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2009Toyotoad
05-05-2009, 05:45 PM
Bought my 2009 Yaris last Saturday, but I'm been lurking and searching the Yaris World forims for about a week longer.
I was hoping to supercharge my 3 dr Liftback in the next 6 months but sadly Biltz S/C is offroad use only and won't be applying for a CARB exemption at this point in time.:frown:
This changes my plans unless someone knows of a CARB approved S/C kit for the 2009 M\T version.

However, I was wondering if anyone knew the weight difference between the stock 15" steel wheel/tire/wheelcover combination versus the TRD 18" alloy wheel/tire combination. I'm curious as to the rolling mass compromise or penalty between the two. While I'm sure there are some ultra light weight Alloy wheels out there for the Yaris, I'd like to find out the weight differences between TRD and stock before I research other possibilities.

Apologies in advance in I missed a forum post covering this issue while searching last week.

thanks.
CTScott
05-05-2009, 05:56 PM
Stock steelies weigh 16.25 lbs each with hubcaps, 15.35 without.
YAR1S
05-05-2009, 05:58 PM
WELCOME!
ChinoCharles
05-05-2009, 06:02 PM
Welcome!
whooppee777
05-05-2009, 08:24 PM
blitz supercharger totally worth it
JBIZZ
05-05-2009, 08:30 PM
register your car in another state so you don't have to worry about CA laws.
2009Toyotoad
05-05-2009, 09:51 PM
register your car in another state so you don't have to worry about CA laws.

What?????? and leave Cali broke?
LtNoogie
05-05-2009, 10:21 PM
register your car in another state so you don't have to worry about CA laws.

That won't work. If your residence is in CA, they will require your car to be registered here if it garaged here.

And you have to change your driver license with 6 months or else it's a $180 ticket. At least it was 6 years ago. It's probably higher now since the state is cash starved.

I'm sure there are exceptions for military and maybe out-of-state students.
mikenacarato
05-06-2009, 01:40 AM
is the blitz supercharger not carb approved? i thought it was.
Pepe
05-06-2009, 02:06 AM
WELCOME !!!
2009Toyotoad
05-06-2009, 11:16 AM
is the blitz supercharger not carb approved? i thought it was.

I called Blitz and Micro Image both and confirmed that its off road use only, at least in California.

If anyone knows of a CARB approved S/C kit, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

Vortech Engineering has several S/C kits which have CARB exemption numbers, but I couldn't find a kit listed for either the Yaris or Scion on their website.