Humble JDM Voltz Owner from Singapore

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:34 pm

Voltz,You Sir, are a man after my heart...!!! Frosty Volts, dark rims, big brakes (and the mods to back them), coilovers... I think I may have missed it, but what wheels are you running? Those chassis stiffing bars look really nice, I see a lot of them on the newer Subarus on my Subaru forum... So they work THAT well?? I can see your car starting a handling revolution here.... Good to have you, are you origionaly from Singapore, or are you a transplant? Welcome from across the pond... !!!

Shadow-Vibe · Post by **Shadow-Vibe** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:24 pm

Voltz,The car looks great and I love all the suspension upgrades. I haven't seen that cross member subframe connector before is that some thing that is only available overseas? I have the Hotchkis front and rear sway bar as well as a strut tower bar and i agree with you 100% better the way the car handles after the upgrades. Keep upgrading and post new pics.

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:07 am

Welcome! I dig all the pics!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:03 am

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»In fact I believe you may be the only one."" im the only one in doin what?? hey voltz, i think he means you may be the only voltz owner on this forum. suweet set up you have there!welcome to the family

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:58 am

Hi ram.. Lolz... i dun think so im the only one.. there are two more Voltz owners from Singapore who are here as well.. Namely mfivvibe and whoami.. U guys can u pls report of yr presence here? They are also of the same set up as mine.. BC coilovers, Summits chassis bars, big brakes.. the list goes on..

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:00 am

hi bro.. glad dat u like my pics.. though was feeling lazy to edit them so i just posted everything i had in my digicam..

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:01 am

hi bro... keep upgrading? money counts! i will keep u guys updated...

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:28 am

Hi bro Sublimewind.. to clarify a few pointers ya.. im not after anyone's heart here.. haha.. im running on BC Sports 32way fully adjustable coilovers.. both height and ride adjustable.. u can adjust as high or low, as soft or hard as you wanted to.. many Voltz owners in Singapore used the Tein S-Tech meant for the corolla which of the wrong spring rates for our car.. (im one of them) Im running on replica Volk Racing CE28N which is from Taiwan.. Its reli light given its design.. This is my 4th set of wheels now and the perfect one for my car.. ive tried gold, bronze, GM... Im using the 17" by 7.5" wide ones.. Most of the wheels available on he market for 17" is 17X7 which is well to small a width for our Vibe.. With that 0,5" more, u are able to use wider tyres up to 235! (Stablity) Im using 225/50/17 Falken Firenza rubbers now.. The 50 profile ensures the car wont bt too stiff and retains the comfort zone.. http://i255.photobucket.com/al...1.jpgh ... ..4.jpgThe chassis stiffening bars works wonders for our car! the most vital imrpovements is the front brace which optimize handling for a FWD.. u get pin sharp steering response from it.. The rear anti sway bar links compensates for the weakness of the multi-link suspension. Trust me.. they work wonders for our Voltz! i have my fella spore frds here who can vouch for their performance.. mfivvibe and whoami pls show up.. "I can see your car starting a handling revolution here...." Hey bro.. i dun wana create a revolution nor i wana start one here.. im just sharing what i have been building painstakingly over the 4 years i had owned the Vibe.. and i had some plans to sell the car so im just taking those pics as a memory keepsake.. but the Voltz has becoming a classic in Singapore.. pple have been looking for it since Toyota discontinued its sale here... Im born and bred thoroughly in Singapore, no transplant is allowed..

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:40 am

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»...many Voltz owners in Singapore used the Tein S-Tech meant for the corolla which of the wrong spring rates for our car.. (im one of themni hau ma, voltz, yeah a bunch of us are using the tein s-techs. but not for the corolla. i believe the spring rates are different for them because the car is a bit lighter than the vibe/voltz/matrix. the springs we're using on the vibes is the same spring rate as the heavier matrix.would love to get into some coilovers, but...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:37 am

Hi bro.. u r a chinese too? haha.. pics of the coilovers... 32way fully adjustable.. handling and braking UP!

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:42 am

Our fellow Singaporean, bro whoami's Voltz undergoing 6pot brakes and BC Sports Suspension upgrades.. Bro whoami hope u dun mind me posting the pics hereby..

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:44 am

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»Hi bro.. u r a chinese too?ha! nope. ate in chinatown last nite. learned how to say hi! hahahahahahaman those coilovers...suweet...

