Vehicle Owner

Member ID: smartinside

Location: Bedford, QC

Vehicle Info

1997 Toyota Tercel

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile14.1 sec @ 96 mph
  • 0-606sec
  • Top Speed118mph
  • HP179
  • Weight2026lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Brembo Brakes 

Interior

  • Custom Seats 

Exterior Styling

  • Hella Lighting 
  • Wings West Body Kit 
  • Custom Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Sep 17, 2009

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Martin’s Toyota Tercel
“The Angel”

  • Currently 3.99375 /5 Stars.
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Wow, that moves!

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

Lets first start with some pictures of the Angel:

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel
smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel
smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

Here is my EP91 4E-FTE engine:

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

You can see the SPS decat downpipe:

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

Torque / Hp curves!:
Mesured by my Innovate Motorsports DL-32 module on the 9th of August 2008

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel


This is four runs that I put together using Excel.
Torque (blue) is in foot-pounds and Power (purple) is in Horsepower

 

Horsepower: 179 hp @ 5400
Torque: 194 lb-ft @ 2900-4500 rpm

I run 12 psi of boost but the boost is dropping to 10 psi as the engine revs. I love the torque it has in the low-end. Maybe I'll get my exhaust bigger and gain in the high-end soon...

Here is a comparison of the Hi and Lo boost settings: I just have made this road test on the 11th of august 2008!

Low boost = 5 psi
High boost = 12 psi

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

The light colors is the lo setting

Modifications:

Here is what I have done on this little toy, in the past 4 years that I own this car:

Esthetics:

- Wings West M-Type polyurethane body kit (BMW M3 style) Fits good!
- Painted the bumpers, body kit, door handles and mirrors (originally black, unpainted)
- Had windows tinted by a professional (cuts 60% of the light)
- I modified the front grill: removed the Toyota sign in the front and put a TRD emblem on the left side

Lighting:

- 1999 spec Oem Taillamps (I tinted the corner amber, usually transparent)
- 1999 spec Oem Headlamps (Crystal Clear)
- Another set of headlamps in the front bumper (Hella 55W) Makes a hell of a difference. If I am on the Hi beams, they come on and the car coming towards me absolutly will flash me the lights, if they are on!

Engine Performance:

- I installed a complete JDM swap from a Glanza V, so the 4E, and the C56 gearbox. My swap came with the complete wiring harness, so it made my wiring quite easy, even if I only had only a wiring diagram half in japanese... Everything looked brand new: No cracks at all in the exhaust manifold or the wastegate, under the valve cover, I would have eaten!

I installed it right away with a front mount intercooler.

I just installed a SPS downpipe on it. And the Air filter is relacated in the front bumper. You hear the turbo more than the engine, which I appreciate very much!

Suspension:

- K-Sport coilovers (Control Pro)
- Front sway bar from a Toyota Paseo

Wheels and brakes:

- 14" Mags from a 1992 Toyota Paseo and 185/60R14 Vredestein Hi-Trac Tires
- 15" Momo Racer wheels with 205/50R15 Falken Azenis RT-615 (which you can see on the pics)
- 16" BSA wheels with 205/40R16 Yokohama H4S
- Front brakes from a 1992 Toyota Paseo (254mm instead of 238 mm) Brembo discs and PBR Ceramic Pads
- EP82 Rear disc brake conversion

Interior:

- Glanza V cluster
- Autometer 2 5/8" Boost gauge
- Innovate LM-1 Wideband module and data acquisition module DL-32
- Lowered steering wheel (ajusted to my height)
- Short shifter, raised back to original height (sleeper!! hahaha) (ajusted to my height)
- Hi and low boost switch (5 and 12 psi)

Drag race time:

14.1 @ 96 mph, on the 6th of July 2008 on slicks

Some pics of me lapping with the car:

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel
smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel
smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

This is how the car used to look like, 4 years ago, when I bought it... except the wheels, because that was already changed!

 

smartinside's 1997 Toyota Tercel

 

Thanks for visiting. Let me know what you think!
Martin

Page 1: Description and bla bla bla. (you are here)
Page 2: Sexy pics!

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montreal5518  

Posted by: montreal5518

12/01/2009 03:07PM

so fresh so clean, 5 stars, come rate and comment mine when u have time thx.

ijgrtercel  

Posted by: ijgrtercel

09/15/2009 09:25AM

NICE FAST TECEL, CHECK OUT MINE. 5*

johndavid345  

Posted by: johndavid345

08/19/2009 04:00PM

jaime les sexy pics de page 2. pis a marche tjr bien ta tercel?

insane73  

Posted by: insane73

08/05/2009 09:40PM

great job with the car. looks great. 5*

chatomicky  

Posted by: chatomicky

08/05/2009 09:15PM

5 ***** nice ride check mine

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: smartinside

Location: Bedford, QC