def ECU, then its valves and cam combo, last is a 4-1 headers With the standalone ECU. any mods will impact the engine performance greatly. Esp the valves and cam. You can engage the VVT early or later depending on your preference. 4-1 header for the 4AGE 20V will make it screams louder in the higher rpms. Making the throttle blips more enjoyable.
I'd go with I WANT A SUSHPANTS T-SHIRT. Sorry, couldn't help myself was just to excited to maybe win a shirt. I go with valves and cams.there are tons of videos already on exhaust systems. It's rare to see anyone takle NA power gains in the detail your videos are known for.
there's a couple [not Google-silly autocorrect] suggestions below regarding the next upgrade, but personally I think I'd do the ECU 1st... you can fine tune the itbs which may or may not yield more hp... and you can fine tune for cams and exhaust later once you get them with the added benefit of being able to share your results with each new mod... dyno verified of course
You should do the exhaust system first. My AW11 20v has a healthy 147 WHP, stock engine with just a lightweight flywheel + pulleys and 2,5 inch exhaust system. BTW... I WANT A SUSHPANTS T-SHIRT!
Hey bud.... would you be able to help me..... on my 4age blacktop. Just got 100mm trumpets fitted. And now I notice the car back fires through the intake when i floor and change around 4krpm or if u tap(burp) around 4k.... any idea what could he the cause does urs do that? And hey I WANT A SUSH PANTS T SHIRT
I want a Sushpants T-shirt. AWESOME VID MATE! My AE82 is very similair setup to yours but BC coilovers and 16v 4AGE Bigport. Wish i could touge battle you. Im your biggest Australian fan.
Hello from Germany! Thats so nice! New exhaust are very good! I have a 2,5" in my 82. Today i start the swap to 20V. Are you also in Facebook? Greetings Kessel Oh man! :D I WANT A SUSHPANTS SHIRT
Great vid. Loved it. Do you have the 5 valve. I do not yet. But on my old 300K 4AGE 16V that I bought new. I Ported and polished, (very little porting, those suckers are big already) matched intake with exhaust ports, shaved the head till true. and put it back together. All new valves etc. My off the line power really woke up. Good luck. Love the 4AGE / AE 82 , 86. Wayne.
I want a sushpants t-shirt! Your videos give me inspiration and my dream is to have the sweet sound of ITB's in my garbage ae92 sedan someday. Or even better, a willys cj-2a >:) p.s. have you upgraded your brakes?
I like ur videos alot cause I'm a big corolla fan. I'm driving my second corolla after I sold my first one. I just love the way they drive. My second corolla is a upgrade from my first corolla.
Sushpants in Toyota guy and especially a corolla enthusiasts. I appreciate ur videos and work alot. I'm from Cape Town in South Africa.. My hope is that oneday u will see my comment😊
Installed my mrp coils last week, an absolute treat compared to the blown original shocks. Very good upgrade, glad you too are enjoying them. And oh yeah I want Sushpants t-shirt!
Damn i'd suggest an lsd transaxle before doing engine upgrades, its already wheel spinning 😂 but otherwise i would suggest exhaust system (ramhorn headers from smr fx. And 2.5" full exhaust system) and then do ecu, cams, springs etc 😁
I'm from new Zealand and it is good to see mrp products used overseas Mrp are really good. I think that you should do camshafts and valve Springs first.
But cams and valves would be the hardest to do! You gotta build up to it :) I agree, though. Cams and valves would probably give the greatest increase in power.
