SILVABULLIT

Yes I'm noticing all the NSW supporters who were so vocal at the start of this series have lost their ability to be vocal. Cause there aint no point being vocal when you lose. And lose you did. for the last 3 years hahahahahahaha Oh and Mopp yes the Storm is the only other team outside Qld I will support!!!! The majority are QLD'ers!!!!!!!!

Ok so who is out tonight for a nice drive don't be scared and make lame excuses now Superdave.......

Well J J good to see you have a backbone even though your team lost. Where are all the other blues supporters??? All I here is the chirping of crickets and the odd bit of sobbing........ GO THE MAROONS!!!!

Well it looks like it a 3 peat to the Maroons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I find it terribly funny that when NSW win I answer my phone after the game and cop all the crap on the chin but when Qld win every NSW supporter I call bar one turns their phone off or refuses to answer...... spineliness I say LOL Cudos To Northy for being the only one to answer his phone and have some QLD like qualities!!

My guess is that more people have experienced the TRD than CES, and not many people at all have experienced both to do a proper comparison. this is what makes the poll even more useless....as there is only a hand full of people who are able to make an informed choice.... And let's hope the handful of people who can make that informed choice put their feedback and/or experience here so that others like myself seeking such information can make that informed decision ..... Thanks guys. Appreciate it. Well those who are of informed nature have put their experiences forward but always get shouted down the so called "know it alls" who actually don't know a lot at all..... then get called biased....go figure....

Should be a few out this week. night mountain cruise this thursday. See events section for more info....

I bet they're all down at the Wickham. :P GOLD

Did you happen to buy this car off someone named Adrian/Andre? I was about to ask the same question!!

Where's all the Brissy boys who constantly ask about going on a night cruise???

Nice work boys. How many other forums did you invite?? Nice turnout of cars for sure. That zig zag road is one way correct?? I would hope so cause it is damm narrow!!! Might be time for a Brissy mega meet with all the other Toyota groups around here we should be able to get the same sort of numbers easy. Where are the videos??? Post em up or i will close the thread LOL :P :P

Member of the Month - July 2008 Azza aka Aaron Azza first joined TOCAU in December 2004 after purchasing his 2004 Corolla Sportivo, knowing it was something special and wanting to find others with these vehicles he could chat to, make friends with and get assistance where needed from....The Sportivo (more affectionatley known to some as the Wed Wocket) was his second Corolla in a row, his first being a 2000 Corolla Levin with the 7A-FE engine. This was a great little car, but he just wanted something with a little more poke. At the same time, his wife owned a 2000 Corolla Conquest and they also had spent a lot of time running around in his In-Law's 1999 Echo. Azza has since sold the Sportivo and bought a 2008 Rav4 for family reasons, and he loves it. On the forums Azza is often loitering around the Corolla section as well as the Audio helping where he can and offering some advice, and as alot of you are aware, a very long winded argument sometimes as well..... He is keen to get out as much as he can on Brisbane's Thursday Night meet's and meet up with the older guys for a gossip as well as the newer guys for a chat....although this year he has been busy at work and hasn't been able to get out as much as I would like.(plus his wife has him running errands and cleangin the toilet!!) When interstate in Sydney he also likes to catch up with the guys he knows from TOCAU there as well. Being good mates with SILVABULLIT & Northy he is also found helping them out with both car & non-car related things away from the TOCAU environment. (Azza my cars are dirty LOL SB) Although he never was able to get the car down the Quarter Mile or on the Track, he knew he had something special when I shot a 121.1kW ATW on the Dyno. Mechanically, it was a standard 2ZZ-GE with a CES 2.5" cat back & TRD Intake. Other mods on the Sportivo included Chrome 17's, lowered on King Lows, Eyelids, Whiteline Strut Brace, and Sportivo Grill. He also converted side 'Sportivo' badges and rear Toyota emblem to black Camry one's and removed other badge-work. His car also had the rear Carbon-Fibre look plate, Ming Titanium tint and an e-Toll, one of his favourite mods!! Once again congratulations to Azza TOCAU Member of the Month!!

