Toyota TRD Aurion 3500SL

[SecaBoy]

well, i'm supplying the mufflers... and he quoted roughly $90 to install them... but i may look at removing the middle resonator as well, because as i've proved, thats the main noise restriction... ;)

[Supercharged TRD]

Nice....good luck with it and tell me how it goes

[SecaBoy]

well, i went to the drags last night and the best i got was a 14.1sec 1/4mile... and that was with a fair bit of axle tramp...

i reckon if i got a clean start, it could easily get a 13.9...

not bad for a heavy fwd stock sedan.. ;)

oh and for the record... that was in FULLLLLL street trim... ie, full tank of fuel, the varex mufflers sitting in the boot and all my wardrobe in the back seat...

[J e r e M y]

well, i went to the drags last night and the best i got was a 14.1sec 1/4mile... and that was with a fair bit of axle tramp...

i reckon if i got a clean start, it could easily get a 13.9...

not bad for a heavy fwd stock sedan.. ;)

oh and for the record... that was in FULLLLLL street trim... ie, full tank of fuel, the varex mufflers sitting in the boot and all my wardrobe in the back seat...

hahaha!!! sif go to the drags like that :P but good 1/4 mile thou

drivin half way *ooof* undies blocked ur view..hahaha xD

[SecaBoy]

well, i was on my way to the track after work and realised that i had a car full of crap..

plus i had to fill up fuel cause what i had wouldn't have lasted the trip to the track... so i was filling up and then i realised that i shouldn't put a full tank of fuel in it...

lets just say my day yesterday was a shocker... i was all over the place (mentally)...

nah, no undies... just CLEAN pants and CLEAN shirts and shoes... ;)

Edited September 11, 2008 by SecaBoy

[Lawz]

well, i went to the drags last night and the best i got was a 14.1sec 1/4mile... and that was with a fair bit of axle tramp...

i reckon if i got a clean start, it could easily get a 13.9...

not bad for a heavy fwd stock sedan.. ;)

oh and for the record... that was in FULLLLLL street trim... ie, full tank of fuel, the varex mufflers sitting in the boot and all my wardrobe in the back seat...

hahaha!!! sif go to the drags like that :P but good 1/4 mile thou

drivin half way *ooof* undies blocked ur view..hahaha xD

at least he did it in style :P

What fuel did you use Secaboy? Did you make use of the semi-auto shifting?

[SecaBoy]

it was BP ultimate...

and nope, i just stuck it in D and planted my foot...

i found the best time was when i didnt stall it up... just wait for the light to go green and then planted my foot on the gas... :)

[SecaBoy]

well, i went to the exhaust shop and they put the car up on the hoist and we had a look.. there was no way in hell that the varex was gonna fit under there with the rear bumper still on... :(

so i just put two normal sports mufllers on it...

sounds okay... i think i'm just not used to a loud car anymore... but its okay, i'll get used to it again... :)

on idle its as quiet as a stock car... :)

[Lawz]

well, i went to the exhaust shop and they put the car up on the hoist and we had a look.. there was no way in hell that the varex was gonna fit under there with the rear bumper still on... :(

so i just put two normal sports mufllers on it...

sounds okay... i think i'm just not used to a loud car anymore... but its okay, i'll get used to it again... :)

on idle its as quiet as a stock car... :)

dam aye... unlucky... So the exhaust note is it anywhere near what you expected?

[SecaBoy]

its not bad... i could get used too it...

but its weird because it sounds like its getting quieter the higher you go in the revs...

i dont know if its my ears playing tricks on me, or if its actually happening... but its fuqn weird...

[J e r e M y]

its not bad... i could get used too it...

but its weird because it sounds like its getting quieter the higher you go in the revs...

i dont know if its my ears playing tricks on me, or if its actually happening... but its fuqn weird...

ask someone to drive ur car past u :P so u can hear it for urself :P

[SecaBoy]

yeah very good idea... :)

[J e r e M y]

so u bought 2 varexs n u didnt use em??!?! :o

[SecaBoy]

yeah pretty much...

[and1]

yeah pretty much...

So are you gonna sell em?

[J e r e M y]

but urs is the cannon type isnt it? :\

[SecaBoy]

yes, they'll be for sale soon.... well, when ever i can be ****d to put them up for sale...

and yes, they are the cannon style ones...

i'll prolly end up loosing money on it too... :( ah well, live and learn from your mistakes they say..

[J e r e M y]

yes, they'll be for sale soon.... well, when ever i can be ****d to put them up for sale...

and yes, they are the cannon style ones...

i'll prolly end up loosing money on it too... :( ah well, live and learn from your mistakes they say..

very exp mistake there :P how much did u get em for??!?! ><

awww y cannon :( hahah

[SecaBoy]

i bought them for $350 each plus $15 postage...

so it cost me $715 all up... :(

VERY exp mistake... :(

i've already had one PM from a guy in sydney who will pay $350 plus postage, so hopefully i wont loose any money on this mistake... lol

[J e r e M y]

yeah luckily its the cannon type :P the oval ones r more exp ey? like $400 or something >< i wonder y

[SQU-47N]

what the power output on the trd aurion???

[SecaBoy]

241kw at the engine...

when i dyno'd mine, i think it came to about 250hp at the treads... i could be wrong on that, it was a while ago that i dyno'd it...

[SecaBoy]

intake is done...

but it was throwing an error code for the maf sensor... so getting a ex-trd mechanic (now toyota service manager) to look at it.. :P hehe

so for now, its back to the stock intake...

apparently the trd ecu is a LOT more sensitive than the normal aurion... so thats why its not liking it... :(

its okay though, we'll sort something out in the next couple of weeks... :)

in the meantime, here are the pics of the almost finished product...

its getting painted black... :)

[daviboy]

will look shmick once its black, powdercoating it or just painting? i would make a heatshield around the pod as well some how with some aluminium.

[ROL14]

I love your car Ash! I think its hot as!!

Keep up updated with mods hey!!

PS - Impressive 1/4 mile too hey ;)