The Next Step.......your advice?, Performance Upgrades Options

[davidlwade]

Ok, so here's the deal. You guys (and girls, of course) have already been very helpful. I want your advice on something else.

My next thoughts as far as performance upgrades were along these lines...
- JDM Headers
- Clutchmaster Stage 2 Clutch
- Eibach suspension

I plan on doing the headers first bc that is the only part of the exhaust package on mine that isn't already performance. Would any of you advise doing one of the others first? Or would any of you advise doing first an upgrade I've not listed? Not a barn-burner here, I'm not a COMPLETE ameature to import tuning, just wanting to see you all agreed or disagreed.

Thanks again
David

[daazndood]

considering stock 6gcs have a rediculous 4-5 finger gap, lowering it a bit can dramatically increase attractiveness and agressiveness imo.

[delusionz]

Really? I beg to differ. The Celicas ass is higher than a 4 door family wagon. Ps, Lowering springs and 18 inch wheels fit and make the ride feel alot more firmly planted in the ground, and it actually looks like a sports car without a high butt, Not to mention mags weigh 1/3rd of the standard alloy wheels....

[delusionz]

Not sure what the uprated clutch is for..... its not as though the 1.8 is raging with off idle torque, you may end up just being embarrassed as you rev the **** through your motor and then bunny-hop away from a standstill. What kinda headers are you looking at ? Make sure you get them heat wrapped tight. Perhaps a 20V silvertop head ontop of your 1.8 block would be the way to go, 4A-GE have good OEM headers so you wouldn't need to change the top flanges...

Ofcourse this would need to be matched with a piggyback fuel computer and a tune but would definitely make your car FUN FUN FUN to drive.

[GriffGirl]

Well, if you're not down for an engine swap as suggested ^ I think a decent aftermarket exhaust manifold is going to be your best bet, at which point you'll pretty much have maximized your options as far as increasing HP w/out a swap or turbo. Unfortunately the simple fact is that we drive very beautiful slow cars.

You can, of course, always add a HID kit - 20hp increase guaranteed!

[daazndood]

Really? I beg to differ. The Celicas ass is higher than a 4 door family wagon. Ps, Lowering springs and 18 inch wheels fit and make the ride feel alot more firmly planted in the ground, and it actually looks like a sports car without a high butt, Not to mention mags weigh 1/3rd of the standard alloy wheels....

i dont get it. you dissagree with my claim that the gap is rediculous but say its higher then a family wagon?

[delusionz]

Sorry, I read dramatically increase as decrease, must be dyslexic sometimes scratch that