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Yup - read the next line I wrote below, I did acknowledge that.."So years later.." Anyway.. Old / new forum - you never know who's gonna read & get something out of it..

I'll have to strip down the engine... this oil's ten years old & baked on hard..

I love the way the original poster has buggered off into the ether somewhere & the post continues - off topic. So years later for anyone who may come again & read to the end of this thread, here's my 20c worth. Strictly cheap. He said he'd fitted exhaust but didn't mention extractors, so if he hadn't done that, 2nd hand extractors would be the go. Look up autospeed website for fuel injector comparison, then head to local pick apart wreckers & find the injector that's in the same ballpark as yours but just a little bigger, too big & you'll confuse your ECU. Run cleansing treatments through your oil & fuel a few times over. Switch to high octane fuel & synthetic oil, although a little more expensive, they're sustainable - just cut back on the junk food fat-boy! Fit a cold air intake & shield it (or wrap it) from the engine, ensure it has a good mouth open to unrestricted air, high flo filter of course & run the largest pipes you can, gradually tapering the diameter down to the throttle body size, this rams the air & creates a mild amount of added air pressure. Not all throttle bodies are the same diameter so if you can find a used larger one you'll be improving air flow Shield & or wrap your extractors from the air coming into the engine bay. Look around for used custom plenum that's a bit larger & better ported than stock. Also create a shield between the engine head & your plenum, for transverse mount engines you can make the plenum shield match up with a reverse bonnet scoop that vents onto your windscreen, which helps with de-misting! for around $80 bucks you can fit higher quality sparking plugs that improve ignition/combustion Look up spark plug indexing where you face the spark point of of your plug in the direction of the intake valves, also said to improve combustion

There's a bloke on australian ebay username manualfixit He'll have what ever you need on disc & can mail it to you for around $12

Snds like TRD ke70 has the answer. I've had my AE95 for 4 years... it's got over 35K on it & never had the prob' you're talking about

look in australian / jap wrecking yards, spares You sure it's the diff locker vaccuum not just the wiring or solenoids that are the problem?

Womble - back to your original post. I drive the exact same model as you, summertime assertive driving half way is normal or lots of stop starts in moderate weather. When I run the air con it's stable at around the 2/3rds point (I use the economy air con setting to help keep the engine cool) Freeway driving you should be below halfway

Hey KE20rollabus it seems clear you understand a few things about cars, now... please anyone correct me if I'm wrong but I think most people were taken aback by the way you just came in & openly sledged someone in a public forum ...so even if you are technically correct about anything to do with cars you'll always be viewed as wrong for sledging someone straight off the bat.. If you were trying to help the dude you've got a weird way of introducing yourself Maybe you'll consider how to phrase your opinion next time. We all dig cars, no one knows it all & curiosity goes a long way...

I was talking about your airbags - they would've required an engineers certificate yeah?

Well, that's the direction I'm heading in anyway... (I'll explain in a moment) Yeah I did some more searching last night & learned the individual butterflies can be removed or just buy adapter plates. Can anyone suggest where I might find adapter plates to replace the TVIS butterflies? (I'm in Melbourne.) Ok...So.. yes Hiro, I know 4agze's come standard with top mount intercooler & weird little box shaped air chamber that the stumpy runners branch off unevenly from.... Why would I want to fit a (non butterflied)TVIS plenum & runners to a bigport 4agze????? (I'm actually not the first to do this) Well, I'll break it down... the basic concept is this: First & foremost.. "The purpose of the vehicle" I'm an outdoors person (camping fishing surfing snowboarding) but I'm not into big beast road cars or 4wd's The AE95 4WD WAGON is already a versatile vehicle, basically capable of 2 seperate purposes. 1) Good road ability but really needs more power 2) Good dirt & snow ability but needs better/higher suspension So... Let's deal with the road aspect first. The most obvious mod all 4agze owners are aware of is to upgrade the pulley system, this in turn creates higher temps, creating the need for a bigger intercooler. The biggest intercoolers are front mounted, but... being further away from the super charger & intake means some power is lost. One way to regain or even increase more horsepower is to do everything possible to eliminate turbulence. In the context of eliminating turbulence the flow shapes of the stock 4agze intake are probably the most weird & angular shapes of all 4A** engines. So that's probably the main reason I'm keen to use the long, torque inducing runners of a big port (non-butterflied)TVIS plenum. Combined with some polishing & porting, I'm keen to see what results. ?? So that's all my considerations around the road aspects of the vehicle... but.. What about the dirt & snow ability? Well.., aside from raising the suspension, I want to install a switch for the supercharger so I can completely disengage it at will, leaving the engine to run naturally aspirated,as the air will just flow straight past the idle supercharger lobes. Combine all these aspects: The higher suspension, the all wheel drive, (some all terrain tyres) the unusually low 1st gear ratio of the AE95 & the big ports complete lack of low down torque when it's run naturally aspirated &... you end up with a very road capable wagon that can easily climb steep winding muddy tracks without overheating the engine. All feedback / input welcome guys

I'd scour the self serve scrap yards & 'items for free' - threads, in other forums for a 4af carb motor. There's heaps of them around & a lot of people are getting rid of them all the time. Being a 4a series engine - the mounting points should be the same .. call around for prices - formulate a view of what's out there & what's a good deal. no money? ... sort your money situation out first mate - priorities

Thanks I've seen that on Billzilla's page & the picture there shows a filter then the sensor then the throttle body, so it's not the same as a supercharged application. I have a new question. Is there a non TVIS intake set up that will fit the bigport engine?

will the tacho dash from the seca's fit straight in? or will I need to make some mods to make it work? Straight swap mate. 4wdwgn & kebin - both you guys have done serious mod's to your suspension, how do you go with engineers & making it legal?

Thanks for poppin in guys, So I'm new to all this, MAP is what? Manifold Air Pressure?? & I'm guessing AFM is.. Air Flow Meter?? Does it make any difference So can anyone provide - general consensus type - information on the pros & cons of the big port.. Sounds good to me - (sure I'm bias I just bought the bloody thing!) but... my basic reasoning is big port = higher rate of flow through the engine, meaning good top end power & the super charger should take care of the lower end. In any case it'll be a big improvement on the 4afe. Thanks for the link NZ: Quote "AE92 uses DLI ignition (wasted spark with crank angle sensor and twin coil packs), also has 7-rib block End Quote I read his other thread on DLI ignition good write ups.. Can some one provide more detail on 'wasted spark w/ crank angle sensor??

Hi I found an early model transverse mount jdm spec 4agze from an ae92 Levin with about 85k on it. Incl. wiring loom factory IC etc. It's been sitting in a garage for about 10 years... So I thought it was high time to bite the bullet & put it into my ae95 4wd wagon. So can anyone tell me if mine's a big or small port?? How do I tell... & W'sTF-ing difference when I put the pedal to the metal?

I think you're refering to the tercel which came before this model & had a float - level in the dash that showed the degree of lean the car was on when in rough terrain

Still waiting on some pic's dude... Anything would be nice