I finally bought a Corolla SX!! I've been looking for 2 years straight for a good standard model...I discovered they are rare in Victoria
Anyway, for the moment it's gone straight to the panel shop for a full respray. It's a red car with badly faded paint, so I was hoping to respray it black, but the guys said that would cost me heaps more and be a lot of work. So we settled on a nicer 2-pak red and the best thing is it will only cost me $1000. But the catch is I have to prepare it in his workshop.
Annnnyyyyywwwaaay.......while that is all happening, I'm thinking about the engine conversion I'll be doing (4A-GZE turbo-charged). I'm trying to do it on a budget, so I'm thinking whether I need a half-cut or not? I think that I could do without the standard computer (using EMS hopefully) and gearbox. Basically I want to know from people's experience whether the standard corolla sx gearbox can be mated to the GZE engine, and whether it can handle the extra power?
Sat, 02 July 2005 02:39
