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380reef

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Ok I am now about 1 month away from getting my drivers licence and I have gotten some money along with my parents and I am going to buy a Toyota corolla. I wanted to know what kinds of new engines I could put in this car down the road. How would I go about doing it and how much would it cost? Does anyone here know alot about this> Is a toyota corola even capeable of holding a VERY strong engine? Is it worth putting lots of money worth of upgrades into it???
Thanks,
380reef
 

carshark

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i didnt have a toyota, about the only upgrade that would fit(engine wise) would prolly be a celica engine. but i think that modern corollas may have the same VVT 16 valve engine. honestly it would be a waste of money to change the engine, what kind of money do you have to spend?? if you have a great budget, you could TRD turbo it(same turbo as the supra) intercooler, diablo chip, greddy exhaust, short throw shiftkit, polish the heads, polish the ports, change the cams, add an etc controller to maximize your output, but then you have to get all that power to the wheels..let me know what kind of budget you have.
 

380reef

Member
It comes and goes........ I could eventually get a few thousand... is that small??? How do i learn about suping up cars???? What I need to do and how to do it.. where do i learn how to uderstand what your are talking about... lol
 

carshark

Active Member
Originally Posted by 380Reef
It comes and goes........ I could eventually get a few thousand... is that small??? How do i learn about suping up cars???? What I need to do and how to do it.. where do i learn how to uderstand what your are talking about... lol

lol, well i suppose you could start with import tuner magazine etc etc...a few thousand as in like 5 or 6? in that case i would change the cams and pulleys, add a cold air intake, greddy exhaust, short throw shiftkit, diablo chip or other various computer chips(which allows your engine perform to its max, all cars nowadays are computer controlled, including your fuel injection which this controls as well as other things) id add stabilizer bars(sway bars for your struts) id also add some skunk works lowering springs, id change the headers, prolly hooker headers, the intake and headers would allow your car to breathe which is vital along with the exhaust.id also add new fuel rails so it gets maximum gas to the combustion chamber, change the piston rings, polish the ports and head.....i can keep going but id do research if i were you!
 

380reef

Member
Thanks alot of your help.
After everything is said and done how much total would I be looking at to make it a very fast and powerful car?... that looks cool....
 

carshark

Active Member
Originally Posted by 380Reef
Thanks alot of your help.
After everything is said and done how much total would I be looking at to make it a very fast and powerful car?... that looks cool....

oh all of the things i stated were strictly engine and performance upgrades, nothing to do with exterior....get an "import tuner" magazine, it'll have everything you need!!!!!!!
 

carshark

Active Member
Originally Posted by 380Reef
cool thanks alot... does it actually teach you about cars and how to upgrade them?????

not really, but it has great deals from different businesses, it may have feature articles that have that info on it!! usually it does...
 

carshark

Active Member
what i might suggest is trying to find a corollas car club webpage with boards like these!!! i imagine they are out there.
 
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