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Thanks for coming guys!!! It was really nice to meet everyone!!! Sorry the quality of the pics isn't that great...

From left to right:VibeChick, Leanna, Ben, Keely, Irvin, Celtic_Curse

great pics! looks like a decent turn out too!

Hey guys,I'm online now, but am still learning how to respond to posts. It was great meeting everyone at the Calgary meet. Celica Girl, you even spelled my name right (thanks). Looking forward to next time... more wings and test-drives into the night?

Looks like you all had a great time though there was no pics of you Celica Girl, you must be holding the camera.

I have some pics with Celica girl in them I'll post them soon as I get a chance, the meet was great thanks for organising it Celica Girl, swirv its good to see you online. Everyone was so friendly hope to see everyone at the next one, love that lift.

They took you for a ride in lift eh? gotta love that experience.

Glad you guys had a good time! Welcome to the forum Irvin!Celtic_Curse... I think I should be allowed to approve those pics before you post them!

Hey, Irvin, you made it! I had a great time! Can't wait to do it again. The only problem is now I am considering a trade in for a GT...

A Celica GT! Good Choice!

Quote, originally posted by celica girl »A Celica GT! Good Choice!Jeez, it would probably be easier to find than a Vibe GT around here....7 in all of western canada!

Great pics! Looks like you guys had fun

I don't think it's a real "problem" trading in for a GT Got lift?

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »They took you for a ride in lift eh? gotta love that experience.Heck, I even let C.C. spin himself! I am a truly trusting soul. Then again, he let me try his Injen'ed base for comparison, which was very illuminating.Hey, did I mention that V.C. also took a turn behind the wheel?!? No kidding, and she did a marvelous job in first gear.

Quote, originally posted by SWiRv »Hey guys,I'm online now, but am still learning how to respond to posts. It was great meeting everyone at the Calgary meet. Celica Girl, you even spelled my name right (thanks). Looking forward to next time... more wings and test-drives into the night? Hey, it's the New Guy! (BTW, that makes you N.G. to me )I think JC is pretty stoked about getting us on the track next time. I think it would be pretty cool to put CC's injen base up against a GT for example, although I think at our level driver skill (or error in my case) would have much more bearing on the results! And we could get VC up to the starting line, but let her go whenever she wants so she can preserve that all-important element of surprise.

Quote, originally posted by Keely »Hey, it's the New Guy! (BTW, that makes you N.G. to me )I think JC is pretty stoked about getting us on the track next time. I think it would be pretty cool to put CC's injen base up against a GT for example, although I think at our level driver skill (or error in my case) would have much more bearing on the results! And we could get VC up to the starting line, but let her go whenever she wants so she can preserve that all-important element of surprise. Ya, you won't even know what happened! whoa, where'd she come from!! ha ha

Wow... all these initials are confusing... gotta come up with a name for you.... since your initials are K.D. I'm gonna call you Mac and Cheese...

Hey C_C,Now that I've seen, heard, and rode in an Injen equipped Vibe, where did you pick up this little toy? Someplace in town or mail order?SWiRv

are you talking about a base vibe w/ cai vs a stock gt? the gt's gonna win! lol.

Celica girl found the parts in town your better off asking her, The CAI does make your gt alot funner from what I hear. Next comes the exhaust as soon as there is room on the card I'm getting it. And trd the gt was cool in lift however I noticed that the base with Cai has a different pattern to applying power through the rpm band, I think I would get beat by the gt but not by much. Can't wait for the meet at the track, especially to change the score between me and Celica girl haha.

SWiRv (a.k.a. NG), Hope (that would be trdvibe) is right in that we still have a leg up with stock GTs - right CC? But I'm sure you're imagining, just as I am, adding that extra 10-15 HP and feeling it even in the lower RPMs....I think JC was CC's hook up for the Injen. When I get back from all my jet-setting at the end of May I'll be following JC around like a lost puppy dog to get an Injen in the Viberant Thing.

nah... sorry, there celtic, but even w/ the cai on a base, the gains are not near as much as a gt... you will see maybe 10 hp increase and poss 5 ft/lbs torque on a base. even with the little bit of low end torque, the gt will pull on the base w/ cai. just not a fair race. you'd have to add an exhaust, and take out any and all weight (like rear seats, spare tire, etc) and be a better driver than the gt driver to make it a close match. even when my gt was completely stock, you can still launch pretty high... may not have anything left of the clutch, but you'd be gone. lol.

YA your probably right..one can dream though Thanks to Keely for the test pilot on her Gt that was schweet!!! the meet was a great time lets all do it again.

it's ok, ivan. you can get a s/c and have better low end torque for about the same price as i bought my GT for!

On the 1/4 mile it all comes down to the driver... I've beaten a few GT-Ss and I've also seen some people with really fast cars drive really slow. One of the Edmonton OIlers took his Z8 to the track and ran 19 seconds....

