General Mechanical

i was thinking of turbo'ing my camry i just replaced the 3s-fe which now has 42000 on the clock so it is only low kays so what i was asking what would be the cheapest and/or the best for performance to do put a turbo/supercharger on, or to da a turbo/supercharged engine conversion, and if this what engine will bolt in with no or little modification to engine mounts etc. i was thinking a 3s-gte or a 4agze or something along those lines.

And yet again, from the very resourceful Malaysian people, comes... DIY blow off valve for NA cars This is soooo borderline jokes/funnies section...

I got a KE20 2-Door Sedan with a 5K engine, webbers, extractors, sports exhaust, possible head work, mags and ts droped on its guts. I plan on doin it up as a tough streter but also want it to run a not to shabby time down the quarter. I'm just after ideas on what would fit in with minimal hassel and are leaning toward a SR20DET from a GTi-R or a 3S-GTE form a late model MR2. As well as goin faster i want it to stop on a dime so some help would be great there and also handle like a go kart as much as possible. Any help would be great as I'm new to the wors od corollas and you all know more than me. thanks a bunch.

From the people who brought to you DIY brake lines... DIY steering extension :insane:

This is just special :insane: DIY braided brake hose It can only come from Malaysia, really...

I'm gonna go mad tomorrow I think I'm going for 100% locked diff because I can't afford a ae86 rear axle with lsd for my ke70 right now It's snow on the roads here in norway so its not a problem with understeering i think test drove a ke70 with 100% locked diff yesterday and it was just so much better than without but I'm wondering how good it will be at summer time.. you guys don't have snow in australia do you? How is it do drive with in high speed? 100-160km/h I just tryed it at a snowy parking place, drifting around.. so don't know how it is at higher speeds?

Is there any way to lower leaf springs yourself? I have heard of flipping one of the leaves over but which one? Car is my KE70 wagon drive vessel. I know it's definately not the top one..... superjamie knows about this... can anyone say minitruck? ha ha. Or will the stiffer wagon springs hold their shape better? my ke55 ones were dead flat and like iron bars when we flipped the top leaf. Lucky.

on my camry i need to know where the negitive is as it has an inbuilt coil there are 2 pairs of wires coming out of it there is a blue wire (it goes into a little green conector thingy) and a red wire, then there is a black wire and a black with a red stripe on it if anyone can help it will be much appriciated.

I have a 5k with just a bit of work done to it, 85hp at rear wheels at 7500rpm in a KE30 2dr sedan. I recently broke a valve spring as the cam has a lot of lift. Fitted new double springs with about 100lb seat pressure but chewed a lifter straight away. Replaced all lifters and runs ok again but to save the hasle of hydraulic lifters i want to change to solids. I know i have to have to cam hardened and that chev solid lifters will fit and pushrods i will change for 1 piece items of the required length. My question is: will the adjustable rockers from a 3k or 4k fit on the shaft of the 5k? I've been told that i might make an extra 10hp and an extra 500pm to be 95hp at 8000…

Yay, car is finished. Looks like cat converter is also well on it's way out, the guy recons it's really blocked up... Not so good :dance:

Have been speaking to Andrew Vibert from Central Victorian Auto Parts, he used to rally a JDM TE37 (which has unfortunately now been sold...), he's been rallying that car for a good 8 years now and was the Vic 2WD champion last year so knows a thing or two about rallying Corollas... Anyways, we got to talking about gear ratios (since I'm looking for 4.3 gears), and the topic came up about the gearset from Palmside NZ, and also the gearsets that Albins has, and I mentioned that Rob was thinking of getting the Palmside gears... Anyways, here is some of the conversation (in lots of pieces): He also gave me a gear calculator thingy (Excel spr…

How hard is this to make? Is there any rocket science to it? It's just a big metal ring with 2 tabs welded to it to bolt to the floorpan right? How big should the loop be? I believe Jamie has one? Where did you get it from?

is it a big drama to change from auto to manual? same motors in ke70s?

I've heard there is 3 or 4 different 4AGZE motors what's the difference between each? and which is the pick of the bunch with an eye for future mods? I've heard the AE101 version was the most powerfull, and I know I can get my hands on one easily enough...but what makes it more powerfull? Don't want to get it then find out it's more powerfull because of something that I'm going to have to remove anyways due to the RWD installation (ie. inlet manifold) Dave

In my uber excitedness about getting this diff I thought I'd start a thread, sort of like a diary of the stuff I'm doing to the diff to get it setup for Hal... Photos of diff and brakes Here is a pic of the diff as a whole: And the brakes: First things first, will be stripping the diff to make sure it's the correct diff...

