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Yeh i agree, i wouldnt say to keep away from their stuff either. I would say to be a bit careful with their clutches. I did a side by side with the act and the fidanza and the part that failed is thicker by about an inch on the act, as well as the act pressure plate it self is thicker. My main problem is that Fidanza not responding to my problem.

Actually guys, nothing came loose all the bolts on the PPlate are still there, it actually was a manufactures failing.

So my clutch is dying so after some research i decide to go with the Fidanza light flywheel and clutch kit...great. I purchased the parts from Matt at monkeywrench racing online and the parts were sent quickly. So Saturday rolls around and we start work early in the morning to get through everything in one day. Laptop in hand we follow the instructions in the corolla repair manual to a T, every bolt goes back up with lok tite and a torque wrench. Finally after many hours we check and recheck everything and start the car. We take the car for a drive and its running great. Fidanza tells me there is no break in period but i dont buy that so i drive it easy for the first 2 days. I find i get a burning smell for the 2 days and the car makes quite a bit of noise when you are in neutral and u dont depress the clutch. Im told this is normal so i continue to go about my business feeling happy about my purchase especially as i have run ACT before for years in my last corolla and i have saved 140 us on the clutch kit going with a Fidanza kit. 4 days of the clutch being in and i start to run the car hard, i still have the noise and the smell. The 5th day on my way to work im punching it in second gear right up to 8300 rpm and "bam" i hear a loud noise sounding like if u have a plastic bag out the window, so i slow down and pull the bonnet. The first thing i notice is alot more vibration in the engine. The next thing i notice is that there is a little oil on the cross member. Im like WTF. So naturally i drive off and see if i can get the sound again and it comes again. Now moving off i get a metal on metal type of sound when the clutch engaging. Naturally i take the car right to the garage to see what my boy Danny has to say. As soon as he looks under the bonnet he says "**** look at this, something let go in here boy" Upon inspection we realise there is 2 holes in the bell housing. He says " u eh driving this car untill we get inside here" 2 Days later we get into it. We realise the pressure has totally failed, one of the flex joints in the PPlate let go and had a great time running about in my housing. Lets just say im devastated. We take pics of the damage and i send it to Matt who is horrified and he send it off to Fidanza who to date have not got back to either of us. As the car is my daily driver i need it on the road ASAP so i decided to go bact to ACT who have not failed me before. Along with the 400 us dollar ACT kit i ordered new flywheel bolts by ARP and new pressure plate bolts just in case. Even though its not Matts fault he gives me a discount on the new parts which i find is very nice of him. So here i am today about to put in the new ACT and i will let you know how it works. Bad luck on my part maybe, but it has made me doubt Fidanza clutches and so i decided my fellow Toyota brothers and sisters should know about it so you can make your own decisions.

Hi i own a 2001 Corolla Runx zze123 1.8 VVTL-i How is the fuel consumption of Runx/Allex model? Not so good if u run the car hard which u will because lift is very fun :) i get about 350 km max to a tank. Does this model all has 4WD? It does come 4WD but not with the 2zz-ge 1.8 VVTL-i engine

Whats the price of the zero 2's and whats the spring rates?

This may be a dumb question but does anyone know if matrix suspension is the same as the zze123. I wanna get some tein coilovers and they have the one i want for the matrix. Thanks

Hey guys i wanna know the part number for the main long rubber belt that runs the alt/power steering/water pump etc. and is it the same belt as the 1zzfe? Other than that my 2zz started making a wierd noise strangely and i got a video of it but i cant seem to upload it to you tube, is there anywhere else i can upload it so you guys can check it out and let me know WTF this noise is

Hey guys anyone know where i can get a download of the zze123 work shop manual? :D

Can anyone help me find a unichip to buy that will work with my JDM Corolla RUNX Z. I went to www.unichip.us and they have the matrix xrs listed and the pontiac vibe GT listed, i know they use the 2zzge but they are 180 hp and i would presume their ecu is designed for us fuel specs. What do you reccomend for me as i run 95 octane (highest we get in Trinidad) with 3 bottles of octane boost. I have no mods yet but i expect to go CAI/Exhaust later on. Is Unichip even a good idea at all for me? Sorry if im asking to many questions :)

Hey guys i have a question about bushings. In the US energy suspension is offering a complete poly-urethane bushing kit for the xrs corolla, will this fit our cars? I have been told that our suspension is identical.

