hi everyone, im the owner of hipertekspeed.com and a new owner of a Toyota Aristo. I really like the car and im very excited to join the VIP club lol... its really big here like the tuning scene. Im not a stranger to cars but im an idiot when it comes to a lot of things..

well, first question is the stereo. the old stereo is skipping non stop and i would like to replace it with an aftermarket cd/dvd player. the stereo harnesses here in Japan for this car is over $300. They call it the "super sound live harness".. screw that, i know there's another option and i just cant find the damn thing on the net. i know there's a harness out there to make sure all the speakers will work in the car.

next, performance. I have owned nissans and the one before the Aristo was an Impreza type RA. I've done some light tuning and such with some bolt ons. what do you guys recommend as far as squeezing a little bit of power out of the 2JZ. I'm doing some research right now but your help would make it easier for me lol.

here's some pics

 

welcome! looks like you've got a really clean car. i'm relatively new here myself, but from what i've seen so far it looks like there are a lot of members here that will help you out. seems like a good group.

 

welcome to the family!!! your car is spotless! cant wait to see the mods coming!!

 

Awsome , very nice! Welcome anything you need you will be able to find here on CL!

 

I'm guessing from the tire warehouse that you are into drifting? The first obvious question is do you have a boost controller?

 

real clean Aristo- VIP club huh- your screwed lol- in a good way

 

Very nice! Are those gauges on top of your passenger side dash board?

I checked out your site and its pretty kool.

 

OoooOOoo...Very clean! and I bet all those air freshners make it smell real nice 2!

 

you can get those harnesses and face plates of yahoo auctions for much cheaper than $300!

 

so fresh so clean!

 

Welcome to CL That's one really clean lookin' first gen you got there

 

nice man i heard leather aristos are very rare.... wish mine was rare... what about the parking antennas mine has them yours doesnt

 

thanks for the comments. those are Pod Squash air fresheners. I used to use 2 but its such a big car lol.

here's the mods:

2JZ-GTE (all stock)
Tanabe Sustec Pro coilovers
Greddy 52mm boost gauge
HID (dont know what the output is)
Boost Controller
Turbo Timer
Brembo F50 brake kit - fronts (4 pot calipers, 15 inch drilled 2 piece rotors)
17's with winter tires 235/45 F, 255/40 R

summer wheels:
19x8.5 + 36 with 235/35 (front)
19x9.5 + 41 with 275/30 (rear)

getting:
greddy intake
trust spec M FMIC
vented hood (if i can find one)
in dash dvd player
visor lcd's
headreast lcd's

- on that note, what size is the factor sub on the back dash?

 

The sub is 10"
Your car looks great man. And to your performance question, youve done pretty much all the small things. All you have left to do is turn the boost up, but be careful, I dont think the stock 2JZGTE Japanese turbos are very strong if I remember correctly. I dont know if those are just mufflers, or if the whole exhaust is done, but if its just mufflers, you can probably open up the exhaust a little more for some more power, wont be much, but youll notice the difference.

 

Hey Abear the stock sub is a 10" but you can fit a 12" if you remove the plastic bezel