Modding advice for an St204c/happy holidays!! Options

[freethriftyz]

Merry Christmas!


helloooo 6gc.net....

You guys probably don't remember me, as I only made one post here- and that was six months ago.

So I bought the celica (convertible st204c, pic for reference)



This was to be my daily driver, but the transmission solenoids failed two days before I was to drive it from Cle. to Houston...and the gas tank started leaking! And the handbrake became permanently engaged! And the rotors had become so warped that it made a sound like God gnashing his teeth.
But thankfully all that is fixed, and the car runs great.

But when things were getting fixed, my trustworthy mechanic noticed that basically the entire undercarriage had severely rusted out. To the point where we had to replace the control arms, as they looked like swiss cheese, with rust holes the size of my face (no exaggeration)...

So those were replaced, but the rest of the car is still decrepit...

-I want to know a good catback exhaust system (NOTHING RICEY OR LOUD!! I already have an unbelievably loud 500hp Evox). Something seriously quiet, but nice and shiny, a *little* grumble is ok, and if at all possible, a performance bump.
-Also, going to buy a short ram, wondering what a good company is for that as well. Don't wanna break the banl. I have money, but don't wanna spend $400 on an intake that will bump my NA celica from 90 to 96whp.
-Springs? Will they destroy my shocks? I was looking at a $100 set of Tein's.
-What else is popular to do on these cars....headers? Mine is an auto (i know i know, it's all they had and I fell in love with the car and had to buy it) so no short shifter or anything.
-Gonna get these...thoughts? (Konig flatout white)


Thanks for your input, sorry for asking to be spoonfed, but after all the insane headaches from the 350z/evo world, it'd be nice to just know what is common, works well, and is effective. I'm done with trial and error lol.

Thanks again!