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Location:
Melbourne
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October 2003
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What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 00:22
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i've got my 4th gen so all is
And will be changing insurance companys very soon,
I don't know what to do for my money next,
These are my options
Exhaust System, I was thinking 2" or 2.25" piping from the cat and then a nice muffler, either redback or other around the $220 price for the system...
Suspension, I was gonna get some king low springs installed (i can't go more than 30mm with Racv insurance), and then get a rear sway bar (would it be classified as a modification, and if racv allow lowering, reckon they would mind?), then do the shocks at a later stage. Or even install the rear sway bar first,
No Go Section,
Maybe do a headunit, some jaycar coaxial 4" speakers, we can get em cheap so it could be an option
Neon window washers........ GOT YA!! hhahahaha (as if i'd install em hahaha)
Regards
Thanx for ur time everyone
Adrian
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 01:29
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a hastily assembled list.... in order of priority me feels 
#1 K&N ($100)
#2 Extractors ($400)
#3 King Lows ($250 - easy to install yourself if you have a manual)
#4 Finish Exhaust (hi-flow cat) ($500+???)
that would be my stage one list anyway
#5 KYBs or something (not sure $400?)
#6 Sway bars (no idea)
#7 oil catch can ($12)
stereo goes without saying... 
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 01:36
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I tried a mates k&n filter, didn't seem to do anything, probably coz i didn't have CAI, but yeah, I really wouldn't mind doin the exhaust, like From the cat, i'd only wanna spend like $220 ish on just some mild steel to add a bit of a note...
How much realistically would the k&n add??
Coz i was basically gonna just duct the piping to the original inlet pipe thats there, just run bigger piping....
Or should i actually make the whole bigger from the air filter??
Regards
Adrian!
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 11:41
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| SR TWINCAM wrote on Sun, 16 May 2004 11:36 |
I tried a mates k&n filter, didn't seem to do anything, probably coz i didn't have CAI, ...
How much realistically would the k&n add??
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Realistically? Over a stock (clean) paper filter? Stuff all.
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Location:
Brissy QLD
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 13:57
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its much more fun if your running map, wich your probably not if its a ST162, to remove the airbox altogether, ummm you will require an adapter plate from autobarn and pod it, thats my take on intake.
altho my celica is map ~184~ its more fun you get the intake roar
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: What to do next???
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Sun, 16 May 2004 15:24
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The stock rear anti-roll bar is 'stiff' enough if you ask me, it's the front way that is a little on the weak side. The rear end steps out all the time in the wet, it's rather unsettling if you are pushing at or above 90km/h around a corner.
With standard 3S-GE intake, the 2" exhaust will be fine (performance and sound-wise) and possibly save you a coupla bucks over a 2.25
And I'll just 'second' that fact that a K&N filter will do little to add to 'teh powah' of your car, it will help mildly if you change other parts of the intake or start really high-flowing the head/intake.
ST162 uses AFM...and the standard ECU cannot be reprogrammed for MAP (damn hard-wired piece of junk, I cannot say enough bad things about the standard ST162 ECU - hehehe).
I would suggest doing a CAI job on your car - getting rid of that standard intake resonator really makes the intake sound meaner! King Springs are good (standard height, can't vouch for the lows as I haven't tried them?), I've got them on the front of my car (I think, can't prove it) and it feels pretty solid through high speed corners (120+), doesn't sit on the bump rubbers at all.
KYBs would be about $550 all up from memory. Whiteline make sway bars front & rear for about $120 - $150ish each I think (rear one is more exy). Has anyone checked out if GT4 sway-bar linkages are any better than the ST162s and if they fit? Because the standard ones suck a huge mountain of ass - they are piddly little rubbery things (better than the WRX plastic ones though - heh).
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: What to do next???
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Mon, 17 May 2004 07:10
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i would go with robs list. unless ur going all out then i wouldn't do the extrators and exhaust, wait till u have the turbo in till u start playing with the exhaust.
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Location:
Brissy QLD
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: What to do next???
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Mon, 17 May 2004 09:24
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hey do you get that nice mean sounding intake roar if you have a AFM, i didn't think you did?
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: What to do next???
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Fri, 21 May 2004 12:15
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Hey,
Hmmm at the moment i'm looking at this as my options...
Springs are at the top, but i have to figure out whats going on, if i go around a corner fast enough, or try a scandinavian flick, the guard actually rubs on the tyre, I know its not the mudflaps coz i took them off to try it... I've been told that my shocks are pretty good... What could it be?
I've heard the rear sway bars really do a lot for these cars, its quite a big difference in size from stock...
I took off the side of the indicator, under the pop up light, i can see the induction box, but i have to remove the mud protector and wheel first, but i didn't want to remove it yet coz i still haven't got CAI piping...
SO CAI would be the easiest to do, and yeah k&n sounds still like a good option... But yeah i got a cat/back exhaust quote which is 2" with like a redback muffler and hotdog resonator (i think) for about $230, i'd just love to have a nice note to it...
Thanx!
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