Quote, originally posted by celica girl »On the 1/4 mile it all comes down to the driver... I've beaten a few GT-Ss and I've also seen some people with really fast cars drive really slow. One of the Edmonton OIlers took his Z8 to the track and ran 19 seconds....right. that's what i mean... if the driver doesn't know what to do... you have a chance. but also the celica's base engine is 10 hp more than the base vibe/trix....

Only way a stock GT could be beat by a base w/cai is GT driver error and not using lift. Now a Supercharged base Vibe with CAI would match the GT for HP and actually have more torque with all its power in the low end. The base would leave the GT behind till the end of the race were the GT could possibly catch up at that point.

I agree that the numbers all say that the GT is faster than the vibe there's no denying that.... just saying that when it comes down to us club members going to the track... there's gonna be some surprises... I've raced a few celica gt-s's who have hit lift in every single gear and still lost.Anyway... we'll see what happens at the track...For those of you who are interested in the Injen CAI I can run a group buy for you... I'm not sure what the rules are for group buys on this site but I'd be more than happy to do it on my forum. Once we get a final count of how many people want the intake I can get a price for you.

I want a Injen CAI Polished one if all possible. Please keep me informed I know the cosmo one has cheap ones but the injen one comes with a pretty high reputation.

Looks like you guys had a great meet. Too bad I couldn't make it. Let me know when you guys have another meet, and I'll do my best to make it. As for a CAI, I'd be interested.I remember a post that someone made about how Toyota deliberately underrated the base Vibe/Matrix/Corolla engine to 130 HP so that the Celica GT would have more rated HP (140). It's probably a marketing thing as it doesn't sound good to have a sports car have the same HP as a entry-level sedan.

Thanks KD. I'll have to talk to JC about the CAI. I think the window tinting and 3M bumper protection may be delayed if I go for the Injen. I also ordered the rear mudflaps and a rear bumper protector this morning .SWiRv (aka NG)

Ohhh... this would be good if people outside Calgary wanted in on the intake as well....I got CC intake for $350 tax in... so hopefully I can do better than that on the group buy.

I'm in too.

SO what's the deal? Can I run a group buy if I'm not a sponsor?

If anyone needs wheels or rubber i've got a hook up on those as well.

Carrie can bring me one at the meet, free shipping lol. But yes please check those prices cause if there is no group discount then I might as well have the performance shop here get me one if the end price is the same.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Carrie can bring me one at the meet, free shipping lol. But yes please check those prices cause if there is no group discount then I might as well have the performance shop here get me one if the end price is the same.I'll bring you one eh? Only if I get to drive your car! lol

When is the meet? We need to figure out a time frame for this... I know Keely won't be ready until she comes back from vacation... what about everyone else?

Quote, originally posted by VibeChick »I'll bring you one eh? Only if I get to drive your car! lolI already said you could but sure lol you may drive it. You'll be the second girl to ever drive it, the first being Hope at the meet.The MI meet there C-Girl is in June, last weekend of June.

Cool... well hopefully we can have it all wrapped up by then.... if not some of my parts guys have suppliers on the east and west coast... so shipping wouldn't be that expensive.

Sounds pretty sweet, keep us/me informed please

Just another question about the CAI. If we install it ourselves, will that void the warranty?

Quote, originally posted by StampedeVibe »Just another question about the CAI. If we install it ourselves, will that void the warranty?It only voids the waranty on parts that are impacted by the installation: the airbox, stock intake, filter, MAF sensor, and maybe the VSV -- as well as any warranty on a part that may fail as a result of that install. For example: if you forget to put a filter on your intake, sand or something is sucked in and seizes your engine, the repairs on that would be warranty-void, because the problem happened as a direct result of your installation.

Yup... parts only void the warranty if they cause the problem...

In that case, should we include by-pass valves in the CAI? We get pretty big thunder showers that occaisionally flood the streets here. Granted, it's a slim possibility, but it's there.

I've had my CAI for 4 years and have never once worried about that... just don't drive into the bow river.

Time for me to admit ignorance. What in the world is "lift?"

whee! man, if i were closer, i'd be there at the track w/ you guys. and wish there were more vibes here.. i'd race then in a heartbeat! lol.

There are other threads out there which are more technically detailed, but in a nutshell: in the Vibe GT engine there is an extra set of cam lobes. When you spool up the engine to about 6500 RPM, it switches from the "low revving" profile to the higher one up to redline (8200RPM) which open up the valves more. That switch is the "lift" which you actually feel and hear. It's cool. It's addictive.

Quote, originally posted by SWiRv » That switch is the "lift" which you actually feel and hear. It's cool. It's addictive. oh yes it is! and i remember every time i fill up at the station! and once i get my tires changed over, will be even worse! lol