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Hello - new owner here.. and more! 9 years 7 months ago #150234
Exhausts - You can get a mild steel standard exhaust for about £67, but factor in the fact that the old one will be a pig to get off and you may end up needing a catalytic converter too.
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Yeah, saw that, but was concerned it was *too* cheap to be any good? Would love a TT3,6 or 7 but they are just too expensive..
I bought one of these a couple years ago and it's still fine. Actually sounds a bit more sporty than the standard, especially above about 4000rpm but isn't overly noisy.
Some members have the Toyosports box and that is good value at £180 or so but may be a bit above your budget.
Robin 
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That exhaust comes with a 12 month warranty.
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
I wish I lived closer to Gatwick! 
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
I wish I lived closer to Gatwick! David
Hello - new owner here.. and more! 9 years 7 months ago #150237
That exhaust comes with a 12 month warranty.
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
Yes, shame
I'm looking forward to seeing how many of my 143 horsepowers I still have left... feels like all of them! Hello - new owner here.. and more! 9 years 7 months ago #150241
That exhaust comes with a 12 month warranty.
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
Yes, shame
It's always possible that the wheels have been changed of course.
If it's not a VVC then you'll be well short of your stated 143bhp on the rolling road test as the 1.8i cars were originally 120 bhp.
Ignore this, just noticed that your rev counter is redlined at 7250 which makes it a VVC. I guess someone has changed the wheels. Looking at them, they could well be 16 inch wheels
Robin
Hello - new owner here.. and more! 9 years 7 months ago #150242
That exhaust comes with a 12 month warranty.
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
Yes, shame
Are you 100% sure it's a VVC engined car Michelle? The reason I ask is that the wheels are 6 spoke ones, whereas the VVC had 5 spoke wheels. The other tell for VVCs is that the inlet manifold plenum chamber has VVC on it - you can see this from inside the boot.
It's always possible that the wheels have been changed of course.
If it's not a VVC then you'll be well short of your stated 143bhp on the rolling road test as the 1.8i cars were originally 120 bhp.
yes, 100% its VVC, its got non-standard wheels on it
boyfriend has a Lotus Elise and knows his k-series Hello - new owner here.. and more! 9 years 7 months ago #150243
That exhaust comes with a 12 month warranty.
That's a wonderful offer about the Rolling Road day.
Yes, shame
Are you 100% sure it's a VVC engined car Michelle? The reason I ask is that the wheels are 6 spoke ones, whereas the VVC had 5 spoke wheels. The other tell for VVCs is that the inlet manifold plenum chamber has VVC on it - you can see this from inside the boot.
It's always possible that the wheels have been changed of course.
If it's not a VVC then you'll be well short of your stated 143bhp on the rolling road test as the 1.8i cars were originally 120 bhp.
yes, 100% its VVC, its got non-standard wheels on it
Just edited my post above
also, just checked and if it's a mk2, it could have had 16 inch wheels as an option. Just ignore me!The Toyo exhaust should give you a few more bhp if that's allowed in the spirit of the competition
Robin
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That's definitely allowed, but I can't afford the Toyo now, on top of everything else. I've just joined the club as they had another driver pull out due to family circumstances. She had a steptronic 118hp version, so I'm one up on her
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It will be very interesting to see the results, A 2002 TF owner had a 'dyno' done recently and the 135ps engine/car recorded 109 bhp, has a cold air intake and been re-mapped too. 
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The VVC is 145ps (143bhp) and the 1.8Mpi is 120ps (118.5bhp) 
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......and good luck!
The radio problem could be..... If it's an aftermarket radio, they often have an auxiliary supply to keep the station memory alive when the ignition is off. Check if this is connected.
Clock: first step: check there is a permanent 12V supply at the terminals.
It will be all right in the end. If it isn't all right yet, then it is not yet the end..
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