new car after 4 years with starlets,

[superspat]

after around 4 years and 5 starlets i decided it time to try some thing diffrent, didnt want any thing bigger but wanted some thing rare and that i wont see on a weekly basic so after a couple of months of hunting i found what was looking an here she is

for thoses of you asking what the fu*k is it its a
daihatsu mira avanzato TR-XX 660cc turbo jap kei car, front wheel drive and sporting a TMIC smaller than most oil coolers and pushing out only 64bhp but only weighing in at some thing like 600kg its got quite a bit of kick to it, as standard but it massivly restricted in the air box,tmic,and exhaust to comply with the jap kei car regulations

it makes my glanza and gt look like monster trucks

its got a few mods like recaro fish nets front seats, and recaro rails
momo steering wheel
hks boost gauge
apexi turbo timer
APD twin pass bov
2" s/s exhaust with some 800cc motor bike exhaust can on the end
proper JDM wind delfectors

i must say driving it i feel like a proper kid again and have never had soem much fun in such a slow car, and it has now become my main toy and sellign both my starlets to get a family car aswell

will get some more pics later to try and show how small it really it

 

[AdamB]

That looks awesome mate! Looks like a toy car I could pick up and put in my pocket :haha:
Bet she does well on fuel economy!

 

[dac69er]

thought they only did it as a 4wd?

looks sweet though. i have always wanted a kei car, they usually seem overpriced nice ones or cheap complete dogs. rarely find anything in between

 

[superspat]

They did a 4wd uk model but this is a jdm import, its amazing on fuel did 170 miles on motor screaming 70/80 and used quartz a tank and the tank holds 30ltrs, this is very good condition with 1 small dent and needs new stickers but is the most fun ive had in a car

 

[goldenvtr]

i emailed that guy before you bought it lol i didnt get it (obviasly) due to it only being fwd. ended up getting a paseo insted :S

 

[superspat]

thats what sold it to me being the front wheel drive, its around 100kg lighter than the 4wd and with non of the transfer box problems which cost big money to fix

 

[russyb]

What's your plans for it ? Fmic + bigger turbo ?

 

[superspat]

got a few ideas
the standard starlet tmic is about 4 times the size of the standard 1 and its a near on strait swap so will be getting that on, custom made decat and slightly bigger exhaust boar and a new tiny integra typr r jic majic rear back box if i can find 1 cheap enough, and rais ethe boost to 1bar with good ebc and apexi safc to lean the fuel of with the use of rrfpr, hopeing to be around 80/90bhp on standard turbo not much but it weighs nothing so power to weight ratio is very good

 

[russyb]

Although its not a Toyota its is closely related would be cool to follow a build thread as im interested in miras and charades

 

[laskt9]

I'm in love! I wish I could get one of these in the states. That's so sweet!

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[superspat]

i will be starting a build thread on here soon, its near enough a toyota or at least the starlet is the closet thing ot it apart from a charade gtti, been out for a drive and its instant boost, at 0.8bar at 2k and pulls all the way to 8k

 

[faisalgtturbo]

nice !!

faisal

 

[superspat]

tried to copy and paste my build thread but would let the pics be copyed so heres a link to it on the kei kars in the park fourm (kkitp.com)

http://www.kkitp.com/forum/index.php?topic=1888.30

 

[russyb]

you've defo thrown yourself into the kei scene, whats the plan for the spare engine forging maybe ?????

 

[markostarletturbo]

Cool little car good luck with her

 

[superspat]

Not sure in the spare engine, it's only done 17,000kph so still like new and would have to be a compleate custom build as cant by any thing for it let alone fordged internals but have been told the standard internals can take 23psi so could well be fordged from factory buy no 1 really knows.

Ive never had a car that gets so much attention from people all ages, and no 1 knows what it is ether which is a added bonus

 

[superspat]

so been busy with teh zato,striped the rear, painted the wheels, fitted new exhaust, pulled out A/C, used a starelt tmic as a big upgrade, starlet front mount air filter kit and painted up a few bits
pulled all this lot out

and after its been striped

some before and after pics

old motor bike exhaust and new cherry bomb

chopped out a bit of rust and patched it up

A/C before

and after its pulled out

pic of the old tiny intercooler next to the newly fitted glanza tmic

front mount filter

its amazing how similar the zato is to a starlet, they use most the same sencors and things are in the same place as a starlet

next plan is to get hold of a tubey manifold of a non turbo starlet gl and chop out 1 of the runner and weld that in to my inlet manifold flange and use the starlet throttle bodie to give the zato a bit mroe torque and help flow the air through the engine a lot more than standard, plan is to to get as much power out of it beofre cranking up the boost or changing the turbo

 

[hookie663]

tats just fff ing class so lik a starlet

 

[superspat]

Just half the size of a starlet tho, will get some pics of it next to my glanza and gt so you can see how small it really is

 

[turboloon]

you should try fitting a ct9 on there see if zisco or wepr could make ye a mani..