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I think the time has finally come to sell of my Celica. She has been good to me and I'm still driving her daily. I think its just time to move on. Check out my CL ad for full details. Any questions let me know. Located in Santa Maria, CA which is about an hour north of Santa Barbara.

http://santamaria.craigslist.org/cto/5142412919.html

I was going to turbo my 5s but ended up not doing it. So i've got the following laying in a box somewhere in my garage:

Manifold, oil pan, oil/coolant hard line, and the MAP sensor.

I can dig it out and shoot you some PICs after work.

Thanks for the help guys. I'm glad there is a rebuild kit, i'd much rather take that route.

Hey guys,

So about 2 months ago my pedal started sticking to the floor. Figured the simple fix was to swap the slave so I hit autozone and picked up a new slave for like 9 bucks or something. Drained all the fluid and started fresh, bled the system and all was well.

Fast forward to today, issue is happening again. Since I got a cheesy one from autozone i'm debating on getting another slave cylinder from a more reputable company and see if that fixes the issue. I'm just not sure if I should head down this road again or just go for a master cylinder. Let me know what you guys think.

Don't think it matters but in case it does...I'm running an Exedy OE clutch/pressure plate and a Fidanza flywheel.

Bad motor/tranny mounts maybe?

96 and up you cannot adjust the timing. 94-95 you can turn the dizzy. If he has a 94-95 dizzy he could in theory adjust the timing but over time the ECU will adjust it. Easiest thing to do would be to check the timing to verify it is where it should be.

So when I did mine I kept my existing mounts, saw no reason to swap those. Same for the bump stops. I did buy new lower insulators as mine were pretty beat up. I got my stuff at the same price someone else mentioned $165 Tein springs and about 50 bucks per corner on the struts. Most of this was free shipping aswell. So yeah, $400-$500 is easily achievable.

Even if you can't turn a wrench most shops only charge 1 hour labor to do this job. OTD price at a shop should be fairly cheap.

I'm a fan of Hertz, Focal, and Polk. These are typically more money but the sound difference is night and day. I'd recommend you stick with what you have now and save for something that is better than the average best buy speaker.

I usually just hit the dealer for missing items like bolts. Usually a couple bucks each but knowing you got the right size and grade makes it worth it to me.

I cleaned mine when the motor was out of the car. I couldn't imagine trying to take it off with the engine in the bay. Not saying it can't be done, just seems like it would be more work than its worth if everything is working fine. Mine was also a 5s, dunno what the 7a looks like...

Nice kit but might be overkill for some. For a daily driver, brembo blanks with some EBC pads is what i'd recommend.

Make sure you have a good gasket scraper, those old ones are a PITA to get off.

Top banjo bolt is a 17mm, bottom line is a 14mm. I'd also suggest you get new crush washers for the banjo bolt.

Long story short I'm rebuilding my top end (engine out) and since I had to take the injectors off to pull the head and my car's got 182k miles I figured I'd send my injector's in to be cleaned. I chose RC Engineering to do the work and figured some of you might be interested in the flow sheet. Below is pic of my before and after testing.

Total Cost - $106 ($24 per injector + $10 return shipping)
Total Time - 3 days (1 day to them, 1 day to clean, 1 day return ship)

Dry flow is no need to oil.

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks.

Just wondering to those of you who have rebuilt your head what brand gaskets you purchased? I'm looking to get a whole top end kit, was considering this:

http://performance.importrp.com/cometic/co...it/g-62543.aspx
or
http://catalog.importrp.com/item.wws?sku=2...mp;weight=1.250

The first link listed says its for 88mm bore but i thought the 5s-fe was an 87mm? Or is it just stating it can be used with a max 88mm bore? My car will be a daily driver, no crazy power. I just want something that will last. Let me know what you guys think.

3 cats? I thought we had two...

I've got the same panels in mine. I ended up running 6.5 in 8" hole. All my bass will come from the subs in the trunk. Mids/highs from the doors and rear. If you want a good setup go to a real shop. What my ears like yours may not. The brands I prefer in order:

1.) Focal
2.) Hertz
3.) Polk Audio

I've ran Alpine, Pioneer, kicker, MTX. In a side by side comparison I prefer the top three over anything else. Again, i would strongly suggest you go to an authorized dealer and ask to listen to a variety of different brands with YOUR music.

Exactly what i'm talking about.




No threads sticking out. They are pretty much flush with the block. Easy-out is what I was thinking, just a matter of getting to them. Sounds like she's got to come out for this to happen.

So I noticed my motor was sitting crooked. Its currently leaning downward on the passenger side. I found the rear mount (tranny) was busted (rubber cracked from one side to the other) so I went to the dealer and got a new one. It was a PITA to get in but I made it happen. After getting everything bolted back up I lowered my jack that was supporting the engine and to my surprise the engine was till crooked.

So the next day I unbolted the 3 bolts on the passenger side mount and after the last one came out the whole mount was loose. I found it was not even bolted to the engine. After getting it all the way out I found 2 of the 3 bolts that mount on the block are broken, inside the block. The third i have no idea where it went...

Has this happened to anyone before? If so how did you get them out? Access is very limited. I don't see it being possible without removing the motor. What do you guys think?

Before I had a garage and air tools I had to this in my carport. I ended up getting a Ryobi cordless impact gun at home depot for $99 bucks. Had to buy the battery/charger as they were sold separately but all in all I think I spent around $180ish. I remember they also had a corded dewalt that would probably get it off aswell for about the same price.

Im totally down for an august meet. Let's make this happen!

Keep us posted. I was wondering the same.