it's toooooo slowwwww!!!

[tempest404]

Hey guys. Just bought 2015 1.5L manual yaris...
Stepping down from a 550rwhp falcon xr6 turbo is a big drop... feel like I've been castrated tbh.

So the question is are there any good reliable turbo/super prefab kits that people would recommend? Happy to do all the work myself as I'm not lost mechanically but i really can't be bothered searching for hours gathering Intel and rep for kits when it's a lot easier to ask.

Cheers,
Tempest

[ilikerice]

What's your price range and HP goal?

Zage makes a kit. The turbo on it is a hit or miss. Some have issues with them within a month, some are still running the same turbo for years as daily drivers.

Do a bit more probing in the Forced Induction section, many many many answers are already in those threads. I can tell you haven't bothered yet because on the first page there is a thread that was started about 3 weeks ago 10 topics below the one you just posted called "Turbo Kits!". That thread would answer your first question, and then answer possibly answer the other questions that would follow.

I am not trying to be a dick. Just trying to keep the repetitive clutter to a min.

So why did you buy the Yaris in the first place? It isn't a HP machine and to expect to get the feel of 550rwhp or even close to the feel from a 106BHP eco car is bizarre to me.

[IllusionX]

A kit will not get you anywhere close to the 500hp of fun you had.
MicroImage can help you build a nice 250+whp Yaris... Now we start to talk.

[WeeYari]

MicroImage can help you build a nice 250+whp Yaris....


Not anymore.



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[ilikerice]

Yea, MicroImage has closed up shop. Selling all his stuff on Ebay now. I tried to purchase some stuff last week but got refunded and next day the site is now down. It was fun while it lasted.

[IllusionX]

Really? I was wondering what's going on when they started liquidating their stock here, but their website was still up at the time, so I didn't pay much attention.

[fourbangingfun]

Yeah it's too bad they closed. I had good customer service from Jeff when I had called in the past.

I always wondered how a shop that specializes in aftermarket yaris parts stays afloat. Not too many people seem to mod yaris'.


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[Farcry]

Where can we get parts from now?

[CrankyOldMan]

Where can we get parts from now?
Microimage still has an eBay store.

[Exiwolfman]

Hey guys. Just bought 2015 1.5L manual yaris...
Stepping down from a 550rwhp falcon xr6 turbo is a big drop... feel like I've been castrated tbh.

So the question is are there any good reliable turbo/super prefab kits that people would recommend? Happy to do all the work myself as I'm not lost mechanically but i really can't be bothered searching for hours gathering Intel and rep for kits when it's a lot easier to ask.

Cheers,
Tempest

have to ask why moving from a 550 hp car to a Yaris ...im mean really now unless u drop the Yaris of a cliff it will never be as fast lol and with the money ull spend trying u may as well have driven ur 550hp monster .

[fnkngrv]

The first and biggest question is what is your budget.

[tempest404]

I got the yaris because the Falcon became to much trouble. Havoc on gearboxes lol that and fuel/registration costs and general maintenance were getting a bit up there as she grew old and tired.

Didn't intend to actually work the yaris however i'd really like to give it a little bit more up and go. Not expecting huge power just enough to at least best an NA 6 in a straight line. Tbh i don't know how much the little 1.5 can take as my entire knowledge base is in falcon barra 4L T's and pretty much nothing else.

Intention is to lower, reduce body roll, nicer wheels, and a little bit of boost either SC or T depending on consensus as i don't see NA work being worth it.

reliability and sustainability would be important so i don't want to be pushing the limits, but 30-40% in hp increase ideal and most likely enough. That and i'd just giggle my arse of every time if i got flutter from plumbing back the bov :P

Budget will be $5-7k for engine work. Cheaper the better. I can do most bolt on installs myself, i have a tune shop in mind to finish her off but then comes the question of needing ecu? Or are the stock ecus programmable?

Also someone mentioned to me something about trying to find a vitz rs 1.5t engine and trying to import it into aus

Sorry for slow reply guys

[fnkngrv]

Your best bet would be the 2zr swap from the Scion xD. Very minimal work. Almost a plug and play to gain 30+ whp NA for a reasonable price. Then if you want you could even boost that 6-8psi and get even more of a bump.

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[tempest404]

Scion?

[fnkngrv]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scion_xD

Another consideration would be using Prius pistons. Guys have seen really nice NA gains going that route.

Not trying to dissuade you from go8ng boosted by far. Just trying to give you cheaper options. You may be able to find a used Blitz SC for 1700-2000. Bew ones are getting tougher to find and can run between 3400-4000. With othe4 mods they can get you to between 130-150whp. Going with a Zage turbo kit will net you between 140-170whp and possibly up to 200whp with the right mods. The Zage seems to have a base price of around 1800 bucks but that is without fuel management nor a harness. The Stock Ecu is pretty much locked down tight. There are some folks in Southeast Asia that claim they have unlocked it, but I have personally yet to see real world evidence.

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[yarisugi]

Scion xD aka Toyota Ist.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2007_Toyota_ist_02.jpg/800px-2007_Toyota_ist_02.jpg

[beaker]

I wish someone would do this swap and post a thread on it with pics and part #s.

[Kalispel]

I'm a pokey, relaxed driver by nature, so the Yaris, like the standard Corolla, Civic, Fit, etc. have plenty of pep by my standards (most cars in this class have very similar HP-to-weight ratios). Anything that can go from 0-60 in about 9-10 seconds is fine by me. :thumbup: Anything quicker tends to lead to trouble anyway.

[ilikerice]

I wish someone would do this swap and post a thread on it with pics and part #s.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15242&page=11

Ragta has done it and had a whole build thread on MicroImage forum but that got shut down.. If you contact him, I am sure he will help you with all the parts you will need. It is pretty straight forward. CTScott helped him with a couple of wires that needed to be moved around, but other than that. I do believe it was a direct drop in. Just a few interchangable parts

[fnkngrv]

Some info if you considered the Prius Piston Swap:

- Take a notch from the top of each piston due to some knocking in the yaris who had my prius pistons, other than that you just open, drop them in and run it

- 13.1:1 compression! Like always your gains come from doing changes and or multiple mods. Open up exhaust, intake, bigger throttle body, port intake.Need fuel management too at this point to tune. From what I know and believe you don't require bigger injectors but a tune at a dyno would determine that. Some have shown gains with dyno numbers at 132whp so around 145hk at the crank. No turbo.

- Tune with something like the AEM FIC, Greddy eManage, APEXI Neo, etc.


Some videos of a car equipped with the swap:

Angelos Prius Piston swapped Yaris (https://www.youtube.com/user/angelo0011/videos)

[ilikerice]

this is tempting also....

When you say "notch", what is suppose to be notched to avoid damage to what?

[fnkngrv]

this is tempting also....

When you say "notch", what is suppose to be notched to avoid damage to what?
Not really sure unfortunately.

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[tempest404]

When it comes down to the running though do i need to go aftermarket with the ecu? Or is the stock one viable?

Eyeing up an exhaust system atm

[invader166]

When it comes down to the running though do i need to go aftermarket with the ecu? Or is the stock one viable?

To take advantage of the full Prius pistons compression you'll probably need a progamable aftermarket ECU. Maybe you can get away with using the stock one, but don't expect the same gains.

Someone is selling their Haltech here: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54910

If you plan on keeping the 1NZ engine, i'd also suggest looking into lightweight pulleys or even a flywheel. It might not make any HP but it will certainly help with acceleration and help make the car "feel" faster.:wink:

[fnkngrv]

Prius pistons will require a piggyback otherwise you are throwing money out the door.

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[xnamerxx]

When I built my last motor I bought a Prius Piston from a Prius C 13.4:1cr just to see how it compared to the Yaris parts.

You don't need to notch the piston, but there are a few thing you up running into. The intake cam will go from being a non interference part to a interference part, so you'll be limited to the cams you can run, and its very likely you'll need to run 93+ octane fuel.