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Hey .... Cool looking shifter. I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to some mods so please bare with me and my question...... What's the feeling when using a short shifter to a stock shifter? I.E .... Smoother?, More direct? Ect ect ...... Sorry in advance if this is a D#%K of a question.... Cheers SILVERBACK

Hey Andwer..... Cool job done with the CAI.. I have an 05 Silver sportivo... Got my TRD CAI in with fog lights in place.... I had to push and twist it in but it got there..... pod is a little tight though... Looks cool with no fog light though.... kind of like ram air...... kind of..... Enjoy Andy..... SILVERBACK

Hi all..... Sorry for the delay 123R-Prozak...... Here are my calipers... in "Flame red" ..... I know RED you all say...... Sorry about the quality of the pictures ..... did them this afternoon.... Will do a few more little mods soon.... when I get spare time..... Cheers SILVERBACK

Hi... SIVERBACK... here... Had some spare time this week... painted my brake cal's "flame red" ...I know what your thinking .... RED .... replaced my tyres from stock to maxxis i pro's .... on all four wheels.... O.K .... my point to this topic... I have a TRD CAI..... I now I want a full exhaust..... from engine out if possible..... Anyone know a good set up?? Maybe a mixture of parts??? or Does CES do a full exhaust?? Let me know if you can cheers all SILVERBACK

Hey TRD18S. I got the TRD CAI brand new...for my 05 sportivo... I still have the installation book. I could make you a copy if that's what you looking for. Cheers SILVERBACK

Cheers Suprathai for the info.... Looks good.... Thanks for sharing mate

how about u elaborate on "what work" you are getting done so as to best advise you ...... because simply changing 6th gear all it will do is drop the revs ..... also since ur cracking her open and getting "work" done .... are u sure u want to keep it a single spinner ? what sort of power levels are u aiming for ? are we talking high reving n/a monster or are we talking f/i ? unless you give people a complete picture any advice you are given will only be as good as the input provided .... in other words .... garbage in garbage out ..... y am i asking all these questions ? bcuz ive done it .... ripped the 2zz down to bare and built from the ground up again .... and 1 piece of advice i can give u is before u even spend a single $ know exactly where u r going otherwise this is going to be a painful lesson in learning about a thing called planning and research. oh and for the figures .... putting the celica 6th in will drop ur revs by about 400-500 rpms @ 120km/h so rather than sitting on 4K rpms in 6th @ 120 you will be sitting at about 3500-3600. Bill Cheers ZOOM .... I' m looking to make 200KW to 220KW @ the wheels. If possible. Not a big ask I don't think. But I want most of all is to do it so that its tough, strong and super reliable. And I want to make the gearobx to match. And yes I'm awear cost leads to quality. As in low cost ...low results. I do a fair few long motor way drives... Thats why I wanted to see about dropping the revs a little. I was looking at from 2200 to 2500 rpm @100km/h. Is that out of the question? I drive to Victoria and QLD every year. Not yet in my sportivo but wanted to make sweet when I do later this year. Not that I have a problem with it now. I have decided to keep the sportivo for a while so I'm looking to make it custom to my wants. You know your stuff Xoom. Maybe if it's cool I can ask you a few things here and there. Maybe spare me five minutes at the meet? Cheers SILVERBACK

Cheers again Superdave on the info. Just asking so when I get all the work done I can go ahead and get the parts. Looking to uprate a few things after I work the motor. I will be sure to REV it hard after it gets tweeked. Cheers SILVERBACK

Cheers for the info Superdave. So I can get the part just from Toyota? Thats sweet if thats the case. How much will it drop the revs in final gear for me? So to say? Not really looking to save fuel. I'm going to be doing some work on my car soon and this is another aspect I wanted to cover before I start. Cheers again SILVERBACK

Cool...thanks for feedback XOOM ... How hard to do? I have writen to a few places about this.... If anyone is interested I will post what they say..... and cost's Cheers SILVERBACK

Hello ... I have a question about aftermarket oil pump. TOGA HV Oil Pumps..... ?? have anyone used these or know anyone who has used these? Will a high volume oil pump screw our 2ZZ up ? I have read many things about the 2ZZ motor... I read once that the weakness to the 2ZZ is the oil pump at times. I just wanted to know will a HV oil pump screw my motor up?? Could upgrading my oil pump to a HV pump be the start of the death of my engine?? any experts out there know about this change? Cheers SILVERBACK

Cheers mate.... Yeah I have thought about since I went for a mega long drive the second weekend I bought the car. So the taller the gear the lower revs for speed so to say. I'm going to do some engine work down the track... so when I do that I will do this as well. That is if such a thing can be done. SILVERBACK

