Since last post: EBC Yellow Stuff brake pads on the front = whip-lash inducing stopping power! Unbelieveably awesome! Went racing with my yeller pads - just cannot describe what an improvement these make. I can stay on the GO pedal for countable seconds longer, brake shorter and shave time. Great up...
I have this same problem - all intermittently - in my 03 GT. I've changed plugs & wires, changes OCV filters, cleaned throttlebody, cleaned MAF, checked air filter...no changes. It is the intermitten-ness that bugs me. Some days it's all fire and ferocity, other days it goes NOWHERE, does it slo...
Mini's kick a$$ in auto-X. They are simply and unexplainable awesome. I run classed as a DSP because years back I put an ACT clutch in and changes to drivetrain pump you up into the -SP stratosphere. Therefore my pax (also referred to as cheater times, the more you cheat, the better your pax multipl...
I've been autocrossing around cones since last fall. I'm hooked, an addict and my wallet feels the pain. I picked up a set of RS3s for cooking around the cones to save my street tires. Have zero low end torque (in my '03) always hurts. I'm steadily learning (trying to...) how to drive the momentum a...
i cant say if this was the fix for my 03 gt's low power because i found other things wrong as well when i did mine and did it all at once. cieglo take a look at the warm air intake valve on the back of the air box if you still have an air box and not a cold air intake. when the car is off the door ...
There are no lift controllers, per se, for the 2ZZ. Camcon does not control lift. That's what I'm finding out as I waste my work day searching for engine controllers. And like you say, the controllers out there are fairly pricey. Oh well. I'll just have to learn to drive my car as it is :( Of repla...
Let's see if we can liven this up a bit. On my '03 GT FSB: gone. Suspension: Tein Basic coilovers. I couldn't convince myself to splurge for the Streets. Energy Suspension motor mounts - big difference Hankook RS3 225/40/ZR16 on all 4 corners with cheap-o 6" steel wheels in the read and some 7&...
This weekend's vibe work: PCV valve replaced (easy) Throttle body cleaned (it wasn't really that bad, but I've been hitting seafoam and Lucas gas treatments hard lately) Oil Control valve filter replaced: replaced (do not take this task on lightly. Nothing hard about it, but:...) Cleaned MAF sensor....
That's a sweet looking sway bar. I autocross my 03GT and when I put my Tein coilovers in I dosconnected my swaybar completely. It's still laying in there, but the linkages are collecting dust on a shelf in my garage. HUGELY "awesome*" on course. My tires stick, I get grip: I've gone from O...
Thanks to al of you for covering this topic. I'm hoping this solves my low-power, poor mileage, odd bogging-down problems. Seafoam seems to briefly make things better, but the issue keeps returning. I just ordered two filters from here: http://parts.olathetoyota.com/2003toyotaMatrixparts.html For my...
did you ever resolve this issue? I had one the end of last year. I found an autocross club nearby and ran my first event last fall. Ultra-conservative dad says "You don't know what you re getting into with all that wear and tear." I say "Psahw! Don't worry about it. No worse than city...
I fixed a rattle. In the liner, above my head, just in front of the moon roof, there was this rattle that would not quit when the sun visor would open. Except: if I pulled down on the edge of the moon roof opening the rattle would go away. This led to my repair job: This is a pretty technical fix, s...
Hey all. I started AutoXing last year on the east side of Cleveland with http://noraracing.net/ . The local club is the Akron Sports Car Club. The club runs event about 2x a month from mid-spring through the fall. Great group, good people, fun events. We use the abandoned parking lot of the old Geau...
Shirt Color/Combo Voting thread is now up.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=46689 Is the link to the poll still active? wait - let me rephrase: the link doesn't seem to work. Is the poll still open? I could use a couple new genvibe Ts. (XL) I like the logo of the 3 cars with the Pontiac logo.
Finally doing something fun with my GT. Started autoXing last year (check out noraracing.net). this season is underway. Best part: new Tein coilovers on all four corners with sway bar detached. (removed) totally different car! Still no power at the low end but she corners like she means it. One day ...
1. I realize this is an old thread, but I'm just getting around to it now.I tried to install my ES motor mount busing inserts today.1. Front: Not "easy" by my lazy-butt definition, but doable. Pull the mount out, break off that stupid little tack-on tab, accidentially break one fin of the ...
