oz_viking

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought VVT is different to lift. Timing determines when the valves open and their duration, affecting how much air volume can flow into and out of the cylinders. Lift determines how much the valves open, thereby affecting air flow rates.

a full stop ??

Yeah I get that, but other than the venerable 4A series there's no current option from Toyota.

Wonder if you could build a lower capacity 2ZZ. You may lose out on capacity, but you could more than make that up with higher revs if the B16A is anything to go by. A 1.6 2ZZ with lift and 10,000+ rpm might crack 200kW...

with rubber gloves

*take your pick...

lucky

black pudding

his fat mother

(Mmmmmmm) beer !!

club

competition

tryhard

Do Toyota even make a 1.6 at the moment?

What I'd like to see is a hardcore 2.4 with VVTL-i in a Camry or RAV4..

Actually, it would be classed as blasphemy, taking the Lord's name in vain. Perhaps if you used a capital C it would let it slide.

PS. Don't take this as an indictment of blasphemy, swearing or whatever - I'm as guilty as the next man, but I'm trying to become a forum whore like Craig...

hole

(sorry, one track mind)

The most interesting part is the "brand new, custom-engineered Lotus T4 engine management system (EMS) developed specifically for the Exige by Lotus":

The high revving engine is governed to a maximum engine speed of 8500 rpm on up changes (8000 rpm at steady state). The change from the low speed cam to the high speed cam is controlled by the Lotus engine management system to achieve a smooth transition, which will not upset the balance of the car. This change occurs at around 6200 rpm, but can vary by a few hundred rpm depending on engine operating conditions. The return switching from the high speed to low speed cam occurs at 5800 rpm to extend the operating range of the engine on the high speed cam. This helps the enthusiastic driver stay on the high output cam between gear changes.

In order to protect the engine during the warm up phase, the maximum engine speed is limited to 6000 rpm and is restricted to the lower speed cam when the engine coolant temperature is below 70 °C.

I wonder whether the Lotus EMS plugs into the Toyota ECU harness, and how much does it cost? Anyone for instant 8500 rev limit and always staying in lift on changing without really trying?

Nun's nasty

Another break in procedure you could add, is to attend the Toyota Car Club cruise this Friday night. :)

The details haven't been posted yet, but I'll put them here when they're up.

Belated congrats for your birthday dude.

taxes

I got Eibach's for $620, install $300 - lowered the car 1.5 inches rear, 1.25 inches front. Very nice progressive rate and cornering speeds are way up over the stock suspension.

life

Even the fastest street cars don't accelerate at much more than 0.4-0.5 G's, so standing wouldn't be a problem.

I'd be more concerned with stopping....

Tyre pressure 50psi ?? What is it, a bicycle?

Congrats Craig you spam posting forum whore.

You are now officially annoying as that f*cking crazy frog ring tone.

It wasn't "designed to do this" its simply how it is, see my prior post for an explanation why. Its not an actual "Device" its simply how the physics work, braking in a light front wheel drive (no weight in the back) will raise the body off the shocks as the weight transfers to the front, , as you have your brakes on you have all four wheels effectively locked, which means there is no play to allow the chassis to settle on its shocks (it would need to move the wheels slightly)

If you wish to not experience this put stiffer springs in your car, then the movement registered will be lower. Commodores and Falcons are heavier, the chance of you raising the rear end from braking is reduced (they also have heavy diffs in the back which also would add to the weight at the back).

The KE20 and the Starion would most likely have been drum brakes on the back which would not effectively lock the wheels so tight that there was no allowance in them (which means it would have settled without you taking your foot off the brakes). The N13 I think was also drum on the back. The only one I can't understand is the Elantre (everything else is either Drum or too heavy) I would have thought that would do it.

Cheers

Blade

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Something just doesn't seem right about this. Assuming the hand brake cable and foot brake hydraulics activate the same braking mechanism, then the car should NOT move when releasing the foot brake (with the hand brake on). I can only assume that the hand and foot brakes act through separate mechanisms to apply clamping pressure on the disc.

Also, it happens both on an upward or downward slope.

And, I have stiffer suspension (Eibach springs) and it made no difference whatsoever.

And, the Pulsar had 4 wheel discs and weighed almost exactly the same as the Sportivo.