My new GT-S

TRD N2 Kit, son... not just some willy fender flares, a real kit designed for real racing.

where'd you get this? i wish i can have that on my 8th

the adjustable tension rod or the NRCAs?

I think he means the RCA, in that case they're not avaliable for AE92/101/111

haha actually meant the adj tension rod but what does the ncra do?

Oh I thought you meant RCA because I remember you posting a thread before about correcting the angle of your lower control arms from lowering your car.

no, they are NRCAs... NEGATIVE Roll Center Adjusters. they add camber. they place the lower suspension back near a stock andle. and, in this case, add 35mm in additional track width to each side.

RCAs keep the strut housing in the stock location in relation to the lower control arm, only spacing it out to correct the ill effects of lowering the car.

damn wish we had those.

i got a new turbo... much bigger than the t3. its a holset hx30 and they are typically found on cummins diesel engines.

How's the turbo lag?

none yet... i have to finish building it still

but let me tell you, turbo lag has a bad rep. ive driven supras with 500 to 800hp and the laggy ones were no less fun to drive than the quick spooling ones. my corolla isnt a street car. i have a bottom end that is in the 7s compression wise, hks multilayer steel headgasket, arp headstuds, and forged ceramic coated pistons. the car is only getting 100 octane or higher. drivetrain willing i will be running 25+psi through this turbo... i should be able to tickle the 350/400whp mark. for street driving you shouldnt be revving the piss out of an engine... so if it doesnt make full boost til 4000rpm then i have all those rpm to drive out of boost, then ill still have another 4000rpm to drive IN boost when the time comes. when youre racing you should never fall very far below the rpm at which you make max hp/torque anyway. so this turbo wont be peaky or very laggy... but its not going to make full boost at 2200rpm like my old t3 did haha

ill keep updating this thread as things happen

Now that's a turbo! Looks like it about half the size of the engine from the pics. Who made up the exhaust header? Looks really nice.

believe it or not, its an ebay header... it needs a little modification. otherwise this thing has been great. i got it glowing bright orange once and its still in great shape. i think i got a diamond in the rough.

too much... ?

Whoa! Are you serious? That is an awesome oversized intercooler. I say you paint/powder coat it black to make it look more clean and stealthy.

i think im going to put a nice light coat of black onto it... once i get this thing mounted, and fit the bumper around it. its only about an inch or so thick, but i think the overall surface area is going to make the difference...

sweet mother of jesus .....


THAT'S an intercooler

omg thats a huge intercooler,you planning to get an oil cooler?.

i still have the factory cooler... but its getting moved to the drivers side of the front bumper.

got rid of ur corbeaus for a sparco?

i still have the corbeaus... i think i might put them in my truck. or sell them, im not sure yet.

i mounted the trd lip... its a very rough fit right now and 2 different colors so be kind. also please excuse the mess, its kind of embarrasing.

That lip matches perfectly. Can't wait to see how the car looks once the lip and the intercooler is painted.

Holy crap thats a intercooler!!!!!

That's the intercooler !? I though that was the old A/C condensor on there - oops, I guess I need a better LCD monitor.

That's like the intercooler of a Mac truck, probably not far from it, given the size of the turbo and where the turbo was sourced.

Looks like everything is coming together nicely..... keep it up