Yaris Intake Manifold

[Nexus1155]

hahah sorry, but i had to intervene, don't want Richard taking away the manifolds

[richardholdener]

No worries about the intake situation--and I respect people having and voicing their opinion(this is what makes America great). I just wish they would not be so quick to draw absolute conclusions from such small samples (the equivalent of automotive bigotry). One or even two damaged con rods does not mean all NZFE rods are bad. Honda guys thought this too, but since I ran stock B16s in endurance racing where we ran 8200 rpm for 24 hours, not to mention producing over 500 hp in turbo form, I'd say the weak con rod theory was just that. FYI-Engine testing at the OEM level includes running the motor for 24 hour periods and ranging the engine speed from peak torque to peak horsepower. This is done at 1/4 throttle, 1/2 throttle, 3/4 throttle and then at WOT to endurance test the reciprocating assembly. I personally have run my Yaris in 4th gear from Vegas to So Cal and back (mileage testing for my book) and run it flat out 114 mph for almost 9 straight miles. This combined with the hundreds of dyno tests run to the rev limiter under WOT shows me that (as has been their history) Toyota over and not underbuilds their vehicles.

Originally Posted by Nexus1155

hahah sorry, but i had to intervene, don't want Richard taking away the manifolds

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by richardholdener

No worries about the intake situation--and I respect people having and voicing their opinion(this is what makes America great). I just wish they would not be so quick to draw absolute conclusions from such small samples (the equivalent of automotive bigotry). One or even two damaged con rods does not mean all NZFE rods are bad. Honda guys thought this too, but since I ran stock B16s in endurance racing where we ran 8200 rpm for 24 hours, not to mention producing over 500 hp in turbo form, I'd say the weak con rod theory was just that. FYI-Engine testing at the OEM level includes running the motor for 24 hour periods and ranging the engine speed from peak torque to peak horsepower. This is done at 1/4 throttle, 1/2 throttle, 3/4 throttle and then at WOT to endurance test the reciprocating assembly. I personally have run my Yaris in 4th gear from Vegas to So Cal and back (mileage testing for my book) and run it flat out 114 mph for almost 9 straight miles. This combined with the hundreds of dyno tests run to the rev limiter under WOT shows me that (as has been their history) Toyota over and not underbuilds their vehicles.

all that said, you threw a rod
i'm not bashing the 1nzfe. i love them so much i'm on number 2.