General Mechanical

how many types of 4k pistons have you guys come across? iv seen flat top and dished. now iv got a JDM 4k-e in bits in my shed at the moment... and it looks to me that while they are dished, they are not as dished as others... anyone cc'd some dished pistons before?

if i have 45mm dellortos can I choke and jet them back to run on a mild 5K???

Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows what shocks/springs fit into the 1989 Toyota Corolla GP turbo/corsa/tercel?? I'm having problems finding a listing at autobarn etc... Thanks Ben PS- If anyone has a setup for sale, I'm very interested :dance:

why does my car smell of petrol? it smells inside and out ke70 air con (not on tho) auto wheres it coming from? good places to check?

I own a 1978 Ke55 Corolla and are wondering if I could make my own set of extracters? It is already running a 2inch Jack Beedham exhaust but i want to know how Hard it would be to make sum extracters. I am willing to pay sum 1 in Brisbane $50 if they have a set or if you could make me a set. :)

Hey guys, names dylan, i just joined as I'm a corolla freak. Just drove to Brisbane from newcastle to buy a ke70 and drove it 800kms to get it home. She's immaculate with only 90,000 ks. I have twin 40mm solexs and was wondering if they fit onto "redlines" twin webber manifold. they look very similar. I'm keen to buy it and hook up. thanks for any help.

as I'm looking to purchase a stock version of one of these but don't no a hell of alot about them, i would really like to know what i should look out for when looking at these, also stuff that can go wrong and general info that may be of some help cheers the drfit king...

hey guys, wanna build a bit of an exhaust, but don't have access to bender. do u think it wil be ok if i ran the piping from the resonator (half way) straight to the back to the muffler, like without going over the axel? or is that a bad idea? cheers

How do you tell if a fuel pump is on it's way out? I've got 2 fuel pumps in my car, one is a facet to fill the surge tank, that's noisy and always has been, no problems there. The other is apparently out of a VL, and has always had a bit of a whirr to it, but I'm now noticing it a lot more, it's gotten a lot more noisy. The car still seems to drive okay, it revs alright and all that, doesn't appear to be leaning out. Is the noise an indication that the fuel pump is on it's way out? Also, looking through eBay (yay for eBay), there are so many fuel pumps listed up "to suit VL", but they're all different part numbers? They all look the same, is there a certain one th…

ive got a 4age bluetop converted from fwd to rwd in my ke35. I'm using an ae86 ECU and also an ae86 loom and need to get some fault codes out. how do i go about this? ive been told you can't get fault codes with an ae86 loom...is this true? if not, what do i have to do to get them???!?

hey all!! After a month of looking around for a new engine for my Ke30, I finally found one and was successful in changing my old 3k into a new 3k also. now it has a bigport head, TRD exhaust manifold, stock carb. (when I bought the engine it had twin down asians). had to change carbs because fuel here is very expensive. and now its running great!! now for the question, what should be the best gap for the contact point? i have tried the search button and I did not find any good results. OT: grimwolge, I still have the thing that you need, might ship it to you in about a week or two. thanks in advance for the replies.

Hey guys, I've read around the place that a 4A GZE head will go onto a 7A FE, does this mean that other heads from the 4A series will go on there too? My plans at the moment are: Forged Pistons and Rods (I've seen the rods in these and they are like a gay mans wrist - quite limp) 20V Head. Ecu Port n Polish and other exhaust / induction type things. Balance the crank and maybe a bit of a boring out. and a lift in compression Know any stronger boxes I could use (like sportivo 6 speed or camry V6 5 Speed)? Now, all engine work like cams / heads / balancing can be done for free and all parts at cost price so I can get it done fairly cheap. Basical…

