Owner of a 6th gen looking to mod!, Starting slow and then more Options

[Raige]

I have a 1994 Celica ST, and like it so much I looked at newer celicas and happened upon a Like new, fully optioned 1997 Toyota Celica GT.

No pictures yet but even the pain is flawless. Only 60,000 miles. *grins*.

I'm looking to do some modifications mainly to the power at first and some body but lets start slow.

Cold Air Induction im told is a great way to start. It already has allow wheels, though they are stock and not too fancy. I might go that way but that can get pretty expensive to get "nice" looking.

My mindset is keeping it sleek and quiet. It's Jet black, very glossy.

Things I'd like to see with the car are:

1) More Horsepower (currently has stock. Want to up that a bit without damaging engine).
2) Nice Sound. The Tkssss sound a GOOD Cold Air Intake system makes is definitely what I'm looking for.
3) I'd prefer a hum... not a mexican fiesta party in my muffler.

My goal with this car is to be a head turner and a fun ride without it being labeled a rice mobile. Here's my car.

Raige's 1997 Toyota Celica GT

Tell me what you think I should do!

Thanks a bunch! I'm gonna look at some of the cars here and get ideas!

[Raige]

Let's be serious here. It's an automatic. Talking about performance with it is mainly based on the power i can get from stepping on the gas. I'm already happy with that, but a little more would be fun hehe. Whatever power I have now is significantly higher than my 1994 Celica ST i also have.

This is my first *project* car in the sense that I want to try things out and see if this is something I really want to get into. Aka buying a manual trasmission GT or GTS model. Doing body kits is a little more than I want to get into.

I'm already happy with how it looks body wise. I'm looking at lighting (fog lights, undercarriage lights than i can turn on and off etc). Stuff under $300 per upgrade.

For instance a CIA. That's not really for the power, it's more for the sound it does. Sure that is a bit ricey but it sure sounds good.

I'm also still getting used to the tighter steering that the 1997 has over the 94. Is there a way of changing that without a ton of trouble? I turn the wheel an inch and I'm twice the distance over I would be with the 94. That's not too big a deal.