MCM's 2ZR swap

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by benoityip

As an Australian where MCM is located, corolla engine is not welcomed by tuners and car modification.
This is a culture that is different from US and Asian countries. I have been modding my corolla for a long time, most tuners turn me away, saying that they don't want to mod a corolla.

Not many people know the engine is used in a lotus, so the corolla engine is not welcomed.

If you modify a corolla or yaris, they are thinking there is something wrong with you in australia

That's a shame, really. How common are the Yaris and Corolla in Australia? If it's common, I'm surprised it hasn't taken hold as a platform to modify. Thanks for the insight!

[benoityip]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

That's a shame, really. How common are the Yaris and Corolla in Australia? If it's common, I'm surprised it hasn't taken hold as a platform to modify. Thanks for the insight!

Yaris and corolla are extremely popular, but only limited to simple bolt on.Before 2007, corolla is popular to mod. After 2007 and the new version corolla, the mod community just decline rapidly. It was viewed as a car from point a to point b, and no performance potential.

Look at the latest corolla, the Taiwanese Toyota dealer invites the journalist to test at race track. Here in Australia, it is only see as a point a point b car. The new corolla has 28mm front sway bar and 24mm at the back, it handles really really well.

Funny enough, people here modify a Toyota hilux. Why on earth would you want more power in a hilux?

Honda fit as well, only a few people mod them.

I have been frustrated almost no one in Australia change the camshaft and valve springs for me. And for the one that change the camshaft for me, they take the whole engine out and charged me $$$. The ecu is another big barrier. Because of this MCM episode, I can finally take my car to do an independent ecu tune to one shop.