ancullen Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Oh yeah, it turns out the motorkhana definitely has been changed to Saturday - so I can't make it. The event is being held at Hughes airstrip, with sign on from 1.30pm and starting events at 2pm. BYO drinks, hats, and chairs. It costs $20 per person. Hope some of you go and represent the club.
Pure-SX Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 All of the 4agze engines sit around the 1500-1800 dollar mark? I can source brand new gze pistons and rings for like 800? All I need is the bottom end of a gze engine anyways
wasfishing Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 adam a ze in a starlet thats crazy, just for prices how much would u want for the ke55 and how far off rego is it. Thanks
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 a gze in a starlet would be fun in the rain :D I have seen a 3sgte in a starlet lol
zmit Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 man its still a front wheel drive! Â theres a limit to how much "fun" u can have with a front wheel drive in the rain..... Â Â Â ... ive hit mine :D :yes:
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 for some reason my car seems to lose traction in the rain..... but yeah anyways its not fun aquaplaning 50% of bagot road lol. yesterday i was heading back into work from JSM wasn't raining at the time 100km zone so i was doing 100km right hit water slow down to 60km instantly that was scary. and tim that dude that bought my celica is he treating it good? also he done the conversion yet?
ancullen Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 adam a ze in a starlet thats crazy, just for prices how much would u want for the ke55 and how far off rego is it. Thanks  A 4A-GZE in a Starlet would be AWESOME!!! The KE55 is nowhere near rego, and I doubt you'd get it through rego as I stripped the shell out to make it 'race spec', and was even told I'd taken too much out for racing. Come to think of it, it might be a good idea not to take the KE55. It'd be okay for drifting, but not if you want a car you can register.  a gze in a starlet would be fun in the rain :hmm: I have seen a 3sgte in a starlet lol  I saw a 3S-GTE powered EP82 Starlet in Zoom (I've still got the issue). Cool in a straight line, but I can't imagine it being much fun when you get to a corner. Starlet's already have a really shitty weight distribution with the standard 4E-FE, let alone an iron block 3S-GTE. I think the ideal would be a 2ZZ-GE with six speed from a Celica. They're an all alloy motor, and should only weigh about as much as the 4E-FE, or may be lighter (4E-FE has an iron block too). But they're pretty damned expensive - believe me, I checked.  man its still a front wheel drive! theres a limit to how much "fun" u can have with a front wheel drive in the rain..... ... ive hit mine :D :yes:  Quickly lifting off the throttle while turning in the rain can be... interesting. Especially when you've got the car 'rally spec' like I do.  RALLY SPEC (def.) - 15" front wheels with fat tyres, nearly bald 13" skinnies on the back. :hmm:  for some reason my car seems to lose traction in the rain..... but yeah anyways its not fun aquaplaning 50% of bagot road lol. yesterday i was heading back into work from JSM wasn't raining at the time 100km zone so i was doing 100km right hit water slow down to 60km instantly that was scary. and tim that dude that bought my celica is he treating it good? also he done the conversion yet?  Reason for aquaplaning - using too much power, going too fast, tyres are too wide. Remember the wider the tyres, the more likely you are to get them sitting on top of the water instead of cutting through it. Also, you're in a light car, which increases the chance of aquaplaning too.
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Ohh, with my car beginning its life as a CS/4AC the fuel tank was for carby right, when the engine conversion was done they didn't swap over fuel tanks to my understanding its running a VL turbo fuel pump externally, when I corner hard with the fuel tank at about 1/4 it gurgles abit right. It also generates a large humming noise when the car is on like a bilge pump noise. I was wondering if a surge tank set up would rectify the problem and eliminate the noise or would I need an efi tank from an AE82 twinky?
ancullen Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 BTW Pure-SX, do you reckon Daniel might be interested in a straight swap - the blue AE86 for a 2004 model Corolla? The Corolla has extra options, and should be worth at least $16,000.
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 not sure ask him urself his mobile number is 0413743765 hes quite friendly so he shouldn't bite :D
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 the names Stephen lol I can't imagine being called Pure-SX by mates lol kinda creapy.....
ancullen Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Ohh, with my car beginning its life as a CS/4AC the fuel tank was for carby right, when the engine conversion was done they didn't swap over fuel tanks to my understanding its running a VL turbo fuel pump externally, when I corner hard with the fuel tank at about 1/4 it gurgles abit right. It also generates a large humming noise when the car is on like a bilge pump noise. I was wondering if a surge tank set up would rectify the problem and eliminate the noise or would I need an efi tank from an AE82 twinky? Â Err, my KE55 still has the tank from when it had a carby (KE55's never came with EFI). It's supposedly got a big Volvo pump of some kind and a Holley. Although I think only one of those is actually working at the moment. It's also got a surge tank. The pump is extremely noisy, but the setup has always worked fine (except for when one pump was shorting out somehow). The main thing to change when going from carby to EFI (aside from the fuel pump) are the fuel lines, as cars with carbies don't require nearly as much fuel pressure as EFI.
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 I want to eliminate the noise so damn loud as my car is a road car I want it done properly so do I need a surge tank or new fuel tank?
ancullen Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 Sorry Stephen. And I don't know about calling/messaging him. I reckon that'd take a fair bit of time and effort, and I'm not sure if I'm up for that. :D
Pure-SX Posted March 22, 2007 Report Posted March 22, 2007 I don't think he will be interested hes more into performance cars :D
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