My corolla 1.3Turbo

Well here's my corolla..............

1994 corolla gxi in bronze

4efte conversion
fmic
5zigen exhaust system
gutted cat
baileys dump valve
turbo timer
6-speed gearbox

20valve rear lights/reflector
quad headlights
lowered 30 mill
Xtatix 15"alloys

here are a few pics.................
























ive removed the mbc thats in the pics since and she is now running on the stock high boost setting of 0.65 bar................

very nice mate.. love the colour of your car.

how hard was the 5 speed to 6 speed conversion?
also did it make a big difference?

Looks great man. I've always been particularly fond of that colour. I bet it's nice to drive with the 6-speed tranny

lovely corolla, the colour is class

Tidy!! Very nice mate. Looks well

that looks one mint corolla, love the colour

cheers lads.......

love bronze in these corolla's, not too many about. the 6speed box is good from about 3rd on but 1st and 2nd are not great to be honest......engine bay needs a bit of tidying up all right but overall im well pleased with her....

ok cool.. was it a straight swap?
iv been told accelaration is alot better than the standard 5 speed.. is that true?
also have you noticed a difference in fuel economy?

miib14 wrote:

ok cool.. was it a straight swap?
iv been told accelaration is alot better than the standard 5 speed.. is that true?
also have you noticed a difference in fuel economy?

car was converted by the previous owner, im reckoning it is running the 4efte with about 7 years now, the box is out of a g6 corolla and yes afaik it is a straight swap, from 3rd on she pulls really well, 1st and 2nd just seem to be too low, revs like mad but doesn't gain much ground, i usually wait till she's in third before id flow it (will make the box last longer too)........pretty good economy just cruising along at 100km in 6th.......

thanks for the info...
what kind of mpg do you get on/off boost?

oooo, the US front lights look very nice on there!!

Have also fitted some genuine toyota speakers that were fitted to some of the jap 20 valve models..............

rear moulded speakers.............








Geniune front tweeters...............

very nice...
brw what power you running at the minute?

miib14 wrote:

very nice...
brw what power you running at the minute?

ive no idea...lol...... she's fairly standard except for the front mount and exhaust, never had her on a rolling road, might get her checked during the summer if i get a chance............

with regards to the mpg, from a full tank to when the light comes on i get about 340 miles...........

thats alot more MPG than what i get lol...

currently im getting about 26mpg

Thats seriously good Economy!! I dont even get close to that in my yoke lol Have you a hi/lo boost button??

That factory speaker kit is the job

speakers look really cool

put them up in the http://ae101ownersclub.org/t28-93-97-corolla-optional-extras-oem-features

lol,
i dont have a hi/low button on mine, just high all the time.. running 0.7bar boost.
what do you get?

but 340miles to a tank is awesome lol

the 6speed makes a diff for a long spin...thats when i get the 340 miles( sometimes more).....normal driving up and down through the gears its between 290 and 310 which is still good for just tipping about the place............its on high boost all the time, 0.65 to 0.7 bar.... i dont rev the fuck out of her all the time though so that helps.........

lol.. i get about 250miles for full tank lol, but thats because when i drive, theres a brick strapped to my right foot

AE102GXI wrote:

the 6speed makes a diff for a long spin...thats when i get the 340 miles( sometimes more).....normal driving up and down through the gears its between 290 and 310 which is still good for just tipping about the place............its on high boost all the time, 0.65 to 0.7 bar.... i dont rev the fuck out of her all the time though so that helps.........

Is the 6-speed box a little 'crunchy' when it changes gears? I heard that they are compared to the 5-speed but not sure if there's any truth to it.

Ive heard that they are weaker than the 5speed but my one seems to be holding up ok although it is worn all right, been in there with a few years now. driven a few standard e11 corolla's with this box and they were very smooth...... prob just depends on how they have been treated really...................as i said before i dont over rev it in 1st and 2nd and i reckon this would help them last longer....but thats just my opinion

AE102GXI wrote:

Ive heard that they are weaker than the 5speed but my one seems to be holding up ok although it is worn all right, been in there with a few years now. driven a few standard e11 corolla's with this box and they were very smooth...... prob just depends on how they have been treated really...................as i said before i dont over rev it in 1st and 2nd and i reckon this would help them last longer....but thats just my opinion

Yeah that's true. I guess the people who buy BZ Touring wagons know they've got a 4A-GE BT and a 6-speed C160 so they thrash the crap outta them . Might look into getting one when I eventually do my 4A-GE BT conversion

nice ride bro i always like this colour for these corollas, like if it was made to be painted this colour, and in very clean condition as well, very nice mate.

topnotch wrote:

nice ride bro i always like this colour for these corollas, like if it was made to be painted this colour, and in very clean condition as well, very nice mate.

Cheers.....


This is a genuine corolla colour all right, straight from the factory but not very common, " Orange Mica Metallic " colour code 3L1

very nice sir... i like the GXI badge and ofcourse the car... two thumbs up sir...