Alley2328

Hey all

Okay, i have a problem with my Grandma's 1998 Corolla 1.8L AE102

The coolant level drops from MAX to midway after around 2 weeks. I top it up and it goes down after 2 weeks. The car has done 110K and has a minor service every 6 months. Water pump was also replaced around 2 years ago. Theres also a new radiator which was fitted around the same time.

Any ideas?

To be honest, back in 07, i actually had my sights on a brand new [current shape] Corolla Acsent to replaced my beloved 1999 corolla. I actually only considered 2 cars. The honda civic sedan and the corolla. The sedan felt too big and i was put off pretty quickly. At first, i quite liked the corolla. LOoks were somewhat modern.... but after i drove it, it felt lifeless and really made me feel disconnected from the road. I was also fairly disappointed with the engine as well. I was pretty excited about the Dual VVTi with 100kw at the engine.. but it felt the same as my old 1.8L corolla.... Not a bad thing.... since i tihnk the AE102 1.8L engine was a damn good one, but i was just expecting much more..

There was a mazda dealership nearby and i thought... what the heck.. lets go have a look.. i came out the same day.. having signed the papers for a brand new 3.. awaiting delivery =P

The corolla is a good car, but in terms of driving dynamics, the 3 is just in a whole different league.... and with some suspension mods, its even better =D

hey pal,

Those pictures looks familiar to me, a friend of mine showed me at work.

Do you know Edwin . L by any chance?

By the way, very neat car.

Cheers

D35

LOL... GTi boy right? =P.. YEh.. he's a school mate

WOw.. i found my old thread..

Well, here are the updates:

Its a 2007 Mazda 3 Neo with Powerpack purchased from Liverpool Mazda.

Was a 1st Year uni student with a tight budget.. but i wanted something

new.. soo.. here it is! =)

2 and a bit years on.. and a few mods have ended up on the car.. soo. Enjoy =)

Exterior:

SP23 Facelft Snowflakes with Bridgestone Potenza RE050a 215 45 r17

SP23 Rear Roof Spoiler with LED brake light

SP23 front grill

6000K HID Low Beams

White T10 Parkers front + rear plate light

Chrome Ozmazdaclub stickers

Slimline Tinted Weathershields

Painted Red brake calipers

Stubby Antenna

Interior:

Mazda OEM Cruise control [inc audio controls]

Ambient Temp sensor

Mazda OEM Bluetooth kit

SP23 Lux pack Bose Amp + Sub

SP23 Facelift Lux Gear Knob

Ipod charger + aux output

Japanese Tofu on the mirror:tongue2:

LED lights for driver + passenger footwells

Sound deadened underneath rear seats + whole boot.

Performance:

Not much.. LOL

AEM CAI + Dryflow Filter + Monza Heatshield

Advanced Timing mod

Remus Exhaust with custom Testpipe coming soon

Suspension:

Autoexe Rear Floor Brace

Heavy Duty Whiteline rear swaybar painted red

Whiteline rear camber kit

Pedders Sport Ryder Suspension springs

KONI FSD Shocks

OEM MPS Rear Swaybar Endlinks

PICS

Hey all.

Yes yes.. i know, i drive a mazda.. thought i'd say hi and relog into my old account.

Use to have a 1999 Corolla AE102 1.8L Conquest. It was the car i learnt to drive in and it was pretty decent =)

Changed up to a mazda 3 neo in mid 2007 and 2 years on, a few mods have ended up on the car.

I'm also a moderator of Ozmazdaclub so if theres any groupbuys that us mazda guys are interested in, shoot me a PM and we can get it going =P

Hope to see some of you guys at cruises and what not..

Very nice!!! :)

Where did you get the blue parkers from?

Ebay. I bought it for my corolla.. and when i sold it.. i transferred it over.

