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[Thunderbolt]

Hey guys
This thread will be about the journey of my 1993 AE94 Corolla Liftback / Seca.
I live in Australia.
No it isn't a road car, but a multipurpose race car.
Its powered by the infamous 4AGE 20V Blacktop.
So far, it has cost around $2500-3000 in total.

So lets begin...

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May 2014 ; 6 months ownership, rolled at local hillclimb, this red hatch was the car that contained the 4AGE, and I knew it still ran even after the crash.

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June 2014 ; New shell is ready, a 1993 Corolla SECA (Aussie liftback).


July 2014 ; 1 month and a surgery later, the new car starts up, with no exhaust what so ever.



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March 2015 ; how it sits now (after a minor bend and another surgery)
It has the following mods :
-Striped interior
-SAAS bucket seat
-Monza 6 point harness
-Custom rear strut brace
-Toyota steering wheel (TRD?)
-Lowered with king springs
-4AGE 20v Blacktop (with air flow meter (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbdown.gif) ) (Silvertop wiring loom?)
-oil catch can
-thermo fan wired to dash
-custom straight through exhaust, side exit

It is currently out of action due to a tempermental ISCV (Idle Speed Control Valve) and I should have a new 1 in the next few days (hopefully)

I plan to apply the following mods
- SX/GTI rear disc conversion
- SX/GTI front disc upgrade
- fix minor crash damage to front right fender
- Stiffer springs all round (handles like a boat on tarmac)
- Anti sway bars?
- Replace air flow meter with MAP and Air temp sensors
- SX boot lid spoiler
-SX / GTI gauge cluster

I currently race on both dirt and occasionally tarmac, which is why I have both a set of freshly worn rally tires, and a set of cheap semi slicks

NOTE : my family is not rich,
also, I am 15, and while I am not a mechanic of any sort, but I do know plenty about the 20v.
I do not know how often I will update this thread due to school and funding

(Also something to note, i am a massive INITIAL D fan!)

thanks for reading

This post has been edited by Thunderbolt: Jun 4 2015, 08:19 AM

[Thunderbolt]

You can tell if its a silver top by the Intake manifold, among many other things, but that is any easy way to tell. Just look at pics, they are obviously different. Or if you can measure s**t precisely, the ST throttles are smaller than BT, I forget the actual mm measurements off hand though. As for the block, the rods are different but that is not something you can just check.

I think its ST because BT's have MAP from the factory, and I have no idea why anyone would swap back to MAF.

I have a BT btw. They can be quite finicky, and most swaps never ever idle like stock (~850rpm). I am deleting my ISCV and setting idle with the throttles. This is no problem for the engine or ECU, it just requires a little throttle on start and warmup then no more idle issues (seriously those ISCV's are total pieces of s**t).

The plenum is from a Blacktop, because it has no writing , and its , black.
However, the throttle bodies might be from a Silvertop, and i dont know if i can be bothered pulling it apart to check the size (lazy huh).
I wish there were more ways to check the differences from the outside without having to dig for them.
The explanation i'm most comfortable with is ; its a Silvertop painted black, nothing more. Or at least thats what im praying for right now................ rather than being botched together with a mix of both Silvertop and Blacktop.

I know what you mean by the ISCV, they had to put it right under the throttle bodies, behind some bracket, and then some????
I had no idea that the ISCV could be deleted? From my experience, it will also adjust the air-fuel ratio?

Anyway
Tonight i plugged in the new ECU, and ignition coil, it fired up first go, still idles like s**t (1700RPM), when i get time tomorrow, i will check the air flow meter, and adjust as needed.

Also....13 inch 4 stud alloy rims are ******* hard to find in Australia, i mean RARE, and its so fricking annoying

(BTW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, AFM = air flow meter, what the ST comes with,,,,,,,,,,,MAF = mass air flow sensor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MAP = manifold absolute pressure)

This post has been edited by Thunderbolt: May 12 2015, 12:46 PM