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I was checking everyone's engine bay's and only found one with abs brakes why is that. is there a diff.... I see mine also as?
Not even the turbo car's have it unless it sit's else



or is that not abs I don't see why we should be upgrading the brake's



Firstly, ABS and cruize control are common overseas. Most owners choose to rip them out.
ABS is found on some Alltracs but not on the JDM GT4's, your car is the 1st
JDM ST16x I've seen with ABS, something we thought wasn't available in Japan till now.
Never seen a JDM car with cruize control either - however ABS, TEMS is very common on the JDM ST18x.
All JDM ST20x's have ABS but once again no cruize control, dunno if it has something to do with JDM licencing.

Each progressive model came with brake impovements (because they got heavier),
there is nothing wrong with the stock brakes for average driving but they are prone to fading and boiling in competition use.
I'd like to fit ST205 brakes (for the bigger disks) but I hear they can be mushy until warmed properly
Brake upgrades are a touchy subject, powerfull brakes in the wrong hands on a wet road
can be worse than no brakes at all, once again I say the stock brakes are more than adeaquate
for the average driver in normal conditions.

Exhaust header looks like Hotshot or Pacesetter versions?, pity the firing order is wrong

 

don't have abs, don't have cruise...

My ST165 had abs though.

 

Ah, Stig please use a brighter font color instead of that blue, my eyes are falling out as I'm trying to read you

 

88 has a horizontal rear wiper, 89 has a vertical rear wiper. Dunno what yours is as the wiper is missing.

Firing order is 1-3-4-2, the branch pipes are supposed to go into the collector in that order for
max scavenging & power.
On those it's 1-4-3-2 but still an improvement over the cast (heavy as..) stock items.

Brakes - the GT4's were raced in the production class of the WRC as well so they needed the best brakes
they could find at a reasonable price for the production versions.
On the group A cars money was no object and custom shocks and huge AP/Brembo's were used.

The AT160's and early 4 bolt 1S/2S/3SFE cars appear to have Corrolla brakes fitted while ours were equavalent to the heavier Camry.
The 202 brakes are equivalent to the V6 Camry while the GT4's are overkill on all models.

I let Rahul drive TEMS a while back (V6 m/cyl & GT4 brakes) and he was most impressed by the power
of the brakes as they took some getting used to. It does mean I have to be extra carefull in the wet tho
but on the track they were faultless.

There is an Italian guy in old Alberton selling an adjustable brake pressure regulator which allows you to
tune your brakes sothat they can't lock, wish I could find him

 

Means you smoked your cat - lol

It's a cat temp warning light, check you car has a cat converter
If not theres a sensor under the gearlever which goes into the cat, afaik only the JDM's have
this.
You may find the sensor lying on top of the exhaust like I have on a few cars

If youy don't have a cat you can just unplug the sensor, plug is near the gearlever base

Here's 2 I removed, one had already been at by a previous owner

 

if it goes out your ok! :thumbsup:

 

looking good man :thumbsup:

 

i like it, it's not too flashy. if the front bumper could be maybe 1 inch higher? it would look perfect in my opinion