Hey guys thanks alot for all the help i cleaned the MAF and reset the ecu and it seems like its getting back to normal, but after running the car hard no rass last night i came home and when i rev the car it makes a noise similar to nails on a chalkboard when the rpm falls or when im decelerating. The car is working fine but it worries me. Could this be the pully getting even worse? It only seems to happen when the car get up to temperature.

ok so i cleaned the maf sensor and it did help quite a bit but i still dont find the lift is as aggressive. As the car is a 2001 model could it be the lift bolts?

Ok so i was due to service my car, its on 68000 km now and its 6 years old. I purchased it second hand 6 months ago. Since last time i changed my oil i found the 5-30 oil was going down a bit so i decided to try 10-30. Anyway so i drop my car in to change my oil, i used Redline 10-30, i also changed my coolant from the green **** to redline water wetter, which u just add to water. I also changed my transmission fluid, to redline MT-90. So i get my car back and it feels reel dead, lift feels almost non existent except when its cold at night. Any ideas WTF is goin on. I have ordered the lift bolts so i should get those soon. I dno if the slightly heavier oil causes more friction and so makes the car feel dead and maybe impacted on the allready dying bolts causing them to die. Im just fishing for answers here. I also have a pully making noise but i havnt figured out which one so i dno if that could be it. Helpppppppp! All i know is when i dropped off the car it was running like a bitch, now its not.

Sup guys. Is it normal for my car to rev limit at 8000. I have seen some videos with the runx reving to 8500 and ****. Lift definately comes in at 6200 and it seems to limit about 8000, maybe 8200 but definately not 8500. Is this a normal scene? We get 95 octane gas here which by all accouns is probably 93 and i know the car supposed to run on 100 as its a jap spec, do you think this would have anything to so wid that. The car doesnt run bad thow, i timed a 0-60 in 6.8 so im reel excited to put in bess gas and see how it runs. Anyway thanks guys...blesss

Yow, anyone ever change any of the pulleys on the 2zzge. One of my pulleys have started to make noise and i was thinking to get the unorthodox ultra ss pulley set, which is an underdrive crank pulley, a alternator pulley and a water pump pulley. They say you have to use a different belt than stock, anyone has ever done this upgrade and can guide me here if it makes sence.

Hey guys i changed my oil to redline 5-30 synthetic. It took 4 and a bit quarts. When i check my dip stick after a week or so when the car was cold the oil level had dropped to half and seems to be maintaining that right through. Im thinking i will keep topping it up, but had anyone experienced this before, i dont see any visible oil leak. I know high performance engines burn a little oil. Is this normal with the 2zz?

Hey guys thanks alot for all the replies. I got my RUNX direct import from japan. We have a huge what we call "foreign used" market in Trinidad where guys bring in cars direct from japan. Oh and Mr disaster that Runx looking crazy man, what body kit is that?

Hey guys a big hello from Trinidad in the Caribbean. I have some questions i am hoping you can answer for me. I just purchased a 2001 Toyota Corolla RUNX ZZE-123 with the 2zz-ge 6 speed manual, i am so loving this car. My first question is, have any of u guys tried fitting the tein super street coilover that are available for the american market corolla, does the suspension match the runx? I love the spring rates the american kit offers and well to be honest it will be way cheeper for me to get it from the U.S. where i am located. Other than that if u have any suggestions for suspension upgrades i would love to hear them. My second question is, where can i get a set of good brake pads for my car, toyota down here tell me the pads for the ZZE123 are diff from the 121-122. Ok my last question is, with your experience what are the best ways to make some more power on the 2zzge? Well thats about it for now. Thanks alot. I will upload some pics of the car. Havnt done anything with it yet, but looking forward to messing with it.