Again not much has changed except the Engine capacity and related measurements. I THINK this is a 4K Engine Engine Displacement (cc): 1290 Firing Order: 1342 Spark Plugs Type: Denso W16EP Gap (mm): .80 Compression Pressure (psi): 127-156 Distributor Make: Denso DWELL: 52±2 Point Gap (mm): .40-.50 Ignition Timing Initial/Static: 8@Idle C/S Fuel System Make/Type: Aisan Float Level (mm): 6.5 Idle Speed (rpm): 750±50 Emission CO%: 0.3-2.0 Fuel Pump Pressure (psi): 2.8-4.3 Fuel Capacity (cc/min@rpm): 900@5800 Oil Pressure (psi): >45@3000 Valve Clearances Inlet Hot/Cold (mm): .20 Exhaust Hot/Cold (mm): .30 Torque Specification Cylinder Head …

Heya guys, i just bought some autosol and toyota mudflaps from supercheap for 18bucks, with the auto sol polish man it came up good on my rocker cover, and for the mudflaps i need my dads drill witch i don't have man they look good, anyways ill keep you updated brad

gidday anyone got any info on the ke70/ae71 diffs, the ratios they come in, or what can go into them? cheers,

hello people i just got a old 85 corolla sr5 and i hate the flip up lights i have been doing some reserch would a levin of the same year front end bold on to my sr5 i want to change the front, frontfenders, and the hood trying not to do to much on the inside also where can i find the widebody fenders for the old corollas and or any body kits for these cars my main thing is drift and neons but i want this car to look aesome and info on the 85 sr5 i should know about please let me now

Who knows a good place to replace an axel bearing? Ive got a shagged left bearing and its the uncommon D series diff. Ive got a spare axel with a shagged bearing so I was gonna get a new bearing put on that. About what should I expect to pay?

how can you tell if 1st gear is shattered? or if your diff is F***ed ? :) !!!!!!!!!!! - ill explain more when i get home from school, but lets just say today i had to move the car up the driveway, and when i was in first gear the car_went_bang. Reverse still worked... sob sob sob sob sob Update : Its not the gearbox or diff, but the breaks. The noise still haunts me :thumbsup:

Hey All ! Yes, its that time of month again -> ive got another random idea ! While looking down the ports of my spare 3k biport head, i started to think...Hymm...Side draft is good, but theres not too much room... straightner kit for k motor is too much bother...eghhh... *ping* Ah Ha ! What do you get when you cross a 4ke inlet manifold, side draft intake manifold, 2 very nicely balanced down draft webbers, angle grinder and one of mr Dixon's ultimo welding/metal fabrication friends? A verticle side draft inlet manifold system :D ! (cut 4ke inlet manifold in half (middle of bend); slightly pull in the intake manifold pipes for cyl's 2 and 3 …

f@$kED UP!. it's making this god awful scraping noise when i brake. SO, since it's happened, i'll probably get all my pads replaced, and i might need that disc (i think it's disc) machined to get the scratches that are most likely on it now. What's a GOOD, but EASY ON THE WALLET brand of pads, with nice stopping power? f@$king cars, i dunno. i'm expecting this to cost me around $500 at least, since i'll need to get my mechanic to do it, plus cost of pads, plus machining if needed... *mumbles*

Not long fixed my non working fuel & temperature guage. It was that little 10 volt regulator on the back of the console. Now the fuel guage has gone again. Temp still working. The float had a crack in it and sunk ! Replaced that with a spare I had but it only worked for a week. Now it's reading constantly low. I have had it out last week, and time has taken it's toll on the simple slide resistor arrangement. As I had this problem in a previous KE55 I guess it is quite common at age 25 yrs. As new sender units are as rare as dinosaurs, and even if you could get one would probably cost a kings ransome, I was wondering if others have had this problem and how…

Hey all ok, on ebay atm there is a few side draft related stuff going under the hammer. Take a look (no this isnt a for sale post) Redline WEBBER manifold Datsun A12 1200 120y as new DATSUN 1200 TWIN WEBBER MANIFOLD Now, would any of these fit a k motor by any chance? just intrested to know thats all :) Cheers

Right, as some of you know, I'm changing my diff. I was a bit slack today, the moment I got home I just crashed, was SO DARN TIRED, had to just about live on Red Bull for the drive home.... Anyway, eventually woke up and started actually doing some work on the car (note to self, washing car at night with no lights, you tend to miss lots of spots, and the bottom of the car and wheel arches are still covered in mud). Diff is almost out, all I have to do is unbolt the rear shackles and it should just fall out. Anyway - question. The T-series diff has a larger diameter housing, 65mm in fact. The U-series diff has a smaller housing, 57mm. Obviously this is a …

