stock '90 corolla sr5

stock '90 corolla sr5

any ideas onw hat i should do to it? i love it's mags, so they are staying. any ideas guys?

Lower it first

The first thing you should do is search... Then ask questions

well i live in canada, so lowering it ISNT an option with all the snow we get. ahah

here are some pictures.

Damn that car is really clean. Id say tint the windows

DAAAYYYYYYYUUUUUUUUUUUUM - thats as mint as it gets. How much miles?

As for your question, what are your plans for it? Are you modding for speed, drift, or looks? I can see an impala in the background but do you use this as a daily?

If you like those wheels, I would suggest looking for centercaps. That might help the look. This is Fwd huh?

that sure is mint, and i think with the bigger wheel size, it kinda fills up the wheel gap to a point where you can be fine without dropping it. I say the best thing to get ideas would be to google around and see what others have done, that would give you the best idea on what to look for and what the end product would look like

well i'd like to mod it for speed, and looks. the paint is bubbling so i'd like to get it painted first of all, and rustproof it. it has 180 000 miles on it.

i'd like to get a lip kit for it maybe and a spoiler, any opinions? and any websites on where i could pick up a set of center caps?

as for tint, what percentage would go with it?

and for looking around on the web, nothing really catches my eyes. so i'm going on your guys' opions and my will. hah

Make sure you check with your local state laws to see what the legal window tinting visibility would be. I tinted my own windows and they didnt turn out too bad ( a couple little bubbles and creases) You can search around and find my old window tinting thread on here. I used 5% on my back windows. This summer i hope to have them professionally done 20%rear window 15% side windows.

Are you sure this is an SR5? Wiki says

Engines on these cars are

If you already have FI, the easiest way to gain power is to drop another engine in it.
My personal favorite, and if I had the money for the swap would be:

Just a few copy and paste to give you ideas.

If you want to spend some money and just make use of your engine, the usual Intake/Header/Exhaust route would be for starters adding 10 or so HP (someone give me a number) and a more aggressive sound.

what kind of tint would look best with this caR? as you can tell by now im a noob at this stuff.

there is HP Neutral
HP Charcoal
HP True Grey
HP Blue
HP Bronze
Mirror Tint

To be honest im pretty noobish when it comes to this stuff too. I just went out to walmart and bought their $12.00 tint and it didnt turn out too bad. I personally dont like mirror tint or any of the colored stuff it just looks ricey to me.

http://trdforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32353

heres my tint

something i found lol
http://www.ae92gts.com/ae92gts_cd1.html

btw, there are forums you can join and get a lot more help, 4ag(z)e is the best option, but im not sure on how much room there is in the engine bay

That was a nice article find. I found one of my car once and was like

yeah i want to keep the same engine and transmission, cuts down on the price. just little things that will increase the hp is what im looking for.

not worth it then, i would do cosmetic changes cause lets say u somehow increase by 20 hp, thats gonna cost u some serious bucks, not worth it its small gains

ok thanks, i guess we'll see what happens.


ill get a new paint job, tint the windows, then see hopw many $ i have left.

True, but small seeds can grow to big trees. I dont think he is looking for 10sec performance anyways. Just small stuff that help some. Small, cheap tweeks like I/H/E might not raise HP by too much, but enhances response and top end.

Some suspension mods are not too expensive too but go the long way. MovieSTAR's swaybar upgrade did him very well.

like i said, it dont matter on little 1800 cc engine, as far as these lil bolt ons go, not like an evo or sti where a flash, I/H/E can give you a 50 hp gain. I/H/E would be no more than 10 whp BUT itll be a easy 1,000 dollar spent after installing and stuff. All that for 10 ponies? Hey your call but i really see no reason to waste that money, only point is if you go for a swap, at least get a major gain in power

sell it and get a GTS

wanna buy it then? hah