6G Celicas Forums

Crud. The nice folks at TRD_Help@Toyota.com just confirmed that the TRD front brace is no longer sold. They still show it on the web site but it's just a tease. 95CelicaST called it.

What kind of cold air intake did you buy snapshot?

The reason I ask all of these questions is that I bought my Vigor after having owned a MKIII VR6 Jetta. There were endless tuning options for that car so I got spoiled. The Vigor on the other hand, is almost completely without tuner support. All I could find was a K&N drop in, short-shift kit, ATE Super Blue brake fluid, and a "tune-a-car" style cat replacement.

Great news on the emissions sticker. Thank you. They don't smog test in Alabama anyway so the standard set up would be fine here. I'd just as soon keep the 5 HP as well. I thought there may be a way to identify the sports suspension on a GT by sight. I originally posted "ST-204" but I thought that was a GT. Must have misread something on another page.

You can't go wrong with a K&N. I just thought someone may want to add it to the parts data base. It's pretty comprehensive.

Well, I guess Toyota needs to update the TDR web site. They still show it. I saw the "how to" on the CAI and think I can handle that (just don't ask me to weld anything ). I may be leaning too hard on the parts list but there's a JC Whitney sourced header listed. I'm 34 so most of my racing days are past. I had a VR6 Jetta for the hoolagin stuff when I was a little younger and dumber. I really just like the looks of Celica. I also miss light steering and good handeling. It seems like a reliable and tossable sports coupe but not a hot rod (at least not on my budget).

I thought some of you may be interested in this part. Green filters uses woven cotton instead of gauze. This gives the filteration surface a thinner profile and allows for deeper pleats so you wind up with more surface area. They also use better production techniques to keep that rubber around the edge from seeping onto the filter itself. I have K&N drop-ins on both of my cars today but would probably go with this type next. Sure, it's probably worth .2 hp or somethin but I still like an easy improvement. Check them out at greenfilterusa.com. It's part #2093 for the US market GT and runs about 80 bucks.

Please forgive the newbe questions here. I have become very interested in the ST-204 hatch and would like to know:

1. How do you identify a car originally sold in CA. My concern is the more restrictive emissions controls on the car.

2. How to identify if the factory sport suspension option went onto a particular car.

I am looking at southern region 1999 cars so the struts should still be fine given anything like normal driving. I own a clean '94 Vigor but would like something lighter on its feet. My mild tuning plan would include a JDM GT rear strut brace, TRD front strut brace, header, and true cold air intake. That ought to be enough for me...assuming I can find the car I'd like to own

Thanks