Check out this 7gc with 3sgte, From TRD and Rod Millen Options

[TunerHawk]

So maybe some of you have seen this, but I think it is cool. I just came across it. Man do I wish I had a 3sgte!!

http://www.overboost.com/story.asp?id=343

And this is off the Rod Millen website:


Toyota executives Jim Press, senior executive vice president, Yale Gieszl, vice chairman, and Bryan Bergsteinsson, group vice president and general manager of the company’s Lexus division. “We knew from the beginning that we wanted to build a 500-horsepower Celica,” said Bergsteinsson. “Of course, with that much power we knew it would be built as an all-wheel drive car. At that point we sat down with Rod Millen and began detailed discussions and development of the ultimate Celica.”


To reach the 500 horsepower goal, TRD began work on tuning a four-cylinder production powerplant previously used in the Celica All-Trac (1988-1993). It is a derivative of the power-laden engine used in Toyota’s championship-winning IMSA GTP race cars of the early ‘90s, and Rod Millen’s record-setting Pikes Peak Hill Climb runners. The bore and stroke were increased, a turbocharger installed and Rod Millen Motorsports custom-built a set of headers made out of inconel and a stainless steel exhaust. As a result, the Ultimate Celica produces 500 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and creates 340 lbs.-ft. of torque at 5,500.

[macavely]

fist time i saw that car was in 99 or 2000 right before the 7gens came out... the report said that they car didn't even drive it was all show...but was a good examble of were the 7th gens celicas could be headed in the US ..