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dngz · 12-21-2006, 09:25 PM

Just wondering what else can be done to improve performance??

I already have the WR Intake, MeganRacing Header, and a 2" Catback exhaust w/ Dynomax muffler.

I want to get the NST Pulley from the Group Buy, I already got light weight 16" rims, I dont want to go too crazy with the weight reduction, and I'm not looking to buy a super/turbocharger anytime soon... What else can i do??

eTiMaGo · 12-21-2006, 09:46 PM

At this point in time there's really not all that much else... ECU mods are still not confirmed to work, so apart from changing the engine internals (higher compression pistons), or nitrous, I don't really thing there is much more...

Triumph675 · 12-21-2006, 10:19 PM

I would say just enjoy your car. Modding can become an addiction in itself and too many mods do not always make the car more enjoyable to drive or live with. If you have not done any suspension work yet do some of that and go drive some twisty roads. If there are any winter rallycross events in your area do some of those and do some autocrosses in the spring and summer.

I can honestly say that the most fun I've had with every car that I have ever owned was at one of these events and no/little mods are required to do so.

*Chris07LB* · 12-21-2006, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Triumph675

I would say just enjoy your car. Modding can become an addiction in itself and too many mods do not always make the car more enjoyable to drive or live with. If you have not done any suspension work yet do some of that and go drive some twisty roads. If there are any winter rallycross events in your area do some of those and do some autocrosses in the spring and summer.

I can honestly say that the most fun I've had with every car that I have ever owned was at one of these events and no/little mods are required to do so.

Where in Jersey are these rallycross events? Id love to see one in person.

Triumph675 · 12-22-2006, 08:58 AM

Depending on where in NJ you live, there are several choices. Down South, there is the Philly Region of the SCCA that runs rallycrosses every year.

NJ SCCA region runs them occasionaly at Wall Raceway in NJ.

NY Region runs rally crosses in Ulster county, NY.

Best places to check is on the Subaru forums such as NASIOC and I-Club, in the NJ/NY local forum sections. As soon as a rallycorss event pops up, these guys are all over them.

dngz · 12-22-2006, 05:14 PM

yea, i am gonna work on my suspension and brakes next. but i wouldnt mind having a lil more power!

Tamago · 12-22-2006, 05:56 PM

to add speed, add lightness

dngz · 12-22-2006, 09:02 PM

I dont want to go too crazy with the weight reduction though. What can I take out that wont make the ride too uncomfortable?

Tamago · 12-23-2006, 10:03 AM

everything but the seat you sit in :) :)

dude, you seem to want everything.. perfect ride, more power without spending any money, etc etc, you are gonna have to compromise.

if you wanted the car better all-around you should have left it stock.

i ride around in an FIA approved MOMO START seat with 3" SFI harnesses on a daily basis, and for what? so when i go to autoX i'm ready and happy to be there, knowing my car weighs a good 200lbs less than when i got it. is it noisier around town? yes! is the seat a little stiff after a couple of hours sitting in it? yes! is the harness annoying when you're in and out of the car a lot? YES! but it all comes back to convenience on track day. i can at any time on any day just grab my race rubber and GO to the track. the car is ready !

so what do you want the car for? daily driver? ever gonna race? and i dont mean drag race, that's not really racing in an 18sec car lololol.. if it's your daily driver, and you HAVE to keep it legal, i say leave well enough alone. make it look nice to you, pleasing to the eye, and call it quits. the car will NEVER be fast at all, unless you make compromises.

graywolf_14 · 12-23-2006, 12:05 PM

Well if its my daily driver and I just bought it I am wouldnt rip everything out of it. I have had a strips down car but it was a ford festiva so it only weighted 1700 wet.

ChinoCharles · 12-23-2006, 03:28 PM

I often wonder if all you naysayers on Yaris speed potential have ever seen the dyno sheet from the BLITZ supercharged Vitz. 140 horsepower in my car with the way it handles... holy shit would that be a fun daily driver! One day, one day...

Anyway, if you're going to be cheap about the next step in speed mods, forget about it. Listen to these guys and keep it stock, because pretty much anything past where you are now is going to be kind of expensive.

If you aren't going to cheap out, you can look into building the motor, getting a final gear set, or getting a limited slip. These are the things you will want to have done already when you decide to spray the car or go forced induction... or even if you decide to just try to make a quick N/A Yar. That ITB setup from Dan's would be interesting, haha.

There is some other stuff... lightened flywheel comes to mind. Again, though, that isn't a $200 mod.

Tamago · 12-23-2006, 07:38 PM

i have a flywheel i'll sell for $200

eco · 12-23-2006, 08:50 PM

Well a full lightened pulley set,not just the Crank pulley,I took out all my rear head rest on the sedan,thats about 5-10 pounds(I didnt weigh them).Take out the back floor mats,read your manual,then take it to Kinkos and get copy of the pages you might need on hand(fuses,jack stand positions,others),then just keep the copies in the car,the book weighs about 3-5lb's.And thats just a few off my head,but every little thing counts,so after you add everything up,maybe your talking 30-50lbs after you take everything you dont need out.

Tamago · 12-23-2006, 09:51 PM

forgetting battery..

hell take out the whole damn seat, spare tire, rear door panels, passenger seat, carpet, stereo, AC, you're set!

dngz · 12-24-2006, 12:12 AM

haha well jack, spare tire is already out... lol i tend to drive a lot of ppl around so i kinda need the rear seats and headrests ><!! hahaha photocopying the manual.. wont all that paper weigh more?!! and stereo, AC.. i need!! i paid extra for those!!

graywolf_14 · 12-24-2006, 04:33 AM

Yeah I have 2 kids so I need the back seat and I drive 72 miles a day to work and cant afford not to have a spare. Shoot I will probley even get a full size if I end up buying a yaris. I agree that lightning a car is always good but not if it stuff that is needed or could b. You could always try your hand at fiberglass....

Tamago · 12-24-2006, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by graywolf_14

You could always try your hand at fiberglass....

fiberglas is heavy.

graywolf_14 · 12-24-2006, 12:20 PM

Um not as heavy as metal but I ment carbon fiber anyways my bad.

12-21-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
dngz View User's Garage Drives: black yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 475	what's next?? Just wondering what else can be done to improve performance?? I already have the WR Intake, MeganRacing Header, and a 2" Catback exhaust w/ Dynomax muffler. I want to get the NST Pulley from the Group Buy, I already got light weight 16" rims, I dont want to go too crazy with the weight reduction, and I'm not looking to buy a super/turbocharger anytime soon... What else can i do??

12-21-2006, 09:46 PM	#2
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	At this point in time there's really not all that much else... ECU mods are still not confirmed to work, so apart from changing the engine internals (higher compression pistons), or nitrous, I don't really thing there is much more... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

12-24-2006, 12:20 PM	#18
graywolf_14 View User's Garage Drives: um not a yaris but hopefully Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wichita ks Posts: 207	um Um not as heavy as metal but I ment carbon fiber anyways my bad.

12-21-2006, 10:19 PM	#3
Triumph675 Drives: Skechers Size 11 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 7	I would say just enjoy your car. Modding can become an addiction in itself and too many mods do not always make the car more enjoyable to drive or live with. If you have not done any suspension work yet do some of that and go drive some twisty roads. If there are any winter rallycross events in your area do some of those and do some autocrosses in the spring and summer. I can honestly say that the most fun I've had with every car that I have ever owned was at one of these events and no/little mods are required to do so.

12-22-2006, 08:58 AM	#5
Triumph675 Drives: Skechers Size 11 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 7	Depending on where in NJ you live, there are several choices. Down South, there is the Philly Region of the SCCA that runs rallycrosses every year. NJ SCCA region runs them occasionaly at Wall Raceway in NJ. NY Region runs rally crosses in Ulster county, NY. Best places to check is on the Subaru forums such as NASIOC and I-Club, in the NJ/NY local forum sections. As soon as a rallycorss event pops up, these guys are all over them.

12-22-2006, 05:14 PM	#6
dngz View User's Garage Drives: black yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 475	yea, i am gonna work on my suspension and brakes next. but i wouldnt mind having a lil more power!

12-22-2006, 05:56 PM	#7
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	to add speed, add lightness

12-22-2006, 09:02 PM	#8
dngz View User's Garage Drives: black yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 475	I dont want to go too crazy with the weight reduction though. What can I take out that wont make the ride too uncomfortable?

12-23-2006, 10:03 AM	#9
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	everything but the seat you sit in :) :) dude, you seem to want everything.. perfect ride, more power without spending any money, etc etc, you are gonna have to compromise. if you wanted the car better all-around you should have left it stock. i ride around in an FIA approved MOMO START seat with 3" SFI harnesses on a daily basis, and for what? so when i go to autoX i'm ready and happy to be there, knowing my car weighs a good 200lbs less than when i got it. is it noisier around town? yes! is the seat a little stiff after a couple of hours sitting in it? yes! is the harness annoying when you're in and out of the car a lot? YES! but it all comes back to convenience on track day. i can at any time on any day just grab my race rubber and GO to the track. the car is ready ! so what do you want the car for? daily driver? ever gonna race? and i dont mean drag race, that's not really racing in an 18sec car lololol.. if it's your daily driver, and you HAVE to keep it legal, i say leave well enough alone. make it look nice to you, pleasing to the eye, and call it quits. the car will NEVER be fast at all, unless you make compromises.

12-23-2006, 12:05 PM	#10
graywolf_14 View User's Garage Drives: um not a yaris but hopefully Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wichita ks Posts: 207	Well if its my daily driver and I just bought it I am wouldnt rip everything out of it. I have had a strips down car but it was a ford festiva so it only weighted 1700 wet.

12-23-2006, 03:28 PM	#11
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	I often wonder if all you naysayers on Yaris speed potential have ever seen the dyno sheet from the BLITZ supercharged Vitz. 140 horsepower in my car with the way it handles... holy shit would that be a fun daily driver! One day, one day... Anyway, if you're going to be cheap about the next step in speed mods, forget about it. Listen to these guys and keep it stock, because pretty much anything past where you are now is going to be kind of expensive. If you aren't going to cheap out, you can look into building the motor, getting a final gear set, or getting a limited slip. These are the things you will want to have done already when you decide to spray the car or go forced induction... or even if you decide to just try to make a quick N/A Yar. That ITB setup from Dan's would be interesting, haha. There is some other stuff... lightened flywheel comes to mind. Again, though, that isn't a $200 mod.

12-23-2006, 07:38 PM	#12
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	i have a flywheel i'll sell for $200

12-23-2006, 08:50 PM	#13
eco Drives: 2007 Black Yaris sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 884	Well a full lightened pulley set,not just the Crank pulley,I took out all my rear head rest on the sedan,thats about 5-10 pounds(I didnt weigh them).Take out the back floor mats,read your manual,then take it to Kinkos and get copy of the pages you might need on hand(fuses,jack stand positions,others),then just keep the copies in the car,the book weighs about 3-5lb's.And thats just a few off my head,but every little thing counts,so after you add everything up,maybe your talking 30-50lbs after you take everything you dont need out.

12-23-2006, 09:51 PM	#14
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	forgetting battery.. hell take out the whole damn seat, spare tire, rear door panels, passenger seat, carpet, stereo, AC, you're set!

12-24-2006, 12:12 AM	#15
dngz View User's Garage Drives: black yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 475	haha well jack, spare tire is already out... lol i tend to drive a lot of ppl around so i kinda need the rear seats and headrests ><!! hahaha photocopying the manual.. wont all that paper weigh more?!! and stereo, AC.. i need!! i paid extra for those!!

12-24-2006, 04:33 AM	#16
graywolf_14 View User's Garage Drives: um not a yaris but hopefully Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wichita ks Posts: 207	Yeah I have 2 kids so I need the back seat and I drive 72 miles a day to work and cant afford not to have a spare. Shoot I will probley even get a full size if I end up buying a yaris. I agree that lightning a car is always good but not if it stuff that is needed or could b. You could always try your hand at fiberglass....