Corolla-Yanki – Page 3 – Two Corolla, One Civic

Fog Lights Are always Great Looking

Yellow Fog lights have always been my thing I got this kit off ebay a long time ago and never installed it, especially with the repair drama I had with my civic. It seemed like my civic was done for, but I found my critical mistake. Now it runs great and I can start to […]

1zz Oil Burning Project: First Steps

Oil Burning Issue Fix Starting to get my lazy bom around to take the head off for my 1zz, so I can replace piston rings and drill bigger holes into the pistons. I just don’t feel like it! Unplugged coil over packs I put a screwdriver on top of the valve cover to make it […]

Upgrading Rear Sway Bar

For front wheel drive cars that have lots of understeer, a rear sway bar is a really great upgrade. This is the best bang for buck upgrade for any FF (Front engine, Front wheel drive) car. Let me introduce Megan Racing’s 19 inch rear sway bar for 11th gen corollas. Part Number: MRS-TY-1710 Super easy […]

Bogging around 1000 to 3000 RPM

Drive by wire is laggy, but this is just not right. Let’s find out what is causing this issue. Delivery of Fuel: Fuel injectors not working 100% effecient Fuel Pump (unlikely) Delivery of Spark: Spark plugs are old Coil over packs are worn => Mine are new! grounding for coil over packs Timing: Timing is […]

Have You Ever Seen Oily Water Come out of your Struts?

That’s the deadest strut I’ve ever seen! And it’s part of my rear suspension woes lately. I “upgraded” my rear suspension with used Chinese coilovers, but they were way too stiff and made the car dangerous. I then went and found used struts from the pick-n-pull. I didn’t realize how bad this rear right one […]