2012 Starex TCI Variant

[bratski]

In my opinion lang, my gs vgt's engine feels just right lang for the heavy body, acceleration is brisk although not phenomenal. The tci engine make do with 74 horsepower less and around 170nm of torque short, but with an equally heavybody. Now for me that screams under power. Although some swear that the tci engine is enough, I'll hold my judgment until i get to try a tci unit.

[Starex_Gold]

In my opinion lang, my gs vgt's engine feels just right lang for the heavy body, acceleration is brisk although not phenomenal. The tci engine make do with 74 horsepower less and around 170nm of torque short, but with an equally heavybody. Now for me that screams under power. Although some swear that the tci engine is enough, I'll hold my judgment until i get to try a tci unit.

IMO nasabi lang na matulin ang GS VGT kasi makupad ang competitors. Pero para sa'kin okay naman.

Lalo na yung Super Grandia na A/T. Susmiyo

[bratski]

IMO nasabi lang na matulin ang GS VGT kasi makupad ang competitors. Pero para sa'kin okay naman.

Lalo na yung Super Grandia na A/T. Susmiyo

May nakasabay akong Super grandia sa highways and ok naman humataw, ayoko nga lang unahan kasi baka mawala yagbols nun sa hiya hehehe.

[Starex_Gold]

May nakasabay akong Super grandia sa highways and ok naman humataw, ayoko nga lang unahan kasi baka mawala yagbols nun sa hiya hehehe.

Hanggang 140km/h o 150km/h lang yun, bro. Sabi ko sa'yo nung pinatulan ko yung GS VGT (using Hiace GL Grandia M/T), wala eh.

Parang wala na ako mukhang maiharap arangkada palang patay na Hiace.

[IMm29]

IMO nasabi lang na matulin ang GS VGT kasi makupad ang competitors. Pero para sa'kin okay naman.

Lalo na yung Super Grandia na A/T. Susmiyo

Well, that's a good point. The CRDi GS's acceleration is great compared to the local competition. I think it's enough for the local conditions though.

I was able to take the Super Grandia of my friend up to about 140 kph on SLEX when it was brand new. Never tried flogging the aerodynamice brick past that though. The GS can go 50 kph more tho.

[IMm29]

In my opinion lang, my gs vgt's engine feels just right lang for the heavy body, acceleration is brisk although not phenomenal. The tci engine make do with 74 horsepower less and around 170nm of torque short, but with an equally heavybody. Now for me that screams under power. Although some swear that the tci engine is enough, I'll hold my judgment until i get to try a tci unit.

Not that I do not trust CVT and the TCi owners on the board who have taken their TCi GS units much farther that I have been, but it really is a case to case thing. Pa-test drive CVT

[CVT]

Not that I do not trust CVT and the TCi owners on the board who have taken their TCi GS units much farther that I have been, but it really is a case to case thing. Pa-test drive CVT

Hahaha!

Bros.,- I don't blame you guys, if you do not trust me anymore....

Look at my perception of the "yosi window",- mali pala after all of these years. I went down just to verify with a HARI VGT unit here in the office,- iyon nga the small window is present on both sliding doors....

Now, let me try to remember what I've been smoking for the past 4-5 years.... :hysterical:

16.3K:shower:

[IMm29]

Hahaha!

Bros.,- I don't blame you guys, if you do not trust me anymore....

Look at my perception of the "yosi window",- mali pala after all of these years. I went down just to verify with a HARI VGT unit here in the office,- iyon nga the small window is present on both sliding doors....

Now, let me try to remember what I've been smoking for the past 4-5 years.... :hysterical:

16.3K:shower:

Wahaha! Penge na din bro!

[bratski]

Hahaha!

Bros.,- I don't blame you guys, if you do not trust me anymore....

Look at my perception of the "yosi window",- mali pala after all of these years. I went down just to verify with a HARI VGT unit here in the office,- iyon nga the small window is present on both sliding doors....

Now, let me try to remember what I've been smoking for the past 4-5 years.... :hysterical:

16.3K:shower:

Eb na yan para ma test drive na tci ni cvt hehehe. Sa totoo lang matagal nako na curious dyan sa tci a/t mo bro. No offense meant bro pero feeling ko kasi medyo kapos na yung tci m/t, tapos a/t pa yung sayo. Iniisip ko parang yung 2.0 engine ng 2003-2004 camry big body. Hirap humatak yun sa laki ng kaha niya, kaya discontinue ni Toyota yung 2.0 engine and naging 2.4 na yung base engine in later models.

