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post Jun 2, 2003 - 6:21 PM
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Hey I just joined ive been drooling over the boards for about a week now. I just bought a 96 celica ST which I love to death. Im interested in either upgrading it some or swaping the engine *thought it will take me forever to get the money*. Im not particularly experienced with cars but im tryna learn. Would you all sugest saving for a swap or a catback change? I cant figure what to do. Also how much do you really think I will spend on a swap and can someone without huge experience figure out how to do it you imagin? Thanks smile.gif
 
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post Jun 2, 2003 - 8:41 PM
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Well, as far as sticking with your stock engine goes, i would start out with an intake. For 400 bucks, you wont be able to get a whole lot of performance parts, but i would consider things like the intake first, then a header, exhaust, ignition and fuel stuff, etc.......but you have to realize that without forced induction or nitrous you wont get any real huge gains from your stock engine. There are some ways to get your 7a-fe to pump out some more power without turbo or nitrous, but it will require some decent money to pull it off.

But for now, i would just keep it simple....just buy yourself an intake and/or exhaust and then as you learn more on this site you can add on to the engine one step at a time.


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- slipgun   Save for swap or upgrade?   Jun 2, 2003 - 6:21 PM
- - Rivo   Saving for a swap is gonna be expensive, time cons...   Jun 2, 2003 - 7:26 PM
- - slipgun   Hmm... Aight, well if you had your choice and abou...   Jun 2, 2003 - 7:50 PM
- - Inferno   Personally, I'd go with the swap. But dependi...   Jun 2, 2003 - 8:35 PM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   Well, as far as sticking with your stock engine go...   Jun 2, 2003 - 8:41 PM
- - TTE   3sgte is your choise If you wanna tear apart every...   Jun 2, 2003 - 10:53 PM
- - No0bOne   Don't worry about limited parts. Save up for s...   Jun 3, 2003 - 12:23 AM
- - Supersprynt   A Catback upgrade is ALOT different than a swap. I...   Jun 3, 2003 - 10:39 AM
- - HyperDeathKill   You could always upgrade your engine, then turbo o...   Jun 3, 2003 - 11:29 AM
- - Rivo   This guy's a beginner. He's just learning ...   Jun 3, 2003 - 2:18 PM
- - Inferno   I agree that it's his decision.   Jun 3, 2003 - 3:29 PM
- - slipgun   Yeah I looked into the supercharger but it looked ...   Jun 3, 2003 - 4:56 PM
- - Sh0gunkid8721   if you are lookin for a supercharger, just swap in...   Jun 3, 2003 - 5:34 PM
- - HyperDeathKill   Well slip gun, remeber that it may only be $1...   Jun 3, 2003 - 6:07 PM
- - No0bOne   Think about it this way,...you're in a fast ca...   Jun 3, 2003 - 9:48 PM
- - VAcelica   I live in VA! welcome to the board   Jun 3, 2003 - 10:14 PM
- - HyperDeathKill   Oh yea 255+ would be a great way for anyone to sta...   Jun 4, 2003 - 12:24 AM
- - Supersprynt   I was competing with Civics with my stock GT engin...   Jun 4, 2003 - 8:11 AM
- - TurboGT14PSI   i would start out by research, and asking lots and...   Jun 5, 2003 - 8:35 AM
- - boibleu22   buy a new car. thats what im doing. -alex   Jun 6, 2003 - 3:43 AM
- - chucho   U can find 4age's that are relatively cheap. ...   Jun 6, 2003 - 9:40 AM
- - HyperDeathKill   QUOTE (No0bOne @ Jun 3, 2003 - 7:02 PM) As for Hyp...   Jun 6, 2003 - 12:51 PM
- - ghostdog   QUOTE (chucho @ Jun 6, 2003 - 6:54 AM) U can find ...   Jun 6, 2003 - 2:54 PM


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