Hello everyone.. first off I would like to apologize if I have already posted in the wrong section. I noticed that you can't post in the General Discussion section until you have 50 posts and so I figured this would be the next best place since I dont really have a Scion. Anyways, my name is Andy i'm 19 and a freshman at DeVry University here at the Columbus, OH campus. I Currently own an '86 corolla GTS but I've got an eye for TC's. I'm really looking to buy a TC once I get a better cashflow since being a college student has me pretty much broke. I'm pretty big into drifting and AutoX and I love my corolla, but i've already decided I would sell it for a TC, even though I love it to pieces. I've got alot of money invested in my car but i'll go into that a little later. I'm part of the Outbrake Motorsports team est. 1996, located here in Ohio. I'm also a Moderator on Ohiodrifting.com, and I frequently attend drift event's and have placed top 8 on more than 3 occasions. Anyways.. I can't really think of anything else I can tell you about me so i'll leave you guys with some photo's and specs of my car and hopefully you'll be seeing me around the forums, enjoy

me:


my car:







Specs on my car:
engine
Bluetop 16v 4AGE motor Dyno'd at 104rwhp 99tq
Intake Filter
Toda Camgears
Dual Oil filler valve covers
Iridium Sparkplugs
9mm Sparkplug wires
MSD Blaster Coil
Stock exhaust manifold
2.25 custom under-diff exhaust piping with testpipe all the way back to an ApexN1 exhaust can.
Removed stock clutch fan
Removed A/C
Installed Electric fan with thermostat
New Tranny with 29k original miles on it
Stocky Flywheel
Illegal Garage Clutch
Illegal Garage Pressure Plate

suspension
Paradise Racing front 8kg Coilovers
TRD racing rear 6kg springs
KYB AGX adjustable shocks all the way around
T3 Camber plates runnin -5 deg. camber
T3 Upper Hats
T3 RCA's
Battle Version Lat bar
Ebay Strut Bars

other
Spin-Turn ****
Ebay front and rear strut bars
Ebay TRD bucket seats
Ebay TRD 4pt harness
Grant GT wheel with 2inch extention
'88 Cressida Front Lip
195/50/15 Yokohama YK420's on my Panasport wheels (15x7 +0)
195/60/14 Falken Azenis(old model)on some supras (14x6)

 

nice car =)

 

That must be a tough car to give up.

I bet you'd make a killing though, selling to a drifter/Initial D addict.

Are you sure you wanna sell it? Not much can replace it seeing as how there aren't any RWD entry level coupes anymore.

Also, the tC isn't the best car for drift nor auto X. I'd hate to say it here on Scionlife but the Si is a much better choice for auto x.

Of course, the money saved on the the tC could purchase quite a suspension set up and you'll still have the (in my opinion) better styling of the tC.

 

Welcome, you should check out
Check out www.OhioScions.com
theres a bunch of us here in the columbus area

 

hello fellow Club4AGer!!! :D

i know how you feel, the Corolla is like a money pit... i know because my bro has spend more than 5k already onto his '85 Corolla GT-S...

good luck in the future...

 

Ahh, well unfortunately if I get a TC I wont be worried about autox'ing and etc anymore.. I just wanna get a decent setup/looking TC and enjoy having a reliable and good looking cruiser.

Yeah, i've got about 6k into my car not even figuring in the actual cost of the car...but you're right about me being a club4ag member ;)

thank's for the comments guys.

 

Just curious why you look so angry in your pic? Smile dude, makes everyone look 5billion times better. . . trust me, I had to learn this the hard way.

 

lol, I smile... but I guess I get the angry look from when I used to play football...

 

man. . . that car is in immaculate shape.

 

That is a sweet car you got there!

Being a straight guy, no comment on the pic of you....

 

welcome!

 

Ah, well then the tC should be more than good enough for you. It's reliable and looks good and has enough pep to cruise nicely around in. And who knows, the tC has proven to be a contender in auto x if not the king.

Welcome!

 

Not that I don't like tC's, but since when have they been the 'king' of autox? That seems like a huge overstatement. . . but hey, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Sorry, I meant that, if it's not the king of auto x, it is still at least a contender. Personally, I think the Integra Type-R is the king of auto x.

I apologize, I was imprecise in my diction. Let's see if I can correct this.


"Although the tC is certainly not the king of auto x, the tC has proven itself to be a contender."

 

hahaha. . . much better.

But yeah, I consider the Lotus Elise/Exige to be the King of Autox. RWD, lightweight, and a short wheelbase yield blazingly fast turning capabilities, and low speed handling characteristics in a class all its own. The Miata also ranks very high. Of course a Type-R does well, especially with an LSD, being that you can power through the turns so easily.

 

I frequently autox with the buckey miata club and i'm smoking miatas left and right. I dont know if you guys know much about the corolla but with a properly setup suspension they have immaculate balance.. pretty much 50/50. Even the stock based engine is a work of it's own.. the 4ag is known for it's rediculous throttle response and high revving capabilities. Stock my car rev's to 7500 rpm and my peak hp is right about 6200 rpms. As far at ITR's go, I would have figured since they're FWD they would have the common understeer problem many FWD cars have but that must not be the case with them? But the lotus is definately an autox monster in terms of all around quickness.

 

no doubt. . . I was commenting regarding about the Type R. . . Corolla GTS's are definitely great on the autox.

 

Personally, I'd keep that car. Buy a tC when you can afford to have um both but turn the corolla into a track only car (where you can really let ride comfort go to crap and have even better handling). You're gonna seriously kick yourself for giving that beauty up and it's bound to start going up in value in a few years if you keep it looking that good.