Need Info On Silvertop Corolla Fx 94

[blackfx]

hi i just joined an have a corolla fxgt20valve an i would like to no if any one has any info about them. an wat mods can be done. any info would be much appreciated thanks.

[Escy]

hi i just joined an have a corolla fxgt20valve an i would like to no if any one has any info about them. an wat mods can be done. any info would be much appreciated thanks.

I've got a stock silvertop, my current plan is to fit a Megasquirt ECU, run the throttle bodies open and fit a performance exhuast. I'm not sure where that'll get me power wise, but hopefully in the next month or so i'll know. Ideally, i'd like it to be making over stock figures when done. Are you aware that as a general rule, they don't produce the 160ps Toyota claimed?

I've just bought a harness adapter from a guy in Canada to make the ECU plug and play.

[fx-gt-boy]

and on my corolla fx gt 20v at the moment iv got, trd leads, vvti controller, toms racing ecu, lsd, decat, buddyclub spec IV exhaust, aftermarket airfilter, ngk Iridium plugs, removed aircon.... power wise im not too sure what its is but its keeps up the tail of integra dc2's and its just slightly quicker than ep3 civic type r's

BUT iv got a few things sitting to be fitted plus i need to buy some more stuff....

like my greddy emanage ultimate, 2mm steel head gasket, TD05 16g turbo, intercooler n pipeing,blitz boost guage, boost controler,etc. i need to buy low comp pistons, arp rod bolts, arp head bolts, either an evo 3 adjustable actuator or a 38mm tial external wastegate turbo mani (got some1 to make 1 cheap), alloy plenum chamber (same guy will make it.std 1 cant take boost), 550cc injectors, fuel pump, adjustable FPR, o/s giken plated clutch..

there a few other things i need but thats the main 1's.it should be good when im finished

[blackfx]

thanks for the info

.nice car man. sounds good. is that your one on you tube da video of a 20v backfire. an where did ya get your parts i cant really get alot. i have the trd leads an a new air filter. but i want to get an exhaust. i heard 5zigen do a full system. at the moment mine will beat a eg sir an i raced a type r integera an to my surprise i won by nearly two car lenghts must have been a bad driver???.

[blackfx]

hi i just joined an have a corolla fxgt20valve an i would like to no if any one has any info about them. an wat mods can be done. any info would be much appreciated thanks.

I've got a stock silvertop, my current plan is to fit a Megasquirt ECU, run the throttle bodies open and fit a performance exhuast. I'm not sure where that'll get me power wise, but hopefully in the next month or so i'll know. Ideally, i'd like it to be making over stock figures when done. Are you aware that as a general rule, they don't produce the 160ps Toyota claimed?

I've just bought a harness adapter from a guy in Canada to make the ECU plug and play.

yeah ive heard there not wat there ment to be but still there fast cars be cool if they had that powewr stock honda wouldnt no wat hit them :P. i like the sounds of your plans for your car. i saw a video of a starlet runnin open throttle bodies an exhaust an it was beatin evo,s on a track on the straights its a good video

[Escy]

The ITR driver must have been pony

[fx-gt-boy]

thanks for the info

.nice car man. sounds good. is that your one on you tube da video of a 20v backfire. an where did ya get your parts i cant really get alot. i have the trd leads an a new air filter. but i want to get an exhaust. i heard 5zigen do a full system. at the moment mine will beat a eg sir an i raced a type r integera an to my surprise i won by nearly two car lenghts must have been a bad driver???.

yeah thats mine buddy.... it pops flames every time i change gear while being driven hard. also pops flames when i deaccelorate from high revs. its minted! :D

i got my ecu n valve controller 2nd hand from a guy in kuala lumpa.lol i know theres a few companys that make the valve controller for the 20v. i bought my leads from greenline n i got my exhaust brand new from my mate faz that owns funky power. my exhaust was originally for the ae101 levin and i had to do some minor choping mods to make it fit (it was a horrible feeling cutting into a brand new £500 exhaust). i found it a nightmare trying to get a company that sells exhausts for the fx gt. 5zigen used to make one called the fireball but its been discontinued as far as i know. i got my d2's coilovers from dave warbush on toyotaownersclub.com and my LSD was out a levin gearbox.

the integra driver must of been taking it easy.lol

have you got pics of your fx and what wheels have you got

hi i just joined an have a corolla fxgt20valve an i would like to no if any one has any info about them. an wat mods can be done. any info would be much appreciated thanks.

