Australian Motor Industries used to build corollas out here - they had an AMI badge on the guard, a plate inside the engine bay and more spot welds holding the car together than the jap built ones apparently.
should be a beast with that motor. i notice your car has the same pinstriping as OKE020, where it ends at the wheel arch on the guard - out of interest, is it an AMI built ke20 or a jap one? what year?
just use the factory airbox. unless you spend all your time near redline and its fed with cold air - a pod will do sweet darn all. i'd trade a 1kw gain at 6500rpm for low intake temperatures during day to day driving anytime.
so you end up with 8.8:1 compression without a head skim? mmmm
lol @ "i never thought id say this but torque really is very exciting too on the street adding a whole new dimension to the corolla!"
gee, who'd have thunk it?
looks great so far, but you will probably want it turboed after a few months. 4age conversions into early corollas are good but are just shy of the real wow factor IMHO.