are there any supercharger or turbo kits for the 02 corolla? i cant seem to find any, only ones for the 03 and up. and also i wnt to build my top end but i cnt find any aftermarket cams. do any companies such as crower make them?
are there any supercharger or turbo kits for the 02 corolla? i cant seem to find any, only ones for the 03 and up. and also i wnt to build my top end but i cnt find any aftermarket cams. do any companies such as crower make them?
there are parts for our engines on sites such as monkeywrenchracing.com but only the internals will work, our header is different, the mounts are close.
as for turbo kit you will prolly have to build your own, like i have descided to do. you can get turbo manifold kits from such places as jgstools.com. but the big thing is you will have to drop your compression ratio to be on the safe side, unless you have experiance tuning 10:1 cr + boost. then you will need a full standalone.
well i found a site horsepowerfreaks.com the got a set of crower cams for $439. as for the corolla i just wnt a lil more horsepower so im goin with bolt ons for now like headers, exhaust, short shifter, and intake. only internals ima do is cams, exedy clutch, and lightweight flywheel. as for looks rite now im runnin black 15 inch rota slips and tinted windows. the whole car is blacked out. only other thing than that is sound system. i want to lower it and get a front lip.
Last edited by jdmgen8; 09-02-2009 at 01:06 AM.
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Since I'm here, let me remind you that it's a corolla, and more than likely will never be fast. Spend some money on a couple suspension upgrades and some nice audio. Those are two of the things that you will be able to use and feel all the time, the rest, I sincerely doubt you would even notice short of a complete overhaul of the powertrain. I mean if you want to throw $10k into a $3k car to still be mediocre in terms of power, so be it, but it's really not worth the time or money.
any car can be made fast. its all on if they want to put the time and effort into the car. money isnt always the answer to building a fast car, tho it helps, and with an attitude like this, no wonder the 8th gen got skipped over on aftermarket parts. guys with ef civics drop a shit ton of money into their cars, and its worth every penny. ever seen a k swapped ef? its not slow. hell for way less than 10k you cant build a damn nice powerplant out of the 1zz. cus seriously, all you will ever need in a corolla is about 300whp. and if you cant build a turbo kit, tune it, and throw rods/pistons into the bottom end for safety for under 10k your doing something wrong. you really dont need big cams, or any of the other crap, but most people opt for it as they always shoot for big power. for a moderate 300whp you really only need rods/pistons and a decent turbo kit.
OP sounds like you want a decent car, capable to hold its own. stick with your plan. sounds like a decent start, but you might want to wait on the cams. try swapping to a celica gt intake manifold and throttle body. its a decent upgrade, and makes a huge difference up top. but you will need to relocate the battery to the trunk.
Last edited by BLUEMEANIE; 09-04-2009 at 09:35 AM.
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dont let the haters get to you. there is one in every crowd. the reason i say wait on the cams, is because you really need some form of standalone, or piggy back, to get the full power out of the cams. and depending on which ones you choose, you often need other supporting mods, like valve spring/retainers to keep your valves from floating at high rpms. which would be bad. currently you can find greddy emanage ultimate for about 300-500 then you would need a wideband, and some dyno time to dial in the cams. the springs/retainers should cost about 350-400. not to mention installation, which if you dont know how to do it your self, or dont have the tools, makes the cost jump up pretty quick.
but stick to the bolt ons, look into polyurethaning your engine mounts. theres plenty of diy's out there on how to do it. and if all thats not enough, save up for a c60 6 speed from a matrix, use the celica gt axles and swap that in. its closer ratios, higher final drive, and makes a HUGE difference in straight line accelleration, and in corners if you get a lsd equipped model.
Last edited by BLUEMEANIE; 09-04-2009 at 09:35 AM.
dont let the haters get to you. there is one in every crowd. the reason i say wait on the cams, is because you really need some form of standalone, or piggy back, to get the full power out of the cams. and depending on which ones you choose, you often need other supporting mods, like valve spring/retainers to keep your valves from floating at high rpms. which would be bad. currently you can find greddy emanage ultimate for about 300-500 then you would need a wideband, and some dyno time to dial in the cams. the springs/retainers should cost about 350-400. not to mention installation, which if you dont know how to do it your self, or dont have the tools, makes the cost jump up pretty quick.
but stick to the bolt ons, look into polyurethaning your engine mounts. theres plenty of diy's out there on how to do it. and if all thats not enough, save up for a c60 6 speed from a matrix, use the celica gt axles and swap that in. its closer ratios, higher final drive, and makes a HUGE difference in straight line accelleration, and in corners if you get a lsd equipped model.
yeah that guy acts like im expecting to get 300 hp from just bolt ons, i know it wont give me much but be better than stock and it really doesnt cost that much. its not like im putting $3,000 into it or $10,000 like he said. these cars are actually pretty quick stock and if i do everything im wanting to, not including turbo which i dnt think ima do now, it should have a little more power. what year would i get the celica gt manifold and tb from a 2002?
