 My Daily, Thread for my DD Celica |
 May 11, 2012 - 7:38 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
So this is for the daily. Plain, boring 95 ST auto. I bought it with 150k miles or so... now 3 years later it sits at about 260k miles. I use it for work and i drive A LOT of miles. (but get reimbursed for every mile i drive
 ) So anyway at one point of owning it, i managed to suck up some water into the engine. I pulled the spark plugs and cranked it to get the water out... fast forward a year. I did a compression test and found cyl one to have low compression (160-185-190-190) and a cap of oil did not increase it.. valves right? so i pulled the head to replace it with one of my spares, and found that piston 1 came about 1 mm lower than the rest... i bent a rod.. so now comes the decision of what to do. the chassis is in great shape, most new suspension stuff(replaced cxause i wanted it to be tight ) and decent body. replace car(most likely with an Lexus ES, or LS) or replace engine. Now this car has been through hell w/ me and i love the celica... so its pretty obvious replace the engine. So comes the choice what engine? rebuild the 7a spare i have for about 1k or beams swap for about 2k. 7a: easier and cheaper. same 30~ mpg. still SLOW beams: about 2x cost, not terribly difficult for a redtop, 35~ mpg, quicker. so i want to go beams on the daily... but keep it auto cause houston traffic and the miles i drive in it will SUCK with a stick... plus i have the V6 when i really wanna play lol
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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May 15, 2012 - 12:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
why is the BEAMS such a favorite? its a 2L with VVT, big deal....if you are upgrading from a 7A, just go V6 (1MZ or 3MZ) the cost will be the same or less than a BEAMS, and you can get new parts for it.
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1997 Supra TT 6speed 1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap 1990 Celica All-Trac |
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May 15, 2012 - 2:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Smaay @ May 15, 2012 - 12:45 PM)  why is the BEAMS such a favorite? its a 2L with VVT, big deal....if you are upgrading from a 7A, just go V6 (1MZ or 3MZ) the cost will be the same or less than a BEAMS, and you can get new parts for it. For me: it's because it's the same power as the V6(just less torque), easier to swap in, easier to work on, better mpg, etc... After having one transversely mounted V6, never again. Only downside is BEAMS part availability. If I were swapping, that's what I'd go with. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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stephen_lee My Daily May 11, 2012 - 7:38 AM
richee3 You know my vote
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2808676... May 11, 2012 - 8:22 AM rave2n I say Beams.
I'm not a hater of the 7a, but i... May 11, 2012 - 9:24 AM kurt95gt F**k all this
Finish the 3vz an drop a 1uz in thi... May 11, 2012 - 10:49 AM CrimsonSTX Keeping an eye on this because I'm pretty much... May 11, 2012 - 1:06 PM Box BEAMS it up Scotty!!! May 11, 2012 - 2:44 PM
Syaoran QUOTE (Box @ May 11, 2012 - 3:44 PM)... May 11, 2012 - 3:12 PM stephen_lee BEAMS seems to be a favorite around here.
and the... May 14, 2012 - 9:09 AM ricochet1490 beams auto FTFW - run the 7a till it explodes th... May 14, 2012 - 1:12 PM kurt95gt Hes already got one v6 swap
The beams has good po... May 15, 2012 - 1:03 PM kurt95gt I like my v6 swap thank you very much box lol May 15, 2012 - 2:14 PM Box Until you have to change the rear spark plugs, or ... May 15, 2012 - 2:22 PM kurt95gt Been there done that took ten minutes. Lol
Well m... May 15, 2012 - 2:24 PM Box QUOTE (kurt95gt @ May 15, 2012 - 2:2... May 15, 2012 - 4:02 PM stephen_lee actually my 3vz swap has plenty of room to get to ... May 15, 2012 - 3:07 PM richee3 I don't know that the BEAMS can out-MPG the 7A... May 15, 2012 - 4:07 PM SupraKid You guys are not factoring in that the beams requi... May 15, 2012 - 5:04 PM richee3 QUOTE (SupraKid @ May 15, 2012 - 5:0... May 15, 2012 - 5:18 PM SupraKid QUOTE (richee3 @ May 15, 2012 - 3:18... May 15, 2012 - 5:40 PM kurt95gt ^^^good point
That settles it time for you to swa... May 15, 2012 - 5:08 PM ricochet1490 it doesn't REQUIRE premium fuel as the ECU wil... May 15, 2012 - 5:10 PM richee3 QUOTE (richee3 @ May 15, 2012 - 4:07... May 15, 2012 - 6:51 PM Box Still, 34 highway on premium is cheaper than 26 hi... May 15, 2012 - 7:59 PM stephen_lee This debate is getting pretty interesting..
the ... May 16, 2012 - 8:06 AM Box QUOTE (stephen_lee @ May 16, 2012 - 8... May 16, 2012 - 2:33 PM stephen_lee actually considering giving this car to my little ... Jun 6, 2012 - 5:39 PM Box Pffft, tell her to get better at getting low then. Jun 10, 2012 - 11:17 PM stephen_lee hahah shes plenty good
buut with a beachball hi... Jun 11, 2012 - 8:48 AM kurt95gt Well theres your problem
Tell to stop hiding a be... Jun 11, 2012 - 9:18 AM Box Lexus is nice. But once you're done getting c... Jun 11, 2012 - 11:42 AM stephen_lee well just got a near mint 94 LS400 for $800 Jun 23, 2012 - 8:18 PM Box QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Jun 23, 2012 - 8... Aug 7, 2012 - 8:49 PM RabidTRD Hoooman. Nice pickup for that cheap haha.
I'd... Jun 24, 2012 - 10:58 PM stephen_lee LS400 is powerful. i like Aug 7, 2012 - 8:43 PM |
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