gday people does anyone know where i can get mods and stuff. for my 2004 sportivo?
i wanna try get huge kws out of it but havnt got a clue where to start.
cause at the moment it flys. and no one looks twice at it because its a rolla.
but i want it to be even quicker so dudes who think they have the nasty looking speed warrior can watch me make em look like posers.lol

any ideas?

Cold Air Intake if you dont mind spending a bit more go see bruce @ www.trdsales.com and pick up a TRD CAI its prolly the best bang/buck mod it also give the engine a nice raspy note.

True that,
Got mine done few days ago, sounds like supercharge

thanks buddy any idea what the cost might be?

i read fast fours the other week and there was a dude with a 2003 celica i think that he had supercharged. do ya think somthing like that would make a big diff to power or ya reckon a turbo would be a better offer?

would it be possible to add the supra twin turbos to it without modifying the engine dramaticly?

try a search as i remember this topic being talked about before.

cool i will thanks.

TRD CAI ~$470 (depends on the exchange rate), Super charger ~$5000, twin turbos priceless lol

As well as the engine being no good for turbo unless you do a complete rebuild with better valves, oil pump, sleeving the cylinders, new pistons and lowering the compression. I have seen a celica with a turbo it is producing less kw than mine with the CAI, Extractors and UNICHIP. A super charger is possible but still a very expensive option.

why did you choose a sportivo? if you want it boosted?
should have got a MR2 3sgte vvti or TT Supra

Keep it NA hehehehhe
go high compression pistons
and new "standalone ECM"

when they have aggressive CAMs get that

Sportivo would be a beast 130kws at the WHeels at least

Eddy,

Just look around this forums here ther are losts or interesting reads about what we can, can't and never want to do to our bevoled corollas (esp the Sportivo)

Congrats on the purchase and enjoy the ride.

Alot of the Stivo dirvers here are keeping it ATMO all the way. Why? because we can. Though its more interesting (also expensive) to tune and mod N/A cars rather than slapping a turbo or SC onto it.

But the choice is entirely up to you

A twin turbo 2zz, that would be worlds first. Keep it NA all the way, its more fun when you beat a turbo. We are lucky the way these engines work, spin all the way to 8 grand, so theres quite a few posibilities, even though 140kw out of the stock 1.8 NA is pretty damn good, awesome actually.

yeah thanks for ya comments dudes i was just wondering about certain things.
but i dont just wanna keep up with the big boys i wanna leave em for dead lol.
especially since most that dont know the awsome power of this 1.8 think its a girls car. i wanna show em that ya dont judge a book by its cover lol.

i read one of the comments the other day about shift lights and how much easier it makes gear changes at high revs without redlining. so i went and bough one today.lol

theres so much i wanna do an buy for the rolla but honestly dont know where to start?
does anyone know some good performance places to approach in melbourne to ask their appinion aswel as all you guys?

but all in all dont really want turbo but didnt think much more power was possible without looking at turbos and superchargers. thanks for ya input dudes.

by the way i never though in a million years id be driving a corolla over a wrx but this car is one mad little beast.

There is nobody better in Melbourne or Australia than this forum. Nobody in Melbourne can advise you as nobody knows much about the car in relation to service places or the Asian Style car places (no insult intended) as they do not think much or the Corolla or have not seen much for it. All after market stuff typically comes from overseas from home work by the various members of this forum. Everything relating to a Mods on my car typicaly has come from places like www.trdsales.com (almost 90%) they are one of the only places around that supply legit pricing and genuine TRD,Toms or C-one componenets. There are places like Whiteline that sell suspension (as well as various other suspension shops) and wheels but that is about it in Australia.

Hey there,
I have a stock 03 Sportivo - just had the recall bits done today. Does the TRD CAI make any real difference on the dyno are is it all fart no pooh (all sound no performance - if you get my drift) ?
There is SO much missinformation about what ACTUALLY makes power vs what just looks or sounds faster.

Thanks !

No Questions what so ever, not only does it contribute to performance, but you dont have to touch the air pod for 50,000 k's and even then you simply wash it and re-oil it, not to mention it creates more open room under the hood for hands on stuff if youre a DIY.

is that what it is an air pod?
or just intake?

im new to all this **** lol.
diff to V8s lo

explain for lamonsl

Every cold air intake has an air pod which acts as a filter for dirt and crap from the air, to put it simply, a CAI is a metal pipe connecting to the throttle body fitted with an air pod at the end, and the air flow meter somewhere in the middle of the pipe, look them up on the net, you will see what i mean. Its less restrictive than the original air box, as more air enters the pod, and since the pod is located away from the engine bay, colder air enters the engine through throttle body via the pod and pipe. Since colder air is much more dense than hot air, when it mixes with the fuel in the combustion chamber, there is more of an explosion as there is more oxygen to burn, and you get more power.

sweet thanks dude.

wasnt sure if they were same or diff.

Here is an old Dyno chart showing the gains from the original -> original+CAI

With the new ECU we have had cars ranging from 112kW - 115kW with just the CAI on.

So now the CAI is an even more attractive mod!!!

Question: With the TRD CAI - to install it - do you have to make permanant / irreversable changes to the air box / intake system? Having a look in the engine bay I cannot see how it would fit. Could someone please explain.

Secondly - is the price of $460 (or so) in Oz Dollars or USD ?

Thanks.

The TRD one fits well and is completly reversible. It's a very well designed kit using factory mounting points for a very professional fit & finish. Some people have thought mine was stock factory!

And that would be AUS dolloars too.

Gravity.

You replace your current airbox with the CAI. Also it 'IS' reversable. All you have to do is keep all your parts and remember how it all went back together

CAI Install

There are some photos in the workshop section here if it helps you

And yes that is in AUD not USD

You da man. Thanks.

Is it a no brainer to install - even for the motor mechanically impaired?

Looking at the dyno - would a 5-6 kw increase be what I could expect?

In the link to the fitment guide - you mention using a K&N pod instead of the TRD one. I assume the CAI comes with the TRD pod. Does that mean you discard that and have to buy a K&N one on top of that ? That'll add a could $$ to the price.

Gravity.

yes its a no brainer even I managed a fair few of them!!!

just take it easy and use the pics and all should be good

if you do need a hand though just ask

Yep thats about right for the increase

Thats right what you say about the pod's the TRD one does fit. but its VERY tight fit. and is a bugger to take off and put on again later (unless you remove the foglight)

The K&N extreme 3900 is the preferred pod (around $80-$160) but each to their own