Celicas?....slow? Options

[rzanology]

This is something that’s been in the back of my mind every time I take my car our for a spirited drive. I keep remembering people saying "those cars are slow" or "our cars are slow." I'm have a veeery hard time understanding where they are coming from. Back when I had the 7a in my car...I could see that point to a certain extent. But even against other 1.8...the 7a still fairs very well. Now 3 weeks after my 5s swap....I find my car is ridiculously fast. It doesn’t make sense how fast this car is. I've had everything from 2000 maximas...GSRs and even civic with b18 swaps trying to catch up. And this is with a slipping clutch. The car gets to 100 every time with out a problem. When compared to other cars in its class like the eclipse or even the 240....the specs are pretty much even. Not to mention the celica is way lighter than both. My question is....why do people keep saying stock celicas are slow?

If people knew what strong performers these cars were and the type of potential they have...they'd be a lot more popular.

[rzanology]

a few weeks ago i was with you on that one. Have you tried any of them to see where you fit in? I have 3 maximas under my belt....95...2000 and one of the other ones...think it was a 92 or 93. There were always people in the car with me or on the road to watch it. I think from a rolling start the 2.2 is nothing to play with.

but you still never answered the question....why do you think they are slow?

This post has been edited by rzanology: Jun 14, 2006 - 3:43 PM