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Hey guys/galsJust found this forum as my interest in my vibe is growing. We got a 2003 VibeGT abotu 5 months ago and I am in LOVE with the engine. For the past2 years or so I have been tuning saturns (stop laughing...their light and cheap ) and my interest grew towards the variable valve timing. I looked at hondas and toyotas and i decided that the vibe was the best choice due to over-all functionality. Anywho, I'm lookin forward to talkin shop with all you gear heads here. My specialty is turbo.Peace-wok

welcome to genvibe

welcome. looks like Lancer will have a new friend in WI. if your specialty are turbo's than you will be happy to know they now have some decent turbo set ups for the 2zz engine.

welcome! mmmm i heart FI and you found a nice car to turbo! post some pics!

Welcome!!

welcome aboard

Welcomce to genvibe! Got any pics of your Vibe? What kind of setup do you have or is she mostly stock for now?

She's all stock for now but I have been working on a custom ramhorn turbo manifold. I was originally making this for my saturn but it's only tacked together (thanks goodness) so all i have to do is cut the tacks and resize/shape the thing. I have the wastegate and a few other random hardware pieces (oil/coolant lines/fittings, tubing for turbo to intercooler and back to TB) A lot of what i have was selected for my saturn ('02 SC2...R.I.P.) so I will have to give some serious thought as to how i want to run this turbo. You mentioned there were kits available but I seem to be a glutton for pain as i wish to do a custom set up. I do have the background to do this (associates degree in auto tech and a certification for welding) but there is always a ton of info i dont know yet regarding my particular engine. That's where you nice folks come in :-)I'll be moving over the course of the next 2 weeks but after that i should be on here more often.-wok

Welcome to GenVibe! Good luck with your Turbo project!Also check on http://www.matrixowners.com there are a few 2ZZ Turbos on there.

Welcome and good luck!

Hooray for WI! It's great to have another Vibe owner around. Welcome.

welcome to the family. glad to see another GT addict. i plan on getting a turbo after i have my baby all paid off in a few more years. so far, all i have is a k&n short ram intake. but it sounds so good, especially during the last few hundred rpms before it hits lift. BTW, we love pics

Heh, ill get pics for ya as soon as we unpack the camera...moving is such a pain :-Pbtw, i forgot to ask you folks where i can buy parts/stuff for our cars/engines. I would really liek to build up a 2nd engine so the wife can continue to drive it while i tune.Thanks-tim

Quote, originally posted by Wokyerdog »She's all stock for now but I have been working on a custom ramhorn turbo manifold. I was originally making this for my saturn but it's only tacked together (thanks goodness) so all i have to do is cut the tacks and resize/shape the thing. I have the wastegate and a few other random hardware pieces (oil/coolant lines/fittings, tubing for turbo to intercooler and back to TB) A lot of what i have was selected for my saturn ('02 SC2...R.I.P.) so I will have to give some serious thought as to how i want to run this turbo. You mentioned there were kits available but I seem to be a glutton for pain as i wish to do a custom set up. I do have the background to do this (associates degree in auto tech and a certification for welding) but there is always a ton of info i dont know yet regarding my particular engine. That's where you nice folks come in :-)I'll be moving over the course of the next 2 weeks but after that i should be on here more often.-wokYou need to talk to Lancer about the shop he takes his vibe to. AFAIK they do a lot of custom work on turbo's and FI.

Quote, originally posted by Wokyerdog »btw, i forgot to ask you folks where i can buy parts/stuff for our cars/engines. I would really liek to build up a 2nd engine so the wife can continue to drive it while i tune.first off welcome to the boardto build up a 2nd engine you could check out this site (below), any part for the 2zz most of the stuff is under the toyota section and the packageshttp://monkeywrenchracing.com/....html

Hello neighbor! Welcome to the forum. Heard there was a new kid in town. You don't have a black vibe gt, do you? If so, I've been looking for you. Yeah, Monkey wrench has the best deals on go fast parts for our engines. Also, you might want to check out Extreme Performance motorsports just north of the airport (757-0269). Take Wisconsin Ave all the way to the industrial park. First right turn into the park. Then another first right turn then follow the bend in the road. They are attached to a body shop. You can't miss all the mustangs and ricers parked in front. They have a dyno for you're tune and the make race and show cars for a living. Very nice to talk to. A little slow on getting things done by YOUR schedule, though. But still the best in this part of the state. They've already did a Hass turbo kit install on one celica gt-s (finishing thier second now) that's now putting down 400+ whp with a MWR stage 3 race engine. And they're making a couple engines for cars that will compete it the ISCA Riddler and they have 3 cars that are in the top 10 (one is #1) in the ISCA.We'll have to have a meet sometime. I live by the Dairy Queen on the north side.

Welcome, we need more gearheads here, there arn't nearly enough

I'd like to be a gearhead, but my interest in cars came a little late. In other news, welcome to Generation Vibe! I'll be interested to see what you turn out with your new car.

Welcome

welcome

Welcome on board love to answer any ?'s and looking forward to talking shop!!!

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wat up dude..welcome aboard

Hey Buddy you tuned Saturns just like me!!!!Were you ever on Saturnspot.com, xtremesaturn.com or saturnspeed.com? I still hang out at Saturnspot sometimes. Good people, great car!I had a 1992 SL1 and then the 1994 SL1 with EFI instead of the TBI system so I gained a few hp, but I put a lot into it. Here she is, or was I should say.http://www.cardomain.com/ride/214619Exterior:-9006 Naxos Xenon Blue low beams.-Pilot Driving Lamps.-Super Street Series 3157 parking lamps.-Kool Glo Strobes. (custom fitted to the high beams)-Clear Front and Rear Sidemarkers.-Varad White LEDs in Front and Rear Sidemarkers.(custom rear lighted sidemarkers)-Black "Saturn" Emblems.-Arctic Silver painted "Saturn" name on rear bumper.-Arctic Silver Mesh Grill inserts.-Two 3" silver SPS badges on rear windshield quarters.-15x6 1999-01 Saturn Alloys.Interior:-Sony Xplod MDX 730 CD Reciever w/ Active Black Panel.-Sony Xplod 10 Disc Changer.-Rockford Fosgate 10" enclosed sub.-6.5" Infiniti Reference speakers up front.-Dynamatted front doors.-6" Street Glow Neons in footwells.(custom mounted switch in ashtray)-Custom RED backlit HVAC controls.-Custom RED backlit gage cluster.-Arctic Silver painted dash pieces.-3A Racing Carbon Fiber / Aluminum pedals.Performance:-Injen Intake.-NGK-V Plugs.-SPS 8mm wires (red).-KYB Front Struts.-205/55/15 Toyo Proxe FZ4's.-Powerslot Rotors.-Stillen Metal Matrix Pads.-Freedom Design Strut Bar.-MOS Short Shift.

actually i only visited the sites you mentioned. Turbosaturns.net was my haunting. It's been down for quite a while but those guys relaly new their stuff. Most of waht i know about turbo tuning i learned from those guys and whatever else i picked up in school. Nothin liek learning by trial and aww ****...lolLancer, i should be all moved in by the end of this month. If you want, email me your phone number and ill bug ya when we are all settled. wokyerdog@gmail.comwe'll be living on the 700 block of atlantic st.Peace,-tim