based on your sig, yea definitely
car drives fine overall. about to change the manual trans fluid again (changed it last year using royal purple) to redline mt90.

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Inspected til 10/20 and has ~175k miles. Clean title and shifts fine. Similar to the matrix/corolla xrs Only mods are the following: Poly engine front/rear mounts MWR shifter bushings K&n drop in filter TRD Front top strut bar TRD rear sway bar (oem will be included) Flaws are paint chipping com...

I bought a can of the Freon recharge with the gauge and when I tried to add Freon on the low pressure side, the needle was already pegged in the red zone meaning its not low on Freon. regarding the relay I swapped it with the horn and no change fwiw. is the compressor clutch solenoid connector on th...

sorry to resurrect this thread but my ac stopped working and I can turn the clutch by hand with engine off. the relay and fuse both are fine. this next step, is this doen with the motor on or off? "- pulled the clutch relay and hooked 12v to the "to the clutch" contacts as described a...

someone on the genvibe facebook group also suggested trying this short shifter out, but the question is, will it solve the 2-3 upshift? also, curious, since I've mainly driven autos most of my life, are there any lubrications/grease under the shifter boot/linkage area that needs lubed every so often?

the shifter is nice and tight in all gears before and after the shifter bushing. there's a bit of play when in neutral.

so ever since I bought my 03 gt at 160k miles I changed the fluid and added the speed source brass shifter bushing and rear lower engine poly mount. the latter helped with the wheel hop and I had hoped that the shifter bushings would help with the shifting, especially with the 2nd to 3rd gear upshif...

oh. then most likely a no unfortunately

Thanks for the invite. Ill have to see how far that is from lancaster. Anything over an hour would be a no go.

any local vibers in my neck of the woods?

resurrecting an old thread and I wish I knew about the lug covers. I had to buy a 21mm at first cause I thought it was 19mm like a majority of GM vehicles. once I tried to put the 21mm on the lugnuts they didn't fit and had to make a 2nd trip and get a 22mm. after loosening one of the nuts, I then r...

good to know.

see, this is where I wish I can use my hp tuners and check how everything's programmed in the pcm. I understand there are currently tuning tools out there but they're way more expensive than the cost of hp tuners

Hmm ok, would make sense. i dont notice the vvt once the car's at operating temp as much as when it's getting up to temp. I imagine it's in my head

What size is the stock diameter intake piping, 2.25"?

SO I made a custom SRI from a few spare pieces I had laying around from my 98 grand prix gtp. removed the air vsc so no codes popped up. no matter where I placed the MAF sensor the car idled like it had a cam. got multiple DTC codes such as MAF sensor low voltage, misfire on a few cylinders, etc. I ...

hmm interesting. I'll have to check that thread out. thanks for the info.

hmm I don't think a loose wire would make this particular sound. I did youtube on how to remove the dash cluster so I will have to see what's behind there and what might be loose.

Ever since I bought the vibe whenever there's a bump or when I shift gears I hear a buzz/spring sound from what appears to be coming from the vicinity behind the dash and radio(has aftermarket radio). at first I thought it was something electrical but it does it in park, engine off and if I manually...

another thing I noticed is that the gas pedal is very sensitive if i'm not careful otherwise it'll just light up the tires. i noticed theres no traction control or ABS from the factory?

lastly, these cars have horrible wheel hop!

yea definitely not use to the hi rev. if I read it right somewhere on here or the Toyota forum, the VVTL-I engages sooner if it's not at the standard 195* coolant temp correct? I noticed if I get on it when its in the middle between cold and where the needle rests (slightly below half way mark), tha...

thanks. I sent a request to join the fb group. I currently am making a homemade SRI. not pretty but I think it's coming along. got a vac leak or dirty filter to sort out as it is causing inadequate air making a misfire and CEL light. temporarily threw the stock airbox and the problem went away.

Thanks for your help!

may be a stupid question but I was curious if the throttle bodies between the 1zz and 2zz are the same or different?

Pic of the vibe....finally.

slight threadjack but with the SRI what did you end up doing with the other vac lines and sensors that are around the factory rubber intake pipe? theres evap to/from, and another sensor that I was puzzled

been a few days but I'm now a vibe owner :lol: i'll post pics hopefully soon. no pics yet. been too busy. been searching on here as well as Toyota nation and celica forums but I come to realize that a lot of the links that I would come across on this forum are broken :cry: just changed the trans flu...

haha will do. it's not as pretty looking though. it's the basic Pontiac 2 tone silver and bottom charcoal appearance. I just ordered some royal purple 75w-90 gear oil to change the trans. I'm going to try and not let the modbug bite me on this vehicle, but I may just add a CAI and call it a day. loo...

thanks for the friendly advice. the dealer is a large dealership and not a small one by any means. however a dealership is still a stealership by any means :o . I tested driving it a 2nd time and the clutch felt great. no leaks, and drove and shifted well. I'm planning on picking it up this Wednesda...

Greetings everyone. Today, as 'luck' would have it that i'm in the process of completing the paperwork on a silver 03 vibe gt. the gt has ~151k miles. clean car with an accident report but has a clean title. 2 previous owners. drove nice but I am going back in and before completing the paperwork wan...