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...

[playr158]

^amen

forced induction is forced induction..
a supercharger, turbo and nitrous are all going to shorten the life of your motor by a decent amount since a 5sfe was NEVER designed for boost/nitrous.

gains will come best by
a) becoming a better driver (autocross events(stock), track days (you get an instructor)
b) 2.25" exhaust with headers
c) oem intake w/k&n drop in (or do the accord CAI mod)
d) there are no "racing chips" for our car....anything you see is crap and a rip off
e) nitrous will be the cheapest per HP for your car (in the short run)
f) turboing is going to be much harder than nitrous, STILL will not pass inspections, and in the long run it will be cheaper.

g) i'd highly suggest neither until you've fully exploited the abilities of the car in its current form and really learned how to drive