IanT Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 First off HI everyone! Great board you have here! After 10 long years with a MKIII Supra I've finally been able to upgrade to a MKIV Bought it a couple of months ago now and more than satisfied with it! Got to say it's an awesome piece of machinery. It's a 1998 VVTI TT Tipto. Wasn't sure about the tiptronic to start with but after finding a bad connection on the Delimiter/speedo converter it's much better. Was beginning to think I should have gone for a manual, not any more! A few pics here The only thing I need to change is the filter! It's got one of those HKS hair net things on... Ian T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Welcome Ian, nice tidy looking car mate. Ditch the HKS mushroom and fit a standard airbox, better filtration and cooler air from outside the engine bay. Try asking in the for sale section you may find that someone has one spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens747 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Welcone to the club Ian and yep a very nice clean Soop. Check mine out and see what ya think mate ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Welcome dude, lovely car and sweet alloys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi and welcome, very nice car! How do you find the tiptronic compared to any other auto's that you may have driven? Do you use the buttons on the steering wheel very much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornet Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi and welcome, sweet looking car matey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 Cheers Guys! Yes the car is VERY clean. Almost mint. The main reason it took me 4 months to find the right car was that I was looking for a clean and tidy example. I looked at loads (mainly from dealers) and they all had problems with panel gaps and dents etc. Nic - Will check out the stock filter route. I have the main body of the stock air box (the bit the MAF fits into), what other bits are needed? Bens747 - Nice car dude! eldudereno - The tipto is good. Takes a bit of getting used to. I only use the tipto when I need that extra bit of control or engine braking. It does let you shift up before redline when at WOT which is great as I hate reving cars to the redline when you don't need to. The tipto just sets the highest gear the box can select so when you stop it will reselect 1st to pull away and then change up as normal untill you get to the selected gear - then it will just rev to redline and stay there! As far as other auto's I've driven, the only one is a Ford Galaxy and there really is no comparison... Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi Ian Nice looking car, the wheels really go well with the colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Nice car Ian, looks like the twin to mine, (apart from the HKS filter ) even down to the Road Angel. Don't you find it handles strangely with 19s one side and 17s the other We all seem to go through the speed delimiter problems, I think its part of the initiation ceremony I took ages to find mine, so I know what you mean about there being a few rough ones around. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it, and how much did you pay for it. PM me if you don't want to go public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Ian see attached diagram of stock air intake, not sure if it is the same as the VVTi, someone with one can probably confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Welcome aboard old chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 This just shows the stock air intake parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Ian see attached diagram of stock air intake, not sure if it is the same as the VVTi, someone with one can probably confirm. Yep, it is the same on the VVTI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 The VVTi stock intake looks the same but isn't physically interchangeable with the older cars because of the AFM fitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Welcome Ian, nice looking ride you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevs Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi Ian and welcome, nice looking car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Ian, you have a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 This just shows the stock air intake parts. Hi Nic, Where did you get that pic from? It's lovely and clear. I can't get pics of that quality from the EPC. Do you happen to have the same pic for the VVTi airbox? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi Nic, Where did you get that pic from? It's lovely and clear. I can't get pics of that quality from the EPC. Do you happen to have the same pic for the VVTi airbox? Thanks Looks exactly the same as my EPC version. Some of the EPC pics are clearer than others I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Ian good to see you :flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Thanks again guys, eldudereno - you have PM. Nic - thanks for the pictures. I'll have to dig the bag of bits out that came with the car, I'm sure all that's missing is the top cover and the black pipe. Hopfully these will be the same as the non VVTi and easier to find... Thanks, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Welcome Nice looking car great pics and another Ian on the board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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