Dabuu's NCP131

[tarkus]

Most people will probably repeat certain points in different threads, and that's the nature of bulletin boards in general. In this case I commented on an interesting point you made. And I'm very pleased to see that you're enjoying your new Yaris and I'm following your progress with great interest.

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[Captain Yaris]

I've found the same problem with heel/toe driving. What I've learned to do is just be quick with my feet and also I've learned that 2000rpms corresponds with: 2nd gear - 20mph, 3rd gear - 30mph, 4th gear - 40mph. This way I can blip the throttle with out doing a full gauge scan. Just be fast, haha! Glad you are enjoying the car. BTW, any new pictures of exterior?

[Dabuu]

Originally Posted by tarkus

Most people will probably repeat certain points in different threads, and that's the nature of bulletin boards in general. In this case I commented on an interesting point you made. And I'm very pleased to see that you're enjoying your new Yaris and I'm following your progress with great interest.

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Yeah we are on a forum, and everyone has a right to their opinion, but I noticed that you kept mentioning the 2nd Gen in various 3rd Gen threads that I posted in. I read your opinion the first time, and second, and so on.

Let's get back on track now, mods aren't going to post themselves.

Originally Posted by Captain Yaris

I've found the same problem with heel/toe driving. What I've learned to do is just be quick with my feet and also I've learned that 2000rpms corresponds with: 2nd gear - 20mph, 3rd gear - 30mph, 4th gear - 40mph. This way I can blip the throttle with out doing a full gauge scan. Just be fast, haha! Glad you are enjoying the car. BTW, any new pictures of exterior?

I might make some spacers to bring the accel pedal out a bit, but for now I guess I'll just drive fast, because racecar!

Haven't had a chance to take any nice pictures of the car, and it just rained today in Socal. Cars pretty dirty, but I'll try to take some soon!


Since it was raining, I figured I would install the TRD Quick Shifter.

Removed the center console. Mostly clipped on, there was one 10mm bolt hidden underneath the rear cup holder. Once the bolt is removed, the console pops off. Don't forget to disconnect the Trac Off connector.



If you notice the shifter cables they have a spring loaded release that you turn 180 degrees clockwise to release and counterclockwise wise to tighten. I've never dealt with this style before, so it took me awhile to release it from the cage.

Caution: If you spin the release more than 180degrees you risk damaging the spring that is inside. I'm not good at reading Japanese, but this got my attention. It would suck breaking a shift cable, these guys are expensive.



One cool thing to note, the left cable that controls side to side is adjustable. You can adjust where side to side center is by unclipping 2 locking clips. TRD manual says to make sure that the measurement from the front of the cage to the middle of the pivot pin is 164.5mm, or about 6.475", I just rounded to 6.5". Shifter is pretty damn centered.

TRD (left) vs Stock (right):











Hard to tell anything is even modified :) Shifter feels more positive, a little more snick snick. Throws are a little bit shorter, which I like. I dislike aftermarket shifters that are so short you're not sure if it's 3rd or 5th you're going in to. Best part is I have not noticed any increased effort in shifting. It was a pleasure to drive around town before, but now I'm looking for any excuse to go out and putt around town with this engagingly slick mod.

[Captain Yaris]

Nice write up, it looks great. God, that color is amazing! I love my white as its really JDM looking, but your color looks great!