So I just got myself a 2007 Yaris...

[why?]

pulleys do help the car accelerate faster by a tad, they make the car overall feel lighter. lightweight wheels help a lot too. And if you really want faster revs, a lightweight flywheel to top it off.

And of course for more power there are all the usual bolt ons.

If you do mean the delay when you hit the gas and the car accelerates, that is the drive by wire lag. Pain in the neck. There are boosters if you really want to buy one, they basically make the car accelerate a bit faster and remove the lag. Sprint sells one, Blitz sells a more complicated one with a ton of different levels from eco to sport.

[hellstang947]

Originally Posted by why?

pulleys do help the car accelerate faster by a tad, they make the car overall feel lighter. lightweight wheels help a lot too. And if you really want faster revs, a lightweight flywheel to top it off.

And of course for more power there are all the usual bolt ons.

If you do mean the delay when you hit the gas and the car accelerates, that is the drive by wire lag. Pain in the neck. There are boosters if you really want to buy one, they basically make the car accelerate a bit faster and remove the lag. Sprint sells one, Blitz sells a more complicated one with a ton of different levels from eco to sport.

I do mean the delay when I hit the gas and the car accelerates, it's my only real complain about the car at the moment.

It's no biggie though. Like I keep saying, I absolutely love the car. I know it's not a sports or racing car, it's a fun little car that gets me where I gotta go, for cheap and reliably, and it's fun to look at.

I guess I was mostly here trying to see what my options were. But maybe I'll just keep it the way it is for a while and some time down the line, if I really get fed up with it, I'll start putting stuff into it.

I'm not an expert on cars. I know some stuff but it's pretty basic. Years ago (early 2000s) I had a mustang, and I started putting all these aftermarket parts into it. Soon after, I realized the error of my ways. Things started going wrong, stuff wasn't installed properly, rattles started happening, and I pretty much regretted everything I did to it. I don't want to make the same mistake again.

Anyway, enough babbling, thanks again everyone for the advice and suggestions!