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Hey guys,

I have finally been bothered to set up a post about my car. Lazy? Much! Will try and put some comments about the set-up too, for those who, like me, use the search function alot before deciding on a mod.

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2005 facelift Corolla Sportivo

88000km

Condition: Not as good as I would like, but you get that. A few scratches and minor scrapes, but nothing I can't live with. For now...

Now with added fizzle-fizzle...and photos

Wheels/tyres:

17 x 7" Advanti ADR-10 wheels, 4x100 PCD (obviously), offset +40.

215/45R17 Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE002 tyres

Comments: Yes, they may look a little like the standard wheels but they are darker in colour and with the improvement in offset, look much tougher in my humble opinion. Yes, the tyre combo is not ideal. As many will race to point out, with this combo and a lower car (more on that shortly) I do suffer from a little bit of scrubbing on sharp or decent sized bumps. The previous tyres (Federal 595EVO) did about 35,000km, which is a lot less than the 57,000km I got from the original ER30s, but I'm happy with those numbers. I found the Federals pretty good. Not awesome in the wet, but a massive leap ahead from the standard tyres in terms of speeds that can be held in corners. Wear is good and noise is quite acceptable.

Suspension:

Eibach ProKit springs (currently 32mm lower at the front, 35mm at the rear), Koni Sport adjustable shocks, Whiteline HD rear sway bar, Whiteline front strut brace, front guards lipped. Top of tyre to guard measurements are FR 28, RR 40, and centre of hub to guard measurements are FR 340 and RR 350.

Comments: Big improvement over standard, if you can bear a firmer ride. The rear sway bar made a big difference, dialing out lots of the understeer, and combined with the springs keeps the car a lot flatter with much less body roll. Looks wise too it's a big improvement on the standard set-up which causes the car to look like an oversized roller skate;) I haven't had any tyre wear issues so far, with the wear across the tread appearing pretty even. I swap my tyres around every 5000km. The trade off, as with the vast majority of "sports" suspension offerings, is a firmer ride. The springs aren't overly firm, but you certainly feel more of the road. For me, that's a good thing. For the wife, not so... The ride quality is excellent for a lowered spring, and combined with the Koni's is a very tidy set-up.

Engine/intake/exhaust:

CES Racing 2.5" stainless steel catback exhaust with s/s flanges, CES Racing CAI with K&N pod, CES Racing ceramic coated headers.

Comments: Hello 14% increase in peak power and 16% increase in peak torque, both fractionally earlier than standard. More power and torque across the powerband from 3500rpm, with biggest gains to be had when LIFT kicks in! The exhaust sound is pleasingly deep and purposeful, and when she lits lift, whoosh! The noise is awesome! The wife is still getting used to the increased noise...

Brakes:

DBA Street Series slotted rotors front and rear, QFM A1RM street/track pads all round, Lucas GP600 DOT 4 fluid.

Comments: Well, they look more impressive...;) The rotors seem to cope with heat build up better than the old ones, and the pads have definitely helped pull the car up faster than it used to. The A1's copped a flogging at Wakefield and loved it. Tyres gave up long before the brakes did...

Audio:

Clarion CZ509A headunit (BT, Ipod etc), MB Quart Reference splits, Rockford Fosgate 4 channel amp and 12" sub, Dynamat for front doors and bootlid.

Comments: More than adequate for my listening needs. Goes hard when I want it to, but produces quite a clear and crisp sound. It's not going to win any sound comps, but I don't need it to. It cops a fair assortment of music styles from my Ipod, so I needed something that was an alright all-rounder.

Miscellaneous:

Phillips BlueVision globes (headlights, parkers and fog lights, 4000k), BlueVision globes for the number plate lights, Isotta stubby aerial, TRD/Whiteline stickers/badges.

Comments: Everyone knows a good sticker adds 20kw and 15km/h to your top speed... Well, I just like supporting a brand. No TRD bits on my car. Yet. The globes are a nice improvement, whitening the light, and they're ADR compliant too! Stubby antenna is purely for aesthetics, as I don't listen to radio much at all, and didn't want a fishing rod attached to the roof any more.

Thanks for having a look guys.

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So nothing to worry about and1? Just something to get used to I suppose. Took some night shots this evening, might post a couple up tomorrow. Which reminds me that its time for a new tripod...:(

Next stop, a Whiteline strut brace and some go faster (and noisier) goodies. Am hoping to have them teamed with a readout of how many killer wasps the 5 year old baby is still putting out...Hopefully not too many will have flown away before dyno time...:clap:

Stay tuned.

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Oh no..... sway bar cracked! Argh!

Sway bar removed (in two pieces), and sent back to Whiteline hopefully for replacement.

Sad face.

Also discovered that the last little part of the exhaust piping before the muffler is tapping on the chassis. Grrrrr. Need to take the car back to my exhaust shop and get them to put a gentle bend in it to clear the chassis... Double grrrrr.

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good luck getting the replacement sway bar from whiteline. they took 2 months to tell me they won't have any more until january 2011 :angry:

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Also discovered that the last little part of the exhaust piping before the muffler is tapping on the chassis. Grrrrr. Need to take the car back to my exhaust shop and get them to put a gentle bend in it to clear the chassis... Double grrrrr.

Does the piping follow the stock piping position?

Is the CES exhaust piping hitting the undercarriage or your torsion beam? Maybe try using a shorter or longer hanger arm respectively to see if that fixes the clearance problem.

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Bridgestone Silverwater

See the RE002 thread in the wheels/tyres section for prices

I am very well acquainted with the Old Pacific Highway, but I also enjoy the Blue Mountains and Putty Road...

Got a trip to Wakefield Park coming up though.

Adrian

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Will be down at Wakefield on the 1st of July. Lap times were a fairly tardy 1.19 or thereabouts. 1.19 seems like an eternity, especially when everything else there was marked, EVO, WRX, and even a ZR1... :o

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