RS Grant

After buying the car, I was desperate to change the wheels that were on there. They were 17" OZ F1 Cups, with what looks like a poor silver refurb a long time ago as they were rough, bubbled etc...

So, cause I wasnt going buy 2nd best, I went for some 18" Compomotives from Reyland Motorsport... and ordered some Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres to wrap them in.

Here are a few pics:












The black wheels are love or hate, so I'm not expecting totally positive feedback... I was going for the subtle look and think I've done that.


Cheers,
Grant

Paulo P

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I really like that The wheels set it off nicely.

Gear Head

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Very nice m8!
Do you live in a multi-story carpark??

ru'

Very nice, including the wheels!

Silver Scooby Sport

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Yes I like the wheels as well

Grant I can't keep up with your cars these days

COLZO

Looks good mate.

RAF1

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Sweeeeeet....! Never seen one that colour before. However could do with some Gt-Four blocks and raise the spoiler IMO -

Raf

DARKDESTROYER9

love the wheels nice to see a jap car with them on ive just ordered some black compomotives for my black type r

RS Grant

I appreciate the comments guys... thanks

Si, had this one for a month or so, gonna try to keep it for a while!! But then, I said that about my white MY99 too... Haha!!

I cant put the Raiser Blocks on the spoiler, because this is the facelifted model, its got the 3-post rear spoiler instead of the 2-post of the early models so it would be a pretty large job to change all that over.. and I quite like the low level look, at the moment.


Cheers,
Grant

Multijfj

Wheels = Yes yes, nice car mate, looks good

deco c

sweet..looks very stealthy!!!

JTaylor

Nice. I'm thinking about black rims on a boxster - I hadn't considered these.

frayz

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Looks hard as nails on the black MOs mate.

Love it

Scooby-doo97

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Looks deadly, love it

RS Grant

Great comments guys, well surprised that there arent more peeps coming on to tell me they arent a big fan, had mixed comments from my mates/family. My old man said 'they look like expensive steelies' when he saw them!!


Cheers,
Grant

Jasoon

Very Nice m8

morpheus1870

Love the black wheels, nice looking car. So whats the performance like with the gt4? whats it like in comparison to a standar wrx?

RS Grant

Standard BHP ranges from about 237bhp to 250bhp as standard... but usually find that a well cared for, low mileage example will make 260-270bhp.

There is a boost limit in 1st gear (0.6bar), which kind of kills the launch to 60mph, but once at full boost (0.9bar) in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th the car pulls really well..

Its a lot quicker than a New-Age WRX and my car, standard apart from a RamAir panel filter, kept right up with my friends MY96 WRX Import running c280bhp. The GT4 feels really smooth, its got a Twin-Entry Turbo system that is kind of similar to the Twin-Scroll Turbos seen in some of the New Age Imprezas.

With only a de-cat, full exhaust, air filter and boost upgrade to 1.1-1.15bar you will see 300bhp easily and again, well cared for examples can make up to 315-320bhp with the same mods fitted.


Cheers,
Grant

OcTag3n

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Looking good mate.

I really like the GT-Four,
I used to have a black GT-Four RC but I succumbed to the sound of the flat four beat.

HoonDevil

I like that - very subtle.

(first car with black wheels I have liked BTW)

Norman Dog

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Very nice car, pity there was never a really high performance version of the new shape Celica, I love the styling!

samcowrx

very nice looking car mate

Jamo

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looks great

gurn

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yeah that's looking good... a mate of mine is running a gt4... his is on an m plate, in black... it sit's really low to the grond, and feels like your in a go kart... with a turbo obviously

james baldwin

looks very nice mate indeed. Good choice I feel, does set it off well!

Brit_in_Japan

In my eyes, the last desirable Toyota.

johnny.v

nice looking motor the wheels set it off nicely

sydsnot2002

very nice mate love those black wheels

Jamz3k

Ur car is turd, my mates is nicer!