The Corolla DX Wagon Thread

Postby **eliteauto** » March 30th, 2007, 10:46 am

the Corolla DX wagon is one of the most common stationwagons in the country, the stock setup is the 5EFE engine with the 3 speed tranny/ 5 fwd gearbox so what are tuners doing with them? I'm interested in everything, has anyone gone with the 4AGE 20 v swap? there is one with a 3SGTE in it that I know of, and of course some are boosting the 5E by lowering compression and using the 4EFTE turbo manifold etc. most importantly what are you doing with the original engine to ensure you get to the grocery on time?

Postby **Team Loco** » March 31st, 2007, 4:55 pm

^^^lol, i know with a power to weight ratio, a boosted dx wagon will run like ah thief. Got a 2002 model, just upgraded the headlamps to crystal

Postby **eliteauto** » March 31st, 2007, 9:56 pm

^^wel that's just it @ roughly 990kg a 20v swap would outrun a GT just on power to weight but I'm curious about the original engine's potential they seem to be doing alright in Australia, I have two, one is bone stock and the other is essentially my daily driver, thus far I've swapped the front brakes for the GT rotors and calipers which is a straight bolt on. I've added a mesh grille and BZ touring lights, got Levin bucket seats in front, and the BZ white dash with voltmeter etc., under the bonnet I've added a top mount strut bar, upgraded the electrical grounding, used larger plug wires with iridium plugs and used a K&N drop in, I've also adapted a set of 20Valve headers to fit my engine which has produced the best bang for buck thus far, this week I'm installing a set of Levin shocks and springs in the front and lowering blocks in the rear to give a decent drop while stiffening the ride a bit next I'm replacing the stock 3 speed auto tranny, with the 4 speed tranny from the Starlet Turbo and considering swapping the 5EFE ecu for that from the 5EFHE, I intended to do a 20valve swap but decided against it because I may sell the car so basically I just making the drive more enjoyable

Postby **Team Loco** » March 31st, 2007, 10:52 pm

Holy cr p! U got a pocket rocket there.my car is a company car, so I am limited in what I can do

ilovebeti · Postby **ilovebeti** » October 27th, 2007, 1:40 pm

bump

sensiman · Postby **sensiman** » October 30th, 2007, 1:40 pm

corollalover101, good work there man.
Had mines dropped with lowering springs to the front and blocks to the back, very good handling with that but removed the blocks recently due to bad road conditions, left the springs due to lack of time and getting a fairly good ride still. No major engine work yet. Looking to switch to manual.

John_Doe · Postby **John_Doe** » November 9th, 2007, 8:02 pm

yo fellaz. a padner of mine mashup his engine for de same DX dread. he needs to get a new 1 what can yall do for him/me...I think dey rather go back stock seein de tranny still good. but still let me kno what wud fit nice.

John_Doe · Postby **John_Doe** » November 16th, 2007, 1:12 pm

help plz...^^^

ledreppelin · Postby **ledreppelin** » April 6th, 2011, 11:26 pm

I need a Strut bar for my DX wagon EE103

pablo_tt · Postby **pablo_tt** » April 14th, 2011, 9:20 am

Wheys, talk about raising the dead

Postby **Team Loco** » April 14th, 2011, 3:17 pm

pablo_tt wrote:Wheys, talk about raising the dead

lol.

just dropped in a 5afe full conversion. getting it wired up now. the old 5e engine got 400,000kms on it. totally dead now.

rolling_hard · Postby **rolling_hard** » April 19th, 2011, 12:26 pm

it's not a dx but it will pass

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/members ... -ae100-jdm

rickrkb · Postby **rickrkb** » April 23rd, 2011, 10:58 am

well i'v got the l-touring....its similar to the dx...same engine and frame

black start · Postby **black start** » April 24th, 2011, 1:26 pm

sensiman wrote:corollalover101, good work there man.
Had mines dropped with lowering springs to the front and blocks to the back, very good handling with that but removed the blocks recently due to bad road conditions, left the springs due to lack of time and getting a fairly good ride still. No major engine work yet. Looking to switch to manual.

dont they have leaf springs in the back? or is it just the 4wd ones?if is 4wd pm me details..

sensiman · Postby **sensiman** » April 25th, 2011, 1:43 pm

Black Start wrote:
sensiman wrote:corollalover101, good work there man.
Had mines dropped with lowering springs to the front and blocks to the back, very good handling with that but removed the blocks recently due to bad road conditions, left the springs due to lack of time and getting a fairly good ride still. No major engine work yet. Looking to switch to manual.

dont they have leaf springs in the back? or is it just the 4wd ones?if is 4wd pm me details..

not 4wd. yeah, leaf at the back, hence why I used blocks to lower. a bit stiff though but still made the commute over Lady Young Road and the drive to Maracas way more fun.
The conversion to shocks abs would have been too costly for me.

legoRB · Postby **legoRB** » April 26th, 2011, 6:25 pm

rolling_hard wrote:it's not a dx but it will pass

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/members ... -ae100-jdm

WIN!

black start · Postby **black start** » April 26th, 2011, 10:19 pm

legoRB wrote:
rolling_hard wrote:it's not a dx but it will pass

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/members ... -ae100-jdm

WIN!

X 100000000000000000000

scoobert_doo · Postby **scoobert_doo** » May 5th, 2011, 8:26 am

anyone know where i can get a trd 3 point strut like the one in the i saw here?

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/members ... -ae100-jdm

psycostud666 · Postby **psycostud666** » May 17th, 2011, 9:55 am

Somebody say Corolla DX... The guy i bought mine from installed so much upgrades mine is nearly like an L-Touring...

The only thing in mine that is still DX is the rear suspension,