Almost wrecked my damn Celica

[QIKCELICA]

My friend came down from Tennessee and he has a 97 Civic w/ a few mods. Well, I rode in it and it was all spiffy and stuff. Sounded real nice. Then we went around in my car. With the adrenaline pumping I went through the sharpest turn in Georgia at around 70 (you wouldn't believe this damn turn) and slid sideways. No problem, I've done it before. Well, the car slides the complete other way and I'm bumfuzzled from there. I cut too sharply back out of nervousness and slide off into a ditch :( It didn't do any major damage thanks to the Japanese quality, but it did bend the urethane bumper a small amount. It isn't noticable though


THANK GOD FOR SEATBELTS TOO or we would've both left face prints in the dash!

[Maelfyn]

Slow down! This is a neighborhood

[QIKCELICA]

I know, I vowed to

[Brett]

I hope you learned your lesson. Your lucky there wasn't another car comming. Be damn glad too, cause if there was, we'd be reading about you in the newspaper.

[QIKCELICA]

Yeah....it was extremely foolish






Hey, where'd you get those headlights in the picture? Those are awesome as hell

[Brett]

My cars white dude :). Those are JDM TRD Type M Headlamps. or something like that. they are very sweet. Too bad they are hard to come by in the US, and also illegal. :(

[QIKCELICA]

LOL, oh well :P Maybe I'll get some one day!

[Brett]

Ne prepared to drop more then a couple hundred dollers on it. I'd prolly do it.. lol.

[QIKCELICA]

*falls over* Man.....that's a lot
I'll have'em one day :)



I need some cheap performance upgrades. Any ideas? I've already got Nology wires, NGK spark plugs and a few other things on my list. Suggestions? :)

[Brett]

Intake and Exhaust? or are those not cheap? hmmm.... Butterfly removal? ;)

[QIKCELICA]

That'll come very soon


What is that butterfly removal? I read about how to do it, but what is it? What exactly happens when you remove it?

[Bryan H]

just because the commercial says "looks fast" doesn't mean it is

[QIKCELICA]

Oh, but it is! :)

[Brett]

Its a little valve in your intake box that opens and closes, a flap actully. Pretty much it restricts air flow and shields off some of the intake sound (the reason its in there is to lower engine noise). When you take it off you should be able to notice a difference in the of VVTL-i. a Little deeper sounding, even at idle. It's real simple too. Go give it a yank! :p

[QIKCELICA]

Will do! If it don't stop raining I'll have to go up to my uncle's shop :-\