I've got a stock silvertop, my current plan is to fit a Megasquirt ECU, run the throttle bodies open and fit a performance exhuast. I'm not sure where that'll get me power wise, but hopefully in the next month or so i'll know. Ideally, i'd like it to be making over stock figures when done. Are you aware that as a general rule, they don't produce the 160ps Toyota claimed

I've just bought a harness adapter from a guy in Canada to make the ECU plug and play.

i was going to tune my car n/a,run open itbs, performance mani, fpr, cams, ti retainers, valve springs,etc. the 2 things that really put me off was that theres so much more potential tuning the blacktop than the silvertop n/a and the fact that its not easy to convert the silvertop from AFM to MAP.

Escy have you ever thought of getting the blacktop engine, wiring loom, sensors, ignitor n ecu and puting it in.

[Escy]

To be honest, i'm not too serious about tuning my Levin, I have no plans to fit the BT engine. I mainly want open ITB's due to the sound (I used to have a Mk1 Escort on twin 40's and loved that), the best and one of the easiest ways seems to be with the Megasquirt. I want to get an exhaust also as I know there is alot to be gained there. 1 of my back boxes fell off before and my car was flying. (at the expense of torque) :)

Tuning either 20v is expensive and returns low results when compared to other engines. It didn't cost me much to get my old 200SX to 300bhp, to get that sort of power out of my Levin i'd have to become a drugs baron or something.

I know where your coming from about the BT being the better engine, kind of makes me not want to bother at all.

In my opinion, going from what i've read, if your on aftermarket management (and therefore dumped the AFM), a good porting and removing flash on the head casting will give it similar results to the BT. I don't think the slightly lighter internals the BT has or the bigger throttle bodies will make any real difference. I wonder how much air you'd need to outflow the ST TB's? The BT does have slightly more aggresive cams though.

I feel a well modified ST won't be far off a BT.

[fx-gt-boy]

To be honest, i'm not too serious about tuning my Levin, I have no plans to fit the BT engine. I mainly want open ITB's due to the sound (I used to have a Mk1 Escort on twin 40's and loved that), the best and one of the easiest ways seems to be with the Megasquirt. I want to get an exhaust also as I know there is alot to be gained there. 1 of my back boxes fell off before and my car was flying. (at the expense of torque) :)

Tuning either 20v is expensive and returns low results when compared to other engines. It didn't cost me much to get my old 200SX to 300bhp, to get that sort of power out of my Levin i'd have to become a drugs baron or something.

I know where your coming from about the BT being the better engine, kind of makes me not want to bother at all.

In my opinion, going from what i've read, if your on aftermarket management (and therefore dumped the AFM), a good porting and removing flash on the head casting will give it similar results to the BT. I don't think the slightly lighter internals the BT has or the bigger throttle bodies will make any real difference. I wonder how much air you'd need to outflow the ST TB's? The BT does have slightly more aggresive cams though.

I feel a well modified ST won't be far off a BT.

i totally agree with you they wont be far off each other at all.

lol the good old mark 2 escorts burton/pinto/x-flow grunt.. you cant beat it!

i myself had to upgrade my exhaust because one of the backboxes fell off.

my brother had a trueno bzg last year before he got his s14 silvia, performance wise my car was a tiny bit quicker,so just goes to show that the tiny differences between the 2 engines havent made a vast improvement on overall performance.the blacktop does have a few bad points main point being the reliability.the blacktop came with thiner and lighter conrods which have been known to snap whereas the silvertop used the same conrod as the latespec 4agze supercharged engine (main reason why the s/t is commonly turboed).you said the cams is bit more aggresive on the b/t,if i can remember the valve angle is also different.

theres so many good setups iv read apon, 5age 20v's, 7age 20v's, 7agte 20v, even blacktop heads n loom on silvertop blocks running forced induction.theres alot to do to the engines but depends on how far you want to go and how much you want to spend.all i want is usable power for the track and strip just basicly to scare a few people... this country lacks high powered ae101 corollas

now you said your goin to use megasquirt, would you not be easyier fitting a piggyback unit which allows you to convert frm afm to map, aslo is less hassle to fit than the stand alone unit.the unit iv got is the greddy emanage ultimate which allows me to convert.iv yet to get it wired in and set up so i cant give a review but from what iv heard is really good.

