TRD CAI or TRD Rear Sway Bar

[.Kevin.]

Alright if a vehicle has none of the above which is better to go with.

What makes the TRD CAI above the stock one? other than appearance.

And whatm akes the sway bar so much more worth it? Is it because you can drive faster and feel smoother?

converse fellas.

[sickpuppy1]

The CAI gives it a llittle better breathing at top end. The sway bar makes it more stable on the highway, less darty and much more stable in cross winds. And pitching it into a corner is way fun! And by the way, the TRD swayar is 19mmm, just like the Ultimate Racing 19mm the sell at Microimage.com ( a sponser of the site) But the UR bar is substantially less $ . They also sell the 23mm which is more jun yet!!

[.Kevin.]

Which would you pick? Is the CAI more cosmetic? And how the hell do you get one I dont see it available for accessories on my toyota websie just the sway bar

[Freedan]

I'd go with the 23mm UR sway bar. Only reason I'm suggesting the sway bar is that I have it installed on my Yaris and I just love it.

I won't be getting a CAI just yet. Going to wait for the Turbo Kit Garm is putting out soon.

Hope the turbo is within my budget. :cry:

[djct_watt]

The sway bar will be far more useable. The intake is not going to magically make your car faster than everything else on the road. . . it will still be slow, except you'll have MAYBE 1 more HP, which you honestly won't be able to notice, unless you imagine it in your head like most people. The main benefit of an intake, IMO, is the deeper intake growl, which definitely can be worth it. But between the two, get the sway bar.

[Uber_Otter]

Sway bar first, before anything. My TRD is 22mm. You won't get more power but you'll be driving faster all the time. The car will feel 3x more go-cart than it does now.

[fnkngrv]

Any reason why you are going TRD specifically?

[cali yaris]

Sway bar first, before anything. My TRD is 22mm.

The TRD rear sway bar is 19mm.

[WeeYari]

converse fellas.

All the other threads on intakes and sway bars has conversed me out. :rolleyes:

[cali yaris]

^ true, the information is on here many times over. Kevin, do a search and read.

[kimona]

Save some money. Get the UR 19mm anti-sway bar from MI. It's all you'll ever need on the road.

[.Kevin.]

Any reason why you are going TRD specifically?

My car kind of has TRD printed on the side rear panels so yeah and I llike the TRD branch myself. So why not support it.

"Why like ___ soccer team when ___ is just as good if not better"

[cali yaris]

So why not support it.

because:
1. You can support a YarisWorld vendor instead
2. The UR sway bar is less expensive, and the same thing.

[.Kevin.]

because:
1. You can support a YarisWorld vendor instead
2. The UR sway bar is less expensive, and the same thing.

Tried supporting a YW vendor with like 8 purchases but got them all here in a day and installed the next lol.

Though I cant argue with #2

[detroiter]

Be careful on buying a sway bar...chances are your going to end up having to buy tires sooner ;)

Not due to the part being there...bu due to the fact you won't stop being able to fly around corners :)

[.Kevin.]

What does that mean?

[djct_watt]

It means you should get the sway bar.

[detroiter]

It means that you will take corners faster because it's so fun and with the sway bar, your car will handle it easier going faster around the corners. Sooo the price you pay for faster speeds around corners is worn out edges on tires.

If you can contain yourself and drive normal speeds, you have nothing to worry about. But the ability is there if you feel the urge :)

[WhiteLB]

why not do both. the ultimate racing sway bar for 135 and then go buy a 20 dollar cone filter and modify the top f your stock intake box to fit the cone filter. There is also plenty of diy intakes on this site. Its very easy.

[cali yaris]

What does that mean?

It means you should get the sway bar.

LOL

[Chaldon]

How much faster will my brand new stock tires burn out with a sway bar up front?

For example, I take clover style off-ramps at speeds just under lost of traction. (stock vehicle) & I'm sure it's hard on the tires now...

