne that restores chrome bumper bars? business name please Thanks in Advanced Evan

Hi there i have a 4age 20 valve silvertop in a offroad buggy i am running a microtech L10 computer i'm looking for a bit more power so i'm thinking Cams, Extractors,Adjustable cam gears ETC!!! any one with ideas of what sort of gear to use that would be great and just a couple pics of my toy:hmm:

i think there from a ge sigma (twin headlights) is the pressed in or bolt in ball joints that i need? -2/-3 degrees of caster it adds? i forgot :dance: thanks in advanced

I'm a man of many different vehicles and many different mechanical problems, which I'm sure is taking years off my life :) I have a suzuki swift cino 1.3lt SOHC with a carburettor, and it jerks and hunts terribly when driving on the highway (and chomps fuel too) but is quite ok when driving in town. The carburettor has had a kit put through it (by myself) the ignition timing is quite ok, it starts and runs really well in town. Now the question I have, when driving on the highway, at a constant speed, obviously not much load on the engine if any, what circuit would it be running on in the carburettor? I'm assumming the main jet would be the culprit, although a fell…

hey guys i tried but can't find any info on torquing up the main bearings and the conrod bolts cheers guys :)

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?

Hey all, have the KE55 off the road at the moment.. getting stripped and converted... my daily is now a GP Turbo, Corolla 2! perfect little car, 1.5 turbo sohc. BUT lol i know nothing about the car itself, stock boost? at the moment. when i accelerate it takes off, and boosts up but appears to stall for a split second. and then it takes off again, how ever seems to have much lower boost. say from 7psi to 3psi... turn the car off. start again and away it goes.. i have seen on some other images that there appears to be a BOOST switch on the dash.. could this be causing the issue? it appears to be a high / low boost switch standard! or could it…

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 am looking at getting a ke25 a putting just a standard rebuilt 4age into it. i am wondering if the W55 gearbox will fit in with no floor cutting or enlarging the gearbox tunnen ( i know i will need to modify bellhousing). i don't want to go T50 because later i will put a 4age turbo thats around 200kw and i don't want to have to change gearbox again. would rather have the stronger W55 straight away. any help on this conversion would be apreciated cheers

I'm gonna do a timing cover and sump gasket replace ment on my 4kc in a couple of days and just wanted to know who would like a tutorial for a timing cover and sump gasket replacement?? so you can have an idea what your up for Evan,

hey all, I'm in great need of some help. i own 2 corollas a ke30 manual and a ke55 auto, long story short the ke55 is now a manual. ive had my share of dramas and managed to battle through, but have come across a problem that i can't fix. the cross member for the manual box doesnt line up with the holes on the ke55, and there is no way to attach the auto cross member to the manual box. is there a easy solution to this problem, cause i need the car back on the road asap. cheers Jarrod

I have been lucky enough to become the proud owner of a set of Twin 40 DOCE webers to fit to my newly fitted 5k in my Ke20........they were originally off a 2L Escot and l was wondering if l will have any issue when fitting these? They will need to be jetted down to suit the 5k i think but l wasnt sure what else l should source for the conversion? i have tracked down a manifold to suit and will be running 2' pipes through, but l was wondering if all the linkages and stuff will convert across. There seems to be a few more holes in the escort manifold than is on my 5k twin weber manifold? Will l need to drill holes in the manifold to suit? Any help on this conversion in…

Hey all. Just wondering if there are any small upgrades I can do to my 4KC engine to improve it. Open to any suggestion. Just want to improve it a bit more :wink:. Already upgrading the Carby & Exhaust. Thanks.

auto to manual conversion to my ke55 , some1 is trying to sell me a t50 and I'm not quite sure if it will line up/bolt in? will a t50 fit behind a Ke55 and line up with the old shifter hole?? thanks in advance Evan

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…

Hi guys, I have got a Suzuki Sierra ute with a 5k motor in it. Does anyone have the correct settings for the points??? I have bought some new points but i don't know what the correct gap is supposed to be. Any info would be great. Cheers

