Quote, originally posted by SLORegal »Once I get rid of the Regal, I'm going to miss having a tuner (DHP PowrTuner is what I have for my car).Impalamike, I think why you're getting so much confusion is that these guys are used to just swapping the PCM with a pre tuned unit, not flashing in tuning i...

Quote, originally posted by Petrucci914 »Welcome to the world of imports. Their computers are tighter than a ....well......you catch my drift.With a lot of Domestics you can plug right in and go nuts and gain lots of power. Not with imports. You're pretty much stuck with FI, Internals, Add-On Mods,...

I rate it a 3 as well (for a new modder). the thing with intakes is that they tend to be a gateway drug for modding.

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »First off you didn't ask about internals or FI, you asked about chips. The Poor Man's Mod thread has the two cheapest chips available for the Vibe. Your chip options are:UnichipCamconEmanage BlueEmanage UltimateHyrda EMSThe Boomslang harness is available for t...

thanks for the matrixowners.com suggestion. going to check it out.

does the car have a fenderwell intake? they tend to make alot of noise when driving. the sucking sound in the fenderwell gets magnified alot in any car/application.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »dude check out the cheap modification threads.camcon or greddy emanage (but i hear they are going under....)check with tuners around your city or local cities to see if they are unichip authorized.yeah i already checked out the cheap mod thread. was not that i...

just out of curiosity what tires are on there? ill check on alldata at school tomorrow I dont see how it could be the ECU being how they do not have fans in them. its just a circuit board in there. sounds like you have single chain gears which i applaud (the double chain final drive gears on automat...

its called open loop. basicly it allows the car to build up to operating temperature by having the car run a little more rich until you reach optimal temperatures. 99.9% of all OBD II cars do this.

its called open loop. basicly it allows the car to build up to operating temperature by having the car run a little more rich until you reach optimal temperatures. 99.9% of all OBD II cars do this.

well ive been snooping around for the week looking to see what goodies to toss on the GT and first to come to mind was tuning. now I know my HP tuners software will not interface with tyota so i called up Unichip for more information on their operations. long story short if i want to tune this thing...

glad to hear. now toss in a high stall and some gears

the most important things to remember when doing head gaskets are:1. clean surfaces to mirror finish! 2. do not touch mating surfaces of the head and block as the oils from your hands will not allow the head gasket to seal properly.3. copper spray head gasket should be used and light coats of it (sh...

you may have jarred something loose under there. take a look at the trans solinoid and see if the plug is completly on.

thanks for the welcome. i am dying to start tearing this car apart and building it but alas she wants to pay it off first lol. seems like a simple motor to work with. ive been reading since sunday about the 2ZZ lol.

any modifications done to the vehicle? how hard do you drive it?

hey hows it going i am mike and my girl just picked up a 2004 GT. I joined to gain knowlege about just what is capable with these. I know I was a little upset when I hopped on HP tuners site and saw that the vibe was not supported for tuning (damn them for using toyotas ecu! lol). but yeah my expert...