Toyota Engines Are Real Quiet

[tito53]

Had a great day today.

I installed my new 18" DR6 Drag Wheels (black) on Falken rubbers. The new shoes looks absolutely sick. Thanks to Rachel of nextmod.com for hooking me up with a sweet deal.


Solarheno popped by later on and sold me his Injen short air ram kit. I had the shop install the kit on the spot.

The Injen sounds exactly the way I want it too. Really nice tone. It practically sings when you rev her. My only complaint is that it's just not quite loud enough.

I'lll consider putting in a muffler later on - My ass is broke. I just bought the car two weeks ago - installed a new set of 18" wheels, bought the intake, getting it tinted on Saturday, and just put a deposit down on Tein springs and Tokico struts.

The only other thing I want to do is slightly darken my tail lights.

In a couple of years, I'll look to get the Kamineri body kit and repaint the whole car.

My wife's gonna kill me....

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[solaraheno]

with 18" rims ,man u NEEEEEEEEEED a DROP
make sure to take some pics before and after drop...
i want a 18" now after seeing how it turns out...glad u like the injen
anyways come to some toyotanation meet if you have time

[Traceur]

They are quiet, but what if you are looking for the watery 350z kind of sound, low and powerful. where you can feel the rev in your chest. thats what i want.

probably need a few more cylinders for that

aftermarket suggestions for such an undertaking?

[Patrik]

ask sebass how my solara is quiet

[madrid2k]

Here's a couple of quick pics of my new and improved Lara.

Apologies, she's a bit dirty after a rain shower. I'll take some proper pics later.

I installed 18" DR6 Drag Wheels last Thursday night.
I got her tinted 20% all around on Friday night.
Installed the Tein springs and Tokico struts on Saturday.

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Here's my other rides: 2005 Honda Pilot EXL RES and a 2004 Yamaha V-star Custom. The Lara is taking the place of the Integra.



Can you tell I like black and chrome together!?! I'm not going to chrome out the Lara though. I'm going to make her predominantly black - so she's nice and stealth like.

The chrome on the grille is flaking off, so I'm going to paint it all black. I also plan on tinting the tail lights. Nothing excessive, but darken it a bit, so the look is more cohesive with the rest of the car.

Once, I'm done, I'll take an updated picture of my three rides together.

Damn, I think I've got an obssessive compulsive disorder. I can't help myself. I always have to customize my rides. (Since this picture was taken, I've added more chrome to the V-star, put on some Kurakyn grips and slammed her.)

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They are quiet, but what if you are looking for the watery 350z kind of sound, low and powerful. where you can feel the rev in your chest. thats what i want.

probably need a few more cylinders for that

aftermarket suggestions for such an undertaking?

If that is what you want, then get a 350.

[Somedude]

My brother's 03 Accord V6 is a lot more quieter than my Solara.

Quiet is a good thing sometimes in cars, you sure you want to change that?

[madrid2k]

My brother's 03 Accord V6 is a lot more quieter than my Solara.

Quiet is a good thing sometimes in cars, you sure you want to change that?

Oh yeah!!

No doubt, the engine is very refined, which I do appreciate.

However, with the Injen intake, the Lara "sounds" more responsive. I feel more connected to the car.

Of course, I don't want anything too loud. (My V-star is loud enough for me already thanks.)

To me driving truly is a visceral experience. The more senses you can involve, the more engaging the drive is.

[Snake2715]

Nice looking why not get the aftermarket grille instead of painting it. I think it would go well on your car.

[madrid2k]

Yeah, eventually, I'll get the aftermarket grille.

But, right now, repainting the grille is a quick and cheap fix. I'm also curious as to how an all-black grille will look.

If I don't like it, I could repaint it or get the a/m grille from Renovo.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

my 1mzfe is quiet, my 5sfe is not. the 2az is more quiet than the 5sfe IMO. I've not driven the 3mz to compare that with my 1mz.

[Meow]

I only had the problem of not knowing what rpm the car is the first week, after that I learned how to sense rpm by the vibration of the gas pedal. The car is really quiet, but I love it for that, I don't want to be driving around broadcasting the fact that I'm there.

[anwagbo3000]

yeah, a quiet killer is better than a loud one