You should upgrade the brakes first. Even a standard pad + disc + brake line + brake fluid combo on fresh calipers will be a huge bonus in terms of brake feel and fade resistance. I'd also consider a brake master cylinder brace for added brake feel. Then I'd do the ECU, exhaust and cams, followed by a remap. Oh and I want a Sushpants t-shirt please. :-)
High five then, I did exactly that in my car, right down to the brake fluid (though I chose Ferodo DS2500 pads, they're quite popular and easy to buy in this part of the world). With the suspension and brakes out of the way I'd do the ECU first, so that you can do a remap according to the modifications you make. After that I'd do a header (4-2-1 for a broader powerband, 4-1 for top-end power) and exhaust (possibly decat too, if you have the standard unit still on), followed by a properly designed airbox, and some relatively mild cams (assuming you're keeping the stock pistons and rods).
Fantastic video, I miss driving my FX so much right now. It's been in the driveway for about a month now while I wait for money to fix it :( I need my fix. “I want a Sushpants t-shirt.”
It should be, I need to replace my timing belt and front right wheel bearing, there has been some steering issues. But I have what sounds like some kind of valve train noise, so I figured I would take the head off and check clearances while I'm at it. Just want to get it all at once rather than having the car on jack stands multiple times. Dat old car life.
Stop with the customizations. Leave this gem alone and let it last. I‘ve been missing my stock and totalled FX16 since ‘03 while enjoying my stock ‘00 Lude.
I think you should do Exhaust first, then cams and valves as you should tune your engine after that, I think the ECU should followed after valves and cams.
I am about to order a set of MRP Coilovers for my FX16. What spring rate did you choose? I was hoping to go the DIY route and use T3 parts but they don't make the rear camber plates anymore :-(
I have a question and it deals with security. Specifically how you keep ur FX from getting stolen? Parts are a rare and highly desirable to thieves. You need a club, an alarm and a kill switch to the fuel pump. Do a video on that please!
Man your car gets better and better! I'd personally do an exhaust for an even better sound, but be careful because it's a 1.6 so it's easy to fall in the trap of a "fartcan" exhaust, which nobody wants for obvious reasons. Also, I want a Sushpants T-Shirt!
Got a Decat and Fujitsubo backbox on my 20v ae111 not for the power but the sound but Ya power probably ecu first but that won't do much by itself without other mods as Toyota did fairly well getting power out of the factory. If going for ecu need to be getting some other mods aswell like exhaust, cams etc if not its a waist of time. Oh Ya I want a sushpants t-shirt
Is that MRP coil comes with absorber mount(pillow) for ae8x chassis? Or u do some modified plate at pillow ball? I saw for front is 4 points nut at mounted..
OoooOooOOo niice setup, reminds me of my 2002 daihatsu mira avanzato. pretty slow in acceleration but a true go kart for the public road. Would love a t shirt though :)
i think that thing needs exhaust work, and i think my ae92 needs those mrp ball joints and rear camber plates for my fortune auto's. also I want a Sushpants T-shirt!
I think ECU as it'd be great to see the difference over the stock ecu without the other mods. Awesome video dude, stoked for you. Would love a shirt. 20v ftw.
I want a suspants tshirt! Man how did I miss this one?!! Benn looking forword for your coilover install and it came out just as expected! I want to get some coilovers for my corolla as well!! Keep the videos coming!!
Hy man i need some info, i want to swap the same engine and trans setup in my car(fiat 127), my car has a 903cc engine in it now and i wanted your oppion about it and maybe u can help me with measurements :), first cam and valves then exhaust then standalone and then i want a shushpants tshirt
i want a sushpants t-shirt i really wont one of these because i really like your fx16 with the 4age black top !!! and i think a new ecu i would really like it !
Buenos días amigo. Conoce usted tiendas de repuestos donde sea posible adquirir lámparas delanteras para el corolla FX16? Le agradezco su colaboración.
Love the videos. I have a 20v in my Westfield (Lotus 7 replica) and am curious to see the power upgrade development for ideas for my car... and I want a sushpants t-shirt.
speeduino ecu and you are left with money for cams. If you find a company that make springs (and you sned them specs of some trd springs) you can get quoted with reasonable price (in my case $65 for set of 16) but you have to source retainers yourself (about $50 on ebay.. dunno if they are worth cuz they are made from steel like factory ones) * I want a Sushpants T-shirt.
