General Mechanical

So Ive had a idea that may make me stick with my ke20 with a 4k. It is currently a very healthy engine with even compression, 5k electronic distributor, 3kbp head etc. I'm thinking of making a custom inlet manifold for 4x individual throttle bodies,using one TPS sensor at the end of the throttle shaft, and 4x 300cc injectors. Instead of using a twin weber/dellorto manifold I'm thinking of fabricating my own inlet manifold flange and tig welding the runners, injector bungs and buying some throttle bodies. whats sort of ecu would be compatible with this setup? I'm thinking a megasquirt may be on the cards??? planning to ditch the distributor, run individual coil…

Well after a big weekend of motor sport ,and a dnf thanks to my fuel pump .I'm after what brands others run that are releiable. I need 4.5 to 6.5 psi at 70 litres per hour.(webers) I'm thinking i will set up with two pumps ,just make sure.As the corolla suprised every one when it stopped including me ,as its usually unbrakeable and always finished every event. Thoughts ,advice welcome cheers rob

Hi Guys, I am starting to pull down my ke20 for a tidyup and was wondering how to remove the gutters trim. Would like t know if there is a special way to do this to avoid damaging them. Also, what have people used to reseal the gutters. I'm looking at removing the old sealant and running a wire brush along to clean them up. I have noticed a slight rusty stain in a couple of spots so want to hit it before it takes hold ( will use rust convertor as well if needed ). Cheers Dale

Hey guys soon i wish too build a sr20det ke70 and i have just read that autos have a Bigger tunnel, I'm pretty $#!t with cars but will this in any way make the conversion any easier? Sorry if this has been asked beforebut I can't search on iPhone Thanks, Steve.

Hey guys, Just wondering how much boost/psi a stock standard 5k could take? I'm planning on doing a twincharge setup at the moment... Cheers, Jake.

So I am curious What is it about external voltage regulators that make them specific to a car. Is it simply the wiring in/out of the regulator, or does it have something to do with the potential output of the alternator? Thinking aloud as I am planning on more than doubling the current (edit) output from the current alternator to run assorted accessories including spotlights etc.

Hi all, seems that I am asking a new question each week in general mechanical. So I have done an oil change on my smallport 4age. The motor is from a wreckers but goes very hard, from what I gather the odometer said on the wrecker car the engine has done anywhere upto 300,000. I have suspicions it has been rebuilt at some stage. Changed to fully symthetic mobil 1, (my mate kept talking it up) so the car runs fine but oil pressure is all over the place on cold start the oil pressure shoots up to 6 bar (87 psi) and with the slightest tap of the accelerator the pressure raises even higher. once the car is warm it stabilises a lot and goes down to around 3.7 b…

Hey everyone, So I've swapped out my old points dizzy for a new electronic one with an internal ignitor. It runs fine and everything but the ballast resistor is causing issues, occasionally the engine dies and I just have to fiddle with the connections on the ballast resistor and off it goes again. I've just had a quick google about upgrading points dizzies to electronic ones and from what I've read you no longer need the ballast resistor once you've upgraded to an electronic dizzy as the resistor is just to prolong the life of the points. So tomorrow I'm going to remove the ballast resistor, but now I'm wondering, will I need to upgrade the coil as the voltage would inc…

I was hoping to get some info from people who have used the 7k-e manifold and megasquirt computer. The main problem is how to control the idle speed control valve, I can't work out what type of signal the computer provides to the valve. Any help and experience on this would be much appreciated.

I have a little issue with a Haltech. The problem is the ecu is seeing a rpm signal that is inconstant, sometimes it flicks to 16,000 rpm at idle and engine is running like a bag of shit and won't pull pass 3-4000rpm. We have been through all the possible signal inputs, including replacing the dizzy, to the ignition module. The engine use to run fine, but everything has been changed over to a new car, including a the ecu harness. Any help would be great.

as the title states mini spools! Where can i get on in adelaide for my corona diff? Not sure on what series diff it is. But where?

hi guy wanting to buil a 5k and seeing as there is much avalibil in cams 4 a 5k, can u use a bigger cam for a 4k in a 5k? i saw that the timing chain part numbers are the same between 4k-5k only diff i can see is soild lifters in 4k and hydrolic in 5k any help would be good

does anyone know whether ke70 or 86 swaybars fit a rt142 corona with solid rear end?