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:47 am

Esp for Bro Sublimewind, Shadow-Vibe and Bro Herb.. More Pics of the Summit Racing chassis and undercarriage stuffs.. Pics are not from my car though.. enjoy..

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:49 am

so wat makes u think dat im a chinese.. not every singaporean is a chinese.. hahaha.. we are a multi racial country here.. chinese is the majority followed by malay, indians and eurasians.. cool words u haf picked up at chinatown! So have u been "poisoned" by the coilovers?

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:54 am

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»Hi bro Sublimewind.. to clarify a few pointers ya.. im not after anyone's heart here.. haha.. im running on BC Sports 32way fully adjustable coilovers.. both height and ride adjustable.. u can adjust as high or low, as soft or hard as you wanted to.. many Voltz owners in Singapore used the Tein S-Tech meant for the corolla which of the wrong spring rates for our car.. (im one of them) Im running on replica Volk Racing CE28N which is from Taiwan.. Its reli light given its design.. This is my 4th set of wheels now and the perfect one for my car.. ive tried gold, bronze, GM... Im using the 17" by 7.5" wide ones.. Most of the wheels available on he market for 17" is 17X7 which is well to small a width for our Vibe.. With that 0,5" more, u are able to use wider tyres up to 235! (Stablity) Im using 225/50/17 Falken Firenza rubbers now.. The 50 profile ensures the car wont bt too stiff and retains the comfort zone.. The chassis stiffening bars works wonders for our car! the most vital imrpovements is the front brace which optimize handling for a FWD.. u get pin sharp steering response from it.. The rear anti sway bar links compensates for the weakness of the multi-link suspension. Trust me.. they work wonders for our Voltz! i have my fella spore frds here who can vouch for their performance.. mfivvibe and whoami pls show up.. "I can see your car starting a handling revolution here...." Hey bro.. i dun wana create a revolution nor i wana start one here.. im just sharing what i have been building painstakingly over the 4 years i had owned the Vibe.. and i had some plans to sell the car so im just taking those pics as a memory keepsake.. but the Voltz has becoming a classic in Singapore.. pple have been looking for it since Toyota discontinued its sale here... Im born and bred thoroughly in Singapore, no transplant is allowed.. Yeah, they looked like a Volk wheel... I was like WOW when I saw them, I soooooo much want Volks for my Subaru.. But, i'd rather have the TE-37... such a classic... Would you have a link to the company that makes your replica wheels? I love Volk, but not the price.. !!! Do you have any pics od the car with the "gold" wheels on? You might not WANT to start a handling revolution, but you might, when people see and read about what "proper" handling upgrades can do for the car..!!! Well, i really gotta say, besides it being automatic, I LOVE it.. but, i'd take a manual car over and automatic any day of the week... (mine is auto as well BTW)Welcome, you should make a great addition to the site, AND, you might be able to help us here in the US, get some of them "hard to find" parts...hehe...Cheers,Aaron

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:59 am

My Favorite!VTTR 6 pot brakes on my friend's Mitsubishi Airtrek Turbo.. Do u guys happen to hve this car in US? This is a huge 355mm rotors.. The rims are 20" big! Cool huuh?

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:06 am

Heres the pics of the rims i had changed b4.. as for the replica rims.. it not too expensive here.. Perhaps about USD180/pc i dun think i have he links but i have many frds using the rplica ones which i will try posting them here.. The blue calipers VTTR is with the genuine Advan Racing wheels on my friend's Acura RSX DC5.. cool huh? A cool USD550/pc.. the looks and the price are a real killer!

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:08 am

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»My Favorite!VTTR 6 pot brakes on my friend's Mitsubishi Airtrek Turbo.. Do u guys happen to hve this car in US? This is a huge 355mm rotors.. The rims are 20" big! Cool huuh?http://i255.photobucket.com/al...1.jpgh ... ...1.jpgNo, we don't have the Airtrek, unless it's under a different name like the Volts/Vibe, sort of thing... pic of the whole car?? And use the photobucket IMG tag and the pics will show up in the thread.. Like so..IMGMy Subie BTW

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:11 am

Summit Racing Crank PulleyOur stock crank pulley weights about 2.8kg.. This spacecraft CNC T7075 Aluminium Pulley weights at a mere 700gm.. It improves the pick up and lessen the "drag" of the aircon alternator.. cool huh?

