Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Some thing funny happened to me...

I had in my Tacoma a pair of (Pioneer) Premier 6.5 component speakers (not cheap) and guess what? I end up putting back the OEM speakers because they sound much better than the premier, although the OEM speakers from the Tacoma are much better quality than the ones I found in my Yaris.

I didn't know that the Zeus came with a blue LED inside! I'm going to have to play with that!


D.

I would guess the pioneers have a metalic tweet (and lack a good crossover), which may sound a bit harsh, along with a much higher BL on the mid which might (depending on the other T/S specs) lead the an early/fast roll off on the frequency response (for midbass) compared to the oem units. The OEM units are designed to have somewhat weak motor (Bl) and a very slow roll off. They also usually lack a dedicated tweet which gives a much more laid back and anemic sound which isn't desirable, but at least it doesn't make you cringe everytime you hear a cymbal crash.

yeah, you don't get an air filter unless you ask for one... and really... its actually easy enough that i'd tell everybody to replace it themself. I've made my own using giant 3M Filtrete Home Filters, 25,000 miles later and still no problems. You get multiple filters for around $15 that way... if you buy the filters designed for it I believe you pay around $10 a pop at least, and thats for a non-toyota brand.

I actually have been thinking about changing my filter for the past week. I'll probably do it the same day I change my oil filter (doing 10k oil intervals now, with 5k oil filter intervals)

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

I would guess the pioneers have a metalic tweet (and lack a good crossover), which may sound a bit harsh, along with a much higher BL on the mid which might (depending on the other T/S specs) lead the an early/fast roll off on the frequency response (for midbass) compared to the oem units. The OEM units are designed to have somewhat weak motor (Bl) and a very slow roll off. They also usually lack a dedicated tweet which gives a much more laid back and anemic sound which isn't desirable, but at least it doesn't make you cringe everytime you hear a cymbal crash.

The Premier tweeters sound great! not so bad passive crossover, it was the 6.5 drive that was not handling the mid-low frequencies.

Thanks, I learn so much every day even if I only understand half of it! .

[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

I'll probably do it the same day I change my oil filter (doing 10k oil intervals now, with 5k oil filter intervals)

Don't take this the wrong way, but 10k oil interval is STUPID.
I don't care if you run a full synthetic.

I've been a mechanic for 25 years.
I've seen engines destroyed because people let their oil go LESS than 10k.

3-4k TOPS. New filter every oil change.

I change my Yaris oil at 3k intervals. I use Castrol GTX oil.

Oil is cheap, your motor is NOT.
Oil breaks down, and it is a suspension for the by-products of combustion.

I seen factory maintenance literature that says oil changes at 5-6k.
Spark plugs at 100k.

Yeah.... they can stick that up their asses.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by Alien Mantis

Don't take this the wrong way, but 10k oil interval is STUPID.
I don't care if you run a full synthetic.

I've been a mechanic for 25 years.
I've seen engines destroyed because people let their oil go LESS than 10k.

3-4k TOPS. New filter every oil change.

I change my Yaris oil at 3k intervals. I use Castrol GTX oil.

Oil is cheap, your motor is NOT.
Oil breaks down, and it is a suspension for the by-products of combustion.

I seen factory maintenance literature that says oil changes at 5-6k.
Spark plugs at 100k.

Yeah.... they can stick that up their asses.

got tired of throwing away (recycling) oil that came out the same exact color as when it was poured in. The oil I get is far greater quality than what is needed for 5k. I hear what you say, and have made up my mind, no more is needed to be mentioned about it in this thread... There's no point in debating something that only time... errr... thousands of miles will be able to tell.

next week i'll let you tell me that running 44psi on the tires is stupid too.

[Alien Mantis]

Yeah, do whatever you wanna do, bro.
It's your engine.

44psi in the tires? Cool. I run 40-44psi in my Yaris tires.
I won't argue with that!