[Escy]

I was considering going for an Apexi Power FC that was on eBay a few weeks back, only problem was i'd need to re-pin the loom to fit it so I changed my mind.

With the Megasquirt, I have a spare stock ECU which i've sent to a guy in Canada. He's making my up a plug and play connector harness. It's works out less than £70. Can't go wrong for that, especially considering the amount of hassle i'll save. The ECU comes with a map sensor built in which makes things a bit easier. Plus I know someone who'll be doing the mapping for cheap. :)

Have you got any tips for me on where you get your performance parts from?

[fx-gt-boy]

I was considering going for an Apexi Power FC that was on ebay a few weeks back, only problem was i'd need to re-pin the loom to fit it so I changed my mind.

With the Megasquirt, I have a spare stock ECU which i've sent to a guy in Canada. He's making my up a plug and play connector harness. It's works out less than £70. Can't go wrong for that, especially considering the amount of hassle i'll save. The ECU comes with a map sensor built in which makes things a bit easier. Plus I know someone who'll be doing the mapping for cheap. :)

Have you got any tips for me on where you get your performance parts from?

that mega squirt system sounds very handy, when you say the ecu has the map sensor built in... is that the mega squirt ecu your talking about.

now iv been hunting for performance parts for a few years.... what are you really looking for and i may be able to tell u where to shop

[blackfx]

that video is cool man. have ya any more would love to see them. haha yeah i dunno wat was up with the type r guy maybe sumone sold hin a 1.6 with the type r kit an told him it was a type r. was funny do he thought the corolla was a 4wd 2l turbo ;) .

i only have one decent pic at the moment lost my mobile with all the good ones. i dunno how to get them on the site ????. i have a set of 16's i got of my bros old one they were silver but i painted them super white with a silver flake looks good in the sun. i rang a place over here an they said they can get the 5zigen system manifold back. it has the two pipes at the back with 3.5" backslash burnt tips it aint a cheap system do. do you find much difference in the car with just the single exit on it. an yeah id say it was mad cuttin up that exhaust but it sounds really well an as we all no looks the dogs :censor: to .

i think the sivertop is a better engine than the blacktop i raced a few over here an stayed side by side with up to the jap limeter but then it started to pull away from me it wasnt restricted. but then i raced another an he beat me ?

[fx-gt-boy]

cheers man! :D

you should upload the picture through photobucket.com then post a link to your picture

i always love to see other fx gt's

i would say 16's are the best size of wheel for the fx's, i ran a set of 17" kosei alloys for the first few years... after all that time i relized thatthe weight of the wheels wasnt doin my car any good so iv fitted a wee set of 14" sparco lightweights and fitted a set of yokohama advan AO48's to help my traction.after i fit my turbo and get it set up correctly im planning on geting a set of 16x7.5 rota grids in bronze.it should look good!

if you can get a hold of the 5zigen system, then buy it! its as rare as rocking horse s**t. i love that system it looks minted

i did notice a difference up in the revs when i fitted it, lost low down power tho :( the only thing that put me off my exhaust is that its LOUD! lol

unfortunetly iv not got any other videos since my rollas been off the road for a few months, im just using the gt4 as a A to B car. i will have more pics and video's after its done... also iv been planning on racing one of my mates thats supercharging his EK9 civic type R at crail raceway. so i will try and get it on video.... will be good, toyota V's honda :P

[toyotalevin]

I just joined up too, got an ae101 a few months back out of autotrader.

I saw a mines ecu on eBay and thought id give it a punt, what a difference it makes! Pulls harder through the rev range, and goes up to 9k! too :D I reckon its the best £150 Ive ever spent, cant believe noone else wanted it!

I want to get more power out of the car now. Should I change the exhaust too?

[Escy]

I just joined up too, got an ae101 a few months back out of autotrader.

