1997 Toyota Starlet Reflet F Limited (EP91)
Bought my first car in 2016, a 1997 Toyota Starlet Reflet F Limited (U.K Spec),with 4EFE Twin Cam 16v under the hood & 4 Speed manual transmission.
Kept it “almost stock”, kind of a N/A sleeper with little mods such as K&N air intake kit, Toyota 5AFE fuel injectors(1500cc), Toyota Starlet GT Turbo (EP82) race spec radiator from Tom’s, and EE111 Corolla head & intake manifold swap.Fitted with Nisshinbo performance brake pads. Did cover the seats & steering wheel as the stock interior felt old, did put a Sparco shifter mat to replace the horrible Toyota cloth. Also fitted the car with Sony Xplod headunit with some Pioneer speakers & Sony Xplod Subwoofer.
It wasn’t a beast but was a great daily, with good performance, very agile & easy to maintain. It was very stable at high speed,I wasn’t expecting that from such a small car & i’m still impressed.
It should have been a N/A track build but sold it a while ago for another project car.
Stay tuned for another build.
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Comments
Awesome little car I might get one for my first
Thanks, indeed, it’s a real pocket rocket. Lightweight with loads of aftermarket parts.
Very reliable too, and well it’s a Toyota after all.
It’s still something
Sure & It was a great car.
ahh starlets love them they are reliable,economical and fun to drive which all of these equal to a perfect first car :D
Indeed :D
Nissan 420sx it’s a Starlet.
Yup 😂
I honestly love cars like these—small, not very powerful cars. But they feel like mini rocketships. My dad’s 1998 Honda Civic EX for example, feels incredible under acceleration. Everytime.
Actually they’re fast enough with small mods, with a Glanza V swap and good tuning these things fly, its a popular mod for Starlets. But yeah they feel great, 180kph(might be a little more cause my speedo stops at 180 but the car was still pulling) with ease. But yeah I get what you mean, your dad’s civic would do great with some minor mods.