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  1. Donabed Kopoian

    What Do These Compression Test Results Mean?

    Couple things you did wrong. One, you do the dry test, all cylinders, exactly the same way, exactly the same amount of cranks. Two, when you do the wet test, you do it on all four cylinders, again, exact same way. (Use one capful, and wait a minute for it to get into the piston, using too...
  2. Donabed Kopoian

    Question on SWAY BARS!

    Most cars built in the last two decades have front and rear anti-sway bars. The TRD is an upgrade to the OEM rear. It is slightly stiffer, which causes the rear of the car to not lean as much, which allows the front to grip in a corner because of weight being shifted to the front outside tire...
  3. Donabed Kopoian

    Yellow Fog Lights

    Yeah, scratch the Nokya. When you look at their website itself and view the larger images, it becomes apparent that they are not well built. sigh ... the disadvantage of having the first year of a new generation. The long wait for parts.
  4. Donabed Kopoian

    Yellow Fog Lights

    So this is what I came up with. There are two types of H16 bulbs. 5202/H16/9009 General Electric, which is the 35 W version that we do NOT want to use in our Corollas. H8/H11/H16 Osram, which is the 19 W version that we DO want to use. I e-mailed superbrightleds.com and asked them when they...
  5. Donabed Kopoian

    First New Car Ever - 2014 Corolla S

    I have a 6MT S as well. Great cars.
  6. Donabed Kopoian

    Question on SWAY BARS!

    I say it depends on the skill of the driver.
  7. Donabed Kopoian

    Question on SWAY BARS!

    Summit Racing also doesn't have much out for the 2014.
  8. Donabed Kopoian

    Question on SWAY BARS!

    The rear sway bar reduces understeer. I prefer slight oversteer myself, but I have also raced cars. If you have never driven a RWD vehicle, you may panic when the car oversteers and over-correct. Oversteer is usually preferred in racing because it is easier to regain control than understeer...
  9. Donabed Kopoian

    Question on SWAY BARS!

    There is only one sway bar. The top picture looks like it is for a different car. The bottom picture is the one that the TRD Website has. Watch out for cheap ones. They may be stock sway bars that are painted red and have a TRD badge slapped on them. Right now, TRD only has the rear sway bar...
  10. Donabed Kopoian

    Looky Here! LED Door Sills!

    Pretty much.
  11. Donabed Kopoian

    Supension

    Love KYB. Great stuff.
  12. Donabed Kopoian

    Supension

    Meh, oversteer is easier to control than understeer. If you oversteer you can counter. If you understeer you just pray. Then again, I've driven my share of RWD cars so I can handle the oversteer better than understeer.
  13. Donabed Kopoian

    Supension

    TRD only sells rear sway bars Scott. Says that it counters understeer (by means of inducing oversteer). TRD wouldn't release the kit if it wasn't safe. Chances are, it is only slightly stiffer than stock.
  14. Donabed Kopoian

    1996 With 1.6 Need Help

    Glad you found the issue
  15. Donabed Kopoian

    1991 Corolla Transmission Problems

    Use Castrol. You'll probably pay more for Chevron brand at a gas station and it won't be as good.
  16. Donabed Kopoian

    Grinding Noise on Start and No Traction

    Over half those people hit their brakes... Never EVER hit your brakes in a traction loss event. Let off the throttle and use smooth corrections to get the car back in control, then reduce your speed. I've driven an '82 Mustang GT and '96 Mustang GT in snow without chains and without snow...
  17. Donabed Kopoian

    For Those Who Want Fog Lights

    I had a base Matrix. I could see the plug that was meant for the foglights tucked away near the radiator, and I could see the wiring for the rear wiper, as well as the wiring for the clutch pedal switch for cruise control. But in the end, it was easier to buy a loaded S then it was to update...
  18. Donabed Kopoian

    For Those Who Want Fog Lights

    These eBay kits are cheap for a reason. They aren't OEM, and often won't perform as well or last as long. I bet after the sun hits those lenses they yellow or crack and peel like nobody's business.
  19. Donabed Kopoian

    For Those Who Want Fog Lights

    That kit is unnecessary. Cars typically come with two wiring harnesses. One for automatics, and one for stickshifts. If the car has two different engines (such as the Mustang), then you'll have 4 harnesses. They do this, because if they were to make a harness for every possible combination...
  20. Donabed Kopoian

    Looky Here! LED Door Sills!

    I'm weary about anything on eBay. I'll admit, they look neat.
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