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I don't know if you have seen where my pod filter sits, but it's sitting above a splash guard about fifteen cm off the ground. I have ran through many puddles (accidentally) up to around 10cm deep and never had a single problem. The way I see it is any splash is going to stop on the filter media, then get sucked through into the intake piping as fine spray - which is basically just water injection. Contrary to popular belief, it takes a ****LOAD of water to do any damage to your engine. I have 3" piping about 60cm long, I would have to have the filter submerged for quite some time to allow the engine to fill the whole intake with water (if it only 1/4 fills then sucks in air, the air will rise through the water and break the hydro lock, so the water will just drain out of the filter).

For those dollars, don't waste your money. Decent springs + adjustable shock will crap all over cheap coilovers.

Joined, and added a photo of my AW11 + a group shot I got of a cruise we did a while ago.

Oh no! Unfortunately I won't be able to come to this, but definitely will see you Friday night.

That's about the smartest product I've seen on the market since somebody started doing oil filters with a nut welded onto the top.

Just for ZZE/ZRE? They could really come in handy, left front on my Mrs' ST184 is about to cark it.

There i was thinking a TRD badge was worth 2.5 seconds! Thirteen killerwasps at the flywheel, I heard. Dave - best sushi I've ever had. Everything is prepared after you order, and they have a ****load to choose from. List of names: 1. the_random_hero +1 2. Supercharged_TRD +1 3. DJKOR 4. whitestivo

Your chances of getting it on the road now are pretty slim to none, regardless of importation laws. Part it out, you might break even/profit.

Hey dudes, was thinking I wouldn't mind a trip to Oishii next week - say Friday night? I'd have to make a booking as it's normally stupidly busy, so would need numbers by Wednesday or so. If you haven't been there, it's the best freaking sushi I've ever had, sort of pricey (ie. budget $20 per person at least) but definitely worth it. It's located along Mains Road in Sunnybank, next to the 7/11. I can get an actual address if people are unsure. Let me know what you guys think.

Not on a Corolla, but on my Paseo a big end died within a month of me owning the car. Cost me 1/3 the price of the car to get a new engine/full service and if I could go back I would do it all again - car hasn't missed a single beat since spending the money, and I am sure it won't for a lot longer than I'm going to own it for.

I think the ballpark figure we gave Daryl was $300.

15+ down the quarter mile ;) A customer was bragging he had one of the quickest stock ones in QLD (bull**** or not I don't know) and he ran a 15.1 in street trim, street tyres, etc. Still pretty pathetic, it's even worse than just a CC Lancer with an Evo kit as you've actually paid stupid amounts of money to be an imposter. EDIT: Probably won't be able to make it to this, have some things to do up the coast. It involves a new car that I just have bought :)

It's just a muffler, if it can be made to fit then use it. 60mm is what, 2 3/8"? It will probably be a bit loudish.

Spent a great deal of time chatting to one of the security blokes, he was an awesome dude. Mick - I walked past the Globe a few times, actually was wondering if I knew anybody there as it seemed like my normal sort of crowd :P

Ah dudes, shoulda gotten back to me on Facebook! It was a really awesome weekend, had a lot of fun and Limes Hotel is a great place for drinks with mates.

Off topic, the Aurion allows you to lock with the remote then unlock the drivers door with the key manually and the alarm will not go off. When I first tried this out, I was actually expecting the alarm to go off cause most cars I've dealt with in the past work that way. Sorry, should have been more clear - aftermarket immobilisers.

Daryl - they won't be strictly 'tuned' length from factory, have you actually done any measuring? As soon as you hit the cat, that's the end of the tuned bit. I definitely wouldn't recommend a full twin setup, from experience you're a lot better with a good single setup then splitting at the rear.

That's how every single alarm/immobiliser is setup. Any moron with half a brain who is trying to steal your car can bypass a killswitch in about a minute. Honestly, if it's your only safety device then don't bother - even if they can't steal it they'll just take all the good bits out of it and wreck the rest. I wouldn't recommend anything below an ADR approved (black wiring, 3 point immobiliser) alarm/immobiliser pack, basic ones (ie. I have a Mongoose M40) will cost you less than $500 fitted. I believe upgrade packs are considerably cheaper than that and will use your factory key.

Some of these quotes are much higher than a catback and a highflow cat, or even a catback with Magnaflow bits.....

Wouldn't bother going anywhere else for good suspension setups in QLD, they are really nice guys and definitely know their stuff.

Hey, can I ask you a question? (Sure) On a scale of one to ten, can I have your phone number?

Well, change of plans. Completely got over fixing rust, I'm just going to save and pay somebody to remove it. My brothers partners dad knows a really good bloke not too far from here who is apparently stupid cheap and does everything old school - all new metal, no bog, shapes everything by hand, etc. I've basically finished the extractors, they turned out pretty damn well (if I do say so myself). They are identical in measurements to the HKS set (last set I saw selling was for $1000, and won't actually fit my car without light modifying). I've started building the muffler I'm going to run - a 600mm barrel with twin 1.75" perforated tube and combination stainless/fibreglass packing. I chose the twin internals as it means I can get twice the amount of muffling in without losing any flow whatsoever - so should be really quiet. I'm hoping to have that finished by the weekend so I can fabricate the rest of the system (custom cat made out of a cat insert, mandrel bent 2.25" stainless tubing).

Clips are common, unfortunately not much else is. If you're lucky you might be able to find a replacement mast that is similar to what is in there now (Toyota mainly use 5 or so different mast sizes, but there are some exceptions). You can buy a steering reco kit - rod ends, bushes, etc. Definitely look into it as I can guarantee that the bushes are probably shot.

Having wheels way in from the guards is much more "uber ghey super ****house" than having spacers. Longer studs LOL. Obviously i'm talking about bolt-on spacers, not slip-on spacers. They bolt on to the factory studs and have their own studs for the wheels to bolt on to. If worried about insurance, they are perfectly legal IF: - they are hub centric (they fit snugly over the factory hub centre and the wheel fits snugly over the spacer hub centre) - they technically have to be glued on apparently. Dunno why. I guess so u can't tamper with them easily. And u need to tell them about the spacers then it's def no problem. Unless other states are different, then spacers are NOT legal.

Don't run a bottle of octane booster ;) It's not as good as everybody talks it up to be - I've seen it fuxor cats, O2 sensors, etc.