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ToyotaGTturbo.com Newsletter edition 3 Feb 2008
Introduction
This month has been a very busy one for most and has seen lots of interesting threads and general activity on the forum. Unfortunately we have seen some members get banned for continuous spamming and poor attitude, I am sure you will agree the forum has become a more pleasent place to visit. In the spirit of involving our members to contribute a thread was opened encouraging members to submit articles, which you will find below.
SECURITY A few threads recently have been about security and we all know how important a good alarm is. Unfortunately all too often people favour spending their money on performance modifications and overlook the basics. We have secured a great offer for tgtt.com members... more below.
TUNING Obviously this is a big topic on here so we have invited a very highly regarded member of the tuning community to give their opinion on tuning in what will hopefully become a regular addition to the tgtt.com newsletter. Who is this tuner? read on...
At points throughout the month you may be asked to contribute to the newsletter by one of our staff members as this is all about you and your community. Please submit any ideas and feedback to toyotagtturbo@gmail.com
Safe driving to you all,
Dylan
The Monthly Interview
INTERVIEWER: Dylan
INTERVIEWEE: Gee
Welcome to the monthly interview Gee lets get straight to it, so when did you first get your Glanza and what made you go for the little pocket rocket?
I bought my Glanza in 2005.
At the time I had a Y plate Clio 1.2 16v which I had spent a few thousand pounds on cosmetic wise. Eventually I had to put a cap on the spending and I deemed it pretty pointless to try and extract extra power from the tiny 1.2 N/A engine.
So, I started searching for a small car that was reasonable on fuel and insurance, but was still pretty nippy. I had looked at VTR's, VTS's and Pug's (please forgive me) but wanted to be different.
Somehow I stumbled across a picture of a black Glanza on the Internet and the rest is history...
Is Gee your name or is it short for something else that you don’t want us to know about?
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to...
Only joking. It is short for Graham...but does that name fit me? Do I look like a Graham? Hell no!
It wasn’t until 7 years ago that Gee came about, which my current girlfriend gave me as a tag. It just caught on and now everyone calls me Gee
Did you intend modifying your EP91 when you bought it or was that a decision you made afterwards?
I knew I would modify the car, just like I did my previous cars, but never imagined spending the amount of money on it I did and pushing 275hp from a little 1.3 litre!
Do you have a girlfriend and if so do you let her drive your car?
Yes I have girlfriends and none of them drive my car!
You are a long term member of tgtt.com and we have seen you have plenty of ups and downs, what has been the worst experience of owning the car?
The worst experience has to be bending a rod. Totally my own stupid fault! I was fitting my engine damper which resulted with my having to disconnect some pipes in the way, including the actuator pipe. Unfortunately I didn't connect the actuator pipe back, which resulted with infinite boost pressure, a loud bang, black smoke and a very loud tapping sound coming from the block!
What was your very first modification?
Hmmm..I am really not sure. I have been through so many! It probably was an autofixed.co.uk full stainless exhaust system.
Tell us all a bit about your turbo setup and why you went with the TD04
This is my second TD04L setup. My first setup was fabricated in stainless steel which cracked and the radiator did not do the job efficiently. When I forged my engine, I decided to refresh the setup at the same time and opted for a mild steel setup, which is less susceptible to cracking.
Initially I opted for the TD04L because it generates a lot more power and torque but keeps lag to a minimum. There are many myths floating about in regards to how laggy the TD04L actually is, mostly from critics that have never experienced one! They are VERY popular for a reason.
If you had it all to do again would you go the same route or would you go with a different setup?
The only things I would have done differently were to bin the CT9 from the start. I wasted a lot of money on CT9 manifolds, some stainless steel, and some mild steel. It was fun, but back account consuming!
You are so close to 300bhp now, do you think you will go for it or are you happy with you current power figure?
Who knows what the future holds! I may try to extract the extra 20hp to hit the magical 300hp, but if I do, it will not be by the changing the turbo. The TD04L has minimal lag and my Glanza is a street car, therefore it will be left on this turbo.
What are your car plans for the future, will you move on or stick with your EP91?
Well, next up would be a gearbox rebuild and a LSD, plus full respray with some carbon goodies. However I am undecided on if I should carry on pumping cash in to the Glanza. I turn 25 this year and have been looking in to Honda S2000's This would then be either supercharged or turbocharged.
What are your views on the GT scene at the moment?
GT's and Glanza's are definitely getting a lot more popular and you can't blame people for buying them. Great cars with lot's of potential. However, we can not choose the audience that buy these cars..If you get my drift
I would like to see more people participating in meets and events.
Knowing what you know now, for someone with stock turbo setup looking to modify what would be your advice?
Know what you want! Regardless if this is 150hp or 190hp, plan ahead. Don't waste money on 4 setup's like I did.
And before you go faster, concentrate on stopping faster and suspension modifications. Power is nothing without control.
Thanks for taking the time to discuss your experience with us and sharing info that will hopefully enlighten some members new to the scene.
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Christy - TGTT from a New Members Point of View
Hi I have done a write up about this site and what it has to offer new members as I am still relatively new to the site. This is my honest opinion of the site:
I joined ToyotaGTTurbo back in December 2007 so I am a relatively new member but I have to say the subscription was really easy and quick to do. I went from forum to forum trying to find one that I would like to join and use regularly, trust me it was a long struggle to find one then I came across a diamond in the dirt which was ToyotaGTTutbo.com. As with everything I do I research it well before using it, so I didn’t post for a while and just read through the posts from other members, trying to understand how it worked and drooling over some of the cars on here which I have to say are amazing!
I then decided to show my 2 cars off especially the new one I imported from Japan myself because that seemed to mean more to me due to the hassle I went to and the nice modifications that it had. I have to say my Welcome was excellent, I didn’t think that many people would take time out to say hello, welcome and nice car but they did, I know its only a small thing but its these kind of things that make ToyotaGTTurbo such a great site. This site is full of dedicated Glanza/GT Turbo enthusiasts who are always happy to help.
I was helped with a few queries I had about upgrading my turbo, which is the best to go for? what supporting modifications do I need? On any other site they couldn’t answer these questions for sure but with ToyotaGTTurbo you are nearly guaranteed anything you try to do someone on the site has done and can give you the good and bad points which is great. The site really has and will save me a lot of money while I’m modifying my 1996 Glanza V Turbo to hopefully a 300BHP some day but for now I will be getting a TD04 set-up and go from there.
Also when I got used to the site and posted quite a bit. I noticed that we were getting a lot of questions about importing cars so I did a write up about the ins and outs of importing a car from my experience and the thanks I got for this was really nice. So the people on the site aren’t only helpful but are grateful for help you give them.
Another thing that I love about this site is the Groupbuy’s this is a fantastic idea and saves the members a lot of money, and there will be always someone to help you out.
Now with every site you are going to get a few people who are narrow-minded and who don’t want to listen to advice because ‘they know best’. But this is well monitored by the moderators and as soon as a post gets out of hand the moderators are straight on it. It is seriously freaky how fast you guys find these posts and close them and again would like to say Well Done on keeping the site such a great source of knowledge and parts.
there are some great companies who work closely with ToyotaGTTurbo, one that really stands out for me is Toy Tuning Ltd, these guys are excellent, they know everything you can about GT’s & Glanza’s and offer great services and prices to ToyotaGTTurbo members. So thanks Toby & Andy (that’s the only two I know at the minute)
I can’t think of one thing I would change about the site and I’m trying to be critical. One thing I was thinking would be good for new members was a Car Troubleshooter that would give you step by step instructions on how to fix your car when something goes wrong so you can limit it down to one or two parts being a problem. The reason I would suggest this is so that a rogue mechanic doesn’t try and rip our members off by replacing too many parts for no reason. Its just a suggestion and leave it up to the moderators/admin to decide.
I will finish by saying Thanks to all the members that helped me and to the creators of the site. This site is the best thing I have came across in a long time and it’s like a family of Glanza/GT Turbo enthusiasts. I will recommend this site to my friends in fact I already have done so.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Christy Callaghan - 97'GlanzaVTurbo
Events
Forthcoming Events
Well with 2008 well under way we can see more and more activity in the forthcoming events sections! Lets keep our fingers crossed that us poor souls in the not so hot side of the world at least manage to get some ‘dry’ days for events!
Members in the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire looking to meet with other members on Sunday 30th March should keep an eye on this thread here and place their names down so user ryanerak is aware of interest -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11592
Anyone wanting to do a RWYB day and willing to travel to the York area then place your names down on the following thread started by Gee. RWYB days are a safe and legal way of seeing how fast your motor can go and is a great place to get some practice of launching your car off the line. The event is on the 23rd March and is held at Elvington air field home of TOTB.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11164
If there’s any members in the North West of England who are interested in attending a Rolling Road day then please see the following thread. TGTT.com members will be attending a RR day at Dyno Demon in Wirral. it’s a chance to see and discuss everyone’s power figures and enjoy meeting other members. Hot drinks and snacks will be available and any members wanting to come along and meet people and spectate are more than welcome. The thread can be found here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11085
Members in the Hampshire and Sussex area should make sure they pop along to the next Jap meet which is being held on the 9th March. The last meet had a great turnout (the link can be found in the past events write up) This event is being held in Goodwood more details can be found here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=9473
Don’t see many events in your area? Then please feel free to try and generate some interest in your area. Place a thread up to find members who live nearby and see what you can arrange. Contact local rolling roads , keep an eye out on local car forums, or if you’re still stuck then see if one of the many national shows coming up throughout the year takes your interest! Take a browse at the shows calender to see if anything is of interest -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=8925
Anyone holding out for details about this years JAE then its going to be held at a new location situated at Mersea Island. Its on the 29-31st Aug.
More info here - http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11617
Past Events
Hampshire had the first jap car meet of 2008 on the 10th February. Seed was kind enough to post the details on the forum and pictures of the event afterwards. The meet was very successful with a reported 65-70 cars in attendance. The pictures can be found on the thread below feel free to have a look and leave a comment J
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=8277
The MFN meet more North of the country saw a collection of starlets turn up. The event was held on the 24th Feb and the pictures for this meet can be viewed here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11235
Bit quiet this newsletter on the past events section but the next one will include write ups from the forthcoming events of this letter ! Hopefully with lots of pictures for us all to browse!
Kelly
Where The Hell Are All The Nice Cars Gone?
sx_turbo on his hunt for a GT
Buying a new car. Well as you all know I have been looking for a new car for some time, the search took me about 3 months, till I found the car I wanted, which I bought last week.
Anyway, I thought I would try and give some pointers for those of you that are looking for a decent car. Firstly if your buying your first GT/GLANZA try and stay away from second hand adds in autotrader by joe bloggs. Stick to traders mainly. Try and stick with well known traders, and traders recommended by others. There will be less chance of buying a bucket that way as their reputation will be on the line.
Be prepared to travel, if it’s decent it will be worth it. If you are going to look at a car make sure you take someone who is clued up on cars, and knows what sort of things to look out for. If your buying from a classified add on a specialist website e.g. TGTT.com, try and find out as much background information you can by searching for posts and threads by the username that has the ad. This will give you some kind of information and feedback on what sort of life the car has had with the owner.
Before buying any car do as much research as you can, about the reliability and and availability of parts and things to look out for when viewing them. When buying a fresh import ask to see an auction sheet. unfortunately this isn’t 100% fool proof and can be forged or modified but check the mileage on the sheet with the mileage on the car. Check the chassis numbers match on the car and auction sheet. If the trader starts acting shifty when asking for this sheet, walk away, there obviously trying to hide something. When looking to buy off trader’s do as much research as you can about the traders. The Internet is an amazingly useful tool and you can find out all sorts of information.
If you want to import a car because you don’t like the ones over here already, remember to have lots of patience. Only deal with reputable importers. (look at what happened with silver_surfer, and mamiana trading.) Once you have found a car you like, if it is a long distance from you, get someone from the local area of to go and check out the car for you. There's nothing more annoying than a wasted journey, wasted money and wasted time because it wasn't as described. When looking at a car listen carefully to the exhaust note, it should have a constant drone or burble. If the drone has blips in it then investigate a little further. Remove the breather pipe from the rocker cover. (don’t be afraid what the trader or owner might say, remember your spending your hard earned, if they get funny walk away). There will be a blowing from the rocker, this is normal. But if it is whistling then more than likely something is wrong, with the engine. Another thing you should do is remove the dipstick and watch for smoke.
When looking at a car make sure the engine stone cold when you arrive, start the engine and keep an eye on it, listen out for any strange noises all through the heat ranges (from cold to fully warm). Do a research on the cars modifications and find out what boost it is running. If it is running more boost than stock ( 0.6bar) then it should then make sure the necessary modifications have been carried out and ask for proof of the tuning. Any owners who have had there car tuned should be able to show you proof of the cars performance and fueling with a rolling road print out of power and fueling. obviously if it’s a fresh import, you can only do a visual check of the modifications.
The rolling road graph should have nice smooth curves, if it’s jagedy and sharp then it’s normally an indication something is wrong or the tune is poor. Check the bodywork over with a fine tooth comb. Lift the boot floor up and check for signs of creasing and check under the spare wheel well for any creases. Look for over spray in the door shuts and engine bay. This is a sign of poor repair. Get on your hands and knees and look under the car, check the floor pans for any signs of damage, whilst down there check that the shocks aren’t leaking oil. You’ll be able to tell this as you’ll notice an oily deposit all down the body of the shock. Check this as it can be costly to have to replace suspension.
Check that the exhaust is ok and is not on its last legs this can be costly. If the car only has minor faults and your happy to go ahead and buy the car, use these minor faults to barter the price down. The same applies if you find a car that needs a lot of work doing.
I found that listing the faults to the owner/trader helps u get the price down. Also if a car is to cheap to be true. it’s usually an indication it’s a bad car. Don’t buy the first car you see have a good look round at what you can get. Have a decent budget if a car is cheaper than your budget and you like it then your quids in. But if you have a small budget chances are you wont have much choice. Check all engine fluids and remove oil filler cap to check for any white mayonnaise type stuff. If there is then it could point towards head gasket failure. Look for blue smoke coming out the exhaust on idle this can indicate a blown turbo.
Listen out for the usual knocks and bangs you would look out for on any car on the test drive. If there is any untoward noises then try and check out what it is. If it’s an easy fix and you really like the car you can use it to knock the price down. With doing the above checks I can't guarantee you that you wont buy a monkey motor but it will certainly help you not buying one.
There are so many bad examples of starlets out there now and so much choice of starlets, I feel that people need to be this picky when buying a starlet. Don’t let the monkeys of the jap import business rip you off.
cheers ricky
Security Special For TGTT.com Members
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Tuning tips from the Engine Tuner
This is the first installment from enginetuner.co.uk and strikes up the argument that there is no replacement for displacement. Enginetuner is well respected in modding circles and the articles will detail his views on tuning each month. This month we start at the basics and will elaborate more as we progress.
Now over to the engine tuner...
Back to tuning basics
Complicated stuff, engine tuning is, and sometimes it’s a good plan to take a step back for a look at what you’re doing.
In my line of work, we’ve all done it. You have a duff car situation and spend hours searching for faulty electronics when we should have been looking at what’s in front of us. I’m often asked to advise on tuning matters, and it helps to have a grasp of the nitty gritty of it in a simple form.
Before attempting to improve an engine, you have to understand how it works in the first place. Basically, it sucks! An engine on its own is just a vacuum pump. Air is drawn in on the intake stroke, mixed with fuel, compressed and ignited. The resulting burn and rapid expansion of gas (not supposed to be an explosion) forces down the piston and off you go. The exhaust from the combustion is expelled out the pipe provided. Put simply, SUCK SQEEZE BANG BLOW.
It’s a simple step to understand that if you want it to do more of what it just did, you have to encourage it to go faster (more revs) or be more efficient at what it did already (more power for the same revs)
I’m not including rotary engines, as they are just plain weird, and only suitable for those of us who also enjoy certain unnatural sexual practices.
I defend the right to be different, but it isn’t for me!
A few facts.
A bigger engine sucks more, and will produce more torque and power than a small one of the same design.
A high revving engine will produce more power than a low revving one.
A low revving long stroke engine will produce more torque than a high revving short stroke engine.
You can’t have all of the above in one engine! Therefore you have to compromise when you design an engine, and choose one that will give the amount and style of output you desire.
A tractor needs a low revving long stroke engine to produce pulling power at low revs.
A racing engine needs a high revving short stroke engine to produce power at high revs.
A road car needs a mix of the above.
Ignoring turbocharged cars and variable valve timing, the result of the above means that a finished production engine cannot deviate too far from the original design without compromising somewhere.
I’m asked every day how to make normally aspirated cars go faster. The short answer is you can’t! well, not much, as the effect of increasing rpm capability, by changing camshaft profiles to increase engine momentum and flow at high revs, is to cost at low revs by losing efficiency and gaining poor emission characteristics. In other words, change the cam, fail the MOT test.
Back when I was a boy, we used to tune Minis. The A series engine is basically rubbish, having a nasty five port head. Everything you do improves it, and you can gain a fair bit by sorting out port size and shape. If you didn’t go mad on the cam profile it wasn’t too bad at idle either, although you’d never get a tuned one anywhere near it with a modern cat test, which was why the last series of production Minis frankly stunk.
Most recent cars are hard to improve upon as they are well sorted to start with, and the stupid bits you could rectify easily with an A series just aren’t there to play with.
So what are you left with? The old saying is, “there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches” in other words, a bigger engine is a better engine, and I’d go for stroke every time on a road car. We’ve built a couple of normally aspirated 2 litre ZVH engines (Ford Zetec bottom end and CVH top end), one of them in a Westfield, which turned out to be fantastic. 140 bhp doesn’t sound much, but the torque curve was as flat as you like, and pulled like mad from very low revs, ideal with a road car.
To make more power and torque go for a bigger engine if possible. This will guarantee a result, unlike some unwise tuning options which don’t. And another thing. If your chosen make of car, and I know you love them, comes with a bigger engine than yours, sell yours, and buy the bigger one if at all possible, rather than farting about trying to make your car into one you could have picked up at the garage down the road.
Sometimes the simple approach is the best one!
www.enginetuner.co.uk
Engine Tuner is Alan Jeffery. Alan started business in 1983 and is a foremost authority in his field.
01752345880
Chillout
Ever fancied a discussion on the EP’s handling abilities and how it compares to an EK9? Than this is the thread for you. You have Mikeylove to thank for starting such a healthy debate on the handling abilities of both cars. And gives an interesting read into members opinions.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11871
Fancy taking a peek at the new focus RS then have a glance at the thread started by rb69. With pics of the focus and our members opinions in it.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11769
Gee started a thread discussing the r35 GTR vs. 911 Turbo see if you have anything to add to the thread. There’s video footage on there too view and peoples replies make an interesting read to a boring day at work
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11557
Ever feel like you got it bad? That things cant get worse for you? Even though your problems will be very significant to you compare them to the boy in this next thread and I’m sure you will agree you’re a very lucky person indeed.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11616
Please Remember - the chill out room is not for technical threads, RR threads, members car pics thread and so on. We have a members car section for you to post up pictures of your motors and keep us updated. Any ‘special’ pictures taken we also have the photo section for.
By thinking about if your posting in the right section makes it easier and far more casual for the members to browse through the chill out room.
Kelly
Monkfish on The Humble Hot Hatchback
I own a hothatch…
Lets not beat about the bush here, we all love fast cars. It doesn’t matter what it is, the thrill of pushing the performance envelope gives us an adrenalin rush. So, what’s all this “hot hatch” palaver all about? To understand, we need to look back a bit…
Pretty much since the dawn of the internal combustion engine we as humans have striven to go faster and faster trying to push the boundaries of science, technology and human limits. For decades the Americans have been strapping ridiculously sized engines into cars and making them go absurdly fast in the straight line. Thust the birth of The Hotrodder. In Europe nothing much exiting happened unless you had a Supercar. That was until Volkswagen came along in the early Eighties and threw a rather large spanner in what is commonly known as “The Works”. So, what did they do?
They released the Mk1 Golf GTi.
The premise was simple. Put a large engine into a small car and make it go as fast as possible in a straight line and round corners. The Golf as much as us Jap purists hate kicked it all off. It was a massive success combining speed, handling, driver involvement and fun all in a neat package that was affordable and could be used to do the shopping. The Hot Hatch era is born and nothing will ever be the same.
“Great” I hear you say, “what does that have to do with me and my Starlet?”. Well, following on from the massive success of the Golf it wasn’t long before the other car manufacturers wanted to muscle in on this niche of the market. There have been many examples of a hot hatch since the Golf from pretty much every manufacturer. Peugeot, Ford, Renault, Alfa Romeo and Fiat just to name a few. The crazy people in Toyota even got in on the action when they released the EP82. Yes, I know, they’ve been doing mental cars for years but the EP82 was Toyota’s first real entry into the FWD hot hatch market. it’s just such a shame they kept it a bit of a secret. I’d wager than if the EP82 was available in Britain, the Saxo and Corsa wouldn’t be so popular although that would mean the Chavs would have one, so I think importing them is a compromise.
In short, Hot Hatches are fantastic value for money and the Starlet is right up there with the classics.
Monkfish.
Project Of The Month
As if owning a Red GT wasn't rare enough Abbott continued to make it rarer with a series of great modifications, despite a few setbacks at the start he soldiered on and continued to improve the performance of the car.
Packing a fully rebuilt and upgraded engine by SES in Braintree, Essex packing wossner forged pistons, wossner forged rods, Fully balance bottom end, Gas flowed and polished head, Light weight Crank pulley, Ported, polished inlet manifold and TRD engine mounts making it all solid to make sure his HKS air filter and Custom front mount inter-cooler fed HKS GT25/30 roller bearing turbo attached to his custom exhaust manifold is used to it's full potential while a Side exit exhaust makes for a popping and flaming deep exhaust note. Management and fueling is taken care of by a Greddy emanage ultimate management running Speedvision 440cc, injectors, Sard fuel bar regulator with a Walbro Uprated Fuel Pump keeping it all fed and boost is controlled by a HKS actuator connected to a Greddy Profec B boost controller.
An Exedy Organic Clutch transfers the power through MR2 15" wheels which are powder coated mat black and wrapped in Goodyear eagle F1 tyres. KYB shocks, Eibach springs, Front and rear strut braces, Cusco lower arm bar, Whiteline Adjustable Panhard Rod and Whiteline Anti-lift/Castor Kit keep it planted to the black stuff. while EBC brake discs with EBC green stuff pads make sure stopping isn't an issue.
The inside of the car is sedated with a pillar pod housing a Defi Link Boost gauge, Defi Link Oil Pressure Gauge and Defi Link EGT gauge controlled by a Defi Link controller a HKS turbo timer and 3 point harnesses keeping his body in position and a JVC head unit providing entertainment. This is sure one of the cars to keep an eye on in 2008
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Bumper figures yet again! You guys are on fire and posting thousands of new threads every month. It still surprises me every month when I check the stats and am greeted by a constantly bustling website.
Feb Statistics
New Registered Members: 277
Most users visited in one day: 536
New Threads: 1911
New Posts: 21,671
Total Members: The current total number of members is 2283
Most Popular Forum: Chillout Room
Dylan (gv1.3)
Introduction
This month has been a very busy one for most and has seen lots of interesting threads and general activity on the forum. Unfortunately we have seen some members get banned for continuous spamming and poor attitude, I am sure you will agree the forum has become a more pleasent place to visit. In the spirit of involving our members to contribute a thread was opened encouraging members to submit articles, which you will find below.
SECURITY A few threads recently have been about security and we all know how important a good alarm is. Unfortunately all too often people favour spending their money on performance modifications and overlook the basics. We have secured a great offer for tgtt.com members... more below.
TUNING Obviously this is a big topic on here so we have invited a very highly regarded member of the tuning community to give their opinion on tuning in what will hopefully become a regular addition to the tgtt.com newsletter. Who is this tuner? read on...
At points throughout the month you may be asked to contribute to the newsletter by one of our staff members as this is all about you and your community. Please submit any ideas and feedback to toyotagtturbo@gmail.com
Safe driving to you all,
Dylan
The Monthly Interview
INTERVIEWER: Dylan
INTERVIEWEE: Gee
Welcome to the monthly interview Gee lets get straight to it, so when did you first get your Glanza and what made you go for the little pocket rocket?
I bought my Glanza in 2005.
At the time I had a Y plate Clio 1.2 16v which I had spent a few thousand pounds on cosmetic wise. Eventually I had to put a cap on the spending and I deemed it pretty pointless to try and extract extra power from the tiny 1.2 N/A engine.
So, I started searching for a small car that was reasonable on fuel and insurance, but was still pretty nippy. I had looked at VTR's, VTS's and Pug's (please forgive me) but wanted to be different.
Somehow I stumbled across a picture of a black Glanza on the Internet and the rest is history...
Is Gee your name or is it short for something else that you don’t want us to know about?
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to...
Only joking. It is short for Graham...but does that name fit me? Do I look like a Graham? Hell no!
It wasn’t until 7 years ago that Gee came about, which my current girlfriend gave me as a tag. It just caught on and now everyone calls me Gee
Did you intend modifying your EP91 when you bought it or was that a decision you made afterwards?
I knew I would modify the car, just like I did my previous cars, but never imagined spending the amount of money on it I did and pushing 275hp from a little 1.3 litre!
Do you have a girlfriend and if so do you let her drive your car?
Yes I have girlfriends and none of them drive my car!
You are a long term member of tgtt.com and we have seen you have plenty of ups and downs, what has been the worst experience of owning the car?
The worst experience has to be bending a rod. Totally my own stupid fault! I was fitting my engine damper which resulted with my having to disconnect some pipes in the way, including the actuator pipe. Unfortunately I didn't connect the actuator pipe back, which resulted with infinite boost pressure, a loud bang, black smoke and a very loud tapping sound coming from the block!
What was your very first modification?
Hmmm..I am really not sure. I have been through so many! It probably was an autofixed.co.uk full stainless exhaust system.
Tell us all a bit about your turbo setup and why you went with the TD04
This is my second TD04L setup. My first setup was fabricated in stainless steel which cracked and the radiator did not do the job efficiently. When I forged my engine, I decided to refresh the setup at the same time and opted for a mild steel setup, which is less susceptible to cracking.
Initially I opted for the TD04L because it generates a lot more power and torque but keeps lag to a minimum. There are many myths floating about in regards to how laggy the TD04L actually is, mostly from critics that have never experienced one! They are VERY popular for a reason.
If you had it all to do again would you go the same route or would you go with a different setup?
The only things I would have done differently were to bin the CT9 from the start. I wasted a lot of money on CT9 manifolds, some stainless steel, and some mild steel. It was fun, but back account consuming!
You are so close to 300bhp now, do you think you will go for it or are you happy with you current power figure?
Who knows what the future holds! I may try to extract the extra 20hp to hit the magical 300hp, but if I do, it will not be by the changing the turbo. The TD04L has minimal lag and my Glanza is a street car, therefore it will be left on this turbo.
What are your car plans for the future, will you move on or stick with your EP91?
Well, next up would be a gearbox rebuild and a LSD, plus full respray with some carbon goodies. However I am undecided on if I should carry on pumping cash in to the Glanza. I turn 25 this year and have been looking in to Honda S2000's This would then be either supercharged or turbocharged.
What are your views on the GT scene at the moment?
GT's and Glanza's are definitely getting a lot more popular and you can't blame people for buying them. Great cars with lot's of potential. However, we can not choose the audience that buy these cars..If you get my drift
I would like to see more people participating in meets and events.
Knowing what you know now, for someone with stock turbo setup looking to modify what would be your advice?
Know what you want! Regardless if this is 150hp or 190hp, plan ahead. Don't waste money on 4 setup's like I did.
And before you go faster, concentrate on stopping faster and suspension modifications. Power is nothing without control.
Thanks for taking the time to discuss your experience with us and sharing info that will hopefully enlighten some members new to the scene.
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Christy - TGTT from a New Members Point of View
Hi I have done a write up about this site and what it has to offer new members as I am still relatively new to the site. This is my honest opinion of the site:
I joined ToyotaGTTurbo back in December 2007 so I am a relatively new member but I have to say the subscription was really easy and quick to do. I went from forum to forum trying to find one that I would like to join and use regularly, trust me it was a long struggle to find one then I came across a diamond in the dirt which was ToyotaGTTutbo.com. As with everything I do I research it well before using it, so I didn’t post for a while and just read through the posts from other members, trying to understand how it worked and drooling over some of the cars on here which I have to say are amazing!
I then decided to show my 2 cars off especially the new one I imported from Japan myself because that seemed to mean more to me due to the hassle I went to and the nice modifications that it had. I have to say my Welcome was excellent, I didn’t think that many people would take time out to say hello, welcome and nice car but they did, I know its only a small thing but its these kind of things that make ToyotaGTTurbo such a great site. This site is full of dedicated Glanza/GT Turbo enthusiasts who are always happy to help.
I was helped with a few queries I had about upgrading my turbo, which is the best to go for? what supporting modifications do I need? On any other site they couldn’t answer these questions for sure but with ToyotaGTTurbo you are nearly guaranteed anything you try to do someone on the site has done and can give you the good and bad points which is great. The site really has and will save me a lot of money while I’m modifying my 1996 Glanza V Turbo to hopefully a 300BHP some day but for now I will be getting a TD04 set-up and go from there.
Also when I got used to the site and posted quite a bit. I noticed that we were getting a lot of questions about importing cars so I did a write up about the ins and outs of importing a car from my experience and the thanks I got for this was really nice. So the people on the site aren’t only helpful but are grateful for help you give them.
Another thing that I love about this site is the Groupbuy’s this is a fantastic idea and saves the members a lot of money, and there will be always someone to help you out.
Now with every site you are going to get a few people who are narrow-minded and who don’t want to listen to advice because ‘they know best’. But this is well monitored by the moderators and as soon as a post gets out of hand the moderators are straight on it. It is seriously freaky how fast you guys find these posts and close them and again would like to say Well Done on keeping the site such a great source of knowledge and parts.
there are some great companies who work closely with ToyotaGTTurbo, one that really stands out for me is Toy Tuning Ltd, these guys are excellent, they know everything you can about GT’s & Glanza’s and offer great services and prices to ToyotaGTTurbo members. So thanks Toby & Andy (that’s the only two I know at the minute)
I can’t think of one thing I would change about the site and I’m trying to be critical. One thing I was thinking would be good for new members was a Car Troubleshooter that would give you step by step instructions on how to fix your car when something goes wrong so you can limit it down to one or two parts being a problem. The reason I would suggest this is so that a rogue mechanic doesn’t try and rip our members off by replacing too many parts for no reason. Its just a suggestion and leave it up to the moderators/admin to decide.
I will finish by saying Thanks to all the members that helped me and to the creators of the site. This site is the best thing I have came across in a long time and it’s like a family of Glanza/GT Turbo enthusiasts. I will recommend this site to my friends in fact I already have done so.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Christy Callaghan - 97'GlanzaVTurbo
Events
Forthcoming Events
Well with 2008 well under way we can see more and more activity in the forthcoming events sections! Lets keep our fingers crossed that us poor souls in the not so hot side of the world at least manage to get some ‘dry’ days for events!
Members in the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire looking to meet with other members on Sunday 30th March should keep an eye on this thread here and place their names down so user ryanerak is aware of interest -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11592
Anyone wanting to do a RWYB day and willing to travel to the York area then place your names down on the following thread started by Gee. RWYB days are a safe and legal way of seeing how fast your motor can go and is a great place to get some practice of launching your car off the line. The event is on the 23rd March and is held at Elvington air field home of TOTB.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11164
If there’s any members in the North West of England who are interested in attending a Rolling Road day then please see the following thread. TGTT.com members will be attending a RR day at Dyno Demon in Wirral. it’s a chance to see and discuss everyone’s power figures and enjoy meeting other members. Hot drinks and snacks will be available and any members wanting to come along and meet people and spectate are more than welcome. The thread can be found here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11085
Members in the Hampshire and Sussex area should make sure they pop along to the next Jap meet which is being held on the 9th March. The last meet had a great turnout (the link can be found in the past events write up) This event is being held in Goodwood more details can be found here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=9473
Don’t see many events in your area? Then please feel free to try and generate some interest in your area. Place a thread up to find members who live nearby and see what you can arrange. Contact local rolling roads , keep an eye out on local car forums, or if you’re still stuck then see if one of the many national shows coming up throughout the year takes your interest! Take a browse at the shows calender to see if anything is of interest -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=8925
Anyone holding out for details about this years JAE then its going to be held at a new location situated at Mersea Island. Its on the 29-31st Aug.
More info here - http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11617
Past Events
Hampshire had the first jap car meet of 2008 on the 10th February. Seed was kind enough to post the details on the forum and pictures of the event afterwards. The meet was very successful with a reported 65-70 cars in attendance. The pictures can be found on the thread below feel free to have a look and leave a comment J
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=8277
The MFN meet more North of the country saw a collection of starlets turn up. The event was held on the 24th Feb and the pictures for this meet can be viewed here -
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11235
Bit quiet this newsletter on the past events section but the next one will include write ups from the forthcoming events of this letter ! Hopefully with lots of pictures for us all to browse!
Kelly
Where The Hell Are All The Nice Cars Gone?
sx_turbo on his hunt for a GT
Buying a new car. Well as you all know I have been looking for a new car for some time, the search took me about 3 months, till I found the car I wanted, which I bought last week.
Anyway, I thought I would try and give some pointers for those of you that are looking for a decent car. Firstly if your buying your first GT/GLANZA try and stay away from second hand adds in autotrader by joe bloggs. Stick to traders mainly. Try and stick with well known traders, and traders recommended by others. There will be less chance of buying a bucket that way as their reputation will be on the line.
Be prepared to travel, if it’s decent it will be worth it. If you are going to look at a car make sure you take someone who is clued up on cars, and knows what sort of things to look out for. If your buying from a classified add on a specialist website e.g. TGTT.com, try and find out as much background information you can by searching for posts and threads by the username that has the ad. This will give you some kind of information and feedback on what sort of life the car has had with the owner.
Before buying any car do as much research as you can, about the reliability and and availability of parts and things to look out for when viewing them. When buying a fresh import ask to see an auction sheet. unfortunately this isn’t 100% fool proof and can be forged or modified but check the mileage on the sheet with the mileage on the car. Check the chassis numbers match on the car and auction sheet. If the trader starts acting shifty when asking for this sheet, walk away, there obviously trying to hide something. When looking to buy off trader’s do as much research as you can about the traders. The Internet is an amazingly useful tool and you can find out all sorts of information.
If you want to import a car because you don’t like the ones over here already, remember to have lots of patience. Only deal with reputable importers. (look at what happened with silver_surfer, and mamiana trading.) Once you have found a car you like, if it is a long distance from you, get someone from the local area of to go and check out the car for you. There's nothing more annoying than a wasted journey, wasted money and wasted time because it wasn't as described. When looking at a car listen carefully to the exhaust note, it should have a constant drone or burble. If the drone has blips in it then investigate a little further. Remove the breather pipe from the rocker cover. (don’t be afraid what the trader or owner might say, remember your spending your hard earned, if they get funny walk away). There will be a blowing from the rocker, this is normal. But if it is whistling then more than likely something is wrong, with the engine. Another thing you should do is remove the dipstick and watch for smoke.
When looking at a car make sure the engine stone cold when you arrive, start the engine and keep an eye on it, listen out for any strange noises all through the heat ranges (from cold to fully warm). Do a research on the cars modifications and find out what boost it is running. If it is running more boost than stock ( 0.6bar) then it should then make sure the necessary modifications have been carried out and ask for proof of the tuning. Any owners who have had there car tuned should be able to show you proof of the cars performance and fueling with a rolling road print out of power and fueling. obviously if it’s a fresh import, you can only do a visual check of the modifications.
The rolling road graph should have nice smooth curves, if it’s jagedy and sharp then it’s normally an indication something is wrong or the tune is poor. Check the bodywork over with a fine tooth comb. Lift the boot floor up and check for signs of creasing and check under the spare wheel well for any creases. Look for over spray in the door shuts and engine bay. This is a sign of poor repair. Get on your hands and knees and look under the car, check the floor pans for any signs of damage, whilst down there check that the shocks aren’t leaking oil. You’ll be able to tell this as you’ll notice an oily deposit all down the body of the shock. Check this as it can be costly to have to replace suspension.
Check that the exhaust is ok and is not on its last legs this can be costly. If the car only has minor faults and your happy to go ahead and buy the car, use these minor faults to barter the price down. The same applies if you find a car that needs a lot of work doing.
I found that listing the faults to the owner/trader helps u get the price down. Also if a car is to cheap to be true. it’s usually an indication it’s a bad car. Don’t buy the first car you see have a good look round at what you can get. Have a decent budget if a car is cheaper than your budget and you like it then your quids in. But if you have a small budget chances are you wont have much choice. Check all engine fluids and remove oil filler cap to check for any white mayonnaise type stuff. If there is then it could point towards head gasket failure. Look for blue smoke coming out the exhaust on idle this can indicate a blown turbo.
Listen out for the usual knocks and bangs you would look out for on any car on the test drive. If there is any untoward noises then try and check out what it is. If it’s an easy fix and you really like the car you can use it to knock the price down. With doing the above checks I can't guarantee you that you wont buy a monkey motor but it will certainly help you not buying one.
There are so many bad examples of starlets out there now and so much choice of starlets, I feel that people need to be this picky when buying a starlet. Don’t let the monkeys of the jap import business rip you off.
cheers ricky
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Tuning tips from the Engine Tuner
This is the first installment from enginetuner.co.uk and strikes up the argument that there is no replacement for displacement. Enginetuner is well respected in modding circles and the articles will detail his views on tuning each month. This month we start at the basics and will elaborate more as we progress.
Now over to the engine tuner...
Back to tuning basics
Complicated stuff, engine tuning is, and sometimes it’s a good plan to take a step back for a look at what you’re doing.
In my line of work, we’ve all done it. You have a duff car situation and spend hours searching for faulty electronics when we should have been looking at what’s in front of us. I’m often asked to advise on tuning matters, and it helps to have a grasp of the nitty gritty of it in a simple form.
Before attempting to improve an engine, you have to understand how it works in the first place. Basically, it sucks! An engine on its own is just a vacuum pump. Air is drawn in on the intake stroke, mixed with fuel, compressed and ignited. The resulting burn and rapid expansion of gas (not supposed to be an explosion) forces down the piston and off you go. The exhaust from the combustion is expelled out the pipe provided. Put simply, SUCK SQEEZE BANG BLOW.
It’s a simple step to understand that if you want it to do more of what it just did, you have to encourage it to go faster (more revs) or be more efficient at what it did already (more power for the same revs)
I’m not including rotary engines, as they are just plain weird, and only suitable for those of us who also enjoy certain unnatural sexual practices.
I defend the right to be different, but it isn’t for me!
A few facts.
A bigger engine sucks more, and will produce more torque and power than a small one of the same design.
A high revving engine will produce more power than a low revving one.
A low revving long stroke engine will produce more torque than a high revving short stroke engine.
You can’t have all of the above in one engine! Therefore you have to compromise when you design an engine, and choose one that will give the amount and style of output you desire.
A tractor needs a low revving long stroke engine to produce pulling power at low revs.
A racing engine needs a high revving short stroke engine to produce power at high revs.
A road car needs a mix of the above.
Ignoring turbocharged cars and variable valve timing, the result of the above means that a finished production engine cannot deviate too far from the original design without compromising somewhere.
I’m asked every day how to make normally aspirated cars go faster. The short answer is you can’t! well, not much, as the effect of increasing rpm capability, by changing camshaft profiles to increase engine momentum and flow at high revs, is to cost at low revs by losing efficiency and gaining poor emission characteristics. In other words, change the cam, fail the MOT test.
Back when I was a boy, we used to tune Minis. The A series engine is basically rubbish, having a nasty five port head. Everything you do improves it, and you can gain a fair bit by sorting out port size and shape. If you didn’t go mad on the cam profile it wasn’t too bad at idle either, although you’d never get a tuned one anywhere near it with a modern cat test, which was why the last series of production Minis frankly stunk.
Most recent cars are hard to improve upon as they are well sorted to start with, and the stupid bits you could rectify easily with an A series just aren’t there to play with.
So what are you left with? The old saying is, “there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches” in other words, a bigger engine is a better engine, and I’d go for stroke every time on a road car. We’ve built a couple of normally aspirated 2 litre ZVH engines (Ford Zetec bottom end and CVH top end), one of them in a Westfield, which turned out to be fantastic. 140 bhp doesn’t sound much, but the torque curve was as flat as you like, and pulled like mad from very low revs, ideal with a road car.
To make more power and torque go for a bigger engine if possible. This will guarantee a result, unlike some unwise tuning options which don’t. And another thing. If your chosen make of car, and I know you love them, comes with a bigger engine than yours, sell yours, and buy the bigger one if at all possible, rather than farting about trying to make your car into one you could have picked up at the garage down the road.
Sometimes the simple approach is the best one!
www.enginetuner.co.uk
Engine Tuner is Alan Jeffery. Alan started business in 1983 and is a foremost authority in his field.
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Chillout
Ever fancied a discussion on the EP’s handling abilities and how it compares to an EK9? Than this is the thread for you. You have Mikeylove to thank for starting such a healthy debate on the handling abilities of both cars. And gives an interesting read into members opinions.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11871
Fancy taking a peek at the new focus RS then have a glance at the thread started by rb69. With pics of the focus and our members opinions in it.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11769
Gee started a thread discussing the r35 GTR vs. 911 Turbo see if you have anything to add to the thread. There’s video footage on there too view and peoples replies make an interesting read to a boring day at work
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11557
Ever feel like you got it bad? That things cant get worse for you? Even though your problems will be very significant to you compare them to the boy in this next thread and I’m sure you will agree you’re a very lucky person indeed.
http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=11616
Please Remember - the chill out room is not for technical threads, RR threads, members car pics thread and so on. We have a members car section for you to post up pictures of your motors and keep us updated. Any ‘special’ pictures taken we also have the photo section for.
By thinking about if your posting in the right section makes it easier and far more casual for the members to browse through the chill out room.
Kelly
Monkfish on The Humble Hot Hatchback
I own a hothatch…
Lets not beat about the bush here, we all love fast cars. It doesn’t matter what it is, the thrill of pushing the performance envelope gives us an adrenalin rush. So, what’s all this “hot hatch” palaver all about? To understand, we need to look back a bit…
Pretty much since the dawn of the internal combustion engine we as humans have striven to go faster and faster trying to push the boundaries of science, technology and human limits. For decades the Americans have been strapping ridiculously sized engines into cars and making them go absurdly fast in the straight line. Thust the birth of The Hotrodder. In Europe nothing much exiting happened unless you had a Supercar. That was until Volkswagen came along in the early Eighties and threw a rather large spanner in what is commonly known as “The Works”. So, what did they do?
They released the Mk1 Golf GTi.
The premise was simple. Put a large engine into a small car and make it go as fast as possible in a straight line and round corners. The Golf as much as us Jap purists hate kicked it all off. It was a massive success combining speed, handling, driver involvement and fun all in a neat package that was affordable and could be used to do the shopping. The Hot Hatch era is born and nothing will ever be the same.
“Great” I hear you say, “what does that have to do with me and my Starlet?”. Well, following on from the massive success of the Golf it wasn’t long before the other car manufacturers wanted to muscle in on this niche of the market. There have been many examples of a hot hatch since the Golf from pretty much every manufacturer. Peugeot, Ford, Renault, Alfa Romeo and Fiat just to name a few. The crazy people in Toyota even got in on the action when they released the EP82. Yes, I know, they’ve been doing mental cars for years but the EP82 was Toyota’s first real entry into the FWD hot hatch market. it’s just such a shame they kept it a bit of a secret. I’d wager than if the EP82 was available in Britain, the Saxo and Corsa wouldn’t be so popular although that would mean the Chavs would have one, so I think importing them is a compromise.
In short, Hot Hatches are fantastic value for money and the Starlet is right up there with the classics.
Monkfish.
Project Of The Month
As if owning a Red GT wasn't rare enough Abbott continued to make it rarer with a series of great modifications, despite a few setbacks at the start he soldiered on and continued to improve the performance of the car.
Packing a fully rebuilt and upgraded engine by SES in Braintree, Essex packing wossner forged pistons, wossner forged rods, Fully balance bottom end, Gas flowed and polished head, Light weight Crank pulley, Ported, polished inlet manifold and TRD engine mounts making it all solid to make sure his HKS air filter and Custom front mount inter-cooler fed HKS GT25/30 roller bearing turbo attached to his custom exhaust manifold is used to it's full potential while a Side exit exhaust makes for a popping and flaming deep exhaust note. Management and fueling is taken care of by a Greddy emanage ultimate management running Speedvision 440cc, injectors, Sard fuel bar regulator with a Walbro Uprated Fuel Pump keeping it all fed and boost is controlled by a HKS actuator connected to a Greddy Profec B boost controller.
An Exedy Organic Clutch transfers the power through MR2 15" wheels which are powder coated mat black and wrapped in Goodyear eagle F1 tyres. KYB shocks, Eibach springs, Front and rear strut braces, Cusco lower arm bar, Whiteline Adjustable Panhard Rod and Whiteline Anti-lift/Castor Kit keep it planted to the black stuff. while EBC brake discs with EBC green stuff pads make sure stopping isn't an issue.
The inside of the car is sedated with a pillar pod housing a Defi Link Boost gauge, Defi Link Oil Pressure Gauge and Defi Link EGT gauge controlled by a Defi Link controller a HKS turbo timer and 3 point harnesses keeping his body in position and a JVC head unit providing entertainment. This is sure one of the cars to keep an eye on in 2008
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