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ChinoCharles · 07-15-2006, 09:21 AM

It is 106 horsepower. What do you expect? On the plus side its also light as hell, so those power adds you do are going to be worth your while. Just get the thing going fast around a turn, contact your local autocross club, and go lay to waste on some cars that cost twice as much as your little Yaris. They would have never seen it coming.

Katana · 08-06-2006, 05:37 AM

Hey there.I have the new Yaris 1.3lt and I have already bitten a Polo GTi and a Mercedes ML320.

Violin · 08-06-2006, 01:36 PM

Just slap one of these babies on the back - you might just fool yourself:

Katana · 08-06-2006, 03:59 PM

Ha ha!

Buckethead · 08-06-2006, 05:24 PM

Yup, it's slow alright. Comfy slow, they're times where I'll hit 60 in a 35 mile zone and not realize it. Gotta catch myself....

mikeukrainetz · 08-06-2006, 06:34 PM

I really dont understand the whole double clutch on a cars that can run 8000+rpm easy? If you shift that slow you probably just hit your 80th birthday.
I know the redline on the yaris is like 6000? 7000? I think everyones watched a little too much F&F.
Double clutch on a domestic big displacement where they top out at 5500 - 6000rpm. If you tell someone you run 16 in the quater cause you double clutched... maybe im just missing the sarcasm? then again maybe not.

ChinoCharles · 08-06-2006, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Violin

Just slap one of these babies on the back - you might just fool yourself:

TRD_Yaris · 08-06-2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PixieDawn

what's double clutchin?

hahaha..double clutchin is the epitome of ricer...YOU'RE GONNA BLOW THE WELDS ON YOUR INTAKE!!!

in all seriousness, before cars had good synchros, it was "a practice" to go through a certain "routine' every shift. You pop the clutch, move the gear shifter from current gear to neutral , then let the clutch back out, then move the gear shifter from neutral to next gear, then release clutch again. It was a PITA , but definitely kept me from buying new trannies every 3-4 races on a Mach 1 Mustang...

mikeukrainetz · 08-06-2006, 11:19 PM

there ya go... someone who knows the sh*t

double clutch is a movie catch phrase.... check out pre and post war jeeps and crew carriers, NO SYNCROS, you had to double clutch... anyway... at least someone knows what the hell theyre talking about.

Kr0n1k · 08-07-2006, 12:18 AM

Semis and construction trucks still have to be double clutched, at least that's what it sounds like to me when the start from a stop. But as you can see, the Yaris is hardly a Semi or dumptruck. Rev matching on the other hand, is a pretty good idea when downshifting, especially just before a turn or going into a turn, to lessen/eliminate torque steer to prevent any sudden jerk of the wheel.

heylookitsjames · 08-08-2006, 04:18 AM

new license plate frame: *DANGER TO MANIFOLD*

mikeukrainetz · 08-08-2006, 02:34 PM

You may just be hearing them split gears.

08-06-2006, 05:37 AM	#38
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	Hey there.I have the new Yaris 1.3lt and I have already bitten a Polo GTi and a Mercedes ML320. __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

08-06-2006, 03:59 PM	#40
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	Ha ha! __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

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07-15-2006, 09:21 AM	#37
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	It is 106 horsepower. What do you expect? On the plus side its also light as hell, so those power adds you do are going to be worth your while. Just get the thing going fast around a turn, contact your local autocross club, and go lay to waste on some cars that cost twice as much as your little Yaris. They would have never seen it coming.

08-06-2006, 01:36 PM	#39
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	Just slap one of these babies on the back - you might just fool yourself:

08-06-2006, 05:24 PM	#41
Buckethead Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 165	Yup, it's slow alright. Comfy slow, they're times where I'll hit 60 in a 35 mile zone and not realize it. Gotta catch myself....

08-06-2006, 06:34 PM	#42
mikeukrainetz View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Toyota Yaris Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 564	I really dont understand the whole double clutch on a cars that can run 8000+rpm easy? If you shift that slow you probably just hit your 80th birthday. I know the redline on the yaris is like 6000? 7000? I think everyones watched a little too much F&F. Double clutch on a domestic big displacement where they top out at 5500 - 6000rpm. If you tell someone you run 16 in the quater cause you double clutched... maybe im just missing the sarcasm? then again maybe not.

08-06-2006, 11:19 PM	#45
mikeukrainetz View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Toyota Yaris Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 564	there ya go... someone who knows the sh*t double clutch is a movie catch phrase.... check out pre and post war jeeps and crew carriers, NO SYNCROS, you had to double clutch... anyway... at least someone knows what the hell theyre talking about.

08-07-2006, 12:18 AM	#46
Kr0n1k Drives: AE101 Prizm('07 Yaris 3DR TBA) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 55	Semis and construction trucks still have to be double clutched, at least that's what it sounds like to me when the start from a stop. But as you can see, the Yaris is hardly a Semi or dumptruck. Rev matching on the other hand, is a pretty good idea when downshifting, especially just before a turn or going into a turn, to lessen/eliminate torque steer to prevent any sudden jerk of the wheel.

08-08-2006, 04:18 AM	#47
heylookitsjames maintenance of momentum View User's Garage Drives: 2007 5spd 3dr Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 129	new license plate frame: DANGER TO MANIFOLD

08-08-2006, 02:34 PM	#48
mikeukrainetz View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Toyota Yaris Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 564	You may just be hearing them split gears.