I just picked up a red fx16 gts with 160k, suspension is shot, would you recommend the MRP coil overs 6k/4k over bc coilovers? Are the ae92 lower ball joints a direct fit? Yours is real clean.
Very nice! I haven’t personally tried the BC’s so I can’t vouch for them but I know people like them. The ae92 will fit you’ll need properly sized grade 8 bolts (find at local parts store). If the BC’s are 8k/6k, the rides gonna be firm.
def ECU, then its valves and cam combo, last is a 4-1 headers
With the standalone ECU. any mods will impact the engine performance greatly. Esp the valves and cam. You can engage the VVT early or later depending on your preference.
4-1 header for the 4AGE 20V will make it screams louder in the higher rpms. Making the throttle blips more enjoyable.
your content is awesome man! keep on going :)
Your videos are getting better and better! Definitely go the exhaust first, let that 20v sing.
Exhaust and Ecu. Then cams and valves. In the order. No canister exhaust
I'd go with I WANT A SUSHPANTS T-SHIRT. Sorry, couldn't help myself was just to excited to maybe win a shirt. I go with valves and cams.there are tons of videos already on exhaust systems. It's rare to see anyone takle NA power gains in the detail your videos are known for.
Awesome video buddy! One of your best videos yet. Plus i would totally rock a sushpants shirt lol.
Thanks Bob!
sushpants
Cool to see kiwi products :)
Love the content, I have an ST190 Corona liftback with lots done to it, go Toyota!
That engine note is to die for, also i love the music you used for the video. Great job :) I want a Sushpants T-shirt.
I want a sushpants tshirt! ECU should be next upgrade, that way you can take full advantage of the eventual exhaust and cams update s
there's a couple [not Google-silly autocorrect] suggestions below regarding the next upgrade, but personally I think I'd do the ECU 1st... you can fine tune the itbs which may or may not yield more hp... and you can fine tune for cams and exhaust later once you get them with the added benefit of being able to share your results with each new mod... dyno verified of course
i think you should do the ecu then exhaust them cams and srpings i want a sushpants tshirt also i love your corolla
I want a sushpants t-shirt.
i want a sushpants t-shirt please, and definitely exhaust mod should be next
Full exhaust. Ecu and cams and springs at the same time so you can tune it all in one day m
Do exhaust first then focus on a good tune, 4ages really benefit from a free flowing exhaust.
Replacing the old catalytic converter with a high flow unit has been on my checklist.
Nice comparison. I want a Sushpants t-shirt.
Rad little car you have man! I reckon go for cams next 😏 and I'd love a sushpants shirt too! 👌
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(Poor mans tofu car)
Headers upgrade to see if its have an additional power.
You should do the exhaust system first. My AW11 20v has a healthy 147 WHP, stock engine with just a lightweight flywheel + pulleys and 2,5 inch exhaust system.
BTW... I WANT A SUSHPANTS T-SHIRT!
Hey bud.... would you be able to help me..... on my 4age blacktop. Just got 100mm trumpets fitted. And now I notice the car back fires through the intake when i floor and change around 4krpm or if u tap(burp) around 4k.... any idea what could he the cause does urs do that? And hey I WANT A SUSH PANTS T SHIRT
Sounds like it's running super rich. Check for codes on the ECU and maybe check the o2 sensor.
I want a Sushpants T-shirt.
AWESOME VID MATE! My AE82 is very similair setup to yours but BC coilovers and 16v 4AGE Bigport.
Wish i could touge battle you. Im your biggest Australian fan.
Man, i would love to battle you, touge style!
Hello from Germany!
Thats so nice! New exhaust are very good! I have a 2,5" in my 82. Today i start the swap to 20V.
Are you also in Facebook?
