New owner of a 2005 xrs need help

[paseobeater]

i just bought a 2005 xrs black! I need some advice!!
DOES the vis racing carbon fiber hood 2003-2004 will fit on my 2005???

DOes the injen cold air intake for 2003-2004 will fit my 2005???

Am i better to go with a Greddy evoII exhaust or a INvidia or skunk2??

the final question the front exhaust donuts... is it available only at the dealer?? at 116$ (i hope it's made in gold at this price)

Whats the best track brake pads i can buy??? i've been looking around and no Hawks available here that sucks!

[fishexpo101]

- Yes, bodies are the same.

- Yes, they all use throttle cables, being the 2ZZ-GE

- Which exhaust depends on personal tastes - I'd search for a sound clip to get an idea, then go by what fits your tastes/budget.

- Exhaust donut - should be able to pick one up at NAPA. $116 at the dealership - sure they looked up the right price? I picked up some for my Corolla, ran $8 for those donuts - unless we are talking about two different things here.

- Depends on your definition of "track". What is it going to do - road course, autocross, etc.? For mild track use, nothing less than the Hawk HP Plus, the Hawk HPS can cook too much on the track and start eating the rotor very quickly. There was an attempt to get a group buy for HP Plus pads some time ago on 9thgencorolla forum. Should be able to find some EBC and Porterfield pads for the Matrix. Personally, I'm not a big fan of EBC, but they have supposedly changed pad compounds. Porterfield are well known, also tend to run on the expensive side. Carbotech might have fitment for the Matrix. But like Performance Friction stuff, you can't run a different pad once the carbon composite touches the rotor. Have to turn them down or run a "cleaning" pad to get rid of the transfer layer - major PITA if you run separate street and track pads.

[paseobeater]

Thanks

well for the exhaust donut... it's the ball between the manifold and front downpipe... I went to many auto part but it's write exclude XRS model on their book because the donut is bigger than the 1zz.

For the catback, i want to know wich is the best for more Hp.... tanabe are always a little down on power versus other brands... i might go buy a Trust Greddy because it's well known and the power is usually good.

As for the pads... my street set-up usually is brembo plain rotors with HAWK HP+ and some s/s brakes lines for better feeling in the pedal. But HAWK don't do the pads for the car... maybe i'll try Porterfield, Carbotech or Project Mu id they do somes...

I'm doiing some time attack and some autocross and daily drives lol.

[silver04rollas]

I have a Greddy on my Rolla XRS. I had issues with clearance as the muffler was too big so I ended up getting it modified through modifying the pipe to tuck the muffler under.

Greddy exhausts sound amazing especially in lift.