God Loves Ugly

[godlovesugly]

First of all i know nothing about corollas, i bought one on the weekend and its the first one ive ever own. I'm here to learn as much as i can about the car and how to make it go faster without spending a shitload of money. I bought a KE20 corolla with an engine from a T18(whatever that is) in it, it goes pretty good and its like driving a go kart cause the thing only weighs 860kgs. previoulsy ive only owned utes which ive lowered the shit out of, i still own an 87 king cab navara with all door handles, badges, fuel filler etc shaved and some other body work done to it, its too low though and without airbags i can't really drive it anywhere without scraping the leaf spring hangers..... anyway back to the KE20. I'm in two frames of mind at the moment, on one hand i want to keep it all toyota so id like to put a decent toyota motor in it to get some more power, on the other hand I'm not richy rich so id like to get the best bang for buck. is it possible to get the same sort of power from a toyota engine compared to a nissan engine for the same price?? I'm assuming its not and that i'll end up with an SR or CA in it but you people are the experts so id appreciate ANY feedback. also, i don't like the brakes in it, i like to be able to stop fast and the drum/disc brakes arent cutting it, whats the best way to upgrade the brakes??

[irokin]

I put KE70 discs on the front of mine. Not much of a size increase but you can buy better brake pads for them (the girlock calipers take the same pads as VN commodore rears).

[JiP]

Hey, Welcome to the club #2027. Thats one neat KE20. What'd that set you back??

 

Looks hot!!

[ke30king]

nice lookin rolla, i think if you want best bang for buck do a bit of work to the motor thats in it. ad a mild cam, a deacent sized weber, extractors and give the head a port, polish and plain will your at it. it should be great bang for buck

[Corolla_Kid]

IF you don't mind may i ask how much you got it for? That was on ebay last week wasn't it?

[PMP020]

this car was on ebay for 2500.

 

as for bang for buck, it already has a 3T in it.

1800cc in a ke20 is more than enough.

so some small easy mods to engine like extractors, weber, cam etc etc and ull be set.

as for brakes there are a few 'bolt on' upgrades and there are some 'almost bolt on' upgrades both easy if you know all the info on either car so you can cross reference specs.

but have a search around toymods and rollaclub.

ill gaurentee ull find what your looking for.

 

you got yourself a sweet ride there, take good care of it.

 

cheers scott

[Jono]

I would have thought the 3T would be quick enough, but then again is the 3T-C really only 56kw?

I guess it depends on how much time and/or money you want to spend.

 

Anyways, it looks cool, i was hoping the ebay buyer would get on here!...

Whats ugly about it though? its know its no BMW but hey...

Edited August 14, 2006 by JC807

[muller]

Whats ugly to some are great to others. I'm in the second bunch and reckon that yours is pretty neat. :laff:

[godlovesugly]

I would have thought the 3T would be quick enough, but then again is the 3T-C really only 56kw?

I guess it depends on how much time and/or money you want to spend.

 

Anyways, it looks cool, i was hoping the ebay buyer would get on here!...

Whats ugly about it though? its know its no BMW but hey...

 

 

thanks for all the help, i bought it outside of ebay for the asking price, i work with the previous owner and i know how much money and effort he put into it. its also handy being able to walk over to his desk and kick him everytime something goes wrong

 

aint nothing ugly about the ke20, i love the shape and it shits on those ugly beamers that came from the same era, my username comes from a hip hop album by atmosphere and i liked the title so its been my username ever since.

 

the 3t is pretty quick but a guy that lives below me just bought a series five rx7 and i want to beat him for half the price, he'll hate that. The 3t has some 'hot cams' already, I'm not sure if this made much of a difference cause i didnt drive it beforehand. i need to go through some of the threads and read what other people have done so i can get a better idea of the potential of the 3t, i like the idea of sticking with the 3t though cause swapping engines is a pain to say the least

[PMP020]

sorry champ

 

you wont be beating a FC with a worked 3T.

may have to look into turbo charging it if your looking at killing a 13BT FC.

 

cheers scott

[Killswitch]

You could go 3TGTE and give the FC a good run for its money! :y: Looks tidy mate, good luck with it.

[muller]

OR better yet, put a 13BT in your rolla :y:

[godlovesugly]

yeah I'm thinking about going for a rotor, if you can't beat em... join em. but before i do that i want to get the most out of the motor ive got so i'll get some webers and what not and take it to get tuned as well, it definitly needs some tappet adjusting.

 

what are the widest wheel/tyres you can fit under the guards??

 

what mods are people doing with the suspension?? i don't like leafs, ive help mates piss off their leafs on utes and replace them with a four link and air bags but as for normal cars with leafs i have no idea.

 

does anyone ever organise meets through this site?? id like to meet up with some rolla owners around sydney to check out their rides and sit down and pick their brains.

[JiP]

Try the NSW section. I'm sure that they have meets down there.

[Jono]

if you are over the northern beaches way pm me for phone number. there are 4 of us with ke20's, one with 86kw 4age, me with 100kw 4age, one with 12a rotary and one with a 4agze with t28. all still have leaves...