Congratulations To Azza for being voted TOCAU Member of the Month for July.

Moving this thread to the member's ride section.

words of wisdom beyond your years there vyets

15.8 - 16.5 depending on driver and conditions

Personally if you DO NOT have a great mechanical knowledge then don't wash your engine. The story above indicates to me that you blasted too much water into the alternator and when it started you shorted out the voltage regualtor which then overcharged and cooked your battery. If you aren't confident then get a professional detailer or mechanic to do it. If something then goes wrong they are then obliged to rectify it.

Done a few cars like this in my time that's for sure. Once you get a good name for yourself as a detailer cars like this I refused to do as most of my customers owned cars in the prestige/sports/show cars and or nicely modified categories. People who own the cars like that pictured often wanted to haggle about the price or whinged that it was too expensive although the results were like that in the pic above hence my deciding to do work only for people who didn't whinge about what it cost but moreso were happy with the end result. Good work Wixy. Nice results!!

ahheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem ..... i beg to differ :P :P :P :P Catco metal cat FTW !!!!!!!!!! you'll notice my kebab loving friend that i put 2ZZ not 2ZZGTE So how do u know what cat we are using in our specially built 2ZZ's then SB? Sheesh!!! Does any one else want to have a sook about their cat?? My poor kitty has a bad cough..... might be a fur ball.... Besides Micky we are talking about street cars here not a full race prepped rally car...... slight difference

Thursday night meet point 9pm. Go for a nice shortish cruise at a leisurely pace for all involved to enjoy. Add your name ot the list below if you are COMING ONLY...... 1. SILVABULLIT 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Yep you sure missed it along with a lot of other people. Those who went can brag about how much fun they had......

So when is next round?? Don't want to miss putting my winning tips in.....

ahheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem ..... i beg to differ :P :P :P :P Catco metal cat FTW !!!!!!!!!! you'll notice my kebab loving friend that i put 2ZZ not 2ZZGTE

I would nv turn down a good challenge. Yum ...... Should we go for track or drag or mountain run ????? :P :D well ill be at the next EXE track day for sure!! so i guess ill see u there =] and ill see u at the next meet eh Ofcourse you'll win.............. light weight azn's always win :P lmao have u met me??? im 6.5ft and weigh in at 100kg =P~~ LOL!!! I guess your mouth is in proportion ot the rest of you then :P :P :P :P :P :P :P just kidding lol nothing wrong with us big fella's...... lolol but that 100kg is all muscle ok =]~ Man your jaw muscles must be like Arnie back in the day......... I'll be back... LOL foooor sure GET DOWWWNNNN!!!! hahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha. you have a big head... you might have a tumor.... It's not a tumor lol

SD the Sportivo strut externally is the same as the other models you mentioned but the cartridge internally is a different diameter. 51mm against the 46mm for ZZE122 and NZE 121. KYB make most of the suspesnion components for the Jap built cars and have done so for years. The thing about TRD strut / spring combo that I don't really like is the spring rates are a little on the soft side for Australian road conditions. If you are going to buy here in Australia i would go with the springs package as you have mentioned(lows front and super lows rear) but get your mate to give you a price on koni's as well. They do the adjustable and also so I'm led to believe a model down from that that is like a good quality replacement for OEM. KYB stuff is good and I have supplied a bit of it to some people from here over the last few years with drama's at all.

I would nv turn down a good challenge. Yum ...... Should we go for track or drag or mountain run ????? :P :D well ill be at the next EXE track day for sure!! so i guess ill see u there =] and ill see u at the next meet eh Ofcourse you'll win.............. light weight azn's always win :P lmao have u met me??? im 6.5ft and weigh in at 100kg =P~~ LOL!!! I guess your mouth is in proportion ot the rest of you then :P :P :P :P :P :P :P just kidding lol nothing wrong with us big fella's...... lolol but that 100kg is all muscle ok =]~ Man your jaw muscles must be like Arnie back in the day......... I'll be back... LOL