worth working on a echo

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by xx2bad4uxx

ok so what would u suggest i should upgrade

Depends on what the car needs, or will need soon.

If you know you'll need new brake pads next year, grab a nice set of pads to help you stop quicker.

If you know you'll need new tires, throw winters on your current rims and get summers next year.

If your springs are sagging or shocks/struts not perfomring well, that'd be a good time to upgrade to better units.


Basically make sure your car is working properly and in mechanically great shape to begin with. Put in a better part if you need to get it there (like the brake pads or struts).
Then start with the basic performance mods and work your way up.


If everything's working good on the car, my first mod would be the tires. They're the only thing that connects your car to the road.

[xx2bad4uxx]

yeh the car is good everything runs on it great it doesnt need anything yes i will need new break pads soon about it. would u say air intake would do anything?

[2005rs]

It helps a bit. There's no single mod that will make you go fast (besides turbo)
It seems it's a combination of upgrades that makes a difference.
I have an aem intake but the homemade one seems to work just as well

Originally Posted by xx2bad4uxx

yeh the car is good everything runs. on it great it doesnt need anything yes i will need new break pads soon about it. would u say air intake would do anything?

[xx2bad4uxx]

yeh that makes sense do you know any places that would be able to sell you echo parts?

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by xx2bad4uxx

yeh that makes sense do you know any places that would be able to sell you echo parts?

JRP's got their midnight sale tomorrow and Saturday, might be able to get something there.

Frankly, the intake would be last on my list... exhaust and header would be first.

[2005rs]

Originally Posted by xx2bad4uxx

yeh that makes sense do you know any places that would be able to sell you echo parts?

ebay, kijiji, forums, often the same places that would sell performance yaris stuff, keeping in mind that most parts aren't interchangeable between yaris and echo.
scion xb parts are often interchangeable but you have to do your research: here's a start: http://www.microimageonline.com/foru...p-xB-Relations

[Scubaru Steve]

Originally Posted by xx2bad4uxx

hey i was wondering if it is worth doing performance upgrades to an echo. i have a 2001 echo sedan it is automatic and i wanted to get more performance out of it. i have put in a cherry bomb muffler and tints and full sound system just not to sure about performance so can you tell me if its a good idea or not also what would you recomend me put in it thanks

well, id say yes since we turbo'd our 02 echo with an auto, it has just over 200,000km. all depends on what you want to spend and what you want to get out of it.

[Echo86]

I was in the shop today getting an oil change, mechanic suggested a better drop-in air filter (K&N, his words), CAI too, but you have to maintain it. Not sure of that myself, I'm guessing additives and spraying it periodically, and a cat back exhaust upgrade. With limited funds, those are the ones I'd go with...when I get the funds.

[xx2bad4uxx]

well like i said im not sure what i want to do and how much i want to spend so maybe turboing is the way to go. did you see alot of difference with the turbo? also when you turbo something you obviously have to change some parts in the engine no?