Suprathai

Why the hell is it more expensive when there is ethanol blended into the so called 'racing" fuels??

You have to burn more of it anyway to maintain the same amount of power. Never tried those ethanol blended fuels before cause the price is too high.

On a side note my brother put V-power into my sportivo and from his experience the car picked up better and had a smoother idle (he borrowed it for a week)

Come on everyone just chill for a moment. No need to get too personal here...Lets keep this forum a bit more friendly shall we

23 thinking like a 30 yo....damn insurance company won't listen to it...lol

He is just trying to keep the road safe, lets just quit it before it starts getting too hot. But then again, who wants to get hurt...

The only thing I remember is that you should be accelerating around a bend not braking(?)....but don't kill me on that statement....I'm a complete noob.

If it can be done with your old man then do it...Still two more years to go until I'm 25....*sigh*

23...and feeling old....

Read your insurance policies carefully people. If their insurance sounds like a bargain, all the more reason to got through every single part of it. If the premium is cheap, then the excess is horrible and vice versa.

They have to make their money somewhere. I went looking for Just cars at one stage, and once you add all the excesses etc...it brings the grand total up to about 2 grand.

I used G-Spot sound deadener last time, but I was applying it during a hot summer day. Just leave it in the sun and you don't need a heat gun lol.

Anyways, if for most people you believe that its too expensive to use sound deadener. The very least you could do is cover up the service holes with some tape and pieces of cutout MDF. Makes a huge difference to bass response.

I went overboard with my conquest corolla, I sound deadened the inside and outside panel and also applied a layer of foam on the door trim. After that I didn't see the point of a subwoofer and everytime I close my door it gives a nice THUD.

Don't like

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Beer (<10 cans)

Like

Fried Rice Noodles

Beer (>10 cans)

LOL

I'm a Cook (won't say Chef) so there is not much that I don't like. Even bitter melon is nice!! (If you know how to prepare it)

Count me in!!

Just give me some details with regards to payment when the time is right.

Cheers

Thats why keep it, but I'm not 100% sure.

Look around in the celica forums on 7AFTE build ups, and you can always cross over to the 7AGTE which involves combining both the 7afe and 4age to procduce the 7age or GTE. I did some brief research on the corolla turbo as I was deciding between the turbo and the new corolla sportivo. I didn't like the look of the AE112 (I think) corollas, so I got the ZZE123 instead. If it looked alright, I would of went for the turbo model.

You can acheive 160kw at the wheels...but thats pushing the limits of the engine. 160kw at the flywheel would be the safer upper limit.

Keep the sportivo.....how much power can be extracted out of the 7AGTE until you start braking things?? IIRC it was around 150-160kw or more with a safe tune.

I only found out that people have been using the handbrakes to their advantage when driving manual cars......when my dad taught me he never said anything about the handbrake....I've never seen him use it as well.

Walk into uni with the right attitude and it will reward you....if you are unsure about the whole uni thing then take a year off or do it part time, that way you will be sure of what you really want to achieve.

I enjoyed my time at uni, although I regret lumping through it.

DA!!

I forgot to mention that the same with mine, when I blip it in neutral the buzz noises comes on at approx 2300rpm and disappears when pass it or below it....

I have a rattle in the sportivo too...I hate it. Occurs at approx 2300rpm in every gear...but disappears past that. Its somewhere in the dash board on the drivers side, going to rip out alot of things this coming summer and sound proof the whole thing.

Also I have a constant whine coming from the transmission, whether in gear or out. Its the only thing that is making the whole car noisy. When the car is at the traffic lights its quiet compared to my conquest corolla, but once the car is in motion its more noiser. My friend and his dad (mechanic) went for a drive in my car and they said its normal and could possibly be the tires...I'm not convinced until someone else has the same noise in their ride

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Can't help but notice the amount of room under that engine bay...

Me too...while it still stock!!

Went last night........for some reason it doesn't feel as exciting as it use to be......dunno.......maybe something was wrong with me......the mitsubishi stand had some interesting things.......hehehe

I think for you car it would be better to go for the 4-2-1 design, as their is not much point revving the crap out of the engine. Also being a 1.6L VVTI engine, your engine code would be 3zz-fe not 1zz-fe. The forums here mainly focus on the 1zz-fe 1.8L VVTi and 2zz-ge VVTLi.

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Well I haven't actually got anything installed on my car except for a trust airnx II panel filter, but I'll offer what I know so far.

First question is what corolla you have and what engine? 1zzfe or 2zzge? or maybe the more older engines such as 4age, 7afe, 4afe, 4age (20Valve), 4agze, 4AGTE...

If you have a 2zzge its better to get the factory exhaust manifolds ported as they provide the best gains as we speak.

With exhaust manifold, 4-2-1 provide better mid-range power output which would be beneficial for everyday driving. Go for 4-1 if your after outright power.

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There are three screws that you have to remove before unclipping it. Remove the arm rest lid by using your hands and fingers. You will find that you have two of the three screws there. Then unclip the central power window console. The remaining screw can be removed by unclipping the cover on the door handle. Remove the the tweeters by pulling it out. Finally reach behind the trim where the speaker is, and you'll find that it comes off pretty easy. I can't make it more easier to follow...as I'm in need of lots of sleep............Weddings are not fun....

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I was looking at my sportivo the other day and was thinking how easy it was for someone to steal the body kit....never knew it would actually take place. Now I'm worried :(

Bad karma to the people that stole yours

Hopefully you'll get it back

Normal commuting I usually change at 2.5-3Krpm, a bit more spirited I change between 3.5-4.5Krpm. Anything pass that I go to the redline...

With most US made intake kits, the brackets most likely will not fit correctly. Although the engine layout is the same, the fact is there steering wheel is on the left hand side. You could probably fabricate some yourself, I know that even the TRD ones will fit but the brackets do nothing. I think the CES ones have brackets to bolt them in, not sure though.

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