Kenshin X

smart is function > form mods to save ur money for somethig else.... important

traps moisture inside when its cold

yes. (loving the +1s to my post count LAWL )

heck no

got mine for 250 + 160 for the reso install. varex was 2nd hand so i got that for pretty cheap. all together was very cheap exhaust which works a treat for my 2zz :)

dont u have the trd ones?

exhaust would be the 2.5 inch mandrel bent stainless steel system. i use the varex its the best for what i use it for. CES is another good product. i havent tried this but its a bolt on system direct from CES. they make CAI too if u want that as well

the trd CAI is good but i found the injen one to be a better fit. the TRD CAI i had was dangling and i didn't like this much. there is a bracket you need to mod (which i didnt get when i bought the TRD) u need to cut the top section of it in order to fit it SECURELY in our chassis. the injen one has a mount that i used on the stivo with it lining up perfectly with one of the bolt holes inthe chassis which happened to not be used. :) also the injen CAI was a bit shorter so i didn't have to push the pod all the way up just to clear the front bar and foggy so more air is being sucked in at all areas of the pod instead of just the top section. i instantly got a nice pull all throughout the rev range when i gave it abit after installing it. i do not know if its whether i had the stock box in for a while but i definately can tell it is better than the TRD CAI when i had it. pod will make a difference too. make sure you get the right one. i use 3A racing pod for flow and filtration. they did a pod shootout a couple years back. google it. that muffler one on nengun is just an axle back. the TRD brand discontinued all the bars not long ago. (i know as i tried to get my hands on them). i settled brand new with the next best thing which was cusco. they make great products. made in japan so the quality is there.

our stock ecu auto adjusts the air-fuel mix over a number of kilometres after reset, piggy back isnt required if you just plan on adjusting that

headers will make you have more torque down low. it will also help with air flow specially at high revs

didnt he tell u he wanted to become an Otolaryngologist? :P

super glue? your fu#ked... double sided tape, use heat gun and slowly peel away, be careful if ur eyelids are made out of plastic ull be safe. if they are fibre glass they WILL snap.

it would be NZ and that corolla is an import from japan dave.

yes. any unused rego gets refunded.

3? wtf? bbqsauce?

so are you getting 5k hids? i dunno about NZ but here in australia is illegal unless you have washers for the headlights. but in saying that, the HIDs for high beams isnt a bad idea if u are travelling in pitch black areas.

oppps i mis read the post. i read "low beams" lol :P

may have to change the wiring to take the 55W. may catch on fire.

far you must have driven it HARD :P looks like the rear mount? mount inserts shall fix that :D or go the solid mounts from japan

correct part number for the injen for the corolla sportivo/matrix XRS is RD2075 for prefacelift and i think RD2076 for the facelift. the difference between the two is that the RD2075 is a single piece pipe and the RD2076 is the 2 seperate pipe i think to accomodate the size of the foggy. i have fitted a RD2075 pipe in a facelift before with the owner pushing the damn thing up and bending some clips :P the letter at the end denotes the colour of the pipe itself

haha thanks for the comments guys! lee, the alpine unit is in. my friend helped me tuck everything in neatly and i also got the bluetooth working as well. damn man, i'm definately not regretting this purchase :) duy, once everything is on i'll let you know haha, maybe cruise somewhere on a warm night and take some happy snaps ;) pictures of the headunit once i find out how to stick the ugly wires somewhere and mount the mic! :)

u would need to take the roof back to bare metal and paint it again. how bad is the rust?

hey guys just wanted to ask. my front guard has got fresh paint on it and yesterday night i installed the repeater lamp on the side back into position. When i took it off, a bit of paint chipped on the side. Is new paint supposed to chip this easily? i dont remember the OEM paint chipping when i removed the repeater lamp. The paint has been in the oven many times and cured properly. Will this chip spread out to the rest of the guard? cheers guys