How can I add Some HP???, Easy ways to add horse power? Options

[k-weaver]

Hello Everyone,

First off I would just like to say thankyou for everyone who posts on this web site, I have found out so many different things just by reading other posts. Again this is a great site, thankyou all.

Anyway,
I own a '96 Celica GT with a 5s-fe. I currently have:
NGK Plugs
Catback exhaust 2.25" pipeing
CAI
Header

My car has 148,000 miles on it and I was just wondering how I can get some more horse power out of it without swapping and without throwing in a turbo (seems like alot of miles to turbo, prolly a waste...). At this point I am kind of out of ideas. I was thinking of putting an MSD ignition box in, however I was reading on here that I will see little to nothing by doing so. I also thought about adding one of those "racing chips". Again, I read on this site that these are crap.

I am pretty much learning as I go. Every performance upgrade to my car I have performed (except exhaust) so I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. Any thoughts or ideas will be highly appreciated...

[Redline08]

Nitrous

expensive and to easy to waste, wont pass inspection, bad for your engine, and youll still need an apexi safc2 and advanced timing or you wont be able to provide ample combustion

Also if you use nitrous that 148,000 mile engine will die at 170,000 lol

if you do decide to get nitrous then get a purge kit too, they look hella cool

[SlowCelica94]

Nitrous

expensive and to easy to waste, wont pass inspection, bad for your engine, and youll still need an apexi safc2 and advanced timing or you wont be able to provide ample combustion

Also if you use nitrous that 148,000 mile engine will die at 170,000 lol

if you do decide to get nitrous then get a purge kit too, they look hella cool

Expensive? Considering what you pay for a turbo, it's far cheaper. Sorry, I totally disagree with your 'expensive' comment. Nitrous is the cheapest hp avaiable.

Inspection? What inspection? And all the hardware is easy to hide and if you have any type of inspection, you can just yank the bottle.

Bad for Engine? No worse then boost.

Providing ample combustion? Do you have any idea what you're talking about? Back that one up, cause you're totally wrong.

And your engine will last with nitrous as long as you have half a brain and know how to maintance your engine.

And purge kits are only good for clearing out the lines before injection. Don't just purge to 'look cool', it's a waste of nitrous.