I saw a mines ecu on ebay and thought id give it a punt, what a difference it makes! Pulls harder through the rev range, and goes up to 9k! too :D I reckon its the best £150 Ive ever spent, cant believe noone else wanted it!

I want to get more power out of the car now. Should I change the exhaust too?

You git, I wanted that. I got outbid in the last second.

Missing out on it pushed me towards getting a Megasquirt system so it's not all bad. To answer the previous question, yes the Megasquirt has a built in MAP sensor. :)

I'm thinking about getting lowering springs, not sure where to look though (mines superstrut if that makes any difference)

[toyotalevin]

Oh well not all bad then. I won it fair and square, put a bid in with 4 seconds left :D I can't help being good...

So whats the difference having a map sesnor?

[fx-gt-boy]

the map sensor basicly gets its pressure readings from the inlet mani. tends to be alot less of a restriction than the old afm.also having map allows you to open the inlet system up without the engine not having air flow readings... remap is usually required when this happens.

did u find the mines ecu slightly overfuels on lift off

oh and an exhaust upgrade would always help

Escy, im not 100% sure if the superstrut has the same springs as the normal macphersons but if it just lowering springs ure after then im sure just bacic ae101 corolla springs would suit... i know a couple of companys that make coilovers for ure strut type

[Escy]

Escy, im not 100% sure if the superstrut has the same springs as the normal macphersons but if it just lowering springs ure after then im sure just bacic ae101 corolla springs would suit... i know a couple of companys that make coilovers for ure strut type

I've seen Cusco and TRD coilovers in Japan, they sell for lots even second hand and needing a re-build.

Does your FX run superstrut?

Aren't GT-Apex Levins and FX-GT's the same cars underneath?

I found a nice FX-GT website before, don't know if you guys all know it?

http://www.geocities.com/fxgt20/index.htm

[fx-gt-boy]

iv done abit of research and i cant seem to see anything for the superstrut ae101,i keep finding the macpherson strut coilovers. :(

mines the macpherson, so it wasnt hard to find coilovers

if i find any il give you a shout!

i would definetly stay away from lowering springs, i used to use gmax :ffs: on my car... the struts seals didnt last long and the ride was horrid!

any yeah your right the fx gt and apex levin chassis are almost the exact same. very handy for the levin owners since they can get there parts off ae101-102 rolla's @ the scrappies

iv never seen that site before. good find

[Escy]

I thought the same about getting parts from scrappy's, etc. So far I don't think i've come across anything to fit my car from a standard Corolla, all the interior trim is different, the running gear is different and so is the engine. Gutted about that.

[levin20v]

Hey guys, i have an ae111 bzg, want the bzr as mine doesnt have ss or abs or airbags or 6speed lol.

I originally wanted and fx gt as i had a 1.3 in the same shape, proper wolf in sheeps clothing the fx gt.

I have the blacktop and im not that impressed lol, some things not right with it. its gone down hill since i changed my backbox and got a clifford alarm installed.

I too have the same plans to go turbo, where did you get you megasquirt,will i need to send to canada lol, the only thing the same is the side repeaters lol. I too have it bad as i struggle to find parts for my car. nice video, i saw that mines chip on there but unfortunatly it didint fit my ae111

Also how much did that megasquirt set you back,

Many thanks Scott

[Escy]

I've paid £300 for the Megasquirt Unit, all built up and adapted, Ford EDIS ignition parts, the harness adapter for the ECU and one for the EDIS.

I need to buy a few more things (trigger wheel for ECU, make a sensor bracket, distributor blanking plate and maybe new sparkplug leads if mine don't fit the Ford coil pack).

Looking at about £350-£400 I think.

I sent my old ECU to Canada so the plug could be de-soldered from it so the harness can me made plug and play on the cars wiring loom.

[foxmanonly1]

I bought a 20 valve corolla and i want 2 do an engine conversion. do ya know would it fit in a turbo starlet Shell without a lot of headaches?

[Escy]

I don't know, would have thought it'd be a fair bit of hassle. Seen one fitted in a Paeso.

Have you got an FX-GT or Levin? Are you breaking the car? I could do with some bits and bobs if you are.

[foxmanonly1]

its an fx gt, i sold a lot off it already, the interior, back axel, exhausts are gone