hey ive got a ae92 1992 model with the supercharged 4age...lately the eng light has come on and it just wont rev/drive properly..ive had mechanics look at it and they can't find codes but one today said it feels like its in limp mode? if anyone has come across this before let me know...or what can i look at myself? i was told the sensor inside the air box had been permanently disconnected? is that bad?

hay guys my mate wants to get a ksev with 4age that is 80% done all that it needs is a talishaft cooling fan for 1700 and the wiring sorted the only problem with it is this (actual txt ) well i have power at the computer and power at both sides of the coil but no spark. the alternator is all wired up too. I'm not sure why there is no spark but there is no power at the module. ok so thats what we were told with the wiring we just wana find out what you guys think it could be he is looking at spending 8k on this aswell :wink: cheers i advance

Hey guys I'm in the process of stripping my celica back to bare metal and was wondering if there was a product to remove that underbody tar/rubber thats found in inner arches and underneath, wire wheel just clogs up and linisher just melts the tar and screws the disk. any ideas? that can take the pain and time of it away.

OK, so I picked up a donor KE70 for a manual conversion for my KE70 because i got sick of skidding with a slipping sludgebox. I found that the donor has a stock 5K in it. I also have a KE20 with 4K that i bought 2 yrs ago that has: 32/36 webber + adaptor Larger reground cam (unsure what size until i take it out) and extractors that are sitting in the boot I am just wondering: 1. can I use the carbie, cam and extractors on the 5K? 2. If not, is it worth putting the stock 5K in or putting all the stuff into good 4K? 3. I might do some basic headwork, wich head would be best to use? and what would be best compression? I want to do a 4AGE conversion later, …

just a quick question guys, anyone got a quick answer? will 17inch chrome mags fit on my 84 ke70?? it has cut springs, 2 coils off each spring, plus the tyres are low profile. plz help cheers

Hi all Stuart here Thomas dad , I was ratting parts of our donor car today and noticed it had a factory fitted double front transverse spring and was just wondering if this is standard on the ke10 as Thomas ke11 only had a single leaf or is it possible it may be a Bill Buckle special modification?????. I have removed it from the car, i will get Thomas to put pictures up when he gets home. Thanks Stuart.

Hi guys, Just having trouble sourcing a rebuild kit for my 4kc here in oz. Wondering if there is any company around that can supply me with rings, mains, big ends, all seals & gaskets for a stock standard freshen up to my little 1.3tr. Preferably here in Oz, as I know there are companies in the US that sell stuff for Starlets, but the amount of hoops you need to jump through & paperwork one company want is ridiculous. Most others don't post international. Any help appreciated Mark

Can anyone link or tell me the specs on setting up a t series diff,and also best place to buy a kit to rebuild,are crown wheel and pinions still available?? Thanks rob

hey, well hopefully today I'm going to take my head into town to get shaved for more compression iv got a 5k block and head.. but what I'm stuck on is, how do i work out what compression ratio am i running.. and what should i get it shaved to?

Hey I'm new to these corollas, and I have a 4kc in my ke70 and it's running like a dog the second last cyl is not firing, ive changed the plug and the lead and it's still not firing but it's sparking, I can pull the lead off and it will run the same at idle and revs! Is it a sticky valve or what's the problem

G'day, I'm fiddling with the front of my ke10 to get it a little more sorted while i build and buy all the stuff to rack and pinion it. So, I know ke20 springs fit in a ke10 but they're not quite stiff enough for what i'm after. So, I'm after something a little stiffer still, Out of another factory car, Sort of like Dori boys do with falcon springs in a ke70. But no, I don't want falcon springs in my ke10 :lolcry: And yes i'll probabily get the suggestion of kings etc, But i can't justify $160~ for 3-6 months of onroad use until my alternate front end goes in. Cheers

Hey guys, I'm fitting an intercooler to my rolla and I also want to keep the stock front end and street look without any intercooler / piping sticking out - in order to do this it looks like I have to cut the bottom radaitor support, now the question we hate ... is this legal? or am I going to expect trouble from the police / RTA? From my research it appears ok as long as some kind of bracing exists. Unfortunately I don't have a welder so i can't fabricate anything myself beside little metal brackets from alloy.

