Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Cheensbo

Lots and lots of Toyota performance engines are Yamaha/beams worked

Eg: On the 4age 20v - Yamaha was responsible for the head (5 valves per cylinder), the fuel injected throttle body setup, the plenum and intake design!

Nice car btw fanboi!! Well may you wear

Old diesel

choons wrote: »

I'm on a 2 year graduate thing in Nottingham so its a UK car.

There doesn't seem to be a forum as good as boards over here!

Pistonheads is fairly good imo

colm_mcm

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

my car also had the same technology back in 1997, I think it stands for Variable valve timing intelligence or something. Mine was also a beams engine.

Does it do the aggressive cam changeover thing at high revs? What does it redline at?
Vvtli adjusts exhaust cam lift, duration and intake valves, a bit like mivec or DOHC VTEC.
Normal vvti like on my mrs's yaris or a celica 140 just does intake, curious to what yours is.

Chris_Heilong

colm_mcm wrote: »

Does it do the aggressive cam changeover thing at high revs? What does it redline at?
Vvtli adjusts exhaust cam lift, duration and intake valves, a bit like mivec or DOHC VTEC.
Normal vvti like on my mrs's yaris or a celica 140 just does intake, curious to what yours is.

Redline is 7000rpm. My cam changeover is very smooth and not aggressive. The VVTI has to work with the turbo but is much smoother than my Vtec civic.

colm_mcm

I don't think its the same idea as the celica too.
Doesn't need to be, being turbocharged

Cheensbo

dgt

OSI wrote: »

Italians and Japanese on the same page..... This can't end well.

Someone on here must own an Alfa Arna

166man

I'll add some German metal into the mix so....!

My old 750......





:cool:

Atlantic Dawn

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

So here it is, it's a 190bhp model with the full spec, 6 speed, climate control, sunroof, leather, 6 speaker Sony system, aluminium pedals etc. just passed the test last week and it has a bit of tax.

Lovely colour, looks in great condition. Keep her in the best of oil and she should keep you very happy.

joujoujou

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

So here it is, it's a 190bhp model with the full spec, [...]

Congrats! Great car!

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i'll probably change the wheels in time, [...]

Oh, yeah. Definately.

Out of curiosity - are you gonna improve power output somehow or stay as is?

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Nice!

I always thought that the 140 bhp was VVT-i and the 190 bhp was VVTL-i ???

That's correct, and so it says on the tin.

Toyotafanboi

joujoujou wrote: »

Congrats! Great car!

Out of curiosity - are you gonna improve power output somehow or stay as is?

thanks i'l be leaving it alone for sure. going to change the engine and gearbox oil later on today and that's about it.

the wheels are 18" at the moment with 4 brand new "hi-fly" tyres, so the road noise is something out of this world, as is the lack of grip ! but they'l do for a month or two until i know where i really stand with the car.

i can never relax through the first few weeks of ownership, until i can trust the car.

i have noticed i have the dreaded celica mystery noise :rolleyes: didn't hear it on the test drive so i'm pretty pissed at myself. the whole of the internet seems to not have a clue what it is, the only conclusion seems to be that most celicas do it and none have broken down from it :pac: kind of like a mild rattling noise while engine braking high in the rev range.

joujoujou

By the way...

Special Circumstances

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i can never relax through the first few weeks of ownership, until i can trust the car.

:pac: I know that feeling! That first long drive looking at temp gauge and oil light all the time juuuust in case. You don't even know if the radio works for more than 2mins because you have it turned off listening for every single new noise...


Celica trivia - the bonnet scoop exists purely to stop the passengers feet from getting too hot from heat transfer from engine bay... AFAIK...

Duke O Smiley

166man wrote: »

I'll add some German metal into the mix so....!

My old 750......


http://imageshack.us/a/img538/8503/8DHupj.jpg


:cool:

Some car the old 728 :pac:

166man

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Some car the old 728 :pac:

Some bus!




Yup only six cylinders....:pac:

Sobanek

Jesus, some bus, mate. I'd love one myself :pac:


//edit: 15 minutes later, I went ahead and got myself one. It's a bit dirty, I must admit :pac:




She's gonna get a proper spa treatment in two weeks or so

dgt

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Some car the old 728 :pac:

Thought it was a 725tds....

166man

dgt wrote: »

Thought it was a 725tds....

You didn't say that when you drove it...;)

Chris_Heilong

car cleaned after a long while covered in dust.

YbFocus

I melted when I seen the lip on the bumper
Gorgeous

Toyotafanboi

some front bumper :eek: i'd say you have an awful phobia of kerbs!

YbFocus

Here we go, new wheels!

I have grown a serious liking for the colour over the last 24 hours!
I| don't think the gold will work now that I seen it like this!

It needs a few little spacers and more low on the front

chrisb1

Wheels got in cork by any chance

YbFocus

chrisb1 wrote: »

Wheels got in cork by any chance

Exactly

Peter-E36!
I'm current on both forums

chrisb1

Was offered them when I was looking for alloys for the touring bit to much for me at the time but suit your coupe well good buy

YbFocus

chrisb1 wrote: »

Was offered them when I was looking for alloys for the touring bit to much for me at the time but suit your coupe well good buy

Thanks man, I want to do a bit of a refurb on them.
New bolts and nuts etc.

GvidoR

Looks awesome with those wheels.

YbFocus

GvidoR wrote: »

Looks awesome with those wheels.

Thanks man
I need to tidy the bumpers and it'll be better

Foxhole Norman

YbFocus wrote: »

Here we go, new wheels!

I have grown a serious liking for the colour over the last 24 hours!
I| don't think the gold will work now that I seen it like this!

It needs a few little spacers and more low on the front

Looks great, Style 5's suit all older BM's so well!

Cass

Never seen this thread, but found it the other day.

Here is my '04 Vectra. Done a lot of work (suspension, bushes, control arms, tyres, etc) on it the last 2 weeks so said i'd stick up a few pics of her. Badly needs a polish, but with the weather the last few weeks, it seems impossible & pointless.