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Looks awsome!!! By far one of the best looking 6gens that i've seen in awhile.

By the way.....what color blue is that?

Damn that blows!!! Sorry to hear about your loss.

The same thing happened to one of the 5th gen Celicas that I used to own. I dropped one of my buds off at his job.....and around the cornner comes this dim-whitted-b!&@h, in her big-ass H2 on the cell and putting on war paint. She virtually drove over my whole front end!!!!!

And people still can't figure why I HATE HUMMERS!!!! Go fig.

First off : Great job on getting out of the ticket.

Second: What the HELL where you thinking by doing 75 in a 35?!?!?!? You should of at least been doing 90!!!

No, seriously......street racing is stupid and dangerous. That's why over here in Las Vegas, they have a thing called: "Midnight Mayhem". It was started to keep all of the street racing off the streets.....and on the speedway. All you do is pay $10, and you race all night against other streetracers.

Honestly: STREETRACING IS F**KING STUPID!!!!! We've lost 5 kids this year over here, due to JACKASSES who think they're in "2 Dumb 2 Be Considered Serious" (2 Fast 2 Furious)!!!

Streetracing....just plain stupid!!

At least he's not trying to do something like this idiotic neighbor of mine is. He has a 2.2 ECOTEC all supped-up and made by GM. His goal: To shoehorn this thing in a 98 Civic SI.

From what I gathered, he's already in over his head.

Great job on the 94 Celi!!! W-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y better ride than the Pray-(thatidon'thavetochangethesepaininthebuttbreaksthatsomeoneathondadesigned)-lude!
The lude is an o.k. ride....just too much a pain to work on, and too heavy!
Besides.....the Celica looks far better IMO.

Yep that works just as well. I've detailed all of my ride's engines, with not one problem yet (knocks wood)!! Besides.....a cleaner engine bay is alot easier and better to work in.

Yep, those OBDII are awsome little machines. I used to deliver parts for AutoZone, and used to use them all the time.

The only thing is they only work on vehicles from 1985 and up. For the ones made from 1984 and below, you have to use other things. An OBDI might work, but you have to find all the little attatchments that go with it.

But the cool thing I like the most about the OBDII, is the ability to erase codes!

I know that this is illegal, but I did it a couple of times to help some friends pass inspection.

What a bunch of morons!!! They must of really soaked the living crap outta your bay in order to do that! This is why I sometimes suggest running your engine when rinsing....the heat from the engine will evaporate a majority of the excess water.



Belt dressing is a type of lubricant used to help condition the belts to the engine, as well as prevent them from dry rotting and cracking or possibly snapping. You can find it at any department store (Wal-Mart, K-Mart, whatever your fancy...) that has an automotive department, or just hit-up your local AutoZone, Advanced Autoparts, Napa, whatever floats your boat. The most popular name brands that make belt dressing : STP & Prestone.

How to apply it: turn your engine on, and spray the belts while they're in motion.

Hope this helps.

Not a bad mod....but kind of looks like dookie ! Also kind of ruins the appearance a tad.
If you want to go direct cai, get a GT4RC front bumper, and fab the piping twards the grill. This is what a good friend of mine did when I was stationed in USNS Mayport, (Jacksonville)FL. You hardly even knew it was there.

Just a different approach though.

Just like the topic states.... are there any 6g members here in Nevada?

Almost forgot....it's also good to to always use some belt dressing on your belts, after cleaning the bay.

It's not normally sugested to get the alt. wet, but you can( as long as you dry it up properly, and not let the water sit).

Just cover the fuse box, alt., and distrib. You should'nt have to worry about the battery and it's terminals, or the plug wires and plug boots (as long as the boots are snapped in all the way, nice and tight)

Now keep in mind....when rinsing your bay, you DON'T want to over endulge on the spraying. I.E. : Firehose effect with water pressure. Your basic gardenhose pressure is all you need.

I hope this helps.

Can you determine where the noise is coming from on the engine? I know that this sounds a little obscure. On my old 90 GTS, it had a 5SFE, and the waterpump went-out on it. But before it went-out, it was making a noise like the one you described.

I was told by a Toyota mechanic , that this is one of the tell-tale signs that your waterpump is about to go out. You usally have around a hundred miles before it craps-out. When the bearings start to wear-out around the lever, it'll start to make the noise. One of the benefits of having a mechanical than an electrical one I guess.

Also... when doing the detailing of the bay after the rinse and drying, be sure to use a silicone based protectant (i.e. :Aromor All Tire shine, 2001, Meguires, ect...) on your hoses and electrical covers. This will not only water proof the parts, but will also prolong the life of the hoses.

But above all....stay away from ' CD-2 ' enginge detailer!! It does nothing more than act like a MAJOR dust and grime magnet!!! I've tried this product twice on numerous locations (Jax,FL. & now Dirty,Dusty Vegas), with lousy results.

IMO the best engine degreaser that anyone can use on any engine without damaging the engine bay paint, is 'Simple Green'. Just make sure that your engine is not too hot. Spray as needed...let it set-in for about 5-10 min., and just rinse. Be sure to towel dry all the wet areas, including electrical.

Of course if you're really concerned about all the electrical parts of the bay, you can wrap each part with Glad sanwich bags and secure them with twist ties or masking tape.

Also keep in mind that most car engines are designed with the elements in mind (meaning, that if they get wet....they'll be O.K. , but not flooded or drenched).

And also, if you're really concerned about the engine not running properly after rinsing, you could always turn the engine on before you start to rinse.

I've done this to all my rides and had no problems whatsoever.

I hope that this helps you with your engine cleaning.

I too was contemplating the SDS kit. I've delt w/ nothing more than turbo'd rides before , but never any supercharging.

Has anyone here ever tried their SDS system for the 5SFE? They have a Camry w/ a 5SFE (or now '5SFZ') running w/ one of their systems, kicking butt and getting mad props w/ every test. Check their site : www.rippmods.com

If this system does fit any Celica w/ a 5SFE, and work the way it has been for their Camry.... this would be the S*@T!!!