Squall0011

Well it sounds like turbo it is then... But internals first! :P Simply Decompress the head with a decompression plate, and add turbo :P do other internals later on down the track :P But take notice from Xoom, i myself, am not after BIG Power, i just wanted a little more oomph lol :P Evo I realise that, but Xoom has done some pretty crazy stuff to his 2zz... Especially to get 110% (248kw) it's stock power to it, Such as ECU, LSD, Fuel system upgrade, turbo (important part), CAI, exhaust, And alot more to menton (Mainly cause I've forgotten what else he's done) As far as the decompression plate goes, then turbo... I'd like to see how much I can get out of a Naturally Aspirated 1zz before I bolt a turbo onto it. Plus, Xoom has stated you'd be getting 110-120kw out of a 1zz (as opposed to 89kw). More than half of that would be coming from the (Much) better tuning that you'd need to run the Supercharger. But I do ultimately get your point, Evo. But 4wd sounds so tempting~ (big expenses, but well worth attempting to get power to all fours)

Well it sounds like turbo it is then... But internals first! :P

What I want out of my corolla: I want to make it unique to my tastes, and be (Very) fast... What kind of a budget do you have?: As much as I don't seem to have a big budget, It doesn't really bother me, even if I had to save for half a year, to a year to afford the upgrades. I mainly suggested Supercharging, as an alternative to getting a complete turbo kit with extractors, cause I already have prepped DC Sports 4-1 ceramic coated extractors, triple wrapped with exhaust heat insulation ($500 worth) The extractors are the only reason I'd prefer to go supercharging. One of my friends did say I'd get more power through putting a Turbo on it.

Very... Tempted... *works out how to get $3500*

That's a VERY nice ZZE123... I'd own it B)

Just contacted him, He's given me quite a few great pointers... Thanks!

is it still for sale? Ifso, I'm interested... just stating the obvious but he has bumped this specific thread this morning... so he still has it :P Read your messages too sqall XD Evo I didn't pay attention to dates... Thanks for making me feel special >_> <_< v_v

is it still for sale? Ifso, I'm interested...

Hey readers. I'm a proud owner of a 05 JDM Corolla Sedan with a 1ZZ-FE engine in it. Only major thing I've done under the hood is currently put a CAI with a K&N Pod Filter on it. I currently have a SC-14 that I recently picked up for $228.05 from eBay. Taking a little bit of a look, it will require quite a lot of modification and custom piping attaching itself from the throttle body, through the supercharger then to the block... I then rung around in Sydney, Found that a guy in Castle Hill Toyota quoted something around the $5000 mark for one that'd fit my car, But I realize that it's a very rough quote. And not to mention with eather option I'd have to upgrade quite a lot of stuff. I was asking for opinions and if anyone has a spare 1zz TRD supercharger around that they may want to sell..? (Maybe, Hopefully???) I was also thinking on the side about turbo-ing my 1zz... but that'd mean I'd have to sell my DC Sports extractors that I ordered from the US, and triple layered with exhaust heat wrap... (Damn?) But any input and information with both forced inductions would be absolutely great! -Steve

What about a SC-14 bolted onto a 05 1ZZ Corolla? Not 100% sure how I'm gonna pull it off, but I'm planning on it... B)

Lol, I'm already aware of that... But I'd personally prefer having harder suspension... Even with all the nicks and bumps in the road... At least that way you "actually" know what your car is going through, rather than have soft/stock suspension "Mask" all but the NASTY bumps. :)

YES!!! B) :D I ended up taking a leap of faith last night, after hours of research hinting that it's the same chassis... Looks like it payed off... Thanks SuperDave! B)

Do you own a set? At the moment they're having a half price sale... It looks worth looking into for a $700 set of coilovers shipped FREE over Australia! Would These: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/G4-Adjustable-Suspe...=item19b92b64bd Fit my car?

Holy crap!!! They're Freaking cheap, Yet they look better than the K-Sport Coilovers!!! The interchangeable "Free" spring swap service is pretty awesome too

http://www.racegoodyear.com/tires/pdf/EagleRS_09SEP09.pdf Racing tires that'll fit my 18's and my 17's... If you came here for advice, take it from someone who knows what they are talking about. He's trying to help you, and in time (if you last that long) you will see SD has PLENTY of good (and proven) advice to offer you. If you came here to make yourself look stupid, ignore this comment and continue on your merry way. My apologies if that's what it appears to look like. You and the rest of the people that have posted have very logical points, Yes, bigger rims will be heavier and handle worse, under most conditions, unless the suspension was designed to run with that size rim AND with the car it's going into. I don't understand a few things though, such as the radial thing, yes. They're Asymmetric, meaning they can spin in any direction, which is good if your front left blows out, and you want to swap it with your rear right. But I don't understand how they are better than directional tires. Otherwise. Also, as far as the coilovers/suspention go, Everyone's thrown brands at me that I've never heard of. Sure, I've heard of Tein, HKS, Bilstien, Ksport, and a few others. But how would I be able to compare them all, without purchasing "ALL" of them, and trialing them one after another? I know that sounds a little stupid. But, everyone's going to swear by a set, and the next person will talk down about the same set, saying it broke in their case. I've seen that in other forums. In saying that. It makes the decision very difficult. As I said earlier, I didn't mean to sound like I'm challenging what other people are saying, I just was questioning their logic's mainly because I'm new to the upgrading scene. Most of it's logical, but some of it is confusing, Such as tires, rims, whatnot. but hearing explanations from other people makes most of the pieces fall into place.

http://www.racegoodyear.com/tires/pdf/EagleRS_09SEP09.pdf Racing tires that'll fit my 18's and my 17's...