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:12 am

Time for some laughters.. A WRX Taxi in Singapore! Fatest public transport to get from Ppoint A to B http://i255.photobucket.com/al...m.jpg

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:19 am

Noted bro... heres the Airtrek turbo..they have the Ralliart versions too.. its using the same engine as the Evo.. 4G63.. pretty fast SUV.. like our vibe? hahahttp://www.sgcarmart.com/main/....html

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:32 am

Hey Aaron.. i tried using the tag but it dun seems to work..The existing rims on my car fits ur Subaru too as the Vibe and Subaru uses 5 lug 100PCD. The offset is 40.. makes yr car rims more flushed wif the body.. i have the TE-37 on my Integra type R DC2 previously.. but i found out its quite stupid to spend so much on a rim esp if u were to hit the curbs! haha.. Its so much afforable for the replica obes for 1/4 the price of the Jap wheels.. but anyway many japanese rims makers had already "outsourced" their products outside japan.. that said dun be surprised that some japanese rims are actually made in Taiwan or even Phillipines.. haha..Replica Advan RG2.. Suits yr Scooby best!"Welcome, you should make a great addition to the site, AND, you might be able to help us here in the US, get some of them "hard to find" parts...hehe..." U have been very warm bro.. i shuold have joined this forum long time ago.. lol.. I will try my best to help u guys to look up for parts unavailable in the US and vice versa.. i may need yr help too.. lol.. Oh ya i wana the TRD SC.. haha

mjbsb69 · Post by **mjbsb69** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:49 am

Welcome to GenVibe.....Voltz. Man you've put alot of mods on...it looks awesome bet it kicks some too.

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:33 am

stop posting already...you're putting us all to shame

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:35 am

that is one tite looking car you got there... nice upgrades just an fyi for ya... when your using the photo bucket links... look for the link that has the [img] tag next to it... copy and paste that in to the responce box and the photo will show up in the forum. Makes us lazy people happy that we don't have to click on another link LOL

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:08 am

Beautiful ride, thanks for sharing! Let us know if you need a signature pic for the forum on the "Official Signature Request Thread (Sigs-R-Us)" at http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=25764 There is a handful of people here that could hook you up!

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:22 pm

Hi Bro mjbsb69.. ths for yr compliments.. i did the car up for my "personal pleasure".. no intention of kicking anyone.. no puns intended cheers!

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:25 pm

Hey Bull... Pls dun say that!!! No intentions of putting anyone to shame.. no puns intended reli... Just wana share that there is still many aftermarket performance parts for our car and well Every Vibe has its own character! cheers

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:29 pm

Hi bro keithvibe.. thks for yr kind comments.. do pardon i tried doing wat u ahve told me but after pasting the IMG links on the box, it dun allow me to post.. why is this so? maybe i would like to clarify which is the response box? im sorry if my question sounds stupid...

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:34 pm

hi Blanco.. thks for yr cool suggestion.. it will be great if someone could help me out.. nice sig u haf too.. cool..

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:55 pm

Hi Shadow u saw the undercarriage pic of the front subframe brace? it reli do help wonders to the handling of our ride!

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:29 pm

oh... my... god... i want your suspension mods. all of em welcome to the family. that is a beautiful machine you have there. i'd go for the vvtl-i voltz-z engine. there's nothin like lift, and the supercharger from trd will barely get you up to the power of a STOCK vvtl-i engine. the s/c will help you with low end power, but there's nothin like lift. and lift is great too. oh yeah, did i mention there's nothin like lift?? haha about the picture posting from photobucket... i took a screenshot of your album and circled the link you wanna copy and paste here. just click the link on the photobucket page, and it will automatically copy it for you. then just paste it here, you don't have to add the [url] or [img] tag since the img tag is already copied for you. hope this helps

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Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:35 pm

oh i have gotten it bro.. thks for taking the time in guiding me.. I sure noe that a VVTLi engine is more superior as my previous ride is a DOHC VTEC.. nothing beats the screams of the lift making the hair at the back of yr neck stands.. lol

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:41 pm

there ya go. you learn fastnow what ya might wanna do is head over to the genvibe garage n post some pics n info in there. that's what we usually do.it's really cool to see someone that's as excited about our cars this much. i think you and the other 2 voltz owners that are on GV should bring your vehicles over for our epic meet this summer. it'll only cost a small fortune