Greetings Kessel
Oh man! :D I WANT A SUSHPANTS SHIRT
Nice, you're going to love the 20v! Get on the Corolla FX facebook groups.
Great vid. Loved it. Do you have the 5 valve. I do not yet. But on my old 300K 4AGE 16V that I bought new. I Ported and polished, (very little porting, those suckers are big already) matched intake with exhaust ports, shaved the head till true. and put it back together. All new valves etc. My off the line power really woke up. Good luck. Love the 4AGE / AE 82 , 86. Wayne.
I swapped in the 20v blacktop 4AGE. I rebuilt that engine from the ground up, it is a proper screamer.
I want a sushpants t-shirt! Your videos give me inspiration and my dream is to have the sweet sound of ITB's in my garbage ae92 sedan someday. Or even better, a willys cj-2a >:)
p.s. have you upgraded your brakes?
The brakes have been mildly upgrade with RBF600 and Hawk HP pads. The sound and response is very much worth it!
I like ur videos alot cause I'm a big corolla fan. I'm driving my second corolla after I sold my first one. I just love the way they drive.
My second corolla is a upgrade from my first corolla.
Sushpants in Toyota guy and especially a corolla enthusiasts. I appreciate ur videos and work alot.
I'm from Cape Town in South Africa..
My hope is that oneday u will see my comment😊
I want a sushpants T-shirt. I want a fx16.
Installed my mrp coils last week, an absolute treat compared to the blown original shocks. Very good upgrade, glad you too are enjoying them.
And oh yeah
I want Sushpants t-shirt!
Damn i'd suggest an lsd transaxle before doing engine upgrades, its already wheel spinning 😂 but otherwise i would suggest exhaust system (ramhorn headers from smr fx. And 2.5" full exhaust system) and then do ecu, cams, springs etc 😁
It does do a decent amount of wheel spinning :) a 1.5 way LSD is on the horizon for the Corolla.
Your videos are awesome, you've made me want an FX-16, currently in the market for one. We need more content! I want a Sushpants t-shirt.
You should get one! They are a lot of to drive.
I'm from new Zealand and it is good to see mrp products used overseas Mrp are really good. I think that you should do camshafts and valve Springs first.
MRP stuff is awesome.
standalone! I want a shushpants t-shirt!
Exhaust, then cams
Dude!
Ecu
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I also own a 4a-ge and mine is in k-sport coilovers
4age is the best!
exhaust then the standalone ecu,
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I just ordered a set of MRP coilovers for my AW11 because of this video!
Nice, let me know how you like them!
What brand of lower ball joints did you use?
I used a set from the AE92 that was purchased from MRP.
sushpants oh okay thank you
Hey, what roof rack do you have on your car? I’m looking to get one for mine!
It’s Yakima rack
In my opinion, try to get the mods that really help improve performance like a new set of cams and valves.
But cams and valves would be the hardest to do! You gotta build up to it :) I agree, though. Cams and valves would probably give the greatest increase in power.
Hey man love your vids. What's the spring rate on the coilovers?
Thanks! The springs are 6k/4k.
I want a sushpants t-shirt but I live in South Africa
Welcome to the club
Does this includes fans from other countries like Malaysia.
This includes everyone taking a ride on the Big Blue Space Ship!
I want a Sushpants T shirt because I have an AE101 corolla with a blacktop and I'm in SoCal😉
good
I love TOYOTA
sushpans your so underated awesome videos. #I want a sushpants t shirt.
Awww, thanks :)
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You should upgrade the brakes first. Even a standard pad + disc + brake line + brake fluid combo on fresh calipers will be a huge bonus in terms of brake feel and fade resistance. I'd also consider a brake master cylinder brace for added brake feel. Then I'd do the ECU, exhaust and cams, followed by a remap.
Oh and I want a Sushpants t-shirt please. :-)
The brakes have been done exactly like you describe. I have Motul RBF600, new standard disc and Hawk HP pads. So far it works pretty well.
