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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 21, 2010 - 7:35 AM
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 19, 2010 - 6:24 PM)  how much do decent timing lights go for? once i get a manual swap done, i was looking into doing some more to the engine I got a real nice dial back one for about 60$ off of summitracing.com, I have to use it to tune/time the vette. Those older cars like that need a lot more timing TLC than any of the newer ones. Its fairly straight forward. If I ever get some free time we could probable try to do it together. (I'm in Gloucester Ma most of the time or at school in CT) QUOTE (e30og @ Oct 20, 2010 - 10:11 PM) QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 6:07 PM) NP, i have 15deg, and have no probs how much has mileage suffered, if any? I get about the same mileage with my stock GT vs. the modified ST. But remember one is 1.8l and the other is 2.2, so theoretically the ST should get better mileage? Still its all wayyyy better than what I get in the vette so I have no complaints. QUOTE (Tom_SS2 @ Oct 21, 2010 - 6:49 AM)  what engine is in the USDM GT a 5S-FE? the 3S-GE hits roughly 100 in thirdYep, USDM GT is a 5sfe |
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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 Um, I have no clue what you mean by 2000, but cons... Oct 20, 2010 - 5:49 PM KAOS QUOTE (Spider77 @ Oct 20, 2010 - 4:4... Oct 20, 2010 - 5:55 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 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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