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post Jan 30, 2013 - 6:12 PM
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So I've had my Celica for almost a year now, in two weeks it will be a year to be exact. In of itself I like the car, but it's time for something else. I'm wanting something with more power and a better ride. Doing swaps isn't an option and neither is reverting back to the stock suspension, for cost feasibility. So now I'm looking into the possibility of finding something else. Some of the cars I've been considering include: 1986.5-1992 Supra, 92-95 SC300, 91-93 240SX, 90-95 300ZX, 90-92 Camaro/Firebird, 90-95 Mustang. So I was wondering if anyone else have owned these vehicles and had an opinion of them. Or if you can think of others cars that I haven't thought of, I'd love to hear them. Pretty much anything RWD, 2 doors, and pre-OBDII I'd look into getting. I thought about the RX7 but I don't want to deal with rotary, and the Miata and MR2 are too small as I need space for carrying a synthesizer with me for when I got out and play. The Supra, SC300, and 300ZX are towards the bottom as they can be hard to work on, especially the 300ZX. Gas mileage isn't a concern to me anymore, but performance and comfort are. I'm not asking for it to ride like a Cadillac, but I do want something that'll ride better on these atrocities they call roads. So any help would be appreciated. I plan on trying to find an example of each of these cars and test driving them before completely committing to selling the Celica.


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post Feb 10, 2013 - 2:50 AM
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Just get an LT model and swap in a T-56 transmission and a Vortec 5300

all you have to swap is the intake to get it to fit under the hood, but you could throw LS1 heads and cams in there if you want a couple extra horsepower.

a 700r4 or a 4L60E would be perfect auto trannys depending on if you got an auto ECU or not, the 4L80E is definately overkill for a mostly stock LS engine in an F body

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- Box   Next Car...   Jan 30, 2013 - 6:12 PM
- - block   SC300/400 for comfort. My friend has one and its ...   Jan 30, 2013 - 7:06 PM
- - Box   Knew the SC300 would probably be good, it is a Lex...   Jan 30, 2013 - 8:46 PM
- - azian_advanced   mr2 turbo   Jan 30, 2013 - 8:47 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jan 30, 2013 - 7...   Jan 30, 2013 - 8:48 PM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (Box @ Jan 30, 2013 - 5:48 PM)...   Jan 31, 2013 - 2:28 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Bit tough to work on, but since you're an old ...   Jan 30, 2013 - 10:31 PM
- - Box   Too many doors. And it's European. Had tho...   Jan 30, 2013 - 11:03 PM
- - 97lestyousay   my son has a 98 z28 with the ls1, I really like th...   Jan 31, 2013 - 2:32 AM
- - pandakid   FRS .no but i would say 240sx/sc300 from the li...   Jan 31, 2013 - 3:02 AM
- - Box   My OCD won't let me own a sedan. Have never o...   Jan 31, 2013 - 3:04 AM
- - njccmd2002   you disgust me   Jan 31, 2013 - 3:19 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jan 31, 2013 - 2...   Jan 31, 2013 - 4:15 AM
- - azian_advanced   IS300 maybe?   Jan 31, 2013 - 4:03 AM
- - block   IS300 is a pretty good car; sexy, quiet and smooth...   Jan 31, 2013 - 2:48 PM
- - Box   From what I've seen of the 240SX they look to ...   Jan 31, 2013 - 2:53 PM
- - Smaay   you know the SC300 is a non turbo Supra. its the e...   Jan 31, 2013 - 6:26 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (Smaay @ Jan 31, 2013 - 5:26 P...   Jan 31, 2013 - 9:24 PM
- - soulshadow   S2000 or 350Z there both roughly around the 7-10K ...   Jan 31, 2013 - 10:32 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (soulshadow @ Jan 31, 2013 - 9...   Jan 31, 2013 - 10:52 PM
- - richee3   Just out of curiosity, why only OBDI? The only dow...   Jan 31, 2013 - 11:15 PM
|- - Smaay   QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 31, 2013 - 8:15...   Feb 25, 2013 - 2:14 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (Smaay @ Feb 25, 2013 - 1:14 P...   Feb 25, 2013 - 2:23 PM
- - Box   OBDI is less of a pain in the ass. So much emiss...   Feb 1, 2013 - 12:09 AM
|- - block   QUOTE (Box @ Jan 31, 2013 - 11:09 PM...   Feb 1, 2013 - 6:00 PM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (block @ Feb 1, 2013 - 5:00 PM...   Feb 2, 2013 - 1:24 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (block @ Feb 1, 2013 - 5:00 PM...   Feb 3, 2013 - 10:15 PM
- - chucho   I have to say I love the roar and getting pushed b...   Feb 1, 2013 - 2:55 PM
- - njccmd2002   why has no one closed this treacherous thread.... ...   Feb 3, 2013 - 10:58 PM
- - Box   Says the one that bought something aside from a Ce...   Feb 3, 2013 - 11:08 PM
- - njccmd2002   i can has celica till.....   Feb 3, 2013 - 11:46 PM
- - Box   It's all for the best. I'll stick around ...   Feb 4, 2013 - 12:38 AM
- - richee3   I hate the "nostril" look of those cars....   Feb 4, 2013 - 11:40 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (richee3 @ Feb 4, 2013 - 10:40...   Feb 4, 2013 - 2:04 PM
- - chucho   They can be some very bad cars. Definite tire bur...   Feb 4, 2013 - 2:57 PM
- - Box   Indeed. Though I'm just wanting mine for the ...   Feb 4, 2013 - 3:10 PM
- - richee3   Close, I actually meant the more wedge-like Trans ...   Feb 4, 2013 - 3:29 PM
|- - RabidTRD   QUOTE (richee3 @ Feb 4, 2013 - 3:29 ...   Feb 22, 2013 - 1:39 PM
- - Box   Same years, just different hood and nose piece. I...   Feb 4, 2013 - 4:14 PM
- - richee3   Looking for a WS6?   Feb 4, 2013 - 4:29 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (richee3 @ Feb 4, 2013 - 3:29 ...   Feb 4, 2013 - 6:16 PM
- - Box   Gah, found the pretty much perfect car for sale. ...   Feb 8, 2013 - 2:28 PM
- - Zake   idk, I really like the look of the 98-02 WS6... th...   Feb 10, 2013 - 12:51 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (Zake @ Feb 9, 2013 - 11:51 PM...   Feb 10, 2013 - 2:34 AM
- - Special_Edy   Just get an LT model and swap in a T-56 transmissi...   Feb 10, 2013 - 2:50 AM
- - Box   No swapping. Basic bolt on parts, nothing else. ...   Feb 10, 2013 - 5:00 AM
- - Wolfsting   Toyota Supra ,BMW M3 2 door, ermm TVR! Lotus ...   Feb 25, 2013 - 2:46 PM
- - Box   If reliability and draining the world's oil re...   Feb 25, 2013 - 5:01 PM
- - Box   Well I've given it some more thought and here...   Apr 7, 2013 - 10:40 PM
- - richee3   With a little (or a lot) of work, the 280Z is my f...   Apr 8, 2013 - 8:08 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (richee3 @ Apr 8, 2013 - 8:08 ...   Apr 8, 2013 - 1:27 PM
- - SwissFerdi   That 911 is the best option yet.   Apr 8, 2013 - 8:17 AM
- - jcbass7   C4 vette's are a steal right now. Just like t...   Apr 8, 2013 - 2:02 PM
- - Box   Oh I'd love to have a C3 Vette. Though that...   Apr 8, 2013 - 5:26 PM
- - Malek   You don't really want a 7mgte, do you? haha M...   Apr 8, 2013 - 5:37 PM
- - Box   Sure I do. The only problems with them are the he...   Apr 8, 2013 - 7:37 PM
- - Box   My mind and circumstances have yet again changed. ...   May 6, 2013 - 3:36 PM
- - 1994Celica   Don't get a Camaro with an LT1. They're fu...   May 9, 2013 - 7:44 PM
- - Box   Yeah, I've already moved away from that due to...   May 9, 2013 - 10:12 PM
|- - 1994Celica   QUOTE (Box @ May 9, 2013 - 11:12 PM)...   May 9, 2013 - 10:50 PM
- - Box   Yup. Since I have to get an auto, might as well d...   May 9, 2013 - 11:21 PM
- - Box   As the wind changes so does my mind. So now that ...   Jun 5, 2013 - 2:03 AM
|- - rentaspace   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 5, 2013 - 3:03 AM) ...   Jun 5, 2013 - 7:10 AM
- - Box   If I had the extra cash I'd just get a C5, but...   Jun 5, 2013 - 2:13 PM
|- - rentaspace   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 5, 2013 - 3:13 PM) ...   Jun 5, 2013 - 11:42 PM
- - Box   I love the C5. I want a black on black liftback. ...   Jun 6, 2013 - 1:43 PM
|- - rentaspace   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 6, 2013 - 2:43 PM) ...   Jun 6, 2013 - 6:36 PM
- - Box   On a good day you can find the earlier C5's fo...   Jun 6, 2013 - 6:42 PM
|- - rentaspace   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 6, 2013 - 6:42 PM) ...   Jun 6, 2013 - 6:59 PM
- - Box   Just move to America, all of your problems are sol...   Jun 9, 2013 - 9:17 AM
|- - rentaspace   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 9, 2013 - 9:17 AM) ...   Jun 11, 2013 - 4:42 AM
- - Box   Just buy a new and improved manually equipped Celi...   Jun 11, 2013 - 7:18 PM
- - momentai99   Buy my 82 z28 I ripped the engine out of an early...   Jun 20, 2013 - 8:49 PM
- - Box   If it was a 79-81 Trans Am I'd be all over it....   Jun 21, 2013 - 2:29 AM
|- - momentai99   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 21, 2013 - 3:29 AM)...   Jun 21, 2013 - 8:23 PM
- - sr666   Does it come with hair clippers   Jun 21, 2013 - 8:24 AM
|- - momentai99   QUOTE (sr666 @ Jun 21, 2013 - 8:24 A...   Jun 21, 2013 - 8:31 AM
- - Box   I like hair, no need clippers.   Jun 21, 2013 - 12:42 PM
- - sr666   No doubt you'll be needing the polish more tha...   Jun 21, 2013 - 3:57 PM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ Have you driven one?   Jun 21, 2013 - 6:50 PM
|- - sr666   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jun 21, 2013 - 7...   Jun 21, 2013 - 7:57 PM
|- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (sr666 @ Jun 21, 2013 - 8:57 P...   Jun 21, 2013 - 8:22 PM
- - Box   ^Indeed. That's a shame... The more I think a...   Jun 21, 2013 - 10:27 PM
- - sr666   You'd enjoy the Miata buddy they're very q...   Jun 22, 2013 - 3:57 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (sr666 @ Jun 22, 2013 - 3:57 A...   Jun 22, 2013 - 11:49 AM
- - JoshuaM   Hey Box... So at the start of next year I will be ...   Jun 22, 2013 - 8:07 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (JoshuaM @ Jun 22, 2013 - 8:07...   Jun 22, 2013 - 11:54 AM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (JoshuaM @ Jun 22, 2013 - 6:07...   Jun 23, 2013 - 11:21 PM
- - momentai99   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 21, 2013 - 11:27 PM...   Jun 22, 2013 - 8:18 AM
|- - JoshuaM   QUOTE 5k for a convertible 2003 mustang manual? go...   Jun 22, 2013 - 8:42 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (momentai99 @ Jun 22, 2013 - 8...   Jun 22, 2013 - 11:59 AM
|- - SwissFerdi   As far as clarity of content and breadth of inform...   Jun 22, 2013 - 2:50 PM
- - sr666   Obviously I'm not sure on what the specs are f...   Jun 22, 2013 - 6:26 PM
- - Box   The Miata R had Bilsteins on them. I'd just g...   Jun 22, 2013 - 9:45 PM
|- - sr666   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 22, 2013 - 10:45 PM...   Jun 23, 2013 - 7:41 AM
- - rentaspace   The slow problem is easily fixed: Part 1 Part 2 ...   Jun 23, 2013 - 1:00 AM
- - Box   I was going to go through the suspension section o...   Jun 23, 2013 - 12:49 PM
|- - sr666   QUOTE (Box @ Jun 23, 2013 - 1:49 PM)...   Jun 23, 2013 - 4:07 PM
- - Box   There is a supercharger system made for them, my u...   Jun 23, 2013 - 9:49 PM
- - Box   The 5.0 Mustang is reliable enough, and parts are ...   Jun 24, 2013 - 12:34 AM
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