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 Jul 18, 2012 - 4:02 AM
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Do you ever find yourself bored with your car? I've had the Celica for only about 5 months now, and it's ok and all. It just has me bored with it. It's not as fast as I like and it sounds like, well, nothing. Can't even tell if the car is running unless you stand right next to it and listen. I guess I could change the exhaust out, but I don't like the sound of 4 cylinder engines. Don't get me wrong I like the car; ease of working on, looks, mpg, etc... I just wonder if I should've given fuel economy the middle finger like I have been and just gone with a Firebird Formula. Of course if I had I'd probably be over on some Firebird forum making a similar post, but bitching about the fuel economy. Maybe I just have commitment issues, seems like I do with everything else. Of course I'm not selling the car, as it should be trouble free for some time. Am I crazy or does anyone else ever feel the same?
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Jul 18, 2012 - 7:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
For what a 3S-GTE would cost I could just buy a Firebird Formula though. Then I'd have my Celica for DD and the Firebird for weekend, or whenever I felt like driving it instead. Best of all I don't have to do any work.
 Why I was looking into the 1MZ-FE. Would be a good bit less, easier, and I can get all the parts for it cheaply and easily.
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Jul 19, 2012 - 9:21 AM
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 18, 2012 - 7:34 PM)  For what a 3S-GTE would cost I could just buy a Firebird Formula though. Then I'd have my Celica for DD and the Firebird for weekend, or whenever I felt like driving it instead. Best of all I don't have to do any work. Why I was looking into the 1MZ-FE. Would be a good bit less, easier, and I can get all the parts for it cheaply and easily.Do what i did... get the weekend project muscle car and use the Celica as a DD.. then once the weekend car is reliable enough put a better motor into the DD while you drive the other car.. then switch and do a bunch more work to the muscle car, now that the Celica is upgraded... I'm going to start doing a full frame off on the vette soon since it desperately needs it lol |
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Box Is it just me or... Jul 18, 2012 - 4:02 AM
smkr3w I felt the same end of last year.. wanted to just ... Jul 18, 2012 - 4:13 AM Box It is certainly unique, one of my favourite things... Jul 18, 2012 - 4:19 AM
jcbass7 QUOTE (Box @ Jul 18, 2012 - 4:19 AM)... Jul 18, 2012 - 5:11 PM Box QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Jul 18, 2012 - 5:11... Jul 18, 2012 - 5:52 PM SwissFerdi ^ That's what it is...I still love the car. It... Jul 18, 2012 - 6:19 AM czwalga QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jul 18, 2012 - 6... Jul 18, 2012 - 7:05 AM SwissFerdi To an extent, I could see that - rotary is very tr... Jul 18, 2012 - 7:15 AM Box Meh, big V8 makes everything better. Jul 18, 2012 - 7:32 AM SupraKid Cz you fixed the one major flaw the rx7 had,now I... Jul 18, 2012 - 1:14 PM Tigawoods nope Jul 18, 2012 - 1:49 PM BonzaiCelica an engine swap and upgrading all your suspension p... Jul 18, 2012 - 1:52 PM Box QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jul 18, 2012 - 1... Jul 18, 2012 - 5:47 PM kurt95gt I use to get bord an trade my car off for somethin... Jul 18, 2012 - 4:40 PM Box QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Jul 18, 2012 - 4:4... Jul 18, 2012 - 5:55 PM pandakid have you tried doing autox? Jul 18, 2012 - 5:03 PM azian_advanced what you need is a 3SGTE swap. still gives really... Jul 18, 2012 - 6:08 PM kurt95gt QUOTE (Box @ Jul 18, 2012 - 7:34 PM)... Jul 18, 2012 - 7:35 PM Box Yep, just go in and tell them you need parts for a... Jul 18, 2012 - 11:12 PM kurt95gt Or es300
I normally go with that since the 1mz is... Jul 18, 2012 - 11:34 PM Box Most likely what will end up happening. I'm j... Jul 19, 2012 - 4:24 PM trdproven Until you've bought more parts than me, I coul... Jul 19, 2012 - 11:34 PM Box The only things that have been done is a K&N a... Jul 19, 2012 - 11:37 PM njccmd2002 I started with the interior. Here is a list.
