7AFE TO 7AGE, FRANKENSTEINS 6G ST BUILD UP Options

[i_wanna_go_fast]

i have officially made the journey from domestics to imports as i purchase my 97 celica. i refuse to drive anything the way i buy it, so heres what i've come up with so far......

the plans for my 7afe....

4AGE (16 valve) head
2ZZ (11.25 compression?) pistons and rods
jac knife the crank
CRANE CAMS RPM 2600-6000; Adv. Dur. 292 Int./302 Exh.; Valve Lift .458 Int./.472 Exh.; Lobe Angle 110 deg.;
PACESETTER HEADER
OEM exhaust (less the resonator and cat)
extreme port and polish on the head
HKS valve springs
HKS adjustable cam gears


any ideas suggestions comments are enthusiastically welcomed.....

[i_wanna_go_fast]

i have been doing research all week. although i would love to boost this little puddle jumper, i just dont know if its a headache i want to deal with right now. although the ebay "tuner kits" are conveniently priced under $1000 and include just about everything you need, less the manifold and downpipe.

just about every post i've seen for the NA 7A, recommends swapping to a G series head. Boring out the cylinders to 82mm would allow the 2ZZ pistons to slide right in, and i just discovered that they now offer 13:1 pistons for the 2ZZ. The new head and HKS cam gears require swapping the timing belt with one from a porche. i dont have it right in front of me which one, but it is in my records. There have been several people who have done this conversion already, however none who tried the 13:1 piston or extreme cams. i plan to use the same methods with the air and fuel as i used on my 98 ford contour zetec. after tripping the CE light with the air flow, the new 5th injector was just enough to straighten that out plus the new straight through exhaust makes an impressive improvement over the OE 110hp. returning to the celica, with a dry sump oil pump, custom IM, bigger throttle body, and a whole lot of hard work and tuning. i believe i can bring a +250hp 7a to the table.

on the other hand........... it could just snap craccle and pop when i try to start it...... that would succ