Hey ..Brad-dreama.... Cool ... we have heaps of colours here. If not here I can order it in. The offer is here if your interested.. I'm always up to do some car parts..... Cheers SILVERBACK

Hello All........ Just a quick question.. GEARBOX... I know our Sportivo's are a close ratio gearbox...YES... O.K I wanted to ask about final gear 6th... Can it be changed or worked so when on a long run.....motorway.... the revs keep down a little?? Maybe there is a factory that does this kind of work...maybe not.... I know stupid question.. Just asking.... "" please let me keep my ringhole complete... don't rip me a new one "" Cheers SILVERBACK

Brad-dreama..... What are you looking to do?.... As in Powdercoat/Sandblasting?? Give us a shout. I might be able to help. I put a picture here to see if your interested ....... Just a demo spring for my desk in "Crystal Jade" Cheers SILVERBACK

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I was looking at some momo's. Well that kind of style anyway. Painted red or black brakes under them.....sweet....... I think that would look good.... I have been wrong before.... Dont hold me to it. Can't go wrong with Lenso's .....

Some know who make the kits while others don't. post them up anyway. Trial = JDMpriced, but is meant to be a true 2L. Not really worth the money for 0.06L MWR = 1.94L Brashboy is a MWR kit. Might have been a Trial kit but doubt it as it would lower their profit margins. If you install Piper cams with the kit then you can up the compression ratio to make up for the loss in dynamic compression ratio. 12.3:1 gets the dynamic compression ratio with the Pipers to about where the stock engine is. It isn't recommended to rev the stroker kits much above 8000rpm as not enough people have done it, or shared the information. Superdave...G-Day.... Yeah I have seen the kits on MWR ....I like the options that you can pick to suit. I have also seen a few things from the USA like a super strong oil pump. Just for the 2ZZ. I have a few things in mind for the future ....but ever so interested. Anyone know here in Australia that can do kits like this or make the 2zz a strong low compression for turbo??

Hey........... Fuel..... I did not know that would really matter..... I do now though. I guess the only fuel I can use is at the pump like we all use. I don't know about race fuel mixes. Thats a shame to learn ..... live and learn hey..... mmmmmmm maybe a low compression+ turbo or supercharger would be the best bet. I will look into this further...... cheers for the heads up guys SILVERBACK

Hello.... I have in mind a future tweek for my Sportivo. I read all the topics here and thank you all again for your input and views on here. I was thinking of making the 2ZZ a 2.0L I have seen a few web sites offering stroker kits for the 2ZZ-GE.... to make it a worked 2.0L "worked" as in uprated pistons ect ect ect..... I wanted to ask a few questions... sorry in advance I'm a bit of novice when it comes to motors... The stroker kits come with many options.... as in the guts of the motor.....what I want to know is compression rates the offer is ..... 09.0:1 10.5:1 11.5:1 12.3:1 13.1:1 13.7:1 I know to turbo a motor.... compression should be low.... What would the high compression offer as in power output?? Anyone know what the figures could be for these ratio's ? What is a good ratio for a to be turbo motor...as in able to handle mod to high boost? Do you want me to put a few sites here I have found??? maybe you's have seen them already.. Cheers SILVERBACK

Cheers for your words on this everyone...... I have three Toyota dealers near home and were I work so I will give them a visit tomorrow and get the DENSO's that are in it now as in same number as is ....but new of course... Take it easy SILVERBACK

Hey to all..... Spark plugs for my Sportivo.... Can't seem to find them in any shops where I live...... Anyone have any luck?? I wanted to try NGK but can not find them. Anyone have any different plugs that go well with the 2ZZ-GE. Apart from the replacement ones in the service book. I know if I go to Toyota I will get what I have in the motor now.... Thats cool but I wanted to try something different. Take it easy everyone Happy new year to all out there........ back to work tomorrow for me... Cheers SILVERBACK

Hi to everyone. Few questions..... I'm going to paint my brakes red. I want to ask what paint is best?........ of course heat proof is a must..... Heat proof engine paint or brake paint "" I have seen some at the shops just for brakes"" I'm a powdercoater but I dont want to take my brakes apart " rebulid" in order to powdercoat them....... Tempted yes.......Maybe in the future I will do this not just now but. Can someone give me a heads up on what paint is good for a fairly long lasting coat while under use and washing my car ect ect? Cheers SILVERBACK........... Oh before I'm ripped a new "A" hole. I hit search but I didnt really see anything........

AUR15.... just be cool....... What ever your driving just make it your own........A little mod here a little mod there..... then its your own.... .... Always better then walking hey........ Be cool mate.... SILVERBACK

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