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Another factor to include is variation in weather conditions (wind, humidity and temperature) and grip levels. Both can alter your times a fair amount.

Get a 15mm spacer and it will make them sit perfect! :)

SC430/Soarer wheels? Should be an interesting match... What is the offset and width like or is it a secret for now? :P

IMO keep the face polished and paint the spokes... ;)

Tighten your A/C belt tensioner?

Its a corolla... every corolla i have ever driven has had squeaky belts, if it doesnt it will eventually... haha

The best way would be to just shove in a lint free cloth on a coat hanger and mop up the excess oil, and then run a catch can from ur PCV to ur intake manifold. Learned from an bad experience.

I had to suck out 600ml of water out of the intake manifold after a flash flood in western sydney in april. was driving through a puddle and my car died. didnt turn it back on as I was hoping that my MAF had detected water. I looked into the manifold and it was swimming... I just took off my intake pipe, and shoved in a cloth on a coat hanger and had to mop and wring the water out of my intake manifold for about 20minutes. got about 600ml out of it, then just took out my spark plugs and disconnected my fuel line and cranked my engine for 5 seconds until the water mist was blown out of the cylinders. Drove the car for 30minutes and then changed my oil. Was good after.

I hear porting and polishing the intake manifold is good for a few hp gains but maybe also consider porting the throttle while your at it, put in one of those cosworth thermal gaskets to keep your plenum temps down.

^^ This man knows. do this.

If you dont pay anyone to do the labor...

take your head off - send to head reco place and shave it down to add compression. Get a new headgasket and slap it back together... its a big job but if you do it yourself it should cost just under $500

btcc has a toyota avensis, it is a turbo 2.0 3zr-fe i think

http://www.touringca...cle.php?id=5382

Yeah, custom subframes, new floor and suspension geometries... not to mention new engine position... its so similar to a stock corolla! :P

run a catch can

Interesting read, not sure i agree with much of it though.

for example being 50mm higher in the rear is gonna make it plow on turn in and slide on exit. there is way too much of a height difference! and especially if the weight is a 65:35 distribution!!

Track spec? time attack? Im not sure you know what you are getting yourself into here

- coilovers

- sway bars

- strut braces

- CAI

- Exhaust

- Engine chip

- Strip interior

- SEMI SLICKS!

and thats just the basics... lol

You can easily spend over $10,000 AUD on making that car go fast.

TRD brake pads shouldnt be glazing up...

I run QFM A1RMs daily for a few months now and i have a squealing to grinding noise from my brakes depending on how hard i press. lighter usually squeaks and harder grinds. its just the nature of the pad itself.

Also you dont need to machine rotors unless youve warped them and they vibrate under braking (felt through the steering wheel)

needs moar lows :P

Pretty sure I saw an identical car at traction tyres a month or so ago when i was picking up semis... any chance it was yours?

You want heart an soul in a toyota? look at anything before 1999 (exceptions being the 2ZZ engined cars and the 86)

You want heart an soul in a toyota? look at anything before 1999 (exceptions being the 2ZZ engined cars and the 86)

Aww yeah!!

That looks awesome!!

How much camber you running?

Defect for eyelids? whats the reasoning there? looks like mine will be comming off if thats the case.

Soft.

Bahahaha if i was a billionaire i would probably do something similar just for the hate and the lols

After stalling for such a long time, I thought that I should get the exhaust done.

The exhaust setup I had previously was a fairly standard setup apart from the straight through xforce muffler with dodgy welds. This caused many exhaust leaks around those weld points... It was loud, droney and no better than standard, actually if anything it was probably worse.

So after making a few orders the mailman made a visit last week dropping off these two Magnaflow items. A High-Flow Cat Converter and a Straight through muffler both in 2.25 inch.

meow.

So I went about fitting them up at the exhaust shop. After getting quotes from many places and advice, I went to TrueFlow in Melton. Walked in and told them that I wanted a 2.25 mandrel system and ill supply cat and muffler etc etc.

As I returned to collect the car, I found that they not only welded in the cat and muffler, but they also kinda remade my secondaries and flex pipe!! Not bad bit of work when they didnt even charge me a cent over what they quoted :D

I didnt end up going with a tip, I like how raw it looks as it is... lol

I took it for a spin right away and found the car to be less droney. When you are cruising I actually found it easier to talk and listen to my passeger than before, I wasnt yelling anymore haha

Once you put your foot down it turns up to 11! I found that there is alot more response, torque and power! She even chirps easier in 2nd! :D

Obligatory fly by vid

Did you raise it at all or is that just the difference in tyre profile?

Found this while derping on the interweb. Apparently someone got excited while on a test drive and did skids into immovable objects... :(

I have an urge to take photos and to finger all of your gaps... no homo

Looking good Jeff!!

ohai

Finally! Got short shifter! 😄

I like the mod to reposition the gear knob. Where'd you get the idea from?

Its not like rowing a boat any more :P

Got the idea from Hybrid racing and their short shift mod for the civics lol