Billy SR Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 my newly aquired sr, is due for a service in about 2000 miles.i'm debating whether to get all completely standard toyota parts or for exampleeither bosch super 8 or ngk iridium spark plugsa blitz or trd oil filtera blitz or k&n air filter does the difference in pricing actually make much of a difference in terms of performance?i'm also thinking of upgrading the pads and discs, what are the best combinationand what would be the best oil to use, i read 10w40 is the right spec? but does fully sythetic make a difference? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 When i service mine dude i use these, which are a relatively inexpensive set of bits...NGK Iridium sparkplugsADL Blueprint Oil filterAnd either of the Panel filters will do.Oil wise i noticed a Slight difference when i switched to fully synthetic (5W40) over the semi people normally use (10W40). It seems to warm up better and is slightly less noisey.I use Carlube Triple r fully synthetic, mainly because its the price of a usual high performance semi synthetic (Silkolene etc) And meets and exceeds every oil test, including porsche, volkswagen, subaru etc... About £27 i pay for 5litres.Brake wise standard discs seem to be the best, with a good quality pad, EBC Greenstuff, ferodo etc...And thats about it, cheapish but all top quality parts and you cant get much better tbh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy SR Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 thanks buddy! i'm tempted by the green stuff pads in the future as the brake pads were not changed too long ago before purchasing, but a friend told me they apparently wear out quickly, is this true?oh and i noticed that janspeed exhaust on your starlet, i looked on the website but couldn't find it. where did you get it from as i'm looking for tte style exhaust to replace the awful cat i have and finding a remus or tte is impossible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 get the NGK iridium plugs you want BKR5EIX (grade 5 for standard) off ebay still the cheapest around the K+N panel filter is much much better the blitz one, its is just a car sponge (ill find the code for the k+n filter that fits the N/A later)use a ADL or genuine toyota filter no point in wasting money on a TRD one especially on a N/Aget a magnetic sump plug tooas for oil i use 10w40 semistandard brake discs are best, measure before your order theres 2 different sizes iirc its 238? for a N/A.....as for pads there always a debate but im going for redstuff next most people have a negative view on greenstuffs so?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy SR Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 get the NGK iridium plugs you want BKR5EIX (grade 5 for standard) off ebay still the cheapest around the K+N panel filter is much much better the blitz one, its is just a car sponge (ill find the code for the k+n filter that fits the N/A later)use a ADL or genuine toyota filter no point in wasting money on a TRD one especially on a N/Aget a magnetic sump plug tooas for oil i use 10w40 semistandard brake discs are best, measure before your order theres 2 different sizes iirc its 238? for a N/A.....as for pads there always a debate but im going for redstuff next most people have a negative view on greenstuffs so??will these do the same job as the BKR5EIX (BKR5EYA) as they're about a tenner cheaper? brake discs i'll leave as they were changed when the pads were done about this time last year according to the service history, so i'm presuming they have a lot of life left?i'll probably go for the green stuff as red stuff are for higher brake cars, and i only use the car on the roads/streets. doesn't get ragged as i'm trying to look after herand is this cheap? because there's a toyota parts dealer not too far from me http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_949 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_2200wt_974 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 The greenstuffs have lasted me well so far and i have done about 5000miles on them, still loads of meat on them and it gets daft amount of braking abuse!!And the janspeed came from my local exhaust shop, its the silencer you buy and they fit whatever tip you want (TTE etc).And the oil filter isnt that cheap, best bet is your local motor factors as they usually supply ADL parts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy SR Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 The greenstuffs have lasted me well so far and i have done about 5000miles on them, still loads of meat on them and it gets daft amount of braking abuse!!And the janspeed came from my local exhaust shop, its the silencer you buy and they fit whatever tip you want (TTE etc).And the oil filter isnt that cheap, best bet is your local motor factors as they usually supply ADL partscan you get a tte tip? the tte exhaust is a silencer itself, but discontinued :/ sorry for all the questions, i'm new to the starlet world Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Not that i know of dude, mabye of something else and mod it to fit... Best bet is what i did, local exhaust place will use a big silencer box, and a good quality tip and you will be able to get one similiar to the TTE one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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