My Prius

[JoJo]

I'm usually met with a lot of shock and confusion when people see that i've modded a prius. :lol:



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[cupofnoodles]

hahaha its clean i like it.

[Vinny]

wait...what...you can mod them?! lmao wow...It's a clean execution too. Nice job!

[JoJo]

wait...what...you can mod them?! lmao wow...It's a clean execution too. Nice job!


I've just about ran out of parts to put on it. Anything else would need to come from Japan and it costs a ton to ship. They have a pretty good sized aftermarket over there.

[Nick Merrone]

hahhaha this is sweet.

[sillyeye]

Sick wheels

[92accordex]

Sir you are awesome! haha I used to see prius' around and say to myself damn i wish i saw one that was like a tunertype. Here it is! lol

[Archie]

so whats installed on this so far?

[DPancoast]

I have nothing bad to say about this car. nice work

[Subie_sleeper]

Li-Po Battery pack & brushless motor?! JK :mrgreen:
Sweet setup!

[Da InFaMMuS 1]

I'd go with a bigger wheel/thinner tire, other than that it's pretty awesome lol.

[JoJo]

so whats installed on this so far?

Eibach pro-kit lowering springs
Work RSZ-R 2-piece forged, 15x7 +35 all the way around. They are about 4 lbs lighter per wheel than the stock wheels give or take. Stock tires. I've always plus-sized wheels on my previous cars but I didn't want to throw off the gas savings on this one so I stayed with 15's. Actually picked up about 2 mpg.

40% tint all the way around, blue Lamin-X headlight film and yellow Lamin-x foglight film, courtesy of shades of gray.

JDM plate only because the dealership drilled front license plate holes (4 of them) :mad: and i've yet to pick up some plugs.


The interior is pretty loaded (leather, navigation, rear backup cam, bluetooth) so i'm leaving that stock although I did install a seat extension on the drivers side because i'm 6'3".

Tanabe is supposed to be releasing an exhaust. That seems sort silly, doubt i'll purchase it. If anything, may order a jdm lip at some point in the future but shipping from japan for the lip is ridiculous at $300-$400.

[mcperson2k]

Haha, you were parked next to me today when I came out from getting a drug test. The white Civic was mine. My girlfriend was with me and I was showing her how cool it looked.

[JoJo]

Haha, you were parked next to me today when I came out from getting a drug test. The white Civic was mine. My girlfriend was with me and I was showing her how cool it looked.

lol I was getting the same thing done at lab corp.

[Toyotech]

Now ya need some lightweight eco tires and ditch the integrity... needs more blitz turbo kit lol

[JST2KWIK]

There's a kid near me with a black one that is lowered with afterket hids and gold wheels. Photoshoot? Lol

[Elliott18t]

needs moar low.

[OBEEWON]

Needs a rusty hood and to be drenched in dinosaur blood.

Wheels are sick.

I once got a Prius to do 11mpg. I was proud of myself. Don't be fooled. It wasnt easy.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Actuley what a lot of people dont know about prius's is they have the potental to be one wickid nasty car. The power of thoes electric motors is only limited by how much power is going through them there is not limit to what thoes electric motors can do just the battery.

[JoJo]

Some new rollers. Car is up for sale by the way. Clean title/title in hand, $18k obo, loaded with every factory option (nav, backup cam, xenons, smartkey):

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[one8turbo]

wow, that looks awesome with the new works

[JDMmuscle]

http://i52.tinypic.com/2uz877n.jpg


black out those tails man, thing would look awesome

[GoYaTeCh]

Just Testing...


http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/goyatech/a9wy90.jpg

[01 Trans-Am WS6]

Wow I like I like!

First set of wheels is better IMO

[OutToWinPAHC]

Kinda cool, but wheels could be an inch bigger

[JDMTyler3326]

I love it! Slam it man.

[ScubaSteve]

Actuley what a lot of people dont know about prius's is they have the potental to be one wickid nasty car. The power of thoes electric motors is only limited by how much power is going through them there is not limit to what thoes electric motors can do just the battery.

That's wildly incorrect. Electric motors have power ratings that depend on the quality of their materials and design. It's true that an increase in voltage or current will increase the power output of the motor but that doesn't mean that they can put out an infinite amount of power for an infinite amount of power input.

[OutToWinPAHC]

That's wildly incorrect. Electric motors have power ratings that depend on the quality of their materials and design. It's true that an increase in voltage or current will increase the power output of the motor but that doesn't mean that they can put out an infinite amount of power for an infinite amount of power input.


