Starting Performance Mods Options

[Swifty]

Ok I'm on the verge of buying a 94 GT or GTS but before I blow like 9 grand Canadian I need to know how much I can upgrade this beast. I'm a full time student so I dont have lots of cash but I'm good with cars and am going to do all of my own work, a few weeks ago I was considering a 2g Talon or a 95 integra but They dont have the looks of the celica. My #1 concern is performance though, so I was wondering is there any good place to start on a budget but without skimping on anything. When I was looking at Talons I came across this site

http://www.jumptronix.com/2g_go_faster/

It has a pretty good layout and I know its not done but it does a good job of explaining all of the mods and gains. I'd like to know how much power I can get out of the 6g GT with like 2 grand invested into it, I think the 3s-gte swap is out of my price range but id like to know if there is a way to get around 250 hp on my budget and Id like to know if there is a site like the 2g DSM one above for the celica that has good info on the mods and theyre effects

[Coomer]

On your budget I simply don't think it's possible to achieve 250 horsepower. The Celica isn't made to be a straight line car, so it's tough to make it fast without doing an engine swap or adding a turbo to your 5S-FE. If you're really just interested in a fast car, I honestly wouldn't get a sixth gen Celica, because they do everything so well except for go fast. If you could save some more money, then you could do a 3S-GTE engine swap and then your car would be very fast.