Never said anyone was. Directional tyres prevent you from doing 4 (or 5) wheel rotations, you can only rotate the wheels on each side. Directional tyres can be had in 15s, just not easily here as there is no demand. Look up track tyres and you will see they aren't available in low profile for a reason. The difference between a 16, a 17 and a 15 on the street will be negligible. I compete on 15s and I'm not seeing any loss in handling. But most people buy rims for show, so yes bigger rims do look better and 17s on the Corolla look less awkward than 15s. Don't forget to pay attention to the rim width, which is just as critical to handling as the rest of the specs. As for you preload question. You want to know how much they compress the spring from the factory? Zero. I think you mean height drop; If I remember correctly its -40mm at the front and -50mm at the back. As far as track tires go, another reason people put bigger rims on their cars, is because the have the ability to go wider, I currently have 7.5's instead of the stock 6, So that's an extra 1.5 inches of tread, although currently the rim itself is 2 inches bigger, It's not a bad idea to have bigger rims on a track car, that way you can fit bigger braking systems in your wheels. Most of the GT1 GT2 and some GT3 cars run bigger rims than stock* (This is referring to the GT2.GT3 classes)(They usually do fit bigger rims, But not all the time (mostly wider/lighter ones). But what about those semi light weight rims? you were talking about adding weight. Therefore making your car slower, but if you get a set of rims that weigh the same as your stock rims; its not a bad idea.

By the way, what's the pre-load settings on the Cusco Zero 2's???

I don't think you fully understand what a 'radial' tyre is. It's to do with the direction of the ply; radial goes around the tyre (ie. radially), where as in the early days of tyres it went side to side (bias-ply). Directional is in reference to the tread pattern only working in one direction. Big rims weigh more than smaller rims, as do bigger tyres; so you are increasing the unsprung mass. You also need the sidewall to provide handling, contrary to popular belief low profile tyres have less grip. The Zero 2 are a great mid range coilover. But you're not going to be reversing up the highway at 110kmh, Thus affecting the directional tires ability to grip, or aquaplane (if that's even possible) And Directional tires seem to handle better than radials, But they're not available for rims with bigger sidewalls. What I'm trying to get at is that 15's are too small to put directional tires on, and they'd have a negative affect on handling, but I do agree you can go too big and make the handling worse because of bigger rims...

Big rims do the opposite to performance and handling. And good tyres don't have to be directional. Slicks ftw :P lol Personally I would get Cusco Zero 2s if I had the money.. Well, big rims actually seem to make all the car's I've owned better, Big compared to stock, that is. And as far as slicks... They're not legal... unfortunatly :(

I did once .... bad idea :( ..... then i didn't anymore ...... <_< Now ..... Physics of driving :P It's an FF... It'll under-steer on the throttle... Suggestions; DON'T! But even so, it's going to under-steer more with a LSD than without, because both wheels are locked together under acceleration, where as with your normal diff, the power looks for the easiest way to get to the road, ie, through the inner tire to the corner...

In my opinion, LSD FTW !!!! Ultimate handling mod!!!! All those BS about coilovers + sticky rubbers is BS if you have an open diff .... Nuff said .... Just Do iT !!!!! baby .... :yahoo: :yahoo: :P :P :P :P Not to mention, about sticky tires, That's what directionals on big rims, they make all the difference from radials, in any weather. lol. It's a good idea, but you're not going to WOT around a round about, in street use. Plus you'd get more handling out of Suspension, rather than an LSD... But it's a good idea, and I will keep it in mind B)

Handling 'pretty good' and being faster are two different things. 36 stage adjustment is also useless, adjusting 1 click isn't enough to even notice the change. Even if it was enough to notice, the range of adjustment would far exceed the range the dampening/rebound would be matched to the spring. Suspension setup isn't easy (or cheap). Everyone likes their car to handle different to someone else, then there is all the testing to find out what is faster. As for what else is out there http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...st&p=201455 That's fair enough, what I meant by handled better, was; It stuck to the road like no other car I've ever driven before, I took it far past the limits of the normal suspension and wheel setup in that car would allow, but still it felt like it could take alot more... It was amazingly breath taking, and that's why I suggested K-Sport coilovers. But in saying that, I am asking for other peoples opinions, I like the idea of adjustablility, Just so if I chose to put a body-kit on my car, Obviously it's going to be lower, So if I got a set of springs and shocks now, I'd have to buy another set of springs, after fitting the body-kit, because chances are it'll be lower than legal, rather than just adjusting the ride height up, then paying for a wheel alignment. - and possibly maybe in the long run, doing some track use.

Yeah, I wasn't thinking of changing them after setting them up. and getting a wheel alignment. My friend had K-sport kontrol coilovers for his ST184 Celica, they handled pretty good. I'm not too sure about the shocks and springs idea. Mainly because, I've got them that's it. I can't change anything about them, Unless I want to buy a second set of springs, and then it may be too low to be legal, so there's the third set of springs bought...

you like weds too don't you :P im selling them... r u coming up to sydney? :D How much you wanna sell them for? I'm in Perth though. PM me man. Let me know I love Weds man ;) . Fav is SA70 yum yum! same here! SA70 with gloss black.. hmmm it'll look mad on a chaser! :D i'll post up the stuff for sale soon~ its a 1ZZ i got the header thru the GB... a while back $1200+ wow! isnt that more than the TRD? hey~ if you're interested.. we can do a swap... HEADERS + 2zz catback + muffler for your stock + cash my way~ Lol, it's "meant" to be a custom made set, but I've seen their welds and I'd think it'd come close to being worse than stock, lol But I'd think about it, If I had a 2ZZ-GE... *owns a 1ZZ-FE* Sorry :(