if they were white id take them off ur hands

 

they are white! they are cool white 6000k

 

my version of autoX

 

my daytime running lights are white and i dont think they will match with the cook white

 

Haha, that's a pretty cool video.

 

I found a good deal on tires on ebay. This also means that rolling diameter and weight of tires will be closer to stock

Instead of using:

Tire Size: 245/40/19 (front), 275/35/19 (rear)
Tire Weight: 29lbs(front), 32lbs(rear)

I'll be using:

Tire Size: 235/40/19 (front), 245/40/19 (rear)
Tire Weight: 26lbs(front), 29lbs(rear)

so im taking the fronts that wheels came with and throwing them on the rears
rears will be slightly stretched cuz tires are spec'ed for up to 9.5"

but also I will be removing 12lbs by taking out 275's for 235's


total stock tires(96)+wheels(108 ) = 204lbs

new setup tires(110) + wheels(94.2) = 204.2 lbs

 

Love it!
So why are you using extended bolts?

 

haha love what?

the rule is to have at least as much thread as the width of the bolts

so since we have 12mm bolt, i need at least 12 mm of engagement

with stock wheels we have roughly 19mm on usable thread

with Nissan Rays I had only ~16mm of engagement

its all fine still but I want to use 5mm spacers to make the offset 42 instead of 47

with spacers I only got 10-11mm of engagement and only 9mm with the wheel lock because it is shorter

changing them looks simple enough

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...70&postcount=1

 

I love that you have a new setup with bigger wider sexier wheels that weighs equal to stock. Well before you add spacers. For 5mm should be negligible anyway.

 

thanks man

I cant wait to put em on/for winter to be surely over

Im thinking just putting them on asap and put snow on whenever the weather is expected to be crappy

the 235/40/19 tires and hub rings are coming on tuesday so I may be test driving new wheels next weekend if the weather allows...

 

Love the blue lighting

That is what I want for my XB

How hard was it to do the mod? Or did you have help?

 

Most was done by a local car audio shop.

 

Gotcha

Gots me some research to do then

 

well it depends what you need help with, Ive taken most things apart to see what they did. Plus i was the one who came up with the ideas and looked into it myself first to see how doable it was

 

Installed Weapon R intake




My experiences with intakes:

1. Stock
2. Stock with snorkel delete
3. Takeda CAI
4. Weapon-R SRI

Initial thoughts: I was kind of disappointed with the sound. I was expecting a much more agressive RAT-TAT-TAT sound but it wasn't really there. However I do believe I didnt see much difference because I was using stock without snorkel and it by itself adds meaner sound. As a result the difference wasnt as drastic. If you try weapon-r after unmodified stock box then I am sure it will seem like its much much better. If compared to Takeda then it doesnt even come close. Takeda has a very pleasant, mean, and loud sound that overpowers the exhaust. In quieter car, like my roommate's Corolla, you can hear the intake over everything else but its not really the case with tC2.


Performance: No questions about it, the intake definitely adds more power starting at about 3.5-4k RPM. I did not notice any power loss in the low range. With Takeda on the other hand, I definitely lost a bit of low end torque. It is kinda hard to compare the 2 because I didnt have a light weight pulley with Takeda. Overall the car feels more responsive and less shy to throw the odometer needle into the red line

Cusco Fitment: Definately better than Takeda but still not very promising. We dont really know how the the engine moves when we are taking a hard corner while full on stepping on the gas pedal.... I did put some soft heat resistant insulation in the place where it is most likely to contact


Summary: Good power(almost as much as CAI) but without loss of low end torque. Sound is fine from stock but it you ever heard a CAI, it will be a bit disappointing.

 

Nice review. How do you take out the snorkel on the stock? I wanna see whats the difference.

 

just take off one screw and pull it out

 

Well this is my first car and it is safe to say that I know nothing.......

I fix computers, can handle most construction projects (except electrical), but I know no more than the basics when it comes to cars.

So with that as a starting point..............

 

alright well its not hard to just tap into a 12V source...

whats hard is to find the door trigger aka the lights come on when you open the door.

what did you have in mind?

 

Well I want to do the whole interior in blue leds to start

Then thinking doing puddle and accents exterior also in blue

But I want it to all be very clean