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my bad kwanza. i totally misunderstood the vvt-i system. The power certainly does kick in about 4500 tho.

mmmorg - the st185 v st202 beams - would be a close one i think. never had the opportunity to check that tho

cheers OReO and mr e

will they do for the ss3? afaik the lines are different due to the suspension.

hey there,
does anyone know of any braided lines available for the ss3?

Leny

are you sure the ss2 has the beams motor. I thought the beams motor didnt appear until 98., same year as the ss3.

the beams motor is a great motor and im sure with some work it would kick ass but even with the ptw difference the gt4 will kick its ass.

Actually toyota used the beams motor as their base motor for the corolla wrc cars.

@ kwanza - you ever driven a beams? the whole point of vvt is that the cam profile is aletered somehow to give better low end drive with top end performance. the vvt on the beams kicks in at 4500 +_ 200 rpm and you certainly can feel it. Hell under half normal acce;leration in the wet the thing will spin up when it hits 4500. under hard acceleration in the wet it wil spin up in 3rd when it hits the vvt (at about 75 mph)

@ rz - the ss2 had the same 3sge motor as the gt model with about 177 bhp. The ss3 has the beams motor which is 197 bhp. both have superstrut suspension (SS) as does the gt4.

ive got an ss111 and there is no way that it will keep up with a gt4
the vvt sure does kick in at about 4500 and you can feel it (kinda like a 2 stroke bike powerband).
0 - 60 times for ss111 are 6.7, gt4 is about 5.5 i think. unrestricted (all jap cars are limited to 112 mph) the ss3 should do about 145. think the gt4 is 155 mph.

the ss111 is a fast car, but not as fast as the gt4

Cheers neophile.

So it looks like the suspension for the (my beams) ss3 is the same as the gt four.

I thought all ss's had super strut (hence the ss) mine definately has (cos its got a little sticker on the back window)

cheers Kev.

Does anyone know if this is the same suspension setup as the gt4? AFAIK it is...

Does anyone know of any lowering springs specifically for the ss3?

Lenny

beams info:

http://www.tuning.cz/lander/beams.htm

@ latinomasfino - 197 bhp 152 ft lbs torque i beleive
@ DmVinny - yeah its cool. (excuse the pun) Auto a/c is great.select a temperature and it maintains it

cheers guys

Seats look sweet. Did you get them recovered and was it expensive?

ill prolly go for the 17s and drop it a bit.

What size rims go on the celica without having to roll the arches and how much of a drop would i get with say 18's

cheers guys

might take some engine pics for you to drool over

@celica QT - yeah -the wheels and drop would set it off nicely. apart from that it doesnt need anything for the exterior. Its an everyday car so there would be no point on spending a fortune on it.

@dstrbcelica - what you got? got any pics?

Interior wise theres not much I could do either (except maybe get a 2 din stereo and some nice speakers) bearing in mind its an everyday car. bucket seats front and back, tinted rear and 3/4 windows, silver dash thing, white dials (which look black at night and the needles emit a cool orange glow) full electrics, air con etc.

first impressions are its v fast for a normally aspirated motor. Very quick to rev up to redline at 7k, lovely smooth gear change, very positive. Brakes are fabulous.

Tis a jdm import. dont think they were ever officially imported to Ireland. Saw the ad in the local paper one day for a white celica, wasnt 100% mad on the diea of a white car, buthad some time off work, went round to look at it and pretty much bought it there and then.

well i was thinking about 18 inch oz f1s in anthracite grey and dropping it a bit, but thats about it. I think it looks really well as it is, and there is more than enouh performance there for me for commuting. If i wanna go fast ill just use me bike (955 cc daytona triple - 130 bhp = v fast)

Took a couple of pics of the ss3 today.





Lenny

Added some more pics.

Well I picked it up last week and I must say the Beams is a crackin motor. Woohoo!!

cheers guys.

Howdy there, im a nebie who is currently looking at buying a beams ss3. Thing is i cant find a lot of info on them on the interweb. Do you guys have any info on them? Im based in Dublin Ireland btw. The car is a 98 ss3, mint condition with about 37k miles on the clock. Has the red head. Anyone got performance figures on it?