Hey all. I'm been absent from the site for a long time.Just ran my '03 GT through my first autocross event.Sponsored by North Ohio Racing Association: http://noraracing.net/I ran with street tires, aged-needs-replacing-suspension. If there had been an award for "Best & Loudest Tire Screechi...
Zakk: all speed, chops and skill. Only true artistry shows thru when he covers other people's bits. I like Zakk, a lot, but he's no R.Rhoads.check out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nFrcPgyRG9w from before Zakk turned into a WWE look-alike.my $.02(Why don't keyboards have a cents key?)
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So, I'm headed West on Rte 6 in PA this past Friday, following a silver (satellite?) 2-tone GT. This is a road of long winding hills where almost every bend opens up to a panoramic vista of fields, farms, valleys and trees. Spectacular.So, as I said, I'm following this Vibe which, as I got closer I ...
Funny. My Injen filter looks exactly like yours - with the dent and jagged bits and everything. And then once cleaned, it looks so spiffy!Though I didn't specifically notice any performance improvement, I think I'm going to check out the sensor.
OK:Best sing-along-in-the-car big-rock-band rock chorus that you can NEVER let anyone hear you sing.The album is called "Space Metal"The band is "Star One" - but really it is one on many projects by this guy named Arjen Lucassen http://www.arjenlucassen.com/.Every song on the alb...
Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Ha, so you might know route 17!!! I miss VT every darn day... 17 was a little west of my normal beat, but yeah...thats a road thats hard to stay legal on
My sons's 5pc TAMA kit fit in no problem, with room left for his bassist's hardware. No place left for the bassist to sit with the rear seat down...but details...details...
I got the mid-sized box from Pep Boys (11cu.ft maybe) a few months back when I needed extra space for a camping trip. It was a PITA to put on because of the way the U-bolts go around the Vibe Roofrack crossbars. But once on it worked well. It probably shaved a few mpg off, but I did not notice any e...
I lived in Montpelier, VT, attending Vermont College of Norwich U. I had some classes on one campus and some on the other. Ther two campuses were 12 miles apart and there were 2 ways to go:1. Highway, but you had to go out of your way to get there2. backroads: windy twitsy, hilly Vermont backroads f...
11:50AMIn the office since 7 and I've avoided "work" the entire day so far.2 more hours of evasion and subterfuge and I then can legally escape.(but 1 hr from now I'll actually be manning the escape hatch. shhhhhh......)1 thing I learned today: Yahoo messenger now works inside Yahoo email....
So, I had 2 car-relateed projects yesterday:1. Clean the filter on my Injen. This went no problem. $12.99US for the K&N recharge kit at MannyMoe&Jack's Place. The difference was amazing. If I had been thinking and not covered in black grime from the claning-ing I would have taken a before&am...
So,I spent a while looking at the engine, trying to match up your pics and directions and I came to mental log-jam. But I think I know why. Do you have the 5spd or 6spd?I have a 6 and maybe that explains why a few of your pics look NOTHING like what I see under my hood.If it's not that, then perhaps...
I can't find the thread now, but a long time ago I remember something about the '03 not being compatible. I have an '03 GT with the 6CD and would love this option. Instead, I got the VRFM9 by VR3 and I am very pleased with it - though the AUX option would be better... Ugly Amazon link: http://www.am...
If I do this right the link of a pic of what mine looks like should be here:http://s2.photobucket.com/albu...T.jpgIt is from Grafxwerks and he probably won't duplicate it for you, but its an idea.
Realred,Dude. This is excellent. I am seriously considering doing this on my GT in the near future - hopefully BEFORE I get stranded somewhere, engine whirring, clutch stanking and curses flying.I have a couple questions, but first: I've channged clutches, rebuilt and replaced carbs, rear axles, man...
OK. I'm at 55k miles now. Just got back from a Philly-Boston-Albany round trip through the Berkshires and Adirondaks. Clutch was OK - well, it was OK except when I tried to accelerate, pass, start, go up a hill....then...later it was fine. Very strange performance. But I'm worried enough now about g...
Is it possible to UN-Blow a clutch?Since the day I thought my clutch was headed for the great automotive graveyard, I have been driving it and have noticed from very little to no slippage - even hitting the lift (accidentally, I swear!).If I put it in 6th at 40mph and punch the gas it slips - but ot...
Please post how you did it. I need to decide soon wether to do it myself or sell my children to pay for the job....are there Haynes/Chilton-type manuals for the Vibe out yet? internet search came up blank...