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Lozmachine

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  1. Toyota
    Celica
    2003
    1.8 VVTLI T Sport

    Any mods?

    None yet, considering air intake though.

    Type of use (road/track)

    road, daily driver. Variety of motorway and normal roads.

    Relatively heavy foot..

    Additional info (max oil temps, current oil used)

    first oil change so not sure what's in there!

    What do you want a recommendation for? Engine, Gearbox etc?

    Engine oil recommendation please

    +oil filter

    +spark plugs?

    +pollen filter?

  2. Get the TRD/GT kit and fit that. Instant sex.

    If you're looking for more power on the cheaper side, get stage 2 cams? £650 fitted i think and gives you 'lift power' from 4k i think? Tempted by that myself.

    I've got the same sort of issues as you though, rattling annoys me. I plan to put some roof flashing and closed cell foam all around the inside lining of the boot. I believe taking your rear seats etc out will stop some rattles but will also give you a serious amount of road noise through the back.

    Brakes are poor so I'm doing the Avensis brake upgrade this weekend.

    As far as the crows feet go, not much you can do unless you plan on re-lacquering the whole thing.

    Alloys, either buy a new set for fairly cheap people are always selling them.. or refurb them :) I bought a set of team dynamics, refurbed them gunmetal grey and then sold my originals so total spend was only £150

  3. Isn't it all to do with the octane rating? Higher the better.. So obviously if you use a lower octane level its bad for your car and for the performance.

    I heard in Japan is the only place you get full octane petrol, next best is Shell V-Power.

    I personally have never used it because I'm still only an apprentice and can hardly afford the car! But i try to use Shell only as they're, from what I hear, the best quality petrol providers..

  4. 2 Problems.. you're asking whether you should buy a BMW on a Celica forum (always going to be biased) lol :D

    and if you're looking for a CHEAP runaround get a 1.2 corsa or something that gets you from A-B but doesnt cost anything to run, insure, tax etc..?

    As you said its just for now, it will give you more money leftover to save, get your place, then get a tip top car when youve got the money. I've now learned the problems of trying to buy a nice car on a lower budget. It can be done but you're left wondering if I waited just a little longer I could have got this, or got this etc.

  5. Maybe get a capacitor as well to aid your system?

    Especially if, like mine, when you run your sound system all lights flicker and dim as the bass kicks in B)

    Going to invest in a capacitor soon which basically is a battery, runs the sound system off that battery and the car battery just charges it. Keeps lights from dimming and protects your battery.

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