Hey guys just put the motor in a 94 rolla everything connected but has no spark only thing that seems odd is the two brown wires that went to the starter isthisnormal any help would be good

hi, I'm trying to fit the plastics to my ke20 . The ones that fit to the bottom of the dash board across the front. I have the plastic covered ashtray. My problen is, the surround that goes around the ashtray, has four mounting holes. two right underneath, and two at the top. When i place this against the dash the top 2 screw hole positions, don't really line up with anything. Looks as though it screws into the bottom of the heater control panel. In the pictures i have attached are the two holes that I'm asking about. (They are the ones with the red circles around them) If anyone has a ke25 , it would be much appreciated if you could take a pic for me to show me …

Hi folks, Long story short... I've punctured the sidewall of one of my tyres on the AE92 and need to buy a new one. I have moved the spare tyre to the front of the car. I would like to run the new tyre at the front. This is the tricky part... I want a new tyre with similar characteristics to the "ex-spare" tyre. I'm hoping that someone with more experienced than myself might be able to give me a suggestion in regards to what tyre I should purchase. :y: The "ex-spare" is a Bridgestone RE88. Specs: 185x60x14 I would get another RE88 but they are no longer manufactured, so... my thoughts are to go with a Bridgestone Turanza ER300. If you think you know of a bette…

Hi. I have a 4age 16v big port head I was considering putting Silver Top ITB’s on. Although after measuring the area of the inlet port v’s the throttle area it seems that the 42mm throttle area is smaller than the big port inlet port area. I’m just wandering if this would choke the head of its flow capabilities. Now I’m no mathematician so my calculations could be wrong. But this is to the best of my knowledge. Port area: Area of Big Port inlet ports = 14.93cm squared Area of Small Port inlet ports = 10.68cm squared Throttle area: Area of Silver Top throttle = 13.85cm squared Area of Black Top throttle = 15.90cm squared I measured the di…

Had some mud fun on the weekend, and have no found that one strut in front of my 55 is sagging more then the other. Seems i blew a shock in one side. I have pulled the strut out and taken the spring off, and the gland nut off, drained all the oil from the shock. Just wondering how does the shock come out? should it just slide out? And also can i re oil the shocks ? how do i go about that and what oil? By looking at it, it seems to have 2 breather holes of which i put oil down the strut tube and when i pull the shock up it sucks all the oil in, do i repeat this till full? or 3/4 full? The gland nut seems to have a rubber seal which stops the oil leaking out.…

The dizzy on my 2tg is locked. My carby guy said it would be better if it wasn't and explained all the pros of having one that allows advance through the rev range. So my question before I go out and get the dizzy repaired/replaced What are the advantages of it being locked?

Hey I need to know what year the 2 speed auto (toyoglide) was last put in a KE20 SE 2 door sedan when new? if anyone knows or might know please let me know what you think. i bought a KE20 SE 2 speed auto but i don't know what year its is for sure, it has no compliance plates and no way of knowing what year it was made. Cheers Werty

Had a power run done on my car,the final result was 127.5kw@185km in forth gear. my first question is why doesn't it tell me what rpm it was at when that figure was made. what sort of power should i be making. Its a 4agze with a Garrett Gt28 turbo, microtec comptuer and a front mount intercooler. i am running 12psi

In my waygon it looks like the diff is really short in comparison to my old waygon is there different length standard diffs??

hi there guys any one on here making and selling adjustable camber tops to fit a ke30-ke55?? seen a few on a datsun forum surely some one on here can make these? any ideas who to ask? cheers

i have made mods to the 2tc engine i put an oversized pistons of 88.5 dia. and a th99 cam. will these match? someone told me a th99 does not have enough power for this config. a th99+10 or a trd X42b will do just fine. or a c 36 i am using 2X40 dcoe. i don't know about 2tc mods. i just want to upgrade it and earn some ponnies. i had ported the intake but no changes in the valves. what will i do for best results? thanks i really need some advise some fellow members here who has done this set up to their 2tc, whats the result?.... :)

Ok well I'm going to need a new clutch for my jdm 16v 4age. It has a Toda racing 3.9kg flywheel. Gonna be used for beginners track days/Drift/Gymkhana also will be my daily. Just wondering: A.) Do i just get an australian spec ae86 Exedy clutch? or do i need to special order one, or do i need it off an ae92 etc. In the FAQ it states that there are 2 types of clutches so I'm guessing I can just get the ae86/ae71 4ac version yea? B.) What are peoples opinions on these clutches? There are a few types I can get which would suit my needs the most? Heavy Duty Kit Heavy Duty Button Kit Heavy Duty Cushion Button Kit There are 2 versions of this…