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A 1UZ powered trike would be very cool.

I'll never build a 4 cylinder motor again!!! Right now, even on the base tune, it has more power than I can get to the ground--it's an uncontrollable beast!!! Its spinning the tires in third gear. I need to fix the off idle throttle, because it lags a bit, and then comes on like crazy. I...

The video is a little short, but the motor is very loud and I don't want to piss off my neighbors. It's not tuned yet, so it runs a little wierd--but as I shift 1st through 3rd gears, the motor revvs up so quick it may sound like I'm just going on and off the gas. Plus the tires are spinning...

I did the exact same thing last week--although I wasn't driving mine, just idling it in the garage. As soon as it started making noise I shut it off. I thought I hadn't put the pickup tube back in correctly, so I took the sump off--it wasn't until I saw the pickup properly installed I realized...

I still need one. I can get one locally, but I am looking for one real cheap. I'm only going to use it until I can locate a torsen from a TT Supra automatic. Mark

You said it! I am in the middle of selling off 15 years worth of old school 4 cylinder parts. I haven't even driven my car yet, but I know that once I feel that V8 I'll never go back. I'll probably always have old Toyotas, but I'm either going V8, or much newer 4 or 6 cylinder motors (fuel...

As the title says, I need a differential in the Los Angeles area. I would prefer a complete unit, but what I really need is the guts. Thanks, Mark

So now I have an actual chassis. Hopefully this thing will be moving under its own power in a few months.

I like your shifter. I was thinking of doing something very similar. Mark

Where could I get some info on those adapters? I need a couple for my project--and if somebody already has the measurements it would save me some headache and possibly some money too. Thanks, Mark

I saw a 510 with a V8 in it at the Japanese Classic Car Show last month--so it's possible. Of course, I neglected to take any pictures of it. I thought it was really cool because, like my Corolla, they didn't just try to shoehorn the motor into the stock engine bay--but put it down really low...

Headers take a long time to make, especially if you want to do it right. I didn't think I'd ever finish mine. What you have done so far looks really good. Mark

Not to mention skill and/or crazyiness. Going around a corner at speed requires some of both. During track events I have smoked Vettes and Porsches in my Corolla (but ONLY in the corners). My car corners very well, but I know I shouldn't beat those cars. Those drivers were not really pushing...

When I test fired my motor, the fuel pressure gauge read 45 psi.

Yes, it is. Although it wouldn't look much different than any other C6 Vette. My $50K would be to take a wrecked C6 (which can be had pretty cheap) and a basket case early 60's Vette and build a chassis to combine them. Jay Leno did this with a C5 Vette and a Ford Torino, with good results--if...

Well, you can if you go by what's going to turn heads going down Santa Monica Boulevard. There are certain cars that turn heads--most won't, no matter how fast they are. Yes, your average gearhead will recoginze a modded vehicle (regardless of what it started as) and give it some props, but the...

Very nice work. Most people don't realize how difficult headers are to make--until they pay someone to make make them. I wish the ones I made came out half as sexy as those. Mark

I had this same idea a while ago--but decided it was too expensive. I was also worried about what the final tolerances would be using two separate adapters. Ironically, those tolerances are probably still better than my prototype. I'll see how long my input shaft bearings last with my homemade...

The sound comes from the fact that they are 180 degree headers. The primaries are 1 3/4" in diameter and 40" long. They vary in length no more than 1/2". While I have nothing against that typical V8 rumble (I do own a 1967 Camaro), I thought it wouldn't be suited to a '75 Toyota Corolla...

IT LIVES !!! So, it's been a while since I've posted an update--I've been busy. The two main things I've accomplished are fabbing an intake manifold for the supercharger and fabbing the headers. I have pictures of them in various stages of competion which I will put up soon. The headers took...