If you reread the guy's post above you, pretty much everything he named is going to cost you at least a couple grand, and that's if you are capable of doing all of the work yourself. More than $2k is not far off from the $3k you aren't going to spend, then what? Even if you spend $3k to make your car a little faster, you have a tiny bit quicker car on some shitty wheels and tires, crap suspension and brakes, not to mention you still look like you are racing around in your grandma's car.
this is coming from the guy with the 18's on a corolla?
seriously, if he wants to build his corolla, let him. dont come in here with a negetive attitude and shoot this guy down. go troll some where else if all your going to do is make negetive comments and be a dick. no one wants to hear that. any car can be made to be fast, if he chooses to build a corolla, your should support him, not bash him, esp since this is the 8TH GEN COROLLA forums. we all drive the same car, but we all dont have the same tastes.
yeah that guy acts like im expecting to get 300 hp from just bolt ons, i know it wont give me much but be better than stock and it really doesnt cost that much. its not like im putting $3,000 into it or $10,000 like he said. these cars are actually pretty quick stock and if i do everything im wanting to, not including turbo which i dnt think ima do now, it should have a little more power. what year would i get the celica gt manifold and tb from a 2002?
for the celica gt intake manifold/throttle body you want to use a 00-03. its also the same as the 00-03 corolla/matrix. its a bolt on affair, but you kink the upper rad hose slightly, but it still flows fine. i have had mine on for 6 months now with no problems. if you want you can also source out a celica gt ecu, and the harness connectors. the connectors for the corolla ecu are slightly different, and the celica ecu has better fuel/timing maps, as well as a hgher red line too..
If you reread the guy's post above you, pretty much everything he named is going to cost you at least a couple grand, and that's if you are capable of doing all of the work yourself. More than $2k is not far off from the $3k you aren't going to spend, then what? Even if you spend $3k to make your car a little faster, you have a tiny bit quicker car on some shitty wheels and tires, crap suspension and brakes, not to mention you still look like you are racing around in your grandma's car.
And for your info i also have an 88 crx with a jdm d15b sohc vtec swap with a 91 si tranny which has lsd installed along with a fidanza lightweight flywheel and stage 2 clutchmasters clutch and short shifter. was that to much for you to comprehend? i also have a 2006 yamaha yzf 600. so hate on that to. i do all of my own work so yes i know about cars. If you want to be proved wrong you can go to honda-tech.com or mysace.com/cby2005 to see pics and info. also if i was a ricer then wouldnt i be on here talking about bodykits, wings, hood scoops, and euro lights? you are such an idiot. you are the one with ricer 18's. let me guess you probably drive an automatic and live at home with your mommy and dont have any friends, a girlfriend, or a life for that matter. you have nothing better to do but sit at home all day on your little computer and hate on people with better stuff than you. i bet you dont even have a job and if you do its part time at piggly wiggly or sum shit. get you facts staight before running your mouth next time loser.
for the celica gt intake manifold/throttle body you want to use a 00-03. its also the same as the 00-03 corolla/matrix. its a bolt on affair, but you kink the upper rad hose slightly, but it still flows fine. i have had mine on for 6 months now with no problems. if you want you can also source out a celica gt ecu, and the harness connectors. the connectors for the corolla ecu are slightly different, and the celica ecu has better fuel/timing maps, as well as a hgher red line too..
Thanks man im glad sumbody's tryin to be helpful and not just have negative things to say. he should read before he speaks. i appreciate the support. bout how much did all that run you?
Thanks man im glad sumbody's tryin to be helpful and not just have negative things to say. he should read before he speaks. i appreciate the support. bout how much did all that run you?
i got my intake manifold/tb for 112 shipped off of ebay. as for the ecu, i cant use the celica ecu since i am a non vvti car. but i have a megasquirt waiting to go on, so its ok. i just need a egt guage and a aem uego and it will be in asap. then get a decent tune and spin to 7k. i plan on spinning to 8500 or so on my full built engine with the turbo setup.
i got my intake manifold/tb for 112 shipped off of ebay. as for the ecu, i cant use the celica ecu since i am a non vvti car. but i have a megasquirt waiting to go on, so its ok. i just need a egt guage and a aem uego and it will be in asap. then get a decent tune and spin to 7k. i plan on spinning to 8500 or so on my full built engine with the turbo setup.
thats not bad at all, but im kinda new to toyotas so i have no idea what any of that is lol is it like a chip that goes in the ecu or totally replace it?
thats not bad at all, but im kinda new to toyotas so i have no idea what any of that is lol is it like a chip that goes in the ecu or totally replace it?
you would have to use your ecu for stuff like speedo and tach, but it would take over all engine controlls and functions.
megasquirt is a diy standalone ecu that has been gaining in popularity over the past few years. its fairly easy to tune, very flexible and user friendly.
you can read up more on it on www.diyautotune.com or www.msefi.com or just google search megasquirt and ignore any porn sites that pop up.. lol.
as for the aem uego. it is a complete wideband o2 metering system. very nice. egt is exhaust gas tempreture. both are needed when tuning an engine. most just get a wideband and forget the egt, which means afr's will be close, but timing will be too retarded or advanced. but thats a more indepth conversation for later.
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