2001rolla
02-02-2003, 10:54 PM
Been lurking around the board looking for information about the 1ZZ-FE vvti motors and what Celica owners were doing to squeeze power from the 1ZZ-fe motor.
I don't own a Celica anymore, But I do have a 2001 Corolla S that shares the same motor as the Celica GT. I am on a quest to get the most amount of power out of my motor without sacrificing reliability and the ability to pass a smog test. I am eagerly waiting for Toyota to finally release the TRD supercharger for the 03 Rolla/Matrix to see if it is something I can modify to fit my car. I have been told the only issue with the s/c and the earlier 1ZZ-fe motors is clearance and not the motor itself. If this is true I can see an s/c in my near future as I could get a carbon fiber hood made and the radiator and a/c lines could be relocated fairly easy. If not, I'll have to wait with you guys for the Spyder/Celica charger to bump up boost.
My question for you guys is this: I have an opportunity to buy a 1zz-fe non vvti motor from a 99 corolla for real cheap to work on and need to know if the bottom end is the same as the vvti motors? If the bottom end is the same and I can top it with my current head which has already been worked, then I can build up the bottom and not lose the ability to drive the car. I plan on replacing the rods and pistons to increase compression to about 9:1 and am still debating whether or not to sleeve the cylinders. I've heard from both sides about the pros and cons about sleeving but am still not certain I really need to. I've been told by a Toyota Tech that the block is capable of handling up to 300HP without a problem. But installing pins between the block and head would almost be a must to reduce shifting. I really don't see myself hitting 300 especially with my budget. I need to keep my sights a little down to earth as I really only have about 5 grand to play with and the s/c will take about 3 grand alone leaving me 2 grand to build the block and upgrade my injectors and fuel system. Maybe next year I'll put a little bit more in and upgrade the computer and add a fuel management system but not this year...
I would really like to build the block out of the car and still have the car available for use as I just sold my 84 Celica on Ebay (Last night as a matter of fact) and my girl crunched the 4Runner (4 inch Metal pipe mail box post filled with concrete with 4 feet in the ground alone) so it will be in the shop for a while. Even when we get the 4Runner back, she uses it too much for us to even think of sharing vehicles.
I know I don't own a Celica anymore but you guys and the MRS guys do more to improve the performance of the car and motor than the Rolla guys do I started a thread on VVTI.net and got nothing but smart ass answers so I knew I was dealing with people who really didn't know much about what it takes to build a high horsepower I specified no turbo in the post as there is no such thing as a CARB legal turbo and just about every person that replied said to add a turbo... Need I say more?
I really hope you guys can help me here. I have read quite a bit on this board and have learned so much about our motors and what can be done. I hope to continue learning and hope to be of some help to you guys possibly down the road.
Jeff Park
I don't own a Celica anymore, But I do have a 2001 Corolla S that shares the same motor as the Celica GT. I am on a quest to get the most amount of power out of my motor without sacrificing reliability and the ability to pass a smog test. I am eagerly waiting for Toyota to finally release the TRD supercharger for the 03 Rolla/Matrix to see if it is something I can modify to fit my car. I have been told the only issue with the s/c and the earlier 1ZZ-fe motors is clearance and not the motor itself. If this is true I can see an s/c in my near future as I could get a carbon fiber hood made and the radiator and a/c lines could be relocated fairly easy. If not, I'll have to wait with you guys for the Spyder/Celica charger to bump up boost.
My question for you guys is this: I have an opportunity to buy a 1zz-fe non vvti motor from a 99 corolla for real cheap to work on and need to know if the bottom end is the same as the vvti motors? If the bottom end is the same and I can top it with my current head which has already been worked, then I can build up the bottom and not lose the ability to drive the car. I plan on replacing the rods and pistons to increase compression to about 9:1 and am still debating whether or not to sleeve the cylinders. I've heard from both sides about the pros and cons about sleeving but am still not certain I really need to. I've been told by a Toyota Tech that the block is capable of handling up to 300HP without a problem. But installing pins between the block and head would almost be a must to reduce shifting. I really don't see myself hitting 300 especially with my budget. I need to keep my sights a little down to earth as I really only have about 5 grand to play with and the s/c will take about 3 grand alone leaving me 2 grand to build the block and upgrade my injectors and fuel system. Maybe next year I'll put a little bit more in and upgrade the computer and add a fuel management system but not this year...
I would really like to build the block out of the car and still have the car available for use as I just sold my 84 Celica on Ebay (Last night as a matter of fact) and my girl crunched the 4Runner (4 inch Metal pipe mail box post filled with concrete with 4 feet in the ground alone) so it will be in the shop for a while. Even when we get the 4Runner back, she uses it too much for us to even think of sharing vehicles.
I know I don't own a Celica anymore but you guys and the MRS guys do more to improve the performance of the car and motor than the Rolla guys do I started a thread on VVTI.net and got nothing but smart ass answers so I knew I was dealing with people who really didn't know much about what it takes to build a high horsepower I specified no turbo in the post as there is no such thing as a CARB legal turbo and just about every person that replied said to add a turbo... Need I say more?
I really hope you guys can help me here. I have read quite a bit on this board and have learned so much about our motors and what can be done. I hope to continue learning and hope to be of some help to you guys possibly down the road.
Jeff Park