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 Oct 19, 2010 - 10:16 AM
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driving home from class and didnt notice myself creeping into 100+mph. Such a smooth car at highspeeds, even with alignment off and bad rear shocks. Accelerating is effortless.....except almost at redline at 110. this car needs a sixth gear badly. Its not a very fast car off the line either (stock), as this is not suprising to anyone here.
I want to make this Celica a little faster without spending the time/money on an abusive turbo, as i have neither the time nor the money for a turbo kit (if i did a turbo i would want to do it right...no cheap shizzle). I have thought about some kind of swap, but as ambitious as i may be, i doubt I have the know-how for something that extensive Am I just stuck to intake/exhaust? will either of those even make a noticeable difference in acceleration? I have considered saving up for a 7th Gen GTS; 180 hp, a 6-speed, higher top speed, and slightly better gas mileage...but I am just in love with the way the 6 gen look inside and out. 7th Gen looks like a big step down in swagger and class...haha give me your opinion! This post has been edited by e30og: Oct 19, 2010 - 10:19 AM -------------------- same skidpad grip as a 2006 M3....stock. 'nuff said
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Oct 20, 2010 - 5:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Um, I have no clue what you mean by 2000, but considering I advanced by ear at first (dont really recommend), and checked it (turns out I was at 16...not bad when aiming for 15 right?), borrowed an inductive light, and adjusted down to 15 deg. I have not had any problems. IMO the car runs better this way. But I do try to keep on top of PM's, but when I do get a spare engine (ie swap) im going to push it just cause.
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Oct 20, 2010 - 5:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '06 From Calgary, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 4:49 PM)  Um, I have no clue what you mean by 2000, but considering I advanced by ear at first (dont really recommend), and checked it (turns out I was at 16...not bad when aiming for 15 right?), borrowed an inductive light, and adjusted down to 15 deg. I have not had any problems. IMO the car runs better this way. But I do try to keep on top of PM's, but when I do get a spare engine (ie swap) im going to push it just cause. That's my bad; in that link you posted it said, "16º BTDC: Pretty good for now. That’s what I have it set at as of December 20, 2000." and for some reason I assumed that you wrote that. But I see now that you just said thats the article you used... sorry about that 
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e30og make her faster! Oct 19, 2010 - 10:16 AM
Chhaos Since you asked for opinions I will give mine. I t... Oct 19, 2010 - 10:25 AM
e30og QUOTE (Chhaos @ Oct 19, 2010 - 10:25... Oct 19, 2010 - 10:36 AM jcbass7 QUOTE (e30og @ Oct 19, 2010 - 11:36 ... Oct 19, 2010 - 12:19 PM HectortheRican QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 19, 2010 - 11:1... Oct 19, 2010 - 12:55 PM KAOS QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Oct 19, 2010 - 1... Oct 19, 2010 - 1:13 PM 96stgreendemon And here comes the flame war, our usdm celica... Oct 19, 2010 - 10:38 AM mak5603 QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Oct 19, 2010 - 1... Oct 19, 2010 - 1:02 PM 4-eyed-freek like greendemon stated, your not going to get much... Oct 19, 2010 - 10:48 AM KAOS My ST204 isn't very fast, it has all the bolt ... Oct 19, 2010 - 11:41 AM HectortheRican You wanna go fast? Swap in a build 3rd gen 3SGTE a... Oct 19, 2010 - 12:03 PM Tigawoods buy my stock cams. get them regrinded
they will t... Oct 19, 2010 - 1:45 PM stephen_lee advancing timing gives you a slightly fatter torqu... Oct 19, 2010 - 4:44 PM HectortheRican QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Oct 19, 2010 - 3... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:07 PM stephen_lee if you have access to a timing light. advance it t... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:21 PM mkernz22 how much do decent timing lights go for?
once i ge... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:24 PM HectortheRican What's a timing light anyway? Is this somethin... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:28 PM Spider77 If your wanting to go as low cost as possible, get... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:49 PM HectortheRican Oh god I'm gonna have to research this lol. So... Oct 19, 2010 - 5:52 PM Spider77 There is really not much to it. If you dont get a... Oct 19, 2010 - 6:33 PM mkernz22 do you need a higher grade fuel at 15? Oct 19, 2010 - 6:38 PM HectortheRican How much will it cost? Oct 19, 2010 - 8:35 PM hokuten3 hummm....try headers. i got the cheap ones of ebay... Oct 19, 2010 - 9:23 PM e30og yea i guess im more pleased with the way the car h... Oct 19, 2010 - 10:15 PM 4-eyed-freek WARNING! dont go crazy with timing on your eng... Oct 20, 2010 - 12:19 AM stephen_lee yeah my buddy advanced mine to 30 or so by acciden... Oct 20, 2010 - 8:49 AM Spider77 Wow, 30 is really pushing it on these engines. Ye... Oct 20, 2010 - 5:11 PM KAOS QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 4:1... Oct 20, 2010 - 5:27 PM HectortheRican QUOTE (KAOS @ Oct 20, 2010 - 4:27 PM... Oct 20, 2010 - 6:10 PM Spider77 NP, i have 15deg, and have no probs Oct 20, 2010 - 6:07 PM KAOS QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 5:0... Oct 20, 2010 - 6:09 PM e30og QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 6:0... Oct 20, 2010 - 9:11 PM Spider77 Well, I havent really checked, it seems to last ju... Oct 21, 2010 - 5:26 AM Tom_SS2 what engine is in the USDM GT a 5S-FE? the 3S-GE h... Oct 21, 2010 - 5:49 AM jcbass7 QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 19, 2010 - 6:2... Oct 21, 2010 - 7:35 AM mkernz22 QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 21, 2010 - 8:35... Oct 21, 2010 - 8:30 AM stephen_lee in theory, increasing timing SHOULD help your MPG ... Oct 21, 2010 - 8:11 AM |
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