Where would I find them? Stupid enough question I know, but i've had a decent man's look and i've not turned up much success. I'm spraying my Rolla Gunmetal Grey and I want bolt ons for my rims to sit under (or should i say on? ;) ). What is the best way to go about this that people are aware of? I've seen some amazing examples, this one especially (see attachments) Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Alright guys......I just recently bought an 1981 liftback the only problem I'm having is the carbs...!!! The brand is mikuni some after market brand I tried looking it up an all I got was motorcycle carbs..... Weird!!! , so the problem I'm having is the rpm idle is at 3 thousand RPM I tried messing with some of the throttle cable,fuel pressure regulator, an even the distributor cap but nothing is turning the idle down....But on the carbs there's like 12 adjustments on it an I tried everything so please guys your my last resort!!!!!!

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!

Hi all i have a 2t-geu motor with the yamaha head on it and was wondering what gear box would mount on to it 4/5speed any information greatly appreciated thank you. Cheers:- Stuart.

Thought this might help some people. http://mitchee.com/ae82/4A-GEManual.pdf Its all there :y:

Hey all just wondering if anyone can help me with my pickle? Was wondering if anyone had any supercharge mounts or now of where i can get some from or best things to use etc etc?

hi every 1 i have a 4age 20 valve silvertop and i wanna run indervidual 4 throttle bodies with filters on the end what do i need to do this cause i have a air flow meter?

Hey guys, I need to know whether a ke20 balljoint is the same taper as a kp61 balljoint? I assume they'd have different part numbers regardless so that's no help Or even if Kp60 is the same as ke70? Then i can compare between those? Cheers

Hey guys, I own a 1997 Corolla, 130k on the clock and no oil leaks at all and very well looked after, nice and tidy. I am posting because I am looking for advice from someone in-the-know. (Please don't get the wrong impression) I am a young driver so am restricted to lower performance cars (for a good reason) and I'm not really a fan of wrapping myself or my mates around a tree. I wouldn't mind working my Corolla to increase it's performance and looks. I really like the look of a tidy, well done, corolla. But like I said I am looking for some advice. Is there anything you can do to these engines that would be at all worth while? I'm not someone who will be tr…

Hey guys I have bolt on guards or flairs as some people may call them, I'm just wandering if anyone had pictures from when they installed theirs as I want to do it right, but I've never met anyone with it done, or seen how anyone has done the job.. So I don't really know how to go about doing it, I've heard stories of some people cutting their old flair out completely, and others cutting it into strips! Please help! Any help, tips or pointers are greatly appreciated, cheers.

For something so mechanically simple, the SU carb has a complex system of operation. It seems very straightforward when you look at a cross-section of the carb and have a read over the internet, but I've found that it does not behave in such a simple way. Looking at the diagram, it is made from a body that contains the throttle plate, with a 'top hat' screwed on top of it. That encloses a cup-shaped hollow, floating piston that holds a needle in the fuel jet screwed into the bottom of the body. The little ramp in the body where the jet sits forms a low pressure area behind it and air flow over the venturi ramp sucks the floating piston upwards by forming a vacuum …

i just changed the head on my ke30 4k with a 3kc head from my ke30 doner car, we did everything to the service manual specs with a toruqe wrench fuels going into the carby fuel pumps fine same spark to the spark plugs just no no compression in all cylnders motor turns over with no trouble just wont start no backfireing or nothing

Hello guys. I have a quick question, due to my location we don't have a hell of a lot of parts cars to chose from, but the stuff we do have is usually free, Now I have access to many st and rt142 coronas, some with a disk rear end and some without. I'm wanting to run the disks to kind of match my 4 pot hilux calipers, Autho simply bolting disks onto the standard borgy is hardly worth it, That's where I want to use the corona gear, every thing is slightly bigger and a track increase that I'm happy with, plus I have access to a heap of cars for spare axles and centers, That comes to the question, how far off are the mounts? I know that you can g…

hi all, doing the final touches for getting my 4ac going but I am lost as to where some of the vac lines go. hopfully this isnt too confusing, any help from someone with a 4ac willing to take pictures would really help. thanks

Can anyone help me with a k50 speedo gear drive. I'm a little lost as to which gear I need to suit my gear box. Can anyone tell me if the worm gear on the output shaft has a identifying number or colour on it? I have rang everywhere but to no avail . lp me with a k50 speedo gear drive. I'm a little lost as to which gear I need to suit my gear box. Can anyone tell me if the worm gear on the output shaft has a identifying number or colour on it? I have rang everywhere but to no avail