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That's why I'm never going to christen the stivo

sorry wat do u mean by 'done a stage'?

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Evo - by 'done' I mean I was driven around an entire stage, by Petter Solberg, in a WRC WRX at full tilt (as evidenced by the dead pigeon caught in the scoop at the end of the stage). A mate and I won a competition on ch10's RPM program and spent the whole rally as part of the Subaru team. The day after the rally ended, they took us back out to the course and dirt a stage stage for about 20 people, me included, one at a time. Other highlights included getting ****** with Bill Woods and Barry Sheene, and cracking onto Subaru's PR manager. Ive got publicity shots of me in racing suit, helmet and gloves next to and in the car with Petter.

Cougs - Pikes Peak is near Colorado Springs. You'll need a hire car from Denver, and it's about an hours drive south (maybe a touch more). Dress warm for the peak, it can get cold up there! FYI, take the shuttle bus from the airport to Denver, it's a lot cheaper than the taxi, which cost me $48 + $10 tip.

Nah, the file fairy did it!!! :P

A guy I work with swears the pre-facelift model Levin front spoiler and driving lights are different to the Sportivo's. I reckon they are the same.

Who is correct?

Footage isn't as good as being in the co-driver's seat....

I've done a stage at Rally Australia in 2001 in Petter Solberg's WRX - the grip they get on dirt is phenomenal. Oh, and he hit a pigeon which got stuck in the bonnet scoop.

Or have the toyota nailing the honda and the nissan in a chain...

how much do u want the house?

how much will house prices rise in 2 years.

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Depends - in Sydney or Melbourne they will probably drop back 20% if interest rates rise.

Cars evolve over time - people should get used to it. Have a look at Lasers, Corollas, whatever, they all tend to grow in size. I know my car now is bigger than an AE86, which is bigger than my first KE20 Corolla....

This sticks in my craw, because I would buy a 'Galant', but the name Mitsubishi 380 makes me think of the Holden 3.8L V6 for some reason.

Oh, and I thought the secret plans from Japan were for a future V6 4wd Corolla.....

havent got the toyota 1s but got the nissan v.s honda 1s

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That Honda one sure has some energy!

The final three names included Galant, which was rejected because in Australia it was associated with a smaller vehicle than the Magna.

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Pfffftttt!!! They obviously didn't market test with anyone who'd ever seen a Galant VR4.

On my recent US trip I visited Pikes Peak, Colorado, site of the second-oldest motor sports event in the country, after the Indianapolis 500. The race climbs nearly 5,000 feet in 10 miles, ending at 14,110 feet above sea level near the summit of Pikes Peak.

By comparison, Mt. Kosciusko is only 7,310 feet high.

First run in 1916, the 2005 Race to the Clouds was the 83rd instalment. I didn't plan on being there for the race, but as it turned out I was only one day early. While they were setting up for the race however, there was only one race car at the start line when I got there. Luckily for me it was an AE86 Corolla/Sprinter Trueno, so that's why I'm posting in the Corolla section :) . It is the car of Taka Aono, a famous and well-respected drift racing instructor in the US.

I think I might go back next year, just to watch the race (even though they start at 5am!!)

All the advice I was given was 'don't use synthetic for the first 2-3 oil changes!' Not sure why...

Plenty of red ones here in SA...

Aren't the 122R the non-Sportivo models?

I think someone posted here a while back that the Sportivo is either 123 (pre-recall) and 123R (post-recall). Thus both pre-facelift (eg. 03-04) and post-facelift (05) models will have the designation ZZE123R.

people recognise quality, what can I say?

any pics of the finished product?

heheh, tools!

IMHO, it's only woth doing the LSD if you are changing the clutch +/- flywheel at the same time to save on labour. But gees I want to do it....

It's a 99 Corolla so out of warranty. The 'pinging' noise is not likely to be true pinging or detonation - which occurs with high engine load, advanced timing or poor octane fuel, as it occured when your oil pressure was probably low. It could be symptomatic of engine damage (e.g. bearings).

I'd get it checked immediately.

But 8200-8400rpm should be safe, right?

why wait...?

No really, it was for work. I did manage to go to Pike's Peak while in Colorado for a conference though. Unfortunately, I missed the hill climb by a few days and could only get one picture of a race car....

It was a Corolla though, so I'll post it in that section tomorrow.

What did the results yield ??? ok 1 was at 5800 rpm another at 5900 and another at 6100 so u can see as no two cars will produce exact torque, power etc etc etc on a dyno sheet it cant be stated that a particular rpm will work for all cars......

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Also, the torque characteristics will change with atmospheric conditions (temp, pressure etc.) so the optimal lift point would change not only between cars, but also within a car from day to day.

That being said, I like the Lotus system of dropping the lift point on upchanges only, so you can more easily stay in lift when changing up.

At least it took me a while - I maintain this is because of the high quality and low spam content of my posts...

I have a set of Eibach spirng in my Rolla.  I would highly reccomend it ... the drive is close to standard.  Very nice.  I just dont understand why its so expensive in AUS.  In South Africa it about R2000 .. thats about 400 AUS $.

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Maybe 'cos SAF is closer to Europe than Australia? I paid $620 for mine, which included some freight charges from Sydney, so it wasn't too much more.