Noob w/2004 Corolla

[JCRolla]

Hi IA people!
A noob from Alpharetta here checking in...

Here are a few pics of my 2004 Toyota Corolla


Just started working on it, but hopefully will be getting some work on it soon.
Coments and suggestions are welcome!

[aaronfelipe]

Pics nor showing....Welcome anyways,

[JCRolla]

Pics should be up now

[Julio]

i hope is for show car purpose .. welcome aboard.

[JCRolla]

i hope is for show car purpose .. welcome aboard.


Thanks! The car is for a little bit of both. Will do some exterior/interior work on it but also want to get some power out of the 1zz and still have it as a DD.

[JCRolla]

Anyone else here working with a 1zz engine? :???:

[green91]

i work on them every day

[down_shift]

lower that thing immediatley.

[JCRolla]

lower that thing immediatley.

Yes sir! :bow:

[green91]

ready for 2zz swap??

[JCRolla]

I'm a little undecided about that one. The 2zz does have more stock power but I heard many people prefer to go the 1zz route.....:thinking:

[Allshow97]

:welcome: to IA!

[JCRolla]

Thanks! Happy to be here

[£G2♣]

welcome?

[Mchnhead2k5]

whoohoo another corolla member. welcome to IA.

[Reaper]

welcome to IA!

[ShooterMcGavin]

welcome aboard

[JCRolla]

Thanks everyone!

[Halfwit]

curious, whay did u choose your first mods to be rims and gauges.?

[JCRolla]

Hmm... wheels because I did not like the look of the steelies that the car came with. The gauges are standard :). I bought it new so didn't want to touch performance too much b/c of the warranty. Im working on sound right now; already replaced all the speakers for Xplods and have the subs ready to go in. Looking for a MEX-R5 head unti to put in it too!

[green91]

Lol, im just not sure about the 1zz's potential.

[JCRolla]

I know. I used to think the same but then saw this video:

http://www.hassturbo.com/video/mr2/Jay-1129.mpg (http://www.hassturbo.com/video/mr2/Jay-1129.mpg)

And now I wonder how much power I can get out of the car. I know it's not the same car and it is a lighter body thn the Corolla, but who knows http://forums.importatlanta.com/images/smilies/goodjob.gif I have always liked the 2zz though soo we'll see

[green91]

Man i work for toyota and after having several 1zz pulled apart i doubt that motor will hold very long with a gt28rs lol.

[JCRolla]

What kind of numbers have you seen with a 2zz?

[BlkCD5]

Welcome, not bad.

[TeeJay]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/timbo1380/IA.jpg

[JCRolla]

http://forums.importatlanta.com/images/smilies/goodjob.gif Thanks

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

welcome..

my sis has an 07 rolla

[slowrolla97]

ready for 2zz swap??
3s-gte FTW... thats what i want to do but i want to find a good shop to do it. That swap in my car is really rare and i do not believe anyone around here has done one.

[PRiMAdonna]

pretty car :goodjob:

[JCRolla]

pretty car http://forums.importatlanta.com/images/smilies/goodjob.gif
Thank you


3s-gte FTW... thats what i want to do but i want to find a good shop to do it. That swap in my car is really rare and i do not believe anyone around here has done one

The 3s-gte swap does sound nice. I wonder if it has been ever done http://forums.importatlanta.com/images/smilies/confused.gif. And on top of that, how much would it be?

[happyhooder]

you guys contacted dr. tweak? he did a 3sgte in the 6th gen celica.... anything can be done... it's just do you have the $$$$... 1zz is a good platform but limited same as the 2zz...

and honestly i really don't think anyone has done a 3sgte in a corolla/matrix engine bay yet... at least not in a matrix...

[slowrolla97]

you guys contacted dr. tweak? he did a 3sgte in the 6th gen celica.... anything can be done... it's just do you have the $$$$... 1zz is a good platform but limited same as the 2zz...

and honestly i really don't think anyone has done a 3sgte in a corolla/matrix engine bay yet... at least not in a matrix...
has been done a couple times in the ae101. my modle year corolla. and i am doing it aswell. As for cost it is about a 5k swap but worth every penny.

[happyhooder]

isn't your model different than his? i'm not saying it's never been done on any corollas... but so far i have not heard or seen anyone doing it to the 03+ corolla/matrix frame...

[Outphase]

lol?



1ZZ-FE is in a lot of Toyotas... (MR-S, Celica, Corolla Matrix, Corolla)
You can boost it with s/c or turbo , depending on what you like/need/want.


Go to turbo-kits.com



Anyways, welcome, go to 9thgencorolla.com ...lots of info about the 9thgen corolla there.

[Outphase]

ready for 2zz swap??

Sir, You don't know what you're talking about. It's not even worth doing the swap, at all. I don't care what you say/think. You have no idea how much work it is and how much it won't be worth to do. You're better off buying a Corolla XRS.

[Outphase]

What kind of numbers have you seen with a 2zz?

Just look at Lotus, Celica GT-S with the GReddy s/c, or check Hass for their setups.

A guy on the 9thgencorolla forum has done the GReddy s/c setup for the Corolla XRS, but turbo is looking better at the moment.

[slowrolla97]

isn't your model different than his? i'm not saying it's never been done on any corollas... but so far i have not heard or seen anyone doing it to the 03+ corolla/matrix frame...
yes mine is diff then his. I am not sure if anyone has in that model year but i am sure it is possable.

[JCRolla]

I hope it is posible. The zz engines are very limited in power. The 3S-GTE has a lot more potential though. It would be nice to see if it can be done.

What about the tC's engine, the 2AZ-FE? I know it is a N/A and it is the same Camry 4cyl engine, but there is a lot of aftermarket performance parts for it. I can't really tell if it is worth it or not though.

[Outphase]

If you want my honest opinion.... don't swap it. It is NOT worth swapping. Just find an XRS. Just get a turbo kit for your engine if you want some power/speed.