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[Ted95]

hey guys, i was jw is there a difference between red top and black top beams? are they all the same engine with the same specs? is there a certain gen beams thats better then another or is there even different gen beams? lol and would it bult up on a 5s 5speed tranny? im guessing yes

[Batman722]

I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day.
There is no comparison.
The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all.

[Ted95]

I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day.
There is no comparison.
The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all.

lol i kno manny tells me all the time. idk im just not sure of the 205 would work for me in my situation, its my daily, i drive ALL over all the time and i live in east bumfcuk lol takes me 25min to fall river and almsot 30min to dartmouth bc i live on the water. manny says theres not a big difference in gas between the beams and the 205 but i still dk the numbers on wat ppl get to a tank (and ik it depends on my right foot too lol)

honestly this is my goal.. to have a car that looks good (which is easy bc celicas r friggin sexy) and to have somethin that gets up and go wen i need it to but still drives normal. i read ur 205 build thread and i seen wat went wrong with the car w ur axels and stuff idk, jus seems like i would b fixing alot of things that i cant afford.

I JUST WANT TO BEAT HONDASSSSS!!!!!!! lmfao

wats ur opinion then?

[presure2]

I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day.
There is no comparison.
The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all.

lol i kno manny tells me all the time. idk im just not sure of the 205 would work for me in my situation, its my daily, i drive ALL over all the time and i live in east bumfcuk lol takes me 25min to fall river and almsot 30min to dartmouth bc i live on the water. manny says theres not a big difference in gas between the beams and the 205 but i still dk the numbers on wat ppl get to a tank (and ik it depends on my right foot too lol)

honestly this is my goal.. to have a car that looks good (which is easy bc celicas r friggin sexy) and to have somethin that gets up and go wen i need it to but still drives normal. i read ur 205 build thread and i seen wat went wrong with the car w ur axels and stuff idk, jus seems like i would b fixing alot of things that i cant afford.

I JUST WANT TO BEAT HONDASSSSS!!!!!!! lmfao

wats ur opinion then?

lmao.
the problem dustin had with his axle was because of the hybrid axles. you would more than likely be using the stock S54.
the reliability is equal between both motors, man. turbo or not, your gonna have to play under the hood from time to time.
its part of ANY swap.
repeat that. over and over.
forget the thought that if you do an N/A swap, all your problems go away.
if you plan things out properly, take your time, and do it right, any swap you do will be just as reliable as the 5s thats in your car now.
it cracks me up that your worried about gas milage, but at the same time, you "just want to beat hondas"...and drove a mustang V6 before this car.