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Wow now i am completely confused .... why does every one say the sportivo feels like it has no torque, to be honnest it doesn’t feel that tourqey to me , ( my understanding of torque is the feeling of being pushed into the seat) Is it just because the sportivo doesn’t have much low end power (kw) ...... but then again isn’t power, torque x rpm ....... ehh i give up lol ;) sorry to revive an old thread i am just so amazed how much % torque the car has at low rpm i couldn’t resist commenting ;P P.S this just shows that car companies that advertise 95% tourqe at 2500 or 3000 rpm isnt that super spechial after all.....

Sorry to hear about that, best of luck with repairing gearbox, i look forward to hearing back from you. cheers, i will find out sooner or later if i have damaged it...

sportivo keeping up with bmw 130i ..... Surely not arnt they like twin turbo with tourqe kicking in at 1500rpm or some thing lol ...... does ces really make that much of a difference.... think i might need to start investing in the stivos breathing. :o i was just reading on a pulsar sss forum that they were able to keep up with our sportivos ...... i don’t know what to believe lol Dave

Yea standard clutch with about 68,000km. Cant the stock clutchs take the torque ? Surely a clutch should still function effectively after 70,000km I would slow down to about 30km and then put it back into first, so yea it got pretty abused, i didnt rev match it either....... Ive heard its ok to do that kinda stuff though if you rev match? luckily a mate told me that it wasn't a smart thing to do a while back, so he probably saved my box. poor stivo probably didnt enjoy the days of the L plates. Dave

True , cheers. I used to do it alot when i was learning to drive in the car (shift into first at high speed because i was lift obsessed :P). I think i am starting to pay for it now as changing from first to secound when at redline often results in a crunch :( o well thats how you learn i guess :P.

Hi Tocau members Had a quick question in regards to downshifting from 2nd to 1st. ( I am aware that you should never downshift to first unless at a complete stop) Today i accidently shifted from second to first at about 20km , i decided to leave the clutch in, while i was slowing down I noticed a wining noise that slowly faded away as the car came to a stop ( vaguely similar to a car running straight cut gears) . My question is, what is this noise , Is it my syncros being destroyed or some other part being damaged. Thanks Dave

a quick question , what happens if you get both wheels spining while turning with the lsd installed, would you just have terrible understeer and drive straight off the road. Or do you need alot more power then 141kw to cause that kinda front wheel drive wheel spin. dave

haha that made my night I agree with barraspadling, i guess you could ultimately find out by doing a dyno run, or you could just drag another sportivo with same mods....... Dave

Thanks for your post dboy. I think your onto some thing there. I received the device a couple of days ago. AND I CAN CONFIRM ................. THAT IT WILL WORK............ on a friend’s 2008 rav 4 ;). Sadly doesn’t work for sportivo (as everyone has pointed out before hand ). The OBD reader powers up and the torque app just continually tries searching through its protocol database for a match but has no luck. I have not had time to try the software provided but I don’t have high hopes that it will work :(. In regards to the app and the obd II reader. Its not a bad little device. Looks to be accurate in regards to rpm, speed ect. I recommend the purchase as long as you have a car that supports full OBD II.. Thanks for every ones help, hopefully one day this issue is solved. Dave

o true man best of luck with it :) Dave

Congrats on purchase, good to see some members in my generation :P, you live in qld. If so hows those 100 hours ;)

Just one thing I would like to mention is make sure you test drive the car before you buy. I take it you are still on your learners if so i would recommend you wait till you are on your p plates so you can definitely make sure the spyder is right for you by test driving the vehicle yourself. Spyder’s reliability should be exceptional in regards to the engine haven’t heard any complaints about the spyders 1zz-fe engine. Not to sure about the gearbox. Make sure you search the market hard to make sure you find the vehicle right for you. There are still PLENTY of fast fun cars that are p plate legal, like the lotus exige if you live in qld ;):P. Best of luck with finding your ride and the upcoming p plate test. Dave

dam. I wonder if theres any way of getting around the issue. thanks for your post Dave

All good it’s my mistake I didn’t do it as a correct quote. Yea same here ill research a bit more in-depth tomorrow to see what type of obdII port our cars actually have considering the conventional OBDII that is known by other countries like America wasn’t enforced in Australia until 2006 apparently. Dave

sorry i cant comment exactly as to why it doesnt work as i didnt post it, im just quoting it. hopefully in about 1 or 2 weeks ill be able to give you a yes or no answer if the elm327 works on an 05 october build sportivo. Is it true that the normal corollas (zze122) recieved obdII ports in october of 2005 dave

hehe o well guni just make sure you buy a relatively new car and you should be sweet :)(Y) I noticed there’s also some other ones on there for $8. I am going to purchase one cross my fingers and hope it works. If it does then I might be able to give one of those intake temperature chips a go to see if it advances my timing or not. I will hopefully report back with good news :) Thanks for every ones help Dave EDIT: Looks like ive flushed $30 down the toilet after reading deeper into the forums. O well pays to do the research before you buy ;) posted by daviboy Posted 14 August 2008 - 04:10 PM a heads up, Dont get the Elm Scan ELM327 off ebay cos it isnt compatible with some cars, toyota corolla for 1, i found that out after purchase.

From what i have seen Bluetooth can go for about 5 to 8m so yea could be possible depends how much interference there is though i guess (walls , other Bluetooth devices ect) I will just address one thing though im not sure how compatible that ebay item is with the android torque program. Apparently the program supports that type of Bluetooth reader. For $30 i think its well worth a go. Even if it doesn’t work on the stivo it should work on your future car as long as its 2006 or newer. : P Dave

From memory yours is 2.1 and should defenetly have the torque program. Lets just hope our cars support these bluetooth readers !!

What android os version is yours, I am running 2.2 and there is one called torque. The free version has many functions and the paid version includes added features like 0 to 60mph timer. Type it into the market place and see if it appears. Or just type in OBD into the market. Here is a you tube video I found showing the free version. Dave

Thanks for the heads up , that’s interesting o well I guess it’s only $30, worth a try I guess. Does anyone know what protocol the sportivos are then? Dave EDIT: from what i have found so far is that the brazil made Corolla XLI, 2003 moddel is "iso" protocol. That scanner seems to support a range of iso protocols so it might juuussst work. (then again sportivos probs use a different ecu to a xli and they wernt made in brazil :S)

That scangauge looks great, thanks for your reply, i will use the bluetooth one to begin with on my android device and see how it goes. Thanks

I was having a random browse on ebay and noticed you can buy obd II blue tooth readers for around $30. Do you think these would produce accurate results at all? zze123's have obd II sensors yes? Do you think this would actually work, would it have the correct protocol? I’m getting a little bored with my stivo so was just thinking might be interesting to see what the computer is doing and might be helpful if I ever get a check engine light. I also thought it would be interesting to see how much the timing is being advanced when putting in 98ron fuel compared to 95ron. Heres the product I am talking about http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bluetooth-Scanner-OBD2-OBD-II-Diagnostic-Interface-V1-3-/190438448666?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c57041e1a This is the first time I have ever looked at obd so I am very new to the area. Dave

As the title says looking to buy a rear sway bar for my stivo , not to bothered by brand as long as its thicker than the standard 19mm Don’t want to spend any more then $200. Thanks Dave

I noticed carmate.com.au had a decent amount of aftermarket rear lights Not sure if there for your exact moddel ( they do have the black rear tail lights though, kinda pricey though) http://www.carmate.com.au/display_products.php?id=168&categoryid=215