1998 Sportif

[spineclaw]

i have had my 1.3 starlet sportif for a week now and already de-badged and stripped it out in the back and painted wheels and toyota badges black.

1)i dont have loads of money and my brother said i shouldnt lower more than 30mm or i will get damage, so am i just better saving up and gettin the full lot and not just springs?

2)also after a 5e-fe engine around same year (1998) are these a straight fit? do you need the wiring loom for it aswell?

3)im not sure if car has ABS and tried slammin on in rain but the light never came on, is the any clear indications to this?

4) need to find cheap SR spoiler also!

-Thanks!, PJML

[spineclaw]

or any good starlet part shop?

pjml

[john905]

i have had my 1.3 starlet sportif for a week now and already de-badged and stripped it out in the back and painted wheels and toyota badges black.

1)i dont have loads of money and my brother said i shouldnt lower more than 30mm or i will get damage, so am i just better saving up and gettin the full lot and not just springs?

2)also after a 5e-fe engine around same year (1998) are these a straight fit? do you need the wiring loom for it aswell?

3)im not sure if car has ABS and tried slammin on in rain but the light never came on, is the any clear indications to this?

4) need to find cheap SR spoiler also!

-Thanks!, PJML

hello and welcome,springs only will be fine wont do any damage ,engine should bolt in you would need loom and ecu, do you have an abs light come on when the ignition is on? if so then yes it does have abs

[spineclaw]

cheers pal 0:)

[Hou]

i have had my 1.3 starlet sportif for a week now and already de-badged and stripped it out in the back and painted wheels and toyota badges black.

1)i dont have loads of money and my brother said i shouldnt lower more than 30mm or i will get damage, so am i just better saving up and gettin the full lot and not just springs?

2)also after a 5e-fe engine around same year (1998) are these a straight fit? do you need the wiring loom for it aswell?

3)im not sure if car has ABS and tried slammin on in rain but the light never came on, is the any clear indications to this?

4) need to find cheap SR spoiler also!

-Thanks!, PJML

1)Springs are fine on their own but more for looks then handling. they will cause damage to the shocks if you go too low though

2)They fit straight in but would need the wiring loom, the ecu and a decent auto electrician

3)It doesn't have abs

4)Good luck with that they are hard to come by, and when you can find one they aren't that cheap

Hope the above helps

[spineclaw]

oo cheers pal, ye i found spoilers and there bout 200! lol

pjml

[ali_legend]

Hi matey. The starlets little 1.3 4efe engine can be tuned to give out good bhp. The first thing i would do is sort the handling out as starlets stock handling isn't the best lol. Ill just make a list for each category to make it easy for you mate.

Speed-

Get a Toyota corolla inlet manifold of the bug eyed 1.3 4efe as its a straight swap. This manifold has proven to add about 5bhp and you can feel the kick after about 4000rpm.

If you are confident and will be willing to do some work i would say go for the 4EFTE glanza inlet and throttle body. but this does require work.

Alot of people opt for the cone filter but under the bonnet it gets very hot and the filter gets alot of heat soak, I orignaly had a cone filter but as soon as i changed to a k&n panel filter i could feel a change in acceleration.

Next i would go for a custom 2"cat back exhaust system. costing about £180 but definitely a very good mod.

You can also go for an OBX exhaust manifold but they are very expensive. an alternative would be to go for a corolla 1st gen exhaust mani.

Handling-

The starlets handling isnt the best as you probably know lol. The first thing i did was to get a front strut that you can get of the ep91 (the one you have) or the ep82 model, as both fit. The rear strut will only fit of an ep91 and is a very good handling mod.

Next i would advise to get an anti lift castor kit.

Finally i would say get a rear anti roll bar which improves handling and cornering alot.

Well thats a start :P lol any question feel free to ask :)