Looks good? These are to suit a silvertop 20V. Guess what the stacks are made of? plastic!!! Guess where they came from originally? Fabric softener bottle cover :) I don't think they'd work remarkably well (because of their shape), but 10/10 for effort I recon :P Hehe...

hey guys, what is this carcoal fuel vapour canister? i read it in the manual but i can't understand it, does this use any power? if i d/c it would it make it more powerful? brad

I'm planning to buy a 2T-B and a T50 gearbox for my ke70 I also have a 4A-GE in my garage I'm not using, but I don't have the engine mounts and I don't want to use EFI.. ( to much work to change ) Does the 2T-B exhaust manifold mount on my 4A-GE without much work? and can I use the carburettors/ inlet manifold from the 2T-B on my 4A-GE? and the engine mounts, hard to make? can I use the 4k engine mounts if I modified them some? someone have any ideas what I should do? ;) PS: does anyone wanna sell their mikuni - solex carburettors with 4A inlet manifold? and some engine mounts? ;)

hey guys, how much would a tune length extractors for my 3K cost? and does it make a considerable amount of difference to the power of the car? brad

Excuse the crude 'painted' diagram, but heres my current vacuum setup on my 3e-te powered corsa. This is how I bought the car and I dunno if it's right. Can anyone confirm or explain the correct setup? At the moment the vaccuum is coming from the plenum via a large vacuum hose into a screw in/out adjustable diaphram that also screws into the side of the plenum. From there, the lower smaller hose from the dipahram splits from a 't' piece to a round looking sensor thing ( it has a single electrical wire leading away from it) and also to the upper vacuum point on the vacuum sensor on the far left of the engine bay. The lower vacuum point from the sensor on the left hand …

Ok can anybody give me an idea as to why my KE70 keeps telling me its running red hot but when pop bonnet oil is full coolant is full water pump is working brand new thermostat in it new plugs new air filter new brakes. Temp guage running either dead center or up near 3 quraters can't see or find anything wrong plenty of pressure in the radiator damn near copped a face full of coolant opening it when it was a little hot still. Is this normal or not as before hand the temp gauge barely got to the 1 quarter mark i even replaced the heat sender for the damn thing and gauge still sayin its hot but it runs fine no worrys at all i took it to ipswich and back yesterday n…

i am wanting to put 17" or 18" mags on my camry and i was told by someone that i had to get a upgrade of my brakes if i went anybigger then 16" is this true is was i told a crock of shit ?????? cheers trent :P

Something I found that I thought explains scrub radius relatively well... Scrub radius

Something I thought was interesting... True it has to do with gokarts and not cars, but I think some of the principles would still apply to cars esp if you have a locked diff or a very tight LSD... Kart Steering, Physical Forces and Setup - Theory and Practice

This, also, appears to be a big seller in Malaysia... A device called a "MicroCompressor" that basically plugs into one of the PCV valves on your engine, and bleeds air in to give you "more power and better fuel economy". Basically it appears to lean your mixtures out... A "review" of MicroCompressor

A thread from PF Those Decel ones are really VERY nice!

Heh. Okay, another gimmick I recon... This guy got an old computer fan, took the blades off and stuck it in his air intake to produce... "Air Twister"! And this is a testimonial to how well it works :P Anyone want to try this? Hehe...

Although this specifies 1974-76 I am pretty sure that it would Include late KE20. Engine Engine Displacement (cc): 1166 Firing Order: 1342 Spark Plugs Type: Denso W16EP Gap (mm): .80 Compression Pressure (psi): 156 Distributor Make: Denso DWELL: 52±2 Point Gap (mm): .40-.50 Ignition Timing Initial/Static: 8@Idle C/S Fuel System Make/Type: Aisan Float Level (mm): 6.5 Idle Speed (rpm): 750-850 Emission CO%: 3.0 Fuel Pump Pressure (psi): 2.8-4.3 Fuel Capacity (cc/min@rpm): 900@5800 Oil Pressure (psi): >45@3000 Valve Clearances Inlet Hot/Cold (mm): .20 Exhaust Hot/Cold (mm): .30 Torque Specification Cylinder Head (ft.lbs): 39-47 Main Bearings …

As some of you may know, I've been on the lookout for a 4.3:1 ratio for my T-series diff (and an LSD if I can find one cheap enough). Anyway, as far as I know my diff is out of an RA28 Celica (so I'm told anyway), and has a 3.9:1 ratio. Center is broken, missing bits that should be there. I did count the teeth when I first took it out, but have forgotten now, but I think it was a 43/11 ratio (3.909). Anyway, I was speaking to the boys at Option1Garage the other day (they seem to be the only people I can get an LSD or gears from, everybody else seems to talk a lot and not deliver), and they had a Cusco center and ring gear. Ring gear out of a 4.3:1 ratio, 43 tee…