For the most part I agree. I have had 8 yeas schooling in Electrical and Electronics, and have been working in large scale electrical engineering for 8.5 years. The electric motors surely can take the current increase from larger amp hour batteries, and an increased number of cell. But they don't do this factory for reliability. The instantaneous torque will throw the shaft off its axis and lead to brush ware. More current, more heat, more carbonization of the brushes, and breakdown of the varnish insulation on the windings. Sure he can do it, but in the long run.... your fixing it soon.

[olletsocmit]

Just Testing...


http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/goyatech/a9wy90.jpg

Test Failed.

[olletsocmit]

Its def cool, you really need to loose all those stickers in the top right on the back window asap.

[Ej6Mike]

oh wow.. Very different. Shame your selling it, i bet it def catches peoples attention when they realize its slightly modified. Very interesting and cool indeed.

[GoYaTeCh]

Test Failed.

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[olletsocmit]

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Sorry, didn't mean it to sound like that. lol. Try it again, but desaturated the color picture first, then make it grayscale, then working from there.

[asdfasdf128]

free bump for a sweet car! How is driving at night with the 40% tint?

[olletsocmit]

free bump for a sweet car! How is driving at night with the 40% tint?

I drive at night with 30% tint all around. When you first get it, its a little hard to see, esp when backing up, but after a while you get used to it. I got my car tinted 2 weeks ago and still have a little trouble backing up. You have to do little things like put down the window when backing up in dark places or putting in brighter reverse bulbs. If you are thinking about getting tinted... its def worth it. im sure by next week I wont even think about it when im backing up... it will just become natural.

[olletsocmit]

The car is def sweet man. This is the first one i have seen modded like this, great job!

I would def smoke the tail lights. Take it to a place that does good vinyl work and get them wrapped right. I was doing a little Photoshop work and it would look cool if you painted that black strip above the Toyota logo that is in between the 2 tail lights white, instead of black (i think its a small window?)

http://i52.tinypic.com/2uz877n.jpg

[asdfasdf128]

I drive at night with 30% tint all around. When you first get it, its a little hard to see, esp when backing up, but after a while you get used to it. I got my car tinted 2 weeks ago and still have a little trouble backing up. You have to do little things like put down the window when backing up in dark places or putting in brighter reverse bulbs. If you are thinking about getting tinted... its def worth it. im sure by next week I wont even think about it when im backing up... it will just become natural.

yeah, I dont want to sacrifice any driveability. I'm stuck between 40% or 50%; although 40% does look good :lol:

[Tigawoods]

you cant settle on a car can you lol

[ScubaSteve]

For the most part I agree. I have had 8 yeas schooling in Electrical and Electronics, and have been working in large scale electrical engineering for 8.5 years. The electric motors surely can take the current increase from larger amp hour batteries, and an increased number of cell. But they don't do this factory for reliability. The instantaneous torque will throw the shaft off its axis and lead to brush ware. More current, more heat, more carbonization of the brushes, and breakdown of the varnish insulation on the windings. Sure he can do it, but in the long run.... your fixing it soon.

I left out details because no one typically cares when I get into detail. I have four years of mechanical engineering schooling behind me and I've found too much detail bores/confuses people. Keeping the shaft balanced is part of the issue but only the beginning of the issues involved with overloading the motor. The lifespan of the motor is heavily dependent on the amount of power you're trying to get out of it and since that hasn't been specified the lifespan can't be specified either.

[JoJo]

free bump for a sweet car! How is driving at night with the 40% tint?


It's really not bad at all. Wish I would have gone darker, but this seems to keep the cops away *knock on wood*


I can't decide if I want to wrap the taillights in smoke tint or with red overlay. Leaning towards smoke.

you cant settle on a car can you lol

Lol i'll probably end up keeping it. Just trying to sell it and then put 3/4 of the proceeds towards my student loans, and buy a beater. We'll see, haven't had any bites at all.

[jpalamar]

I'd def ride in a hourse and bugy before a modded Prius.

[james_ls]

I'd def ride in a hourse and bugy before a modded Prius.

Chicks love horses man...

http://media.nateroyer.com/2009/10/getonMyHorse.com.png

...see?

[cmr076]

i love it haha! trade for a super clean low mileage mazdaspeed miata :)

[DPancoast]

Chicks love horses man...

http://media.nateroyer.com/2009/10/getonMyHorse.com.png

...see?

tastes just like raisins

[camopaint0707]

this is awesome!!!

[tristatesentra]

nicely done i like it for a hybrid