High five then, I did exactly that in my car, right down to the brake fluid (though I chose Ferodo DS2500 pads, they're quite popular and easy to buy in this part of the world).
With the suspension and brakes out of the way I'd do the ECU first, so that you can do a remap according to the modifications you make. After that I'd do a header (4-2-1 for a broader powerband, 4-1 for top-end power) and exhaust (possibly decat too, if you have the standard unit still on), followed by a properly designed airbox, and some relatively mild cams (assuming you're keeping the stock pistons and rods).
ECU!
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Me too! :)
keep up the good work bro!!
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I want a sushpants t-shirt!!!! Loving your content all the way from South Africa!
Awesome, i hear there is a big AE82 following in South Africa.
AE82,92,111 Loving all the old school Toyota's
definately exhaust first ,let that engine breaaathh. Also i want a sushpants t shirt
Fantastic video, I miss driving my FX so much right now. It's been in the driveway for about a month now while I wait for money to fix it :( I need my fix.
“I want a Sushpants t-shirt.”
aww, that sucks. Hopefully you get your FX going soon!
It should be, I need to replace my timing belt and front right wheel bearing, there has been some steering issues. But I have what sounds like some kind of valve train noise, so I figured I would take the head off and check clearances while I'm at it. Just want to get it all at once rather than having the car on jack stands multiple times. Dat old car life.
Your car looks clean
Such a unique build! ECU and I want a Sushpants T-Shirt!!
I suggest doing an exhaust system first then the stand alone ECU!!
amazing video!
Supercharger, I want a sushpants t-shirt
Haha, what’s going on Tanner! You gotta hear the itb’s roar before you say supercharger.
Stop with the customizations. Leave this gem alone and let it last. I‘ve been missing my stock and totalled FX16 since ‘03 while enjoying my stock ‘00 Lude.
When are you fitting the camshafts?
Man, i've been lazy about sourcing them. I promise i'll get them ordered up soon.
Man if you were on the east coast I could do some exhaust magic on that. That rusty turbo muffler has got to go!
Damn, would have been cool if you could! The current exhaust just isn’t doing it for me :(
Where on the east coast are you located? I may be interested in the future.
Definitely ECU-exhaust-cams and springs. It is also a good idea to upgrade the stock brakes. BTW I want a shushpants t-shirt!!!
Are those coilovers made for the ae92? I have a ae82 but having trouble finding coilovers. Just wanted to know if the ae92 coilovers fit the ae82.
I think you should do Exhaust first, then cams and valves as you should tune your engine after that, I think the ECU should followed after valves and cams.
I am about to order a set of MRP Coilovers for my FX16. What spring rate did you choose? I was hoping to go the DIY route and use T3 parts but they don't make the rear camber plates anymore :-(
I'd definitely go exhaust first as it's always the bottleneck for other engine upgrades. Also, I want a Sushpants T-shirt!!!!
I have a question and it deals with security. Specifically how you keep ur FX from getting stolen? Parts are a rare and highly desirable to thieves. You need a club, an alarm and a kill switch to the fuel pump. Do a video on that please!
Man your car gets better and better! I'd personally do an exhaust for an even better sound, but be careful because it's a 1.6 so it's easy to fall in the trap of a "fartcan" exhaust, which nobody wants for obvious reasons. Also, I want a Sushpants T-Shirt!
i say exhaust, then ECU, then cams and valve springs so the reprogramming of that new ecu wont be much.
And, I want a shushpants t-shirt!!!!
Got a Decat and Fujitsubo backbox on my 20v ae111 not for the power but the sound but Ya power probably ecu first but that won't do much by itself without other mods as Toyota did fairly well getting power out of the factory. If going for ecu need to be getting some other mods aswell like exhaust, cams etc if not its a waist of time. Oh Ya I want a sushpants t-shirt
Is that MRP coil comes with absorber mount(pillow) for ae8x chassis? Or u do some modified plate at pillow ball? I saw for front is 4 points nut at mounted..