I've got an HID on my shelf and an AEM CAI.. ready to be installed.. just cbf -_-"

well.. havnt been on this forum for quite a while.. but i've finally upgraded my 1999 corolla.... too.. a mazda :clap:

Here are some pics

Day 2- Photos at home

MODS(if i can call them that. rather pathetic really)

New Headlights 4750K Mtec cosmos blue headlights... With LED Parkers

Audio Controls on the steering wheel

Ambient Temp sensor

Future Mods

17 inch RIms

Eibach Prokit Lower springs

Chrome Door Handles

MPS 3 Rear Roof Spoiler + sideskirts

exhaust..probably in 2 years when im half way through warranty

Short Ram Intake Or Cold Air Intake.. Watever =P

Mod your current car if you like it.  The suspension setup craps all over the newer corolla's.  The A series block is nice and strong too if you want to go forced induction.

Pauter and Argo do stronger rods, and there's a huge variety of forged pistons to choose from aswell.

If you have 10K, this is how I'd spend it...

Engine crane $250

Good socket set $200

Good screwdriver set $50

Good ringspanner set $100

Chain for crane $5

Remove the motor yourself, it's pretty easy even for a first-timer.

Purchase some stronger rods with ARP bolts $1200

Purchase some oversize forged pistons with rings $700 (aim for 8.5:1 or 9:1)

TD04 WRX turbo $250-300 for a good secondhand one

Evo or import VR4 cooler from importers $200 (better than the ebay crap)

Bosch BOV $40

7MGTE injectors $100

rebuild kit for the 7A $300 (incl all gaskets and seals)

Bearing kit $200

Steampipe turbo manifold $400

Dump pipe and exhaust $600-1K

Cooler pipes $400

Labour to machine/rebuild motor with new parts $1K

Oil feed/return lines and fittings $130

Emanage with MAP sensor, ignition harness and injector harness $500-600 seconhand + $200 to tune

OR

Microtech/Haltech/Adaptronic etc $900-1500 + $500 to fit and tune

HD clutch $250-400 (recommend a 6 puck sprung center ceramic disc with uprated original pressure plate, the toyota pressure plates are hard to beat)

Secondhand TRD LSD $400 from importers, $500-600 to fit, possibly less if you take the box and LSD to a gearbox shop.

Shim the oilpump while the motor's out for a bit more pressure

With this setup, you will have a basically indestructible street motor which will put out something like 170kw ATW with moderate boost... Will leave sportivo drivers thinking "WTF was that???", and it will be a RELIABLE daily driver too.

With the leftover money, invest in some Koni's and springs too, then it's another $500 or so for a decent brake setup.

If you're after extra rice points, factor in some extra $$$ for a multitude of guages, I'd recommend oil pressure, water temp and boost.

If you want info on seriously modding the earlier motor's, then www.twincam.org and www.toymods.org.au are much better sources of information.  Johhny, kingmick and Terry O'Bernie have all done some serious builds on the 7a at toymods from memory.

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Looking at this .. 170Kw ATW... isnt that a little too much for a FWD ie wheelspin?? any other suggestions.. maybe a lil less powerful?

What civic?

The honda's usually have a much better build quality.

How it performs depends on what civic you have.

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Um.. i have the Hatch Vi Model 1.7L VTEC 97Kw.. I want a car to play with.. and tinker with.. so im still thinking.. either my current corolla or new one

I also own a honda civic 2004 model. Does the acsent match this car?

Which car would be better to mod up? After looking at the prices of the new Acsent.. Being 21880 AUD, i'm a little bit interested in the best of both models. The pros and cons :) I've heard that the New corolla's have shocking suspension. Is this true?

If you have that much dosh to work with...personally i would either sell it and buy a newer 1zz or save more and get a sportivo...

I think in the long term you would be better off, rather than throwing 10k of forced induction work to a sausage on wheels...may sound a bit harsh, but the 9th gen rollas are that much better than the 8th its a joke in my opinion.

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I just thought that it was easier to mod thios model corolla and cheaper as well.. cause some peopel have said that the corolla with the vtti engines cost more to mod

Hi Everyone,

I currently own a 1999 Corolla Conquest 1.8L.. Ever since i was given the keys to this car, it seems like it lacks power. What would i do/add to improve the performance in this car.. I have a 5~10K budget to spend.