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:44 pm

sure why not? i dun mind.. if u pay for the freight for my car to be shipped there.. Im always game.. haha

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:51 pm

it's illegal to remove the cat converter in certain states in the US. i live in cali now, and they barely let you do ANY performance mods, unless the vehicle is over 30 years old, which is incredibly stupid to me. all i have done to my car is a short ram intake, and i'm not even supposed to have that on there. i'm gonna have to change it back to stock before my next emission test, then change it back again after i pass. but where i grew up in indiana, there are NO smog/vehicle emission laws, and you can pretty much do whatever you want with your vehicle. AND the premium gas up there is 93 octane(), AND it costs less than the 91 octane premium fuel that we have in california

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:52 pm

Quote, originally posted by Voltz Â»sure why not? i dun mind.. if u pay for the freight for my car to be shipped there.. Im always game.. haha lol ok, as soon as i win the lottery, i'll take care of it

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:01 pm

VIOLA.. i had finally done it.. for the convenience of our bros here.. fianlly managed to post the pics here.. lolzz..i shall take to stool, sit on it, and wait for u to struck loteery.. haha.. the law at cali is stupid.. who would wana mod a 30yr old car? it can go even if it have the looks.. same theory to the gals.. u wouldnt wana date a 50yr old lady rite? lolz..In Singapore, theres no black or white, the law always left it in a grey area.. sometimes it can pass, sometimes it cant.. But definitely open pod is allowed.. lol.. Oh ya we are permitted to bolt on performance cat back exhaust from Fujitsubo, Apexi, Mugen, Supersprint so long as they have either the TUV or JASMA certifications.. our petrol are 95, 98RON here

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:12 pm

Stri Racing Guage i have in my Voltz.. And in sequence..

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:25 pm

i like the 50 year old lady line lol. i understand there are some classic muscle cars that people still wanna turn into monsters (camaro, charger, gto, etc.). but you rarely see those on the street. i think the law should be the other way around, and let us people with newer cars do what we want to our babies, but make exceptions for those "classic american muscle cars". my roommate has a 1971 chevy truck that he's modded the hell out of just because he can. now you mean to tell me that my car, with minimal mods like an intake, straight pipes, and exhaust will be polluting more than his truck?? psh i could do a LOT more work to the car, drive twice as much as he does, and still be runnin cleaner than him. there are a few mods you can do to your car out here that can still pass the tests, but they're few and far between. they also have to have CARB (california air resources board) certification, and have a sticker placed on the vehicle for each item you have. my intake came with one that was only valid for the 03-04 vibe GT's, but i put it on my strut tower right behind the intake, so maybe they'll let me pass

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:08 pm

it was a joke

BLAQJAQ · Post by **BLAQJAQ** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:02 am

seems I maybe the one of the few who has yet to say welcome..car is loking off the charts nice..Voltz huh....hmm wonder if I can get a hook -up on Voltz decals...and some other goodies....

Shadow-Vibe · Post by **Shadow-Vibe** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:26 am

Yes I did see the pics thank you very much. How much did that cost you?

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:09 am

Hi shadow.. its abt 220/pc

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:10 am

hey bro just a question.. the VVTLi engine would not fit into the automatic tranny of the base model rite?

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:15 am

i knew dat... u r pulling my leg.. ouch!

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:21 am

Hi Blaq.. i think the Voltz logo is on sale on eBay

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:27 am

Blaq.. how much more horses did u managed to squeeze out from the E-Manage? I squeezed abt 6-8hp from my Apexi AFC Neo.. Given the option of ignition tuning i guess u could easily squezze abt 15-20 horse out of it.. Our car is running very rich during stock form.. We trimmed about -7% to -12% for the low throttle ans as much as -19% during the high throttle from the stock fuel delivery! it also means sacings in petrol too as the the ignition has been left untouched.. look at the pics!

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:32 am

Everyone should have one of this.. 3.5" Real Titanium Exhaust Tip! Super light so dat yr tip would not be "dangling" uglyly.. I think i had saw 4" and even 5" ones..

Voltz · Post by **Voltz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:36 am

Everyone should get this too! 15mm for the front and 25mm for the rear.. Widen the axle width from L to R.. Increased high speed stability by at least 50%.. Counter locking spacers- Secure and wouldnt vibrate during high speeds.. Make our Voltz looked more macho and mascular! Makes the wheels flushed with the body wheel arch!