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I worked today...finished work...walked outside brrr freezing!

97 AE 101R corolla. 4A-FE 180,000km's+ Still going strong, no problems whatsoever. Tough as nails! (and it gets redlined *alot* :P )

SyxXPaC, Yup definitely, pointless talking here. I'll try and make it, either way i won't be dissappointed if it's decent or not... getting another car next year anyways lol. I'll almost definitely make it to the next meet though. Blue_Stivo, Yep, the 1.8L had the 7a-fe. The 1.6L have the 4a-fe. Very very similar engines, just the stroke on the 7a-fe is longer and has a 7 more kw's at the engine plus a whee bit more torque.

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Cheers bADbOYz, good info to know if i should shop for one :)

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I tried to take up the guitar a few years ago...eeehh that didn't work too well. Ended up selling a package cheap to a mate. Was a drummer, still a drummer, always will be :)

Born here but asian descent eeh. 1/2 chinese 1/2 vietnamese lol.

I just might, sounds fun and thanks! I've had a few 1ZZ rollas drag me off the lights before and i come out a little ahead. The problem is the damn auto box on it...the car was bought cheap off a family friend and was not intended to end up like this...if i don't buy a sportivo/another car next year, i'll get a manual conversion done. How much torque does a lightly modded 1ZZ give ? I'd imagine with intake and exhaust, there'll probably be ~112 kw at engine ? I just wish i could extract a bit more kw out of the 4a-fe. I'd guesstimate it has about 110 at the engine. The torque curve however, is beautifully flat...on the last dyno run, the torque curve started at 180 and went upto ~240 (a few mods ago too). Btw, nice avatar/photo!

Cheers matey :D

Thanks blue_rolla :) Yeah a few, she's my little torque monster. Last dyno run, she gave 243 nm of torque...and there's been a few upgrades since... maybe around 260 nm now ? At the very least, 250...and the best part ? She's still 1.6L n/a! Now if we're talking KW's, i have no hope against the 2ZZ...about on par with a lightly modded 1ZZ (kw wise). I won't go into details about the mods because people would probably laugh (i've seen a few posts making fun of electric fans lol haha...that's horrible...i'm laughing, yet...i'm using them too hahaha =/...in all honesty, it does work though...i don't mean just one little one...more like a big one where half of the resonator box used to be...then alot of little ones leading up to the airbox and even within the airbox...i can honestly say it helps. Bottom end is alot better, however it does choke the top end - solved by installing two extra pipes from the airbox to the front bumper for more cold air goodness and ram effect...)

Bump! I've just read through this thread and was wondering if anyone has conclusive knowledge that the facelifted sportivo do indeed come a much better torque curve, arriving low in the RPMs ? Thanks! If not, it will make shopping for a sportivo next year much easier... :D

Ahh here's the n00b thread...just found it. N00b here. Just posted a pic over in "rides". Anyways, looking forward to my stay here :)

Thought i'd share a pic with you peeps of my rolla...here she is

Best mufflers + 1. Decent prices and good service. They actually ordered a specific set of extractors from the states for the 4a-fe (that i had found...they had no connection with them), then sent it down to melb for in/out HPC coat for me. Pretty fast too.

Cheers peeps! I'm driving the Ae101R CSi currently. 4A-FE version...it's a fun car, atm it handles quite well and goes decent too. Yup, i've definitely noticed that most people have the current version rolla. The spotted thread is nothing but the new rollas :o . I've seen a few mention the area hurstville and UOW carpark... someone's probably seen me before i'd say... i live in hurstville and drive around heaps. I'll check out the n00b thread when i get home...stuck in uni atm and got a lecture soon :( .

Heya all, Was at penrith aqua golf awhile ago with some mates when a nice bunch of rollas pulled into the carpark, some pretty examples cars actually! Anyways, noticed this url's sticker on most of them so here i am. i could've kicked myself for not driving my rolla that day grr. Is it me or are most of the members here driving the ZZE series corolla :P . I'm actually planning to get a new car next year and a facelift sportivo is on the short list. *back to lurk mode*