It's an 83 Corolla KE70 and this is my problem: Sit in drivers seat, turn key with accelerator, car starts, BUT when i let go of the key and it returns to the "ON" position, the car stalls! I have checked ALL of the fuses in the fuse box in the car, and the "ENGINE" fuse in the engine bay, along with another 1 or 2 in there... I called a m8 n he said to check the coil (BOSCH GT40), i did that and yeah the tester lights up when the car turns over... Earlier today i disconnected the amp fuse while playin round in the boot and when i reconnected it it made a small spark which it usually does, but it looked slightly bigger than normal. I'm pr…

hey guys and girls!!!!! i gotta a DX KE70 2DR wagon which i have thrown a 3T 1800 init. whats the best bet for bigger brakes in the front??? which is easy affordalbe and works with handling etc any help would be cool cheers guys

Will '85 celica front struts fit a ke55 with minimal modification, i know about the tops but unsure about balljoints and whatnot, help much appreciated.

whats with you guys.? since i been here you all hack shit on the noobs , but you gotta remember, there here cause they like corollas and they would respect some info instead of shit :)

hi new to this forum.....and great site as well. my question is what tranny do i have on my 1975 toy corolla deluxe? its a automatic but is it a toyo glide or t40? i know for sure its not a t50. any info thanks!! :D

does any one know if it is legal to have a 13b turbo in a ke55 in Tassie????

Did a quick search and couldn't find the answer i was looking for. :jamie: Whats the quickest/easiest way to find stud pattern on a rim?

Hey. just wondering if any one out there could help me out just wondering what the stud pattern and offset etc was for an FW 84 corolla its my project atm hopefully will put up a photo soon.

Click Me hmmm, a stock, 4x4 liteace, running a 3Y... id be intrested to know what driveline accessores its running... :jamie:

Hello everyone I'm new here, I wanted to find out if anyone knows if a 3A engine would fit into a 79 rolla and if any modificatios would be needed.

well as ive said b4 ke25 4k, and the fan belt is starting to become a tad loose although i can't c where it is done.. is the altinator used to tightenthe belts? and how! thanks.. lee the trainee mech at a holdens dealer (dealers don't teach old car stuff)

hey all, ive got a ke10 2-door, and just wondering if there are any known seats from a newer/import kinda car that would fit with not much troubles, thanks

Hey all, I searched the forum and couldn't find anything on this. I have a 32/36 weber and I'm putting it on my 5K. I was just having a quick look at everything and couldn't find an inlet thing for the solid fuel line. Am i just blind and can't see it or do they not have a solid fuel line? Any one that has put a 32/36 on a K motor before, any info or pics would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, I am wanting know a list of what factory options the KE series corolla (preferably KE30) could come with out of the factory? As I have seen many different things on some car and have wondered if it was standard and am wanting to compile a list of parts so I can keep my eye out for them at wreckers. E.g. Fuel low light, try under glove box etc... Cameron

hi guys iv got a ke17 sprinter with a 20valve conversion and i desperately need a diff upgrade just wondering if anyone has done this and witch diff is strong and easy for the conversion??? also id like to keep the same stud pattern if possible..... any help would be great thanks...

Hey, I went to start my engine for the first time today and i can't get fuel to the carby. Its a 32/36, i can't even get fuel to the filter. Whats the problem with it? Help will be appreciated. Mitch. PS i checked the forum already and couldnt find anything

ok i have the rock solid sound deaderning crap in my ke70.how do you get it off. i searched and couldnt find anything that helpes me or i missed it.any help is appretiated. cheers des

hey checked the ke25 swaybar and it seems to be about 17mm or so which is pretty small diameter, now the ke30 swaybar at 18mm? and late ke55 swaybar at 20mm? are both thicker, but can they be fitted or modified to fit to the ke25? or has anyone used another stock swaybar successfully? whiteline have a 20mm one and a 24mm one (overkill) both at about $220ea, but if a later ke model rolla swaybar fits it would save some cash...

