Out with the Old, In with the New Options

[SuperDollarStud]

I have been around drag cars since I can remember. I've been racing since I was 15 unfortunatly they have been all muscle cars, and I am not downing muscle cars cause I love them. But I want to get into the import crowd and start working on new cars. I have chosen the 6gen celica basicly because it beautiful and can look very aggresive when worked right.


soo I have a few questions for all of you experts on the subject, and maybe I can help you guys too?

1. Are these 6gen celica's a hard to find celica because I can't find them on any local car lot?

2. Is it possible to engine swap the 2.2 4cyl for the 7mgte ( turbo supra engine)?


What do all of you Race out there?


I dont race a celica yet, but I race my 71 camaro on the 1/4 it runs 9sec. if you want any pics just ask me.




Thanks for all the help,
-Brandon
-superdollarstud

[Coomer]

I'm glad you chose a sixth generation Celica as your next car, and welcome to the site!

Although it may be possible to swap in a 7M-GTE with lots of money, a better swap to do would be the 3S-GTE swap. It's a 2.0 liter DOHC turbocharged engine with lots of power from the factory and lots of potential. It's the engine that some MKIV Supra track racers swap into their cars instead of keeping the 2JZ-GTE if that tells you anything. You can find more information if you do a search and check out the sticky threads in the engine/performance forum, but basically, if you're going to do this swap, you'll want to try to buy a Celica GT rather than an ST, because the swap will be easier if you've got a GT.