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11-27-2008, 01:00 AM | #1 |
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Rally Yaris??
any one rally their yaris??(SoCal)
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11-27-2008, 05:06 PM | #2 |
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The guy who was on here (and keeps getting banned) "Yaris T-sport" rallies his car in So Cal, he has a roof air scoop. That's all that I know of.
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11-27-2008, 10:22 PM | #3 |
*Why does he keep getting banned? I just realized I don't see him on here. He stripped everything out of his car and had that ridiculous hood scoop! lol
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11-28-2008, 01:15 AM | #4 |
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k thnx
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11-30-2008, 08:49 PM | #5 |
Don't drive it, RALLY it!
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Can't have a rally car without a roof scoop . Unless you actually like eating dust.
Or was it really that bad? |
12-01-2008, 10:00 PM | #6 |
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12-01-2008, 10:05 PM | #7 |
Don't drive it, RALLY it!
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Me too, but if it was an actual rally car, then a roof scoop plays a very functional role of pressurising the cabin and helping prevent the entry of dust. But if it was just a street car, then I wouldn't be a fan either.
I must remember to put a pic up here when I finally cut a hole in my roof and put the roof vents in . |
12-08-2008, 11:21 AM | #8 |
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I think they have a rally cup in Europe or something. They use the 5 door TS so not everything they have would work, but there is a lot of potential I think. Good luck getting parts though. Rally is not cheap, and getting stuff from Europe or Japan won't be either.
Things that come to mind: Get the LSD Get Adjustable coilovers Get several different wheels and tire combination for different surfaces. Get bushings(they make a rally set if you can find them) made or fill in existing ones with something to harden them. Get extra control arms, and other spare parts, especially suspension stuff. Rally is hard on the car and you will break things. If you have a spare you can stay competitive, and I doubt spare yaris parts will be available on site. |
12-08-2008, 03:54 PM | #9 |
Don't drive it, RALLY it!
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Rallying is only as expensive as you make it be. You don't absolutely have to have mega $$ suspension, tyres for every condition or an lsd when you first start out, and if you don't push the limits and drive to the conditions, you rarely break anything.
When I first started rallying (which was only 5 years ago), the dearest part was the actual entry fee for the events. |
12-09-2008, 06:02 PM | #10 |
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in Japan yaris rally very popular, but.. right rally very expensive you must hire service car, mechanic, spare tire,extra wheel, susupension parts, & other logistics..
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12-12-2008, 01:44 AM | #11 |
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Ahhhh another young budding rallyist. 20 years ago to run competitively in the Canadian Championship it cost $100,000.00 and more.
BUT you can run local events, TSD events to get started and use a street car. You'll need some tires, safety equipment and stuff depending on the type of event and rules you race under. Some of the TSD events are pretty darn fast and it takes alot of balls to keep up to you class times. Good luck. Youll have alot of fun. Hood scoops not required......
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12-14-2008, 03:44 PM | #12 | |
Don't drive it, RALLY it!
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12-14-2008, 07:09 PM | #13 |
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We don't have as much dust out here. It's either mud, dirt or snow and ice.
Heaters help. There is dust, but nothing like you'd get in Australia. The closest we would get that would be in the Alberta region. Just a link to a pic of one the regional Ice X / rally X pics.
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12-19-2008, 10:49 AM | #14 |
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So what would be a good cheep rally X set up? shocks and strut wise, also what about springs? Do I have to try and find a rally vitz set up from japan?
I want to race rally X now and then but also rive in the snow a lot as well as dirt roads. The stock height is ok, but the ride quality is not to soft for me. Should I just upgrade shocks and struts with stock springs? thanks |
12-21-2008, 06:30 PM | #15 |
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for a cheap alternative for rally x get some good stiff shocks, keep springs stock. Good tires, LSD will help.
This will give you a good start. And you'll have a blast.
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02-17-2009, 03:49 AM | #16 |
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Well my roof vent arrived yesterday.
Follows the roof quite nicely. |
02-17-2009, 07:49 AM | #17 |
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any far away pics or from the front of the car with this test fit?
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02-17-2009, 01:06 PM | #18 |
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Where'd you get that? Me likey! Link please...
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