Does anybody have the wiring diagram for the TPS and IAC on a 7K EFI setup. I have it all in and am just trying to wire up the WOLF and then have a crack at driving it. I'm printing out the pages from the manual now but was wondering if anyone has done it.!!!!!!!!

just saw this story and was thinking how many people use spigot locating rings? story

Hey guys Quick question. Is the bolt pattern the same on a 40 dcoe weber the same as a dellorto dhla 40? Reason is I'm looking at a pair of dellortos but redline only make manifolds to suit 40 dcoe webers. So i was wondering if a manifold for a weber will fit the dellorto? Cheers guys

gday guys, ive been on here a while thought i would sign up, cuase from what i read you guys know your stuff!! basically ive got a ke70, 4kc engine, with a 3kc carby on it, and it will not idle and splutters at low revs the reason i put the 3kc carby on there is that i was told it was the same as a 4kc one except it had no emissions stuff. i hooked up all the vac lines exact same as they were on the 3kc that i got the carby from (all 3 of them....) basically the engine runs fine if you got your foot on the accel (ie high revs), but as soon as you take it off it just dies, like you have just turned it off with the key... i have not been able to take it for a dr…

Hey all, I'm Jamie from Christchurch, New Zealand. I'm planning to do up a ke30 in the near future and am gonna be building a mild 5k to drop into it. The purpose of this post is so that I can find out if I should be using a single or twin sidedraft setup. I'm aware that either will do the job, but firstly I've heard that twin setups can be a pain in the ass and/or costly to tune and keep them tuned. And secondly is that a twin setup may be unnecessarily thirsty. (The main reason for this concern is I'll be on a student allowance and would like to keep the fuel consumption within a sensible range for a 1500cc motor.) I've got a PAIR of Mikuni/Solex 40mm sidedraf…

Hey guys, just finished changing my oil and replaced the oil filter and when i was tightening it the clamp i used slipped from the top supports to about half way down, as i wasnt looking i kept tightening it and it left a medium sized dent in the side.. just thinking a few days after if it may have stuffed something up inside letting all the shit it caught back into the engine.. anyway.. a few days after constantly checking my engine bay for signs of anything i noticed the dent in the oil filter was gone.. the sides were all intact with a few little bumps.. but still not sure. it is a genuine toyota oilfilter, so if i should just change it or if it would …

well basically, i cut my ke55 air intake pipe down to a shorter length cos it gets real narrow so i cut it where it was wider, turned it around to face a hole coming thru the grill to get more and colder air..the bad thing is, i will probly have to get the police to id my vehicle so i can register it (long story/problem) will they pull me up on this? or my power cables from the batter for my strereo that arent screwed in? or cos my mate took off sum of the pollution control measures..he didnt pull em out, just disconected them.

Hi, Well I'm building a big air blower out of a SC14 supercharger. But I ran into the problem it has a flat belt like modern cars have and I needed to run V-belts to turn it. Also for a K motor to mount a SC it is easier if you use V-belts. So today in the shed after some measuring and looking I noticed the V-belt pulley with clutch in it off a sigma aircon pump FITS the SC14 I have :) All you need to do is remove all of it apart from the barrel the bearing sits on and do a swap. So I added photos below to make it easier to explain. The pic above shows the aircon on the left and SC14 on the right and both pulled back to the aluminum barrel that holds the be…

Hi, I'm my KE30 for a while now the fuel gauge has been playing up on me. It gives false readings and is slow to work. Some problems it has is I can fully fill the tank and gauge will lift really fast then go really slowly and take about 5min to get to the right reading. Then I can drive 150Km and it will not move but turn off the ignition and back on later or when you next drive the gauge will go from reading full to half full tank. So I drove to the fuel depo to see if it was gauge or motor chewing the fuel and it was the gauge as it took 12L of fuel to fill the tank so the gauge should of dropped a 1/4 only. So I have decided to pull the fuel tank sender …

Hi i was wondering are the corolla ke36 p/van doors the same as the ke30 4 door, doors. Thanks Kalby :) :(