Never get into the Modding world, The celi is just not right. Options

[soulshadow]

After thinking for a while now I am dissatisfied with the celi with the 4age engine. There are just so many cars out there that can perform so much better and go so much faster. Maybe its just me and maybe its just my crappy tuning that sucked cause my car won't go any faster, but after a while. I'm begining to think that I should have never got into the Modding scene in the first place. There is no prize and there is no trophy for beating your rivals on the streets and there is no Reputation to keep when your ride gets totaled.

So basically, for those of you starting out your Modding career in the car world, keep this in mind. A stock car came in like crap to begin with, when you start out adjusting every feature in the stock car to make it look different and perform different from the rest. Your just pooring more and more cash into a car that would probbaly turn out to be different at the end and end up as something that could never quench your thirst. If you want a fast car, get one to begin with and then start modding from there. In the end, the time you waste and the efforts and money you put in will pay off. If you start with a slow car, nothing will change unless you have deep pockets. The Celica 6Gen is just not worth it to Modd nor any other cars that came in N/A with a Slow A** engine.

[CilverSeliST205]

As a counterargument i have to say that 94-99 CELICA IS THE BEST MODDING PLATFORM!
why? multiple reasons

1. It is quite unique, with some rims sideskirts and a hood or bumper the celi looks waaayy better than any sti or evo box on wheels, and indeed celi gets more attention

2. It can bear 3s-gte inside giving it an ultimate potential... there were 3sgte with 650, 700, even 900 hp, now think of "just" 350 hp daily driver? so what it is not awd...

3. there is very little aftermarket junk for 6gen? that makes it more of a challenge, which in turn = more satisfaction... if you had a civic and put a cai on it would you feel special at all?

4. 6gcs are plain beautiful... even more so than supras in my opinion... and smaller insurance payment!!!
plus the 6gc community is always willing to help anyone

for the same money you put into modding your celi, you could afford a newer, faster, more reliable car? so what? that car will not be as unique, as beautiful and as satisfactory to build than a celi!! not in my book...

besides modding is all about being able to say (brag) that you have an ultimate 100% reliable+efficient turbo set up, or weight distribution better than any other car etc... anyone can slap a 150 shot of nitrous from a kit on a mustang... hovewer it takes a lot of knowledge and effort to make celi gain even 40 hp