I want another Fx16 if you happen to run across one , plz msg me. I miss mine everyday. Oh great vid btw
OoooOooOOo niice setup, reminds me of my 2002 daihatsu mira avanzato. pretty slow in acceleration but a true go kart for the public road. Would love a t shirt though :)
what is the difference between GTS and GTI model? the biggest improvement for it is to convert it from FWD to RWD
I love the videos btw "I want a sushpants t shirt "
exhaust system first, then if you know somebody who is familiar with Megasquirt 2stand alone ECU... i suggest get one
ECU is probably the best for the blacktop :)
Oh and
I want a Sushpants T-Shirt :)
My intrax springs worked really well on my fx over tokico's. Go for the cam and valve springs. I want a sushpants t-shirt!
Damn the FX16 is really coming together. Also, I WANT A SUSHPANTS T-SHIRT!
Exhaust first...cams next. I'd love to have a Sushpants shirt to wear while driving my FX16 GTS! Keep spreading the love!
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Exhaust first, then ECU & Valvetrain at the same time to take full advantage of them.
Also, I want a Sushpants T-shirt!
i think that thing needs exhaust work, and i think my ae92 needs those mrp ball joints and rear camber plates for my fortune auto's.
also I want a Sushpants T-shirt!
I think ECU as it'd be great to see the difference over the stock ecu without the other mods. Awesome video dude, stoked for you. Would love a shirt. 20v ftw.
Physical mods like exhaust and cams first then ECU so you dont have to retune for the exhaust/cams separately.
Do more aggressive cams. Its gonna add more eargasm to your ITB sound😂😂😂. I want a sushpants t-shirt
I want a Sushpants T-shirt! Cams
Helloski Jiro!
I want a suspants tshirt!
Man how did I miss this one?!! Benn looking forword for your coilover install and it came out just as expected! I want to get some coilovers for my corolla as well!!
Keep the videos coming!!
Nice car
Do the exhaust first.
And hell yes, I want that sushpants tshirt!
Hy man i need some info, i want to swap the same engine and trans setup in my car(fiat 127), my car has a 903cc engine in it now and i wanted your oppion about it and maybe u can help me with measurements :), first cam and valves then exhaust then standalone and then i want a shushpants tshirt
i want a sushpants t-shirt
i really wont one of these because i really like your fx16 with the 4age black top !!!
and i think a new ecu i would really like it !
Great video as always. Go for a full exhaust. Also....I want a sushpants t-shirt!
Buenos días amigo.
Conoce usted tiendas de repuestos donde sea posible adquirir lámparas delanteras para el corolla FX16?
Le agradezco su colaboración.
Love the videos. I have a 20v in my Westfield (Lotus 7 replica) and am curious to see the power upgrade development for ideas for my car... and I want a sushpants t-shirt.
ECU will set a good base for future mods. Also, I want a Sushpants T shirt!
speeduino ecu and you are left with money for cams. If you find a company that make springs (and you sned them specs of some trd springs) you can get quoted with reasonable price (in my case $65 for set of 16) but you have to source retainers yourself (about $50 on ebay.. dunno if they are worth cuz they are made from steel like factory ones)
* I want a Sushpants T-shirt.
I just picked up a red fx16 gts with 160k, suspension is shot, would you recommend the MRP coil overs 6k/4k over bc coilovers? Are the ae92 lower ball joints a direct fit? Yours is real clean.
Very nice! I haven’t personally tried the BC’s so I can’t vouch for them but I know people like them. The ae92 will fit you’ll need properly sized grade 8 bolts (find at local parts store). If the BC’s are 8k/6k, the rides gonna be firm.
sushpants thank you for replying I’m probably going to go with the same setup as yours 👍🏼
sushpants one more question you got the ae82 6k/4K not the ae92 6k/4K right?
Correct.