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Hey guys, my celica is abnormally quick. I shift at 5500 typically but I just changed the clutch and my car takes off like a bat out of hell. I know I was driving it slipping before and it makes a difference but my other car is a 1982 camaro with a 350 and 345 horsepower (net) under the hood. I bought my celica from some kid who had the engine rebuilt because he blew it up and it has maybe 20k on it now, i've only driven it maybe a thousand miles.but everyone talks about how slow these cars are stock, mines really not. Had a friend pull it apart and he said the car isn't stock and as far as he can tell. He owned one for years, a 5th gen though and he said it's nowhere close to his. But all I can tell it has is a cold air intake....what the hell could they have done when it was rebuilt?ported the heads maybe?

94 celica gt 5sfe

The 5S has torque.
It makes it feel faster than it really is.
I fresh rebuild done right does help though.

My camaro has 420 ft/lb of toque. Trust me when I say this thing is pushing more than it should be. I know torque very well, I used to camaro to tow the celica home when the clutch blew XD.
Something is just...different. Haha It's messed up when I wanna drive this over my camaro, something about it.

Small world, I absolutely hate driving the Celica because it's a slug and am buying a F-body to replace it.

Make sure you don't buy one with a 305. Such a dog of an engine. I'd trade you if I could, you would love mine. Completely customized. Got offered a 65 impala in a trade, think im taking it.


I was booking 90 in third, wouldnt consider that slow....

This post has been edited by momentai99: Feb 13, 2013 - 11:17 PM

Yeah the 305s are crap, Id rather have a 283.

agreed. So any input on why this thing could be so damn quick, it's still a 5sfe, possibly bored with upgrades? idk bought the damn thing for 500 bucks from a college kid with a slipping clutch

Mine will do 80 in third before it touches the red line, just takes forever to get there. Probably some 10 seconds to hit 60, versus a 4th gen F-body that'll do it in half that. So comparatively, the Celica is slow. Compare the Celica to a Yugo and it'd look like lightning in comparison. All about perspective, and seeing that every car I've owned before the Celica has been faster that makes it ungodly slow for me.

Also the LB9 with the M5 isn't too bad. Though if I'm going to go older I rather just go ahead and get a 79-81 model.

Take it to the 1/4 mile to find out if it is faster than stock for sure. Again it's all perspective. Out of curiosity is your Camaro automatic? Since you're more engaged it could seem faster than what it is. I wouldn't think boring would add much, even boring a V8 does little.

10 seconds? no....mine timed in at a little over 7. It redlines VERY fast, and my camaro is an auto, its 0-60 is under 6 seconds your right haha. It has a 2500 stall for street driveability. It's kinda irritating to shift so often actually, stop and go is hellish. I try to shift at 3k, but i'm just not that fast, it passes it too quickly. My idle is at 900- 1k btw. I know thats not normal.

With my other car being tire eating fast, its a wonder this thing doesnt seem like a slug to me.

This post has been edited by momentai99: Feb 14, 2013 - 1:37 AM

Stock 0-60 for the GT is 8.3 seconds, mine is the ST with it being closer to 10.

okay so its about a second and a half faster than normal.god the st is slow...

But the mpg is so much better. The reason I got it, and I've decided gas isn't expensive enough to justify it. So time for something faster.

Bored out with advance timing possibly. High rpm at idle makes me think an advance in timing.

Maybe it's really a 3S-GE in there.

I rather just risk my life and build myself a Jet Go kart which will go 100X faster than your cars and 100X more likely it will explode in my face

ill drive my Supra and OWN you ALL!!!!

Oh youll realize it when your getting 12 mpg because you probably hammer your pedal in your celica. Youll do it by habit. Mine runs on 89 right now.

1400 when cold, yeah its pretty advanced timing id say. Dont see reason why, makes backing this thing up a bitch.


Haha i wish, i know it still has 2200 on it but the whole top end looks replaced.you can tell what was new and what isnt.

My camaro vs your supra, I'll own ya












The rest of the interior is custom with a leather back seat.

Oh and it's for sale if you guys know anyone interested.