My Mom's Trix Now has a CAI(pics) - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Hotwheelharmer · 08-14-2005, 08:36 AM

Well my dad ordered the TRD cold air intake for my mom's matrix and I installed it onto the car. It makes a great different up top. I didn't really notice much of any difference down low but I expected that. It sounds soooooooo much better now. I am trying to convince my dad to get the TRD exhaust now just to help the sound a little better(if he gets exhaust it will only be TRD since he gets TRD parts cheap as he is a parts manager at a Toyota dealership). I am also trying to convince him to get a carbon fiber hood. After installing the cold air intake really makes me want a matrix(I have always loved the looks of them) for my daily driver. I think once I find a job down here in AR I am going to get rid of my camry and use it for a down payment on an XRS(my mom's is only an XR). Incase you guys don't know here is a list of all the mods done to my mom's car:
rear spoiler, 17 aftermarket rims(don't remember what kind), Toyota fender flares, TRD front and rear adjustable sway bars, TRD strut bar, TRD lowering springs, TRD carbon fiber engine cover, TRD cold air intake, carbon fiber dash inserts, MAtrix door sills, upgraded the keyless entry to the alarm system,TRD grill. Here are the pictures:

dna59 · 08-14-2005, 09:29 AM

Nice

A TRD exhaust would be great for it

Bazirker · 08-14-2005, 05:15 PM

Ricing out your MOM'S car?

Hotwheelharmer · 08-14-2005, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bazirker

Ricing out your MOM'S car?

How is anything we have done to it make it riced out?

vsixcamry · 08-14-2005, 08:01 PM

how is an increase in horse RICE?!

toyocamry · 08-14-2005, 08:05 PM

blah lol i think he's used to throwing on stickers for HP. Let him be

But nice upgrades to the trix.

WhiteRabbit · 08-14-2005, 08:05 PM

dont listen to some people on this forum...they obviously have no appreciation for cars or other people for that matter.

Looks good bro

dna59 · 08-14-2005, 10:56 PM

he surely doesn't knwo what he's talking about if he's calling that rice.

Bazirker · 08-14-2005, 10:59 PM

The only performance mod listed that will actually add horsepower is the intake...But alright, I'll take back "riced," since it's not like you're putting LED's in the air conditioning vents or installing glow pedals...

lol I didn't want to start anything or offend anyone, I was just marveling over the fact that you've put a bunch of stuff on your mom's car. I've never heard of anyone customizing (if you prefer that verb over "ricing") their mother's vehicle...I don't know many moms that would get excited about having aftermarket performance modifications on their vehicle.

dna59 · 08-15-2005, 06:52 AM

^^

Mein are you funny.

Hotwheelharmer · 08-15-2005, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bazirker

The only performance mod listed that will actually add horsepower is the intake...But alright, I'll take back "riced," since it's not like you're putting LED's in the air conditioning vents or installing glow pedals...

lol I didn't want to start anything or offend anyone, I was just marveling over the fact that you've put a bunch of stuff on your mom's car. I've never heard of anyone customizing (if you prefer that verb over "ricing") their mother's vehicle...I don't know many moms that would get excited about having aftermarket performance modifications on their vehicle.

Well look at all the suspension mods that have been done to the car. True it isn't adding horsepower but it is improving the performance of the car in the handling department. As for modifing the car it is getting modified because my dad likes to personalize the cars he owns. The title of the matrix is in both my moms and dads name and my dads likes to do those things. Plus he gets Toyota and TRD parts cheap since he is a parts manager at a Toyota dealership. It would be ricey if we put on stickers or stupid lights or crap like that but it is things like suspension mods or little looks things like the grill(which made it look a lot better). Just because my mom's car is getting performance done to it doesn't make it a riced out car.

xrs22 · 08-15-2005, 09:48 AM

speaking of your dad gets TRD parts for cheap, how cheap would he get the TRD front strut bar for?

Hotwheelharmer · 08-15-2005, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by xrs22

speaking of your dad gets TRD parts for cheap, how cheap would he get the TRD front strut bar for?

Same price as any other Toyota dealer.

xrs22 · 08-15-2005, 10:23 AM

and how much is that?????????

Hotwheelharmer · 08-15-2005, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xrs22

and how much is that?????????

I don't know do you want me to get a price for you? The price will be the same as any other Toyota dealer so you could probably just go to your nearest Toyota and dealer and ask but let me know if you want me to find out from my dad.