Just wanted to share a little weekend work I wrapped up on the Corolla.

I've had a lightweight crank pulley from Non-Stop Tuning sitting on the work bench since last Christmas and finally got it installed. That part shaves more than a pound and a half of rotating mass off of the nose of the crank shaft. It may not seem huge, but on something as horsepower challenged as this little non-turbo Corolla and having the 6-speed manual transmission in the car it makes a noticeable difference.

Also wrapped up my modifications to the intake "snorkel" on the car. Eliminated the factory "warm air intake" and all of the excess baffling and replaced it with a direct run to a velocity stack behind the grille and ahead of the core support. Got it all dressed up with a custom cut GR Corolla radiator cover plate, bolts from Fast Turn Fittings, matching gold Mishimoto clamps, and a coat of wrinkle black paint for the aluminum intake tube. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and it made a huge difference in my intake air temperature. Should help the car make the most of my existing aFe Takeda intake.

Now... To start working on the REST of this engine bay.