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**codecouponqw** · 10-02-2010, 09:27 AM

haha... gold? I'm fairly certain the sports didn't come in that color. [thumbup]

Also, maybe mine is quicker due to the Toyota certified factory ECU flash you could get on 2004 and 2005 models.

kinda got off topic... but I'm passionate. :P

Unless you have a forced induction engine that electronically controls boost, a ECU flash will do VERY little. Especially a factory approved flash. Perhaps 10 to 15 HP at the flywheel at best. Forced induction cars only get such a boost because, welll...it ups the BOOST.

Sporty is a term that gets applied to average cars to make them seem like sports cars. A car can be fun to drive, yet still slow as can be. My 93 Escort was that way. It was fun to flick it into a corner, get the tail to slide out a bit. But the stupid thing could still only do a 19.1 @ 71mph. Yes, this is verified, it was THAT slow. Slow enough that I could possibly lose a drag race against a Hummer H2.

10-02-2010, 09:27 AM	#5
codecouponqw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 547 Senior Member	haha... gold? I'm fairly certain the sports didn't come in that color. [thumbup] Also, maybe mine is quicker due to the Toyota certified factory ECU flash you could get on 2004 and 2005 models. kinda got off topic... but I'm passionate. :P Unless you have a forced induction engine that electronically controls boost, a ECU flash will do VERY little. Especially a factory approved flash. Perhaps 10 to 15 HP at the flywheel at best. Forced induction cars only get such a boost because, welll...it ups the BOOST. Sporty is a term that gets applied to average cars to make them seem like sports cars. A car can be fun to drive, yet still slow as can be. My 93 Escort was that way. It was fun to flick it into a corner, get the tail to slide out a bit. But the stupid thing could still only do a 19.1 @ 71mph. Yes, this is verified, it was THAT slow. Slow enough that I could possibly lose a drag race against a Hummer H2.
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