Posted by: gold94corolla

07/06/2009, 09:26am

lol I'm not doing a turbo.... but hopefully it will be sooner rather than later cause my mechanic isn't going to fix my car. Period. I'm going to do headlights next while I wait a month or so and then I'll get it done if they have all of the parts ready. I can't wait lol. Oh and I have to learn to drive stick first.

Posted by: gold94corolla

07/02/2009, 06:11pm

Well, I guess some of those are the reasons everyone does the 4age swap.... you know me, I don't like to be like everyone else..... 4agze is the same amount of work to install. Yes, it does have a top-mount intercooler which needs a hood scoop, but if you replace that with a bumper intercooler, you get 30 HP (200 HP engine). Not a problem fitting. And, I've seen tons of Corollas with intercoolers, it isn't a problem to install. And, they are going to do the wiring and all.

250 HP is on stock internals and 18 psi. The extra 50 HP comes from replacing the pulleys and increasing boost 10 psi. Corolla TC is actually in the process of turbocharging the engine, so it will have turbo and supercharger. Wow. So, if this works out for me, I'm pretty excited as you can imagine.... I never thought it would be possible.... the engine is my Final Frontier lol.

Posted by: gold94corolla

07/02/2009, 01:50pm

You see, the 4agze is 170 HP, slightly more than the 4age. BUT, the gze is supercharged! It is stock at 8 psi. It is the same engine as the 4age, except it was already built for boost. LOTS of boost. It seems that I could easily boost with the supercharger up to 18 psi!!! 250 HP!!!! And, the S/C sounds completely sick!!!! It is a lot easier to make the 4agze faster for the same price compared to the 4age. It has to be a manual transmission, so I'll just have to get used to the idea. How hard can it be anyway?

You know shubert_AE102 and Corolla_TC? They are down in Georgia and I can go down there and have them do the swap. The engine comes from an AE102, it fits right in no problem just like the 4age.

Posted by: gold94corolla

07/01/2009, 12:42pm

Yeah, please do get the cheaper seat covers in black. That will work for you. Let me know how it goes. Of course, they don't have them in the right color, but whatever.

I've always seen those E-Brake handles, and they were always a cylinder.... I've never known how they would install. But, now I'm definitely going to do that, along with a new shifter knob (not blue).

Oh speaking of that...... what would you say if I told you I was going to do the 4agze swap with manual transmission and axels???????

Posted by: gold94corolla

06/29/2009, 01:59pm

Yeah, I guess since you need the brackets, they can charge as much as they want for em and get away with ripping you off.... but whatever since money isn't an option anymore....

So, your Ebrake cover fits over it after you cut it off? Because I had no idea how those were supposed to attach, but I guess that makes some sense.

And, that reaar seat cover really SUCKS! It came with my front covers and floor mats etc, but it doesn't fit at all and it is falling apart. I'd take them out if the seats were black. But, there are some super nice ones on Ebay for $150 just for the back seat, and you can actually keep the 40-60 split and everything, unlike now, I can't fold the seats down. Here are the seat covers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAR-SEAT-COVER-1993-1997-Toyota-Corolla-Sedan_W0QQitemZ220430249099QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3352aaac8b&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

You can see that they come in black/blue which I would get, and they fit nice, at least in the pictures. I also found these cheaper ones that still allow for all of the same practicality, but they don't come in dual colors:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-1996-TOYOTA-COROLLA-LE-DX-SEDAN-REAR-SEAT-COVERS_W0QQitemZ200327318972QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2ea4704dbc&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1171%7C240%3A1318