Ae112 Levin

[Brady127]

hi everyone just thought i would post a few pics of my ae112 levin. i bought it with 67,000km on the clock, ive had it only a few months and at this stage is stock other than low king springs

 

also would like to hear some ideas for what to do next (wheels, sound etc)

[GJM85]

I've always had a thing for these rollas... It's the front end that gets me and it's sexy in black. Do the brakes and suspension. Then worry about the wheels.

[Brady127]

  On 4/18/2012 at 9:27 AM, GJM85 said:

I've always had a thing for these rollas... It's the front end that gets me and it's sexy in black. Do the brakes and suspension. Then worry about the wheels.

 

As in coilovers? And I agree the front is the best part

[GJM85]

  On 4/18/2012 at 9:31 AM, Brady127 said:

As in coilovers? And I agree the front is the best part

 

Not necessarily. Maybe some good quality short stroke strut inserts to match your springs, aftermarket swaybars. strut braces. Make it rigid. Then get some slotted rotors and performance brake pads.

[Brady127]

Oh right we'll I'm new to modding as this is my first car what sorta money is in the suspension side of things?

Edited April 18, 2012 by Brady127

[GJM85]

Depends how far you want to go.

[Brady127]

I'll probably just start with sway bars and braces first, also not sure weather to go all out on this rolla or looking for a 112 sportivo or I also have the option of a 1991 sx hatch so I'm not sure yet

[Subaru_kid]

General way us FWD guys go about modifying these is suspension/coilovers>wheels/tyres>rear swaybar>engine mods. (20V blacktop from an AE111?)

 

For the brakes, the car has got good calipers and disks already, some better bads would be great :)

 

Since its your first car just keep it simple, as things can get expensive very quickly, as I have discovered... mine was supposed to be a budget car :P

 

 

Theyre a nice car man! yours is no exception :)

 

 

 

PS: 7AFE's sound awesome with a pod filter :D

Edited April 18, 2012 by Subaru_kid

[Brady127]

  On 4/18/2012 at 10:43 AM, Subaru_kid said:

General way us FWD guys go about modifying these is suspension/coilovers>wheels/tyres>rear swaybar>engine mods. (20V blacktop from an AE111?)

 

For the brakes, the car has got good calipers and disks already, some better bads would be great :)

 

Since its your first car just keep it simple, as things can get expensive very quickly, as I have discovered... mine was supposed to be a budget car :P

 

 

Theyre a nice car man! yours is no exception :)

 

 

 

PS: 7AFE's sound awesome with a pod filter :D

 

What about a 20v silver top head?

[Subaru_kid]

Any 4AGE head would fit on a 7A, but it isnt a simple bolt-on process...

 

Also if you were going to drop a whole motor in a 20V Blacktop would be the only legal one because of laws not allowing older engines into new cars. 2ZZ would be a sweet upgrade but again isnt very simple to do.

Edited April 19, 2012 by Subaru_kid

[Brady127]

Yeah also does anyone no much about the plastic side skirt pieces? I've seen a few other levins around but not with the side skirts. Was it a optional extra?

[Brady127]

I was just thinking about a 20v head but probably not worth the money and effort for the gain, you would no anything about the plastic side skirts would you? I've seen a few levins around but none with the plastic side skirt I was thinking maybe it was a optional extra.

[Subaru_kid]

Plastic skirts are off of a sportivo. Pretty sure you can get reps off ebay

 

A 7AGE is definitely wprth the money and effort. A well built 7age should see ~150kw at the fly which is a very big gain! I'm just saying that you need to build up expirience before tackling something that big of a job ;)

[Hiro Protagonist]

  On 4/19/2012 at 6:14 AM, Subaru_kid said:

A 7AGE is definitely wprth the money and effort. A well built 7age should see ~150kw at the fly which is a very big gain!

 

No way in hell a 7AGE would be making 150kw at the fly without a butt-load of money. 7AGEs combine the revs and top-end power of a 4AGE with the low-down torque of a 7AFE - you won't get much more power (if any) than the donor 4AGE, even the most powerful 4AGE is only ~120kw at the flywheel stock so trying to get another 25% out of an already fairly highly strung N/A motor is a fairly tall order. ~100kw at the wheels would be a good result from a well-built 7AGE which would be ~130kw at the fly, still an impressive number though.

[Subaru_kid]

This is true, thing is if i was going out of my way to build a 7AGE i would make sure I do good job of it. Aftermarket ECU, ITB's, high comp, strengthened bottom end... Yeah it wouldnt be the cheapest, but if youre going out of your way to do it, you may aswell do it right