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That slow takeoff is ecu wizardry toning down the power. Impressive kickback is because of the trans stalling up first

Tried stalling up from the lights to 2500rpm ONCE, to see what these things can do out of curiosity, and it launched beautifully. These aren't sportscars, but 200kw fwd + 6sp is nothing to be sneezed at

I've noticed how much difference there is with my aurion in regards to acceleration (plenty more of it) , and even the way the trans behaves when I'm cruising home at night from bowling, compared to driving at sunlight which is 90% of the time. The ecu must be programmed to really hold back the timing etc with hot air. I wish cold air intakes on these were easier to rig up, because I see a lot of stuff joined to it, along with the maf, makes me hesitant to touch anything coz I don't know where to replumb it all or what purpose they serve

Sorry guys, to be honest, was a bit under the weather & not in the best mood at the time. Ignore it. 👍

Today's leather seats are nothing like what they had in the old school cars. There's some sort of protective coating on them which keeps them alive longer, but is resistant to the classic leather rejuvinators. You could buff them with a wet polishing cloth & would look like u spent hours giving them love. Having said that, oakwood products are my choice, and the shine from the wax at the end is very satisfying haha

Hey mate I get the same thing. Rotten eggs. Funny thing is my 20 year v8 wagon did the same thing after a blast, & I put it down to worn bootlid/tailgate rubber seals. So it might be that, but also check u don't have a leak in the exhaust, especially at the flex joint up the front which is prone to being the first part of the car to hit a speedbump

Yeah it's a **** looking piece, isn't it? 

You could spend dollars replacing the entire exhaust, and have the squashed section ruin everything. 

I've read some weird stuff on here how that squashed y piece was created by Toyota on purpose to create extra torque haha. 

Stock is best? Haha. Cmon.

Free flowing exhaust is best. He opened up a small section & left the rest bottlenecked. Nothing was going to come of this other than prove you can replace a factory cat cheaper with aftermarket. 

Cars are built to a price, to suit there target market. Camrys & aurions are viewed as whitegoods by most enthusiasts, but anything can be improved. It's a shame there's not more people on here to contribute to enhancing these cars. 😞

On 10/30/2020 at 11:24 AM, Tony Prodigy said:

.... the power it so generously gives for what  little it asks.

 

I haven't found the same experience with mine. The transmission is "dumb" compared to other cars I've driven. Today I drove a 2014 2L honda civic 5spd, and a 2014 1.6L hyandai i30 6spd. Both cars with nearly half the power of my aurion, but using 30% light throttle they accelerate exactly the same around town. These 4 bangers are extremely touchy and love to drop down gears with minimal throttle making use of all available power. Highway overtaking sucks of course. 

My aurion seems to be obsessed with picking the highest gear possible for every situation, and needs 50% throttle to be encouraged to drop down, which then it gives too much acceleration. So bloody frustrating, that 200kw feels like 100kw unless ur taking off hard from the lights. 

Try rotating wheels front to back and see if there's any improvement. 

Did that with mine when I bought it & quickly found the front tyres were at fault, probably from never being rotated

Damn. 

Thanks for the update, & here's hoping the next one will be success. You would have to assume the way the wheels are holding after the corners will increase tyre wear 😞

Let us know how u go with the steering issue, I'm sure someone can find why it's doing it

And it's great to see u happy with it, money well spent 👍

I personally wouldn't go back there unless it was to have a whinge after another place who knows wat they're doing has found the issue. From what you've said, that car is unsafe to drive

From a brief Google search, bushes that are binding can cause the issue too. I've lowered a few cars and never had them steer differently. 

I Know It must be frustrating, but there has to be a cause, and can be fixed, ah the joy of cars. 

Looks good 👍

Oh, so this car hasn't gone in for an alignment after the new suspension was fitted? 

If not, they should've done at all at the same time 😳

Another paint scheme I was thinking of to get rid of the petal look, was blackout each extended point of the "v" that led to the center of the wheel (if that makes any sense 😂) so all you would see is the v shapes joined together on the outside of the wheel

That looks sweet..... No bias of course haha. Being lowered makes the rims look larger too. 

With regards to the steering not returning to center, something is wrong there. Take it somewhere else & do a wheel alignment & get a 2nd opinion. 

My tyres would fry when I had 215 bridgestones. So so much more grip with 235s I've noticed

Your only on lows so shouldn't scrub. If the guard lip needs massaging, jack the up until u can snugly fit a piece of exhaust tubing above the tyre, and lever it against the guard lip to bend the lip up, then a few taps with a rubber mallet until ur happy. 

Done that with all my cars I've lowered. Just make sure it's been in direct sun for awhile or use heat gun/hair drier to make the paint more malleable

Strange that you purchased enough fuel filters to take the aurion to over half million kms. 

Even then, I've taken cars to 180,000km without ever changing the fuel filter, and never noticed any decrease in performance or economy. 

Bob Jane doin buy 3 get 4 etc. 

Bridgestone RE003 in 225/45r18 for $690 fitted. Get onto that mate

https://www.bobjane.com.au/a/225-45r18-tyres/bridgestone/potenza-adrenalin-re003-225-45r18-95w/8191?variant_id=8191

Have u tried tyresales & tyroola? 

These pirellis came to $716 fitted in WA for example 

https://www.tyroola.com.au/pirelli-cinturato-p7-ecoimpact-xl-23545r18-98y-ty54bc4b700e.html

If u wanted to go 215 width, then I believe u need a 50 series to keep the factory outside rolling diameter 

Dude get the correct sized tyres. Your speedo will be out, they will look funny, the ride will be a lot rougher, and the rims will be more prone to being bent/cracked. Aurion on 18s needs 225/235 45 series. I got 235s because it kept the same overall diameter as the factory alloy/tyre combo. I doubt they will scrub, but if so, then u can bend the lip back on the guards. I doubt u would have to resort to that. No way I would be fitting 40 series 

Scratches suck. Nice work cleaning up that section. As long as they pass the 2 metre look, they're OK haha. Might need some really fine wet & dry sandpaper. Polish won't do the job on the deep stuff

Just keep in mind the 225s will have 5mm less sidewall than 235s, which means it will take a little shine off the lowering job with the increased gap between arch & tyre

No bulge with 235s. I went with kuhmo ecsta Ps71 as they were the cheapest performance tyre I could find in this size. Grippy, slightly noisy. Although mine is stock height, it looks to have ample clearance, since the chr wheels are further from the wheel arch due to the slightly different offset. I agree the chr rims aren't the best choice, but they go straight on, and are a massive improvement over stock. With yours being lowered, would set them off just a little more as well