With a sway bar I'd be getting to the burger and toy faster.

[Freedan]

How much faster will my brand new stock tires burn out with a sway bar up front?

For example, I take clover style off-ramps at speeds just under lost of traction. (stock vehicle) & I'm sure it's hard on the tires now...

With a sway bar I'd be getting to the burger and toy faster.

You already have a front sway bar. Just that Toyota was too cheap(?) to install a rear one.

Your tires will wear out the same if you didn't have a rear sway bar installed. It's just that your driving habits may change once you install the sway bar. :laugh:

Rear Sway bar is one of the easiest mods to do that will have very noticeable impact. The other would be slapping on those Micro Image/Yaris World decals and gain 50hps. :tongue:

[djct_watt]

If you drive the same, you will wear the tires the same, if not better, since the reduced body roll will wear out the tires more evenly. However, because you have increased handling ability, if you drive it HARDER than you did stock, you will wear the tires faster. How much faster is entirely up to how you drive and how much you abuse the car.

Honestly, if you are worried about tires and fuel economy, you shouldn't be looking to go faster. More acceleration always means burning more fuel (unless you strap on a nuclear generator or some sort of electronic hybrid battery assist) which in turn will wear the tires faster.

If you are worried about your tires, you should probably try to make your car slower and more dangerous, so that you drive slower, thus wearing them down slower. The best mod I would suggest is free (thankfully). . . and it should make your tires pretty much last forever.

1. Engage parking brake, jack up and support the car properly. Please use jackstands.
2. Locate the bolts on the front wheels (there should be 4).
3. Remove the retaining bolts and store them in a safe area
4. Remove the wheels and look for the flux bolt (slightly orange), and tighten to 98lb/ft.
5. You're done. Don't proceed with anymore steps. You now have infinite tire life. Unfortunately this mod ends up reducing your MPG's to near 0. Start up the car and enjoy your new noisemaker.







/sorry for the long and unfunny joke.

[MUSKOKA800]

CAI = a possible wanna have

Rear anti-sway bar = a must have (unless you drive like Grandpa, and even then)

[why?]

If you drive the same, you will wear the tires the same, if not better, since the reduced body roll will wear out the tires more evenly. However, because you have increased handling ability, if you drive it HARDER than you did stock, you will wear the tires faster. How much faster is entirely up to how you drive and how much you abuse the car.

Honestly, if you are worried about tires and fuel economy, you shouldn't be looking to go faster. More acceleration always means burning more fuel (unless you strap on a nuclear generator or some sort of electronic hybrid battery assist) which in turn will wear the tires faster.

If you are worried about your tires, you should probably try to make your car slower and more dangerous, so that you drive slower, thus wearing them down slower. The best mod I would suggest is free (thankfully). . . and it should make your tires pretty much last forever.

1. Engage parking brake, jack up and support the car properly. Please use jackstands.
2. Locate the bolts on the front wheels (there should be 4).
3. Remove the retaining bolts and store them in a safe area
4. Remove the wheels and look for the flux bolt (slightly orange), and tighten to 98lb/ft.
5. You're done. Don't proceed with anymore steps. You now have infinite tire life. Unfortunately this mod ends up reducing your MPG's to near 0. Start up the car and enjoy your new noisemaker.
/sorry for the long and unfunny joke.
dude that was funny.

[2005rs]

just installed a used aem cai. I gotta say, if I'd spent $200 for the thing, I'd probably think it improved performance. since I bought it used and don't have that much investment in it, I'd have to say improvement is marginal. Perhaps when I upgrade the exhaust...
now the ralco short shifter was definately worth the money

[TheDriver916]

i have the afe intake and a magnaflow muffler (not complete exhaust) and i noticed a decent amount of power increase. i bought them so i could get better gas milage and of course the performance. But like stated before me i have no suffered a gas milage decrease because of the fact that it does feel more go kart like and makes you want to drive fast.

[rye7jen]

LOL

+1 :bellyroll: