slownrusty Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Here is my other trouble some but super fun kid. 14psi of boost, 4AGZE engine from a Jap Spec FWD Corolla (AE92), bought a half cut and did the conversion. Power is right at the 200hp mark - which is not bad for a 1.6L. Car is awesome to drive and handles very predictably. All the suspension has been heavily re-worked as well. Mazda RX7 Turbo 4piston calliper brakes in the works as well as new HKS cams and adj. cam gears. Thought I would share! Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Baldwin Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Wait a minute, those pics are of a rwd AE86, what gives? I love those, very lightweight. Would make a killer autoX car! Oh, I got it, the ENGINE is out of a fwd corolla. I love it! I was looking for one as a daily driver but found a '91 240SX first. The Corolla's gotta have a ton more potential. Aren't they like 2200 lb.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 Dan - Yup you got it buddy - the engine is out a early '90s FWD Corolla turned around and mated to my stock tranny to make it RWD. No mods required except shaving the right engine mount a bit with an angle grinder to clear the supercharger. My car is a little heavier as its fully optioned (electric sunroof etc etc) and I have some pretty comfy but heavy Supra seats in it. The car with a full tank of gas weighs in at 2340lbs, which is not bad. I hope to remove the heavy North American front bumper (with the big re-bar) and replace it with the feather weight Jap Spec version. So that should drop another 30lbs or so. Yes the car was one of the most popular cars in Japan for circuit racing and drifting (still is) but the S13-S15 Silvias are now the king as they have much more powerful engines with the SR20DET and an awesome suspension and factory LSD. Overal like you say, the potential is huge. These cars are becoming more rare to come across now, as most have fallen victim to the rust bug, but the odd time you will see one for sale and they are really good buys with Toyota reliabbility and that sweet reving 4AG engine mated to an a great transmission and a factory 4.3 rear end. Here are some sweet jap spec versions Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Adkins Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Reminds me of the car in "Initial-D" .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinCA Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 that is a nice little Corolla. 11.7:1 power to weight ratio. must be a fun little car to drive. I like it. Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Z Bushido Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Ah, Hachiroku. if i could find a reasonably priced one around here without any rust i would buy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 S30Z Bushido - If you can find one, I fully recommend buying it. They are great driving car, very forgiving suspension and decent power even ins tock form. John Adkins - the "Initial D" car is the same car - RWD Corolla GTS (AE86 chassis code) - aka Hachiroku. Joe - Yes the car is loads of fun. Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ive been looking for one for awhile now for a daily driver, but i cant find one! inmy area. looking for a dsm now. but still want one big time. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ive had two of those, they run good, they swing pretty good doughnuts too. my favorite of the rwd corolla family is the starlet, who knows where i can get one of those? i wanna sr20det one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Very sweet little car; me likes. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Dreamer Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Slownrusty, what year Corolla is that? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 15, 2003 Author Share Posted February 15, 2003 Mark - my car is a 1987 model which is the last year for the RWD Corollas. This particular generation only cam to the U.S from '85 - '87, so had a very short production run here. Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Fun! I have had two of those myself. My wife had a supercharged mk1 mr2 that was puting out around the 200 hp mark. That thing could eat big bikes in the twisties. Couldnt fit the dogs or the babies in it. Now have a wagon. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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