understandable, so whats the plan for the car? an engine conversion later on? i wanted mine to be a bit punchier also but funds are/were low and i have bigger and better plans than my little rolla, as it is only my daily/ A to B car.
What i did and i noticed the difference, a mate was wrecking his ae82 which had an auto 4AC, so i ripped it out and my engine and changed over most of the stuff from mine like the carby, water pump, starter and all that sorta stuff and put it on the ae82 4AC and i did all the gaskets and seals, then we put it back in. As it was an auto and a granny car it hadnt been thrashed and had half the k's on it, not a huge power increase or whatever but its now more reliable and i can feel the difference. It took the weekend and a little help from the old man and my mate but for about $250 it was worth it i think. Now i know i can push it a bit more when driving it.
just thought i'd share what i did...