Is It Worth It!!!??? Options

[Bradley]

Hey guys... Ive been in the 3sgte market now for about three years.....

Now that the swap is been becoming more realistic for me financially Im starting to have my doubts about the swap....

I came up with a total of like $8k i need to have in order to do this swap...
that includes...
vented/slotted rotors and pads and braided steel lines
tein ss coilovers
st185 front clip or maybe st202 (praying for the WRC)
3" back exhaust and down pipe
Clutch
electronics including a boost controller and timer as well as a standalone
installation and all the other stuff not listed...


Though I must say I love my celica is this really worth it...??

A gt4 I would say hell yes.... awd 3sgte in a car as beautiful as the celica is my dream

but a fwd 200hp or so celica with a chasis of 190k miles plus on it.... it just doesn't seem like a good bang for the buck

Plus I will be using this car for a dd... i dont mind the 93 octane but how much and how often will the routine repairs be.... Will I have to be importing little pieces between japan every other month? Going to school in the mountains of Western MD will the snow and rough conditions be too much for the car??

sorry for all the questions/doubts It's just that I feel for around $8-10k you could build a sweet 240 or buy an older already turbo wrx and be able to build a lot better of a street car. A celica is cosmetically pleasing and the 3sgte is one hell of a powerhouse but the parts are rare and honestly I just don't see as much potential


any ideas?

[jason]

i think the 3rd gen, some minor enhancements to that (intake, exhaust, ebc)

the tein ss is a great mod, along with some suspension tech sway bars

also should look for some 16 or 17" wheels that are 8" wide and some nice tires to go with them to hold all that power and offer traction when cornering fast

you have a gt, i wouldnt worry about the brakes. when pads you have now wear out, get some good pads, thats about it

3s celica's are more fun than modern cars with similar performance

[Bradley]

I agree.... and I actually found a 3rd gen front clip shipped to my door for $2,500

To be more specific about costs
$2,500 -front clip
I work at a shop and don't have time to do the swap myself so they will cut me a deal at $500 for labor
looking at about another 2k in the coilovers, tires and the rest of the suspension mods
About another thousand in boost gauges, controllers, timers, and maybe a safc II although im unsure about ecu tuning for our celica
500 or so for the transmission upgrades
Thats already $6,500 and I know there is a ton of stuff im leaving out

My goal is to have a fun car/project while being somewhat financially responsible

Im just saying for the lets say I can get 2 or 3 thousand for my car as well as the 8 I have saved up for the 3sgte swap, would I be better off putting a down payment on a wrx or is our celi with the 3s just that worth it?