1. ... Jul 20, 2012 - 1:26 AM Box QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 20, 2012 - 1... Jul 20, 2012 - 2:29 AM BonzaiCelica whats up with the sig^^ moral support for riochet?... Jul 20, 2012 - 1:39 AM kurt95gt QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jul 20, 2012 - 2... Jul 20, 2012 - 7:07 PM Box Put some thought into it, tough choice between get... Jul 22, 2012 - 11:44 PM zfjohnson07 ha i got so bored with cars that i started buying ... Aug 11, 2012 - 8:16 PM Box 1.8 with 110 to be exact. That's ok I'm ... Aug 11, 2012 - 8:31 PM zfjohnson07 oh, cause i had a guy try to sell me his earlier f... Aug 11, 2012 - 8:47 PM Special_Edy The reason the rotary makes so much power per lite... Aug 11, 2012 - 8:58 PM zfjohnson07 well i found a 93 in dallas, the shell and the eng... Aug 11, 2012 - 9:02 PM Box QUOTE (zfjohnson07 @ Aug 11, 2012 - 9... Aug 11, 2012 - 9:30 PM zfjohnson07 well one of a kind as in, i buy it cheap fix it up... Aug 11, 2012 - 9:47 PM Box Seems like a lot, unless it has been heavily modif... Aug 11, 2012 - 10:03 PM zfjohnson07 well that one, is for me, i like cars you never se... Aug 11, 2012 - 10:07 PM Box I had one offered to me for $800 one time, wi... Aug 11, 2012 - 10:23 PM block Itd be much more of a joy if you had more goodies ... Aug 12, 2012 - 9:46 PM Box I think I just have commitment issues, more or les... Aug 13, 2012 - 12:12 AM Box I wants another. One of these days, maybe. Aug 13, 2012 - 12:49 AM zfjohnson07 well im buying another celica today, a gray 98 gt ... Aug 13, 2012 - 7:27 AM Box ^How convenient. Aug 13, 2012 - 2:16 PM zfjohnson07 well tuurns out, the air bag i had was wrong, boo... Aug 14, 2012 - 8:58 PM Lil-Joe101 QUOTE (Box @ Jul 18, 2012 - 4:02 AM)... Aug 14, 2012 - 9:19 PM Box I have the philosophy of if you want a fast car yo... Aug 14, 2012 - 10:42 PM Lil-Joe101 Well bro, thats why we call them projects. But I u... Aug 14, 2012 - 11:13 PM Box Mine is a realistic dream car though. Can find a... Aug 14, 2012 - 11:40 PM Lil-Joe101 QUOTE (Box @ Aug 14, 2012 - 11:40 PM... Aug 15, 2012 - 12:09 AM Box Don't get me wrong I like the Celica. I just ... Aug 15, 2012 - 12:23 AM PhoenixTech It's not so much that I'm bored with my Ce... Aug 22, 2012 - 9:51 AM Box I think that has a lot to do with my boredom with ... Aug 22, 2012 - 11:46 AM njccmd2002 What is a fast car, if not a ticket magnet. Im pi... Aug 22, 2012 - 2:27 PM Box QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 22, 2012 - 2... Aug 22, 2012 - 3:27 PM njccmd2002 so what you need is to make your car a FUN car, an... Aug 22, 2012 - 3:50 PM Box Already has lowering springs and new struts, could... Aug 22, 2012 - 7:23 PM BonzaiCelica QUOTE (Box @ Aug 22, 2012 - 7:23 PM)... Aug 22, 2012 - 10:59 PM Box That and bigger wheels would help I'm sure. H... Aug 23, 2012 - 12:04 AM SwissFerdi . Aug 23, 2012 - 2:28 PM Box QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Aug 23, 2012 - 2... Aug 23, 2012 - 3:00 PM kurt95gt Don't get Tc rims
They look good but are stup... Aug 24, 2012 - 12:57 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Aug 24, 2012 - 1:5... Aug 24, 2012 - 3:28 PM Box Weight was a concern with the TC rims. Also the G... Aug 24, 2012 - 1:39 PM Box Win the lottery and get some SSR Type F wheels. O... Aug 24, 2012 - 8:16 PM Box Put some thought into it, thinking should sell/tra... Aug 29, 2012 - 3:17 AM njccmd2002 good luck with ae86, they are ridden more than who... Aug 29, 2012 - 7:51 AM |
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