lateralus

awesome looking stivo you've got there, mate

good to see she's back to her former glory

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as superdave has mentioned, the lightweight flywheel does have less inertia. therefore, you will need to rev a little bit more driving up hill, and give it a bit more on take off.

apart from that, you do get used to it (i've got one in mine). definitely makes for quicker revving, thats for sure.

This morning at 10:30am, spotted a silver s'tivo with red "mytivo" plates going southbound on Yan Yean Road.

Then spotted a black Aurion with dish wheels & with plates "UNROOL" on the way home in Epping/Lalor/Thomastown.

Since I travel around a bit (going to all the sites for work), I regularly see cars that "might" be on the forums, but by the time I get home I usually have forgotten when, where and what the spot was.

i've spotted the 'mytivo' car a few times as well around the yan yean/whittlesea area.

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if you go to the effort of replacing the clutch, may i recommend you get an extended clutch slave cylinder pushrod. this will help the clutch to completely disengage, thus greatly reducing the liklihood of grinding.

i've got an mwr ultralight flywheel in mine, and its definitely a good investment if youre getting the clutch done at the same time.

just remember to get new flywheel bolts as well. the genuine toyota ones are fine to use with aftermarket flywheels

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good stuff mate! funnily enough, my engine mounts havent popped out at all. but mine are actually black, so maybe being from a different batch theyre a slightly different compound to yours?

ive got the short shifter, shifter linkage bushes and the cradle bushes. as everyone else has said, its a much more direct shift but does require a more physical strength than the standard shifter.

although i'm used to it now, it was very noticable at the start. other people who have tried driving my car with the shift shifter in complain about it cause theyre weak :P

this is posted in the wrong section, mate. secondly, you will need mod approval for a group buy

good luck

lol at the locusts splattered all over the place. have fun cleaning those!

sorry i couldn't make it guys! looks like it wouldve been a great day

i will aim for the next one

lol...thanks for all the gentlemanly love in this thread

on another note, the c-one cooling panel and black headlight surrounds are now done and dusted!

i'd say thats a write off as there's some heavy structural damage. it still looks as though it would be repairable

what djkor has said is pretty much bang on. however, if you have renewed your policy at least once, then double check your sum insured. insurers depreciate your sum insured in line with the glasses guide, each time you renew your cover (no one uses redbook because its ***** and inaccurate). so in short, if you had a sum insured of $20000 last year, your sum insured after renewal may be $17500 (as an example).

so as previously mentioned, make sure you read your policy schedule to ensure the information is correct. because if it isnt, and you have still been paying the premium and accepted the renewal, this shows you have agreed to the current terms and will only get paid whats stated on the policy, regardless of whether your car may be worht more or less.

but all this is just as an FYI. wait for the assessors call and check your policy, and hopefully it will all be ok!

service history is always an important part, to ensure regular oil changes, especially for the 2zz.

also listen for funny/abnormal noises coming from the tensioner pulleys (this is reknown on the 2zz corollas) and also electrical components, such as the power window regulators, erratic ambient temperature sensors for the climate control, warping plastic fascias inside the car

sorry for bumping a mega old thread.

did the rev limiter change after the new and revised ecu was put in? i find it very strange that my limiter is at 7.8k whereas every other stivo i have ever known has their limiter at 8k or 8.2k. i'm ringing up toyota and giving the my vin to see whether it has been changed or not. no sticker anywhere in my car or service book.

and i was wondering if they would still do it even after 8 years since my car was released from the factory. one of my reciepts (07/09/04 has this printed at the top:

J# 1 50T0ZZECUCSE *COROLLASPORTIVOSE* Tech(s) : GL Waranty

* REPLACE

* AIR CLEANER CAP

* AND ENGINE ECU (4529E1)

COMPUTER SET

did people get this on their reciepts?

cheers :)

i remember reading somewhere that the cut-out point of the rev limiter is also influenced by the type of oil youre running the engine on. i don't know the technical aspects of fluid dynamics in an engine, but it could be influenced by the oil pressure from a particular oil viscosity.

Problem fixed! :). thanks for all the advice guys.

also why do you have to block the vsv hoses?

does it matter if i leave it connected?

the VSV hoses are blocked because theyre useless with the CAI.

If you look at your stock air box, the side that sits closest to the firewall has an air flap which opens and closes according to the demand on the engine (eg, it opens on cold starts, full throttle and highway driving to allow extra air flow)

because the CAI doesnt have this feature, the hoses are useless. it doesn't matter if you leave it connected. some members have reported a clicking sound slightly audible from inside the car which disappears if the VSV is removed. I personally haven't had this clicking

Hi,

I did this this morning, and had the same problem, until I installed that little black o-ring sitting inside the box... >_<

However, now my fuel gauge isn't working. I've taken the filter out, double checked it all, but it's still not working. The fuel light is on, and the guage doesn't move from emtpy. Any ideas?

Thanks.

that would probably be the fuel sender unit...make double sure all the connections were put back in properly, then it should work. unless you've managed to damage it in the changeover

awesome pics! best colour combination for a silver sportivo

the sportivo has a girlfriend...just hope she doesnt realise he wears a (car)bra in his spare time...

the missus bought a 2010 facelif tzre ascent, with the safety pack, upgraded steering wheel and bluetooth stereo

looks bloody awesome duy!!

as a healthy discussion without any smug ...'s, you would be amazed at how road rules can be interpreted and twisted in specific circumstances, regardless of how simple, or black and white, they may appear... :P

its always determined on its merits, and never exactly by the book, especially if it turns into a **** fight through the courts ;)

nice cut and paste job on the road rules Azza, but i believe the question the OP is presenting is not how to stop at a traffic light, but how you can be prosecuted on it and how it is interpreted as "running the red light".

legislation is open to interpretation, its not black and white.

i believe it's just the synchros working overtime to prevent you from screwing your gearbox.

if it's a one-off, it wouldn't have done any harm as thats the prupose of the synchros, but just don't make a habit of it!

cheers mate! likewise