Forum: Wash, Wax, Detailing, Exterior Repairs
03-22-2019, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,967
:thumbsup: Very relevant as Spring car clean-up...
:thumbsup: Very relevant as Spring car clean-up time is coming soon. Also found vinegar helps remove cigarette and another smells from the interior is a bowl is left out in the vehicle for a day or...
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Forum: Performance Modifications
03-22-2019, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 285
Views: 75,538
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Forum: Performance Modifications
03-22-2019, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 51,684
Was just thinking about this recently!
Good...
Was just thinking about this recently!
Good to hear you're making headway. Ya, the salt use on the roads here makes wrenching more ... awesome? :rolleyes: Too bad about the buggered CV boot,...
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Forum: Forced Induction Forum
03-22-2019, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 561
Views: 121,921
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Forum: Forced Induction Forum
03-20-2019, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 561
Views: 121,921
Sorry, hadn't replied regarding the wiring...
Sorry, hadn't replied regarding the wiring diagrams you posted.
From a quick read through the FIC install manual, at a glance it looks like you're spot on with the wiring techniques for those...
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Forum: Forced Induction Forum
03-19-2019, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 561
Views: 121,921
:eek: Awesome! :thumbsup:
Definitely...
:eek: Awesome! :thumbsup:
Definitely following this thread. Like many, also haven't done a turbo upgrade before, but also looking forward to learning along with you - and of course happy to help...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
03-19-2019, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,148
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
03-05-2019, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,148
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Forum: Performance Modifications
03-04-2019, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,028
Right on. I would have guess longer given that...
Right on. I would have guess longer given that you nicely routed it around and in the door sill panels, etc.. but then I guess the Yaris is hardly a huge vehicle. lol Good to know re: breaker setup...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
03-04-2019, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,148
All suggestions helpful at this point, lol. In...
All suggestions helpful at this point, lol. In my experience random rattles and sounds are usually a terrible p.i.t.a. to chase down when something isn't obviously broken.. The more ideas to have a...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
03-04-2019, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,148
Thanks everyone for the replies! :thumbsup:
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Thanks everyone for the replies! :thumbsup:
I appreciate where everyone is coming from on the coolant possibility. I said 'pinky', I should have been more specific - a 'pinkish tinge' to it. Not...
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Forum: Performance Modifications
03-04-2019, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,028
:w00t:
Nicely done! That's a reasonably...
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Nicely done! That's a reasonably long run battery cable - what gauge did you use? Looks like maybe 4 AWG?
Must be nice to be able to get your hands in and around that side of the...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
03-03-2019, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,148
Alternative to Rod Knock?!
Throwing this post out there in hopes someone has a clever idea of an alternative to chase versus the unfortunate reality of what is most likely a rod knocking thoka-thoka-thoka as the car idles.. ...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
02-10-2019, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,058
^ this. Then 80-90 kph winds later in the week...
^ this. Then 80-90 kph winds later in the week kept me from bothering with it.. ambition lost to necessity. lol
Just a confirmation for the 3rd gen. I did drag my butt outside and check today,...
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
02-03-2019, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,058
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
02-03-2019, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,058
Awesome find Trevor - I mean awesome as in well...
Awesome find Trevor - I mean awesome as in well done, because the problem is really a pain in the ass and not awesome.. :biggrin:
I had a suspicion the same suspicions you describe re: a parasitic...
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Forum: Third Gen Yaris General Discussion
01-28-2019, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 15,174
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Forum: Performance Modifications
01-18-2019, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 51,684
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Forum: Performance Modifications
01-17-2019, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 51,684
Awesome to see your build thread started!...
Awesome to see your build thread started! :thumbsup:
It takes equal parts bravery, determination, and blatant disregard for common sense to tear apart a perfectly good, running, and relatively...
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Forum: Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions
01-13-2019, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,371
The IS350 has the 2GR which is inherently a...
The IS350 has the 2GR which is inherently a pretty decent V6, but from what I've read it hasn't taken up interest as much as a BMW 3-series, Mazda RX-8, etc.. because enthusiasts really want a manual...
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Forum: Tracking, Racing, Auto-X Forum
12-31-2018, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 19,223
Aha! I flipped through YW and hadn't found it,...
Aha! I flipped through YW and hadn't found it, but it was the blog where I'd have read it a while ago.
Had a re-read and ya, you've gone to task on the metal work already, lol. Shaving another...
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Forum: Performance Modifications
12-31-2018, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,723
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Forum: Tracking, Racing, Auto-X Forum
12-30-2018, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 19,223
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Forum: Performance Modifications
12-30-2018, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,723
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Forum: Performance Modifications
12-29-2018, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,723
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Forum: DIY / Maintenance / Service
12-28-2018, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,426
Sounds like you're getting too much air, so my...
Sounds like you're getting too much air, so my guess is either vacuum leak - air ingress via a leak around the intake or via emissions connection. Or your MAF is under-reading how much air is coming...
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Forum: Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions
12-23-2018, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,345
Glad it's worked out to be a salvageable unit...
Glad it's worked out to be a salvageable unit with a bit of machine work, bearings, and gaskets. Too bad someone gooped the silicone mess all over it though - that oil screen was awfully sketchy.....
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Forum: Performance Modifications
12-23-2018, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 29,472
$600 with ancillaries sounds like a pretty good...
$600 with ancillaries sounds like a pretty good deal honestly - not sure what the going rate is South of the border, but I paid over double that in CDN$ to get my 2ZR-FAE with starter, alternator,...
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Forum: Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions
12-23-2018, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,147
Not so much boring, the French manufacturers...
Not so much boring, the French manufacturers tried the North American market and got slaughtered wholesale - same as the early German brands, everything rotted out and fell apart. Germans changed...
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Forum: Performance Modifications
12-23-2018, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,723
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