[skyflakes]

mga TCI m/t users...wl bng adjuster ng clutch ang GS ntin?
sinilip ko n s clutch pedal at secondary clutch cylinder pero wl tlaga akong makita

[CVT]

Eb na yan para ma test drive na tci ni cvt hehehe. Sa totoo lang matagal nako na curious dyan sa tci a/t mo bro. No offense meant bro pero feeling ko kasi medyo kapos na yung tci m/t, tapos a/t pa yung sayo. Iniisip ko parang yung 2.0 engine ng 2003-2004 camry big body. Hirap humatak yun sa laki ng kaha niya, kaya discontinue ni Toyota yung 2.0 engine and naging 2.4 na yung base engine in later models.

Bro.bratski,- in that respect, I can agree with you. I also drive the Gen4 TCi M/T of our company and am surprised by the response of the engine....para ngang kapos....lalo na sa low gear...

Baka nga lang mas maganda ang gearing ng A/T (??)......

"Enigma" na nga lang kaya ang maipangalan ko rito, instead na Aircraft Carrier....

16.3K:shower:

[IMm29]

Eb na yan para ma test drive na tci ni cvt hehehe. Sa totoo lang matagal nako na curious dyan sa tci a/t mo bro. No offense meant bro pero feeling ko kasi medyo kapos na yung tci m/t, tapos a/t pa yung sayo. Iniisip ko parang yung 2.0 engine ng 2003-2004 camry big body. Hirap humatak yun sa laki ng kaha niya, kaya discontinue ni Toyota yung 2.0 engine and naging 2.4 na yung base engine in later models.

Well bro relativity issue naman yan. Di naman nakakabitin ang power ng 2.0L on the heavy '03 Camry body. Toyota low to mid end Torque made up for it IMO. Stock 15s still spin at sudden low speed jabs at the throttle so kaya naman ng engine.

Perhaps the only times nabitin ako were when i replaced the stock airbox with an open type - too much air, it didn't like - and when i was on 20s as in my avatar. Kaya naman ang 18s. Will not win drag races but is comfortable at mid to high speeds.

Shempre the 2.4 would have been better.

[bratski]

Well bro relativity issue naman yan. Di naman nakakabitin ang power ng 2.0L on the heavy '03 Camry body. Toyota low to mid end Torque made up for it IMO. Stock 15s still spin at sudden low speed jabs at the throttle so kaya naman ng engine.

Perhaps the only times nabitin ako were when i replaced the stock airbox with an open type - too much air, it didn't like - and when i was on 20s as in my avatar. Kaya naman ang 18s. Will not win drag races but is comfortable at mid to high speeds.

Shempre the 2.4 would have been better.

Was commenting about this when i had a chance to drive my bro's Camry, it's an 03 model 2.0g, naka 18's kasi yun and sa akyatan kinakapos.

I agree with you about the different torque specs for manual and matics, the previous gen3 crdi m/t has only 330nm of torque while the a/t 360nm. This is to compensate the power loss of the matic torque converter. Not familiar with the gen4 tci m/t and a/t though.

[bratski]

Bro CVT, l think the m/t has about 230nm of torque, how about your a/t?

[IMm29]

Was commenting about this when i had a chance to drive my bro's Camry, it's an 03 model 2.0g, naka 18's kasi yun and sa akyatan kinakapos.

Same unit for me bro. Must be a different set of variables - sabi nga ng kanta, 'It's the climb.' bwahaha!

[bratski]

Same unit for me bro. Must be a different set of variables - sabi nga ng kanta, 'It's the climb.' bwahaha!

Parehas pa yata kayo ng color, bronze shade yung sa bro ko. Though tingin ko kaya underpowered yun kasi badly maintained yung car. Drive lang kasi ng drive yun. Hehe ot na tayo.

[IMm29]

Grayish brown bro. Sorry sa OT.

[skyflakes]

nxt week 5k pms ko n, gastos na naman!!

[albert_b]

Hahaha natuwa ako sa sagot. Good one sir.

[skyflakes]

6months n GS TCI nmin s 14.....6t+...pass muna cguro ko mga december n lng ako mag punta sa MAGICAL CASA!!