Keiichi in a TRD AE86 - Who says Toyota's aren't fun?

[dutchmasterflex]

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All you need is a balance, light weight, a mean 4 cylinder and RWD ;)

I'd still give a lot to own one of these cars..

[gangajas]

Sadly the Corolla model lost its soul long, long ago.

[dutchmasterflex]

15k :shocked: ? there are a couple complete ones on eBay right now for under 5k i think. One with a supercharged 4AGE


If I could find a nicely running AE86 for 1-2k I'd probably pick it up and make a project out of it.

[StanAE86]

The AE86 is a really fun car to drive. It's very balanced and stable once you update the suspension. The 7M-GTE isn't too popular of a conversion because it throws off the balance of the car, and it's a really tight fit to make it all work.

The video is a rip from the TRD Drift Bible or something like that. Maybe it's the AE86 Special Edition from Best MOTORing, vol. 48 and 49, if I remember right. That TRD car has a 20V conversion that's taken from the later model FWD Corolla GT-S. It makes about 180hp if I remember right. It's not that much more power than the standard 110hp car in my opinion. Not worth the effort to do the mod, except for the nice n/a sounds.

My old car was turbo'd to about 240bhp at the wheels. Stripped down to 2000 lbs. it was a fantastic sleeper. Sold it to a drifter, who drifted it into a K-wall at a drift competition. :(

My turbo build-up:

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/7128/PROJECTX.html

I miss the car...it was fun.