Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread, A bucket full of rice right next door to a paddy field. Be warned. Options

[Rusty]

projectors and rims for the win

good to see your following my advise

so now the next question... the motor 3SGE or the 3SGTE

[whatthe]

so now the next question... the motor 3SGE or the 3SGTE

Rusty, well its either 5SFTE or a nice supra with a big turbo.

[freddy121389]

after all that work on your celica, you'd just sell it for a poopra?

[whatthe]

Who said anything about selling my baby? Hehe keep both !! This is all a few years down the track tho.

[whatthe]

This isnt really an update, but since im bored heres whats on the shopping list,

-Door visors
-Tein or megan coilovers
-Red long extended Rays lock nuts
-Three point front strut brace
-Four point lower arm bar
-Rota DPT 18x9.5 ET35 Matte Bronze <- i cant afford,

Some goodies should be rocking in abit more than a week. So stay tuned
And i told myself i wasnt going to spend anymore money on my car and save for a gt4. Now im telling myself i can do both.
Also hunting down a RHS high beam projector, as that is what im missing from my set. Thinking of running 10,000K lows for more blueness. My 8,000k arnt cutting it anymore. I swear they have gotten more and more white and less and less blue...

ps. Picking up a set of 7gen rims tomorrow.

[garin]

you should buy some ksport coilovers i hear they are pretty nice... and a lot cheaper.

[Rusty]

pics of the projectors installed??

any chance of adding sway bars to your shopping list? you were talking about maybe getting some awhile ago?

[whatthe]

Yeh Rusty projectors wont be on as you will find out when you read my updated signature
Sway bars, i do have the intention on purchasing. Modding is an expensive hobby. Coilovers, im swaying towards megan or bc since ive heard so much good things from trdproven about the megan

And the 7gen rims.

[808celica]

nice stock tires

[Shigexile]

coming along great!

[whatthe]

And more goodies have arrived.


Thanks to darthripley for the door sills. Great seller.


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The door sills are a great addition and very noticeable everytime i step in