SILVABULLIT

PM me mate as i can give you either Whiteline or Ultra Racing front strut braces....

Hi all

Here is a thread for the regular Melbourne meet up which is weekly/fortnightly depending on weather/events etc. All details of location will be listed in the post below....

To whomever wishes to join us in shenanigans, please forward your numbers to cductn / jeffy to receive a text on when the next meet is, or check this page.

Cheers SB

​UPDATED 22/04/2014

Where: Garage Cafe and bar

221 Berkely St. Carlton

https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=221+berkeley+street+carlton&ie=UTF-8&ei=2SJWU5vkFoinkgWY0YCIAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ

When: Friday . April 25 2014 12.00 midday Onwards

What: Chill / kickback sesh / shenaniganries / food / lunch

any questions feel free to pm me or cductn

See you there !

jeff

Be out to pick up some green backs from you Micky......

Plus to say hello to everyone as well!!

Some info for all the noobs out there......

Sportivo corolla's sit about 10-15mm higher than a stock ascent.

Stupidity of Toyota's brains trust!!

Now if you put superlows in the rear the car will sit level if you have lows in the front. I am talking about Kings springs.

Pedders springs are made by dobinsons springs which dont have the greatest reputation in the automotive suspension industry for quality.

Springs do not sag or settle with time. Suspension bushes do!! The only way spring heights will change is if they weren't installed in the spring perches properly in the first place. Seen it done many times LOL

By using super lows in the rear the car will sit level. I tested the theory waaay back in the dawn of time for Sportivo's and had the car properly measured etc etc. It gives roughly a 2-4mm difference front to rear.

The will handle better if you have it set up properly. Putting super lows on stock shocks will kill them in no time and you will have the bouncy bouncy ride and the back of the car wil dance to it's own tune.

Low/superlow combo combined with say Koni's or for the budget oriented KYB's will perform nicely and give you a firim but nicely controlled ride which isn't obtrusive.

As for using coilovers to get a car to sit level, how many people actually get them set properly and are using the right spring rates to control the ride heights????

My 2C

SB :)

CES port the headers you have or for your convienence you can do an exchange deal with them. the headers they do are ported and flowed, exterior is cleaned up and then HPC coated with a thermal protective coating. Give them a call if you are interested 07 3200 2333.

Train sounds like a plan. I'll be there with some ultra racing goodness for you andrew!! See you around 9pm.

Mt Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna Vanuatu

Maheno shipwreck Fraser Island

Fox Glacier south Island New Zealand

Rear sway bar and front strut brace are the best thing you can do to a Sportivo that is used as a daily driver. Front sway only if you are plannning on hitting the track regularly otherwise enjoy understeer on the road!!

If you are atfer prices let me know. Happy to help you out!!

Sorry kids as DJ said I have to pull out of tonight's activities due to my parents flight from Hawaii being delayed. Was going to be like 7.30pm but now it is 9.45pm so seeing as I am picking them up I kinda have to be there.

I spoke to DJ this morning and gave him the route i was going to take. Shouldn't be a late night for those concerned....

Mountain cruise next thursday night. Who's up for nice leisurely drive?

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Happy birthday mate. I will be out in something white with a toyota badge on it and only 2 doors. Dee you aren't allowed to answer......

I'll be out tonight for a visit.....

lies :P

sorry boys and girls but got a phone call about 20 minutes before I was about to leave and my wife's grandmother was literally gasping her last breath before passing away early friday morning so a stint at the nursing home by the bed was where I was on thursday night till quite late....

Hope this excuse is plausable for you young Mick!! You know when i say i am coming to a meet that i am almost always going to be there!!!!! Maybe this week i will try again as I have friday off work for the funeral.

I'll be out tonight for a visit.....

TOCAU admin and moderating team welcome DJKOR(Daryl) to the moderating team. Congrats mate and enjoy helping us moderate this great forum.

cheers SB

Custom Exhaust specialists could do your cage,exhaust etc etc. Give them a call for a price 3200 2333.

Pretty sure there is no racing on saturday after about 5.30pm

Go and watch some racing Phil especially the All motor class. No turbo's,superchargers or gas. My mate is running his VW Beetle. Yellow in colour just in case you miss it LOL

As for the show cars please!! Most of the cars I saw last year apart from a few I am positive that my sportivo when I owned it was a totally better presented car and as far as clean goes there is a lot of people who need to learn how to clean their car properly. I would be embarrassed at the standard of some of the cars I saw cause they should of been parked in the carpark.....

Price the head to be replaced or fixed. Are you sure the head gasket is blown? Could be the fan hub that has died cause My 3.0L had the fan hub die and the radiator core was goen as well. they way you describe the overheating is just how mine started.

CES actually have a CAI for the ZRE's almost completed but nobody could supply a car to see the job finished. So it could be your lucky day mate!! As for exhaust systems CES do top shelf work and will custom make a set of headers and a system to suit the car and improve the power not just improve the noisepower.

Give Trevor a call and let him know you are from TOCAU and are after the above items...

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I'm laughing hard even though I wasn't there cause I know the hijinks that goes on at Aqua Golf!!

Yup postponed till we see some better weather.....

Northy's car is full as i have 3 boys from Vanuatu who want a little bit of Fast and furious tokyo Drift!! They know nothing about cars apart from watching the movies. When I explained to them about going up the mountain like in the movie they were all in agreeance that they wanted to come and have a ride. Of course North was ever so obliging to offer his services...... ;)

Night cruise this thursday night. Meet at Loop for a run through the twisties. not a long late night but a nice drive and time to talk some smakc about how fast your car isn't LOL

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did you sell your mum for BB panel ?? LOL

Could have sold you one for cheap cheap and do the same thing LOL Even got Super Dave's sled engraved on it for you hahahahaha

any combo you like, more intrested in finding out the best 4cyl n/a fastest standard / modified,

i just what to see what people regard as the fastest 4cyl in general

It will typically come down to a Honda being perceived as being the best in most categories N/A.

In the all motor category which is dominated by Honda, VW and rotary powered cars it is the rotaries(20B) which are the quickest and prolly make the most HP followed by the Honda's for HP and then the VW's. But in terms of being the quickest with the rotaries out of the question(they are currently the quickest running mid to low 10's) it is the humble air cooled VW beating the Honda's in terms of times over the quarter.

The quickest Honda's are running low to mid 11's while the VW's(my mates) are now running into the high 10's. Ask any of the guys racing in AM and they will tell you the VW guys are prolly the most consistent on the strip.

Yes the VW's are well modified but so are rotaries. The 2 guys who are the most consistent Honda stalwarts are basically running engines that have minimual bolt on mods. One running a K20 and the other a B16. the K20 is running an aftermarket ECU, full custom exhaust, light flywheel and clutch combo and cold air intake. They tried changing cams and went slower so a lot more homework is being done to sort this out. the latest thing that they have done is changing to ITB's so we'll see how they go with that.

But with an opened K20 with an exhaust, CAI, ECU and clutch/flywheel they were running consistent mid to high 11's which is trully impressive for a production engine with stock internals. they are both running 1985 model civics which are gutted shells as is the case with everyone else in the category.

So my vote goes to the K20 but don't count out the older technology of the aircooled flat 4. there is more aftermarket parts available for them than any Honda or Toyota engine ever made....