Divorce forces me to modify the Yaris

[mr_miles]

great write up! you should make a separate thread for that and sticky it! :O

[Kens]

Fantastic job mate. Well done!

[bzinn 1]

Thanks guys.....I made sure that if you use the SEarch and put in airbag resistor it comes up,also will with airbag removal and steerign wheel install.....I can make a separate write up if needed.

Only thing I dont like about this install is my steering wheel is not centered,guess once I get the bags installed I will have to take it in to get aligned and find out what is bent...lol.....think it is from the pothole I hit in the spring on the old wheels that is still haunting me,......it has been like this for a while but the yellow stripe really lets you know its off....lol

[mr_miles]

cant you just re-align the steering wheel to be straight when the wheels point straight? my steering wheel is crooked also, but i know it's been pulled before so i just assumed it was re-attached a little off kilter.

[bzinn 1]

Originally Posted by mr_miles

cant you just re-align the steering wheel to be straight when the wheels point straight? my steering wheel is crooked also, but i know it's been pulled before so i just assumed it was re-attached a little off kilter.

Wish I could,mine has been off since Spring when I hit pothole on the way to Charity for Japan and blew both drivers side wheels.

It is an easy fix,when gettign car aligned they are supposed to put the wheel straight and put the lock brace on it and then do the alignment.I never did this,I just replaced the parts that got bent and measured from the passenger side and tightened up it all.

since I am gonna do bags and camber in the spring I figured to wait till then to do it,tires are wearing fairly well,and since they are differant sized front and back and directional I plan on them maybe lasting 20000 miles tops since I cant rotate...lol....the cost of a nice stance.

[mr_miles]

I used to periodically set my friends RX7 steering wheel sideways when i had the tools handy just to mess with him :D lol.

I try not to buy directional tires if i can, i hated not being able to rotate the wheels on my FB :(

[Joetwos]

Last pic, mega like!! lol

[bzinn 1]

Gonna see if a set of '11 STI front bumper side vents will fit.......will keep you posted,who knows how long it could take to get here from NY at Xmas....lol

[bzinn 1]

HKS filter installed on the Injen intake.....big improvement,but the stock Injen filter was like 2 years old and had been cleaned at lesat 4 times so it was probably pretty much crap.

Motor sound changed,exhaust sound changed,bit more snap and pop in the midpipe when letting off gas....but it is not louder just sounds meaner.Intake has growl now too.

STI bumper vents should be here thursday....hope they fit,may have to relocate filter with some duct to give me space,will know more thursday.

Also thinking about installing the STI roof vent,the little pop up one

[bzinn 1]

Finally got the DC header installed,was a pain to get the two nuts off....be sure if you are removing he stock one use a deep 12mm 6 side socket and that is about the only way to get a grip to get them off,the other three bolts come right off.

The mid pipe was a pain to line up but no leaks and it is on,O2 sensor went right out old one and right in the new header.

Power is much improved,from about 3200-6500 it pulls like it should.....motor seems to wind up effortlessly now.

Volume of Header,midpipe,and can is a lot louder if I put it to the floor,sound like a Toyota should now.

[Dadams]

video mayhaps? :P Id love to hear it! what was the diameter of your midpipe you put in?

[MidnightQueen]

Mighty stuff! :)

[bzinn 1]

yeah I need to make a video.......it is honestly pretty loud,like ticket getter loud if a cop was right next to you in traffic and he wanted to be a dick loud....

Mid Pipe is the Nitto,pretty sure it is 2",it is well made,so far it is holding up really good wehn I was under there looking around.

I think I may invest in a magna flow or some other type can....also was thinking of doing a boso exhaust out the back for fun

It rains here a lot and we get pretty cooped up and bored....lol

The car has a pretty shift sound now....hard to explaine I just need to catch it on video....gonna get a gopro soon I think in the spring so I can takea few decent videos.

[jimmykwlo]

Hi, is that you I said Hi to this aftrnoon around southcenter mall? I was driving my 2011 5 doors white yaris sport. If that is you, I have to tell you, you have a very nice car.

[bzinn 1]

Yeah bro you were in the white one.....sorry I was so short in traffic.....my exhaust has just broke....I am sure you heard it.....lol I was trying to get back to Tacoma to call my guys shop to get it fixed.....

Gota get together.....there are a lot os Scion Meets going on and any Yaris are always welcome...we got a Pizza run for some of the best pizza and lots of good people and then we also got a Mt St Helens run....should be about 60+ cars....you gotta go....pot luck....other yaris owners....mostly scions,that is where I came from I had a nice tC till my divorce....lol

[bzinn 1]

My first rolling shot.......never got to see the car on the highway before.....now I understand why people stare....

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/pict...ictureid=13752

[bzinn 1]

Thanks also for the compliment....it has been a long build....lots of Ramen and Mac and Cheese .....4 weeks till airride....been saving for a year for it....I can't wait.

[mr_miles]

When is the mt st helens cruise? I'd be more than happy to take the gnar-gnar! Did that last summer with a bunch of rotaries, it was fun. my first gen rx7 can keep up with second gens and RX8's, lol.