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Old 09-10-11, 01:18 AM
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IIRC, white headlights are too bright for racing and are illegal, so racing teams tint them. I might be completely wrong though
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Originally Posted by AlphaOnion
^^^^^^I think Porsche's are the only racecars with yellow headlights. They all have them and I could never figure out why.
No, not really, cars that have yellow headlights are usually in a specific class in sports car racing.

For example, in the Le Man Series, yellow headlights indicates that the car belongs to the LM GTE class, (this includes both pro and am class) while a non colored headlights indicates that the vehicle belongs in the LMP1 and P2 categories respectively.
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^Wow haha, my bad
Old 09-10-11, 03:57 PM
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seriously guys, still nagging about my ricer lights?

lol.

come on.

anyway, i was gonna get a major update today, but i got a hangover from the party last night....urgh...so maybe tomorrow.
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Apparently the French love yellow headlights. I just watched a segment of the old Top Gear about it.
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Originally Posted by EEngineer
seriously guys, still nagging about my ricer lights?

lol.

come on.

anyway, i was gonna get a major update today, but i got a hangover from the party last night....urgh...so maybe tomorrow.

everybody nags with the exception of certain few.... maybe their wives nagging has rubbed off of em
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well enough with the naggering lol

finally took out my supercharger for a little one on one time


looking sharp after a quick clean


needs to install my avalon whiteline 20mm rear sway bar ASAP


yes, i pile all the parts in a corner in my tiny living room.
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^Oh my God, where did you get that?
Old 09-11-11, 09:47 PM
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^i dug it up from a hole somewhere

hehehehe just kidding.

there are lots of TRD superchargers for sale each year on Solaraguy.com or ToyotaNation.com

i paid only $2000 for mine cuz it was my friend's.
they run about $2500~$3000 depending on condition
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I'll be running boost sometime next year , first I gotta pick up my 98 ES to become my DD after i repair the front end damage. Best part is the car is free and invest at least $1,200 in repair...
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^u do realize i'm putting the supercharger on my 2ES w/ 3VZ instead of on the 1MZ like most people.

u could do the same with enough effort
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hmmm I wonder how my 2MZ would perform with that Supercharger on ...... my guess is probably dont even bother.. ahh well curiosity killed the cat, or in my case probably it'll be my engine ahahahahahaha
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^a buddy of mine swapped out his old beat up 1MZ to a JDM 2MZ.

the power of the 2mz is amazing when it comes to high end hp.
low end lacks a little torque, but with the supercharger it'll be brilliant.

go for it! save up $2500 and buy yourself a supercharger kit, i dare you!!
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O.o your kidding right, I always thought since is a 2.5L it wont work as well as the 3L due to the smaller displacement...


As much as I would like more power, I think I'm happy with the power I have now, its a big upgrade compared to the 4VZ, although I still miss my mom's 3.0L ES300, such a shame that got destroyed in the storm back in 05.

I also realised that kind of kit would be too way too expensive for me to get, mainly because 2,500 + customs = wayyyyyyyyyyy out of my budget, for what I've spent, clearing it and installing it, I could buy myself a 600hp Impreza WRX or a R33 Skyline GTR
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i'm not kidding! 2mz is a brilliant engine. the extra lift in the intake cam give it a much more peppy high end power, it's a much more rev happy motor than the 3vz that's for sure.

don't give up on it, it's a good motor and it's worth the investment

plus...who has a supercharged ES300? no one

so much people has R33s and subies.


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