Raise your hand if i should TURBO Options

[PowellCelica]

Ok, i can do it....but do i want to do it? I can start right now and by christmas end up with all the little extras.....but is it worth it? I mean it's just an ST, but how badass would it be to have a 200hp ST? I think it'd be sweet specialy with a 5-speed. What kind of turbo's should I look at? Aint no thing to get it in my car cause i have a garage to work at. But should I even think about doing it? better yet is it truelly possible to just get the turbo in a running for 2000 or less. I'm not talking about the controlers and timers and injectors...those come for christmas. So let me know what you guys think. Anyone wanna help lol?

[OOBE]

To answer the original question, if you want less downtime, I say turbocharge it. Obviously, it's going to run you $1,000 or so more AFTER the final cost of parts for the little miscellaneous things you'll need to buy or replace. Those who talk about: "ohhh nooo, you'll blow up a piston...uhhhh, a rod will get stuck in the wiper motor"...and all the stupid ignorant replies, first they don't know what they're talking about because they don't even have a turbo 7A-FE. In my opinion, it is VERY easy. Check this out.

1)Take off stock manifold
2)Install turbo manifold or header
3)Remove radiator from mounts
4)Install exhaust gasket and then the turbocharger
5)Remove oil sensor, install fitting and install oil feed line
Etc...

Simple stuff...the installation is easy...it's the tuning that's very delicate.

A swap will be cheaper but you'll have more downtime and also you'll need miscellaneous parts that cannot be sourced like turbo stuff in a speed shop.

If you want to drive your car in no time, bragging rights for having a fast car with the engine it came with from the factory at the expense of less upgradeability and more money, go for turbochargin the 7A-FE.

If you want more horsepower, more reliability (since it's a turbo engine already), and less money spent, go for the 3S-GTE swap.

This post has been edited by OOBE: Nov 27, 2003 - 11:12 PM