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Well in another thread I said that I am looking at buying a Corolla Ascent Sport.

If my memory serves me correct it has a 1ZZ-FE right? I havent done much research, but I was wondering what you guys would recommend to be the first ideal mods, be it mechanical/performance or otherwise.

I tried searching here but it didnt really pull up much in the results department.

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Northy Grand Master

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i used to own a face lift ascent sports and if I had my time again i would do

CAI

Konis/springs

exhaust

clutch/flywheel

Azza Grand Master

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i used to own a face lift ascent sports and if I had my time again i would do

CAI

Konis/springs

exhaust

clutch/flywheel

Funny that, I thought you had... :P


BigBum Grand Master

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give some time to get to know your car first... which shouldn't take too long. then plan your mod based on what u dislike or wish to improve on ;) ;) ;)

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2zz-ge transplant :P *jokes

um anything you want to do is the BEST first mod

good luk with it all

tints, springs, shocks, rims, exhaust, headers, strut brace, CAI

and in that order

heeh i got a ascent sport too and that is how im gonna work thru my list

Anyone insured with NRMA? know what the max drop they will allow? is it still 1.25inch ??

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Hey thanks alot for the replies people, really appreciated. I still don't know who it is but someone added me to thier MSN, I've forgotten his name, but he said he worked for Ignition-X if i recall correctly, I was half asleep at the time. Really helpful person. :D Thanks alot!

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Hey thanks alot for the replies people, really appreciated. I still don't know who it is but someone added me to thier MSN, I've forgotten his name, but he said he worked for Ignition-X if i recall correctly, I was half asleep at the time. Really helpful person. :D Thanks alot!

:lol::lol::lol: ... was it benson?

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:lol:  :lol:  :lol: ... was it benson?

lol yeah thats him.

couldnt remember the name. :lol:

CAP Grand Master

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1 Springs

2 Front Strut Tower Bar

3 Rear Sway Bar

4 Airfilter

5 Exhaust

Your not going to get much more power, so I recommend the suspensions mods first, you get much more enjoyment from it.

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1 Springs

2 Front Strut Tower Bar

3 Rear Sway Bar

4 Airfilter

5 Exhaust

Your not going to get much more power, so I recommend the suspensions mods first, you get much more enjoyment from it.

very true

suspension mods = feel the difference, see the difference

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so its only worth putting front strut and rear sway?

Yes that's right, the front sway bar is adequate unless you're looking at doing serious track work. For everyday driving and the occassion track stint the front sway bar is adequate.

The Corolla hatch already has a quite rigid rear body structure thanks to those thick c pillars. The rear strut tower bar really isn't needed and will only restrict your boot, so again unless you're building an all out track weapon, it's just not needed and those who've fitted have seen little or no difference.

If Budget allows I'd also add dampers/shocks to the list as well as front camber bolts. But save your money and leave the shocks until the standard ones wear out.

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no no, you got it all wrong people, if you are getting a car NEW, i would go something like this:

*Wheels/Tyres (get them with the purchase of the car, the dealer will sort it)

*Audio (headunit, speakers, amps, subs)

*Minor bodywork (tint, grill, lights etc)

*Intake

*Springs

*Front Strut

*Rear Sway

*Exhaust & Headers

*Clutch, Fly and Brakes

*Turbo/Supercharger & ECU

*Engine internals (to increase boost pressure)

*Major Bodywork (skirts, bumpers, bonnets)

And voila! You have a beast fit for the showroom, the track, the family garage and the drive to work each day!

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no no, you got it all wrong people, if you are getting a car NEW, i would go something like this:

*Wheels/Tyres (get them with the purchase of the car, the dealer will sort it)

*Audio (headunit, speakers, amps, subs)

*Minor bodywork (tint, grill, lights etc)

*Intake

*Springs

*Front Strut

*Rear Sway

*Exhaust & Headers

*Clutch, Fly and Brakes

*Turbo/Supercharger & ECU

*Engine internals (to increase boost pressure)

*Major Bodywork (skirts, bumpers, bonnets)

And voila! You have a beast fit for the showroom, the track, the family garage and the drive to work each day!

And Voila! you just spent more than what the car is worth so you might as well have actually bought a $40k car that will go alot better than a $20k car with $20k spent on it. :blink: Edited by IZZ-FE
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no no, you got it all wrong people, if you are getting a car NEW, i would go something like this:

*Wheels/Tyres (get them with the purchase of the car, the dealer will sort it)

*Audio (headunit, speakers, amps, subs)

*Minor bodywork (tint, grill, lights etc)

*Intake

*Springs

*Front Strut

*Rear Sway

*Exhaust & Headers

*Clutch, Fly and Brakes

*Turbo/Supercharger & ECU

*Engine internals (to increase boost pressure)

*Major Bodywork (skirts, bumpers, bonnets)

And voila! You have a beast fit for the showroom, the track, the family garage and the drive to work each day!

gees.. which way are u going..

track work? drag? or show car? lol

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intake

headers + catback

coilovers

Amen Brother, looks like both of us are going toward that direction. Photoshoot next time!

definately mate.. photoshoot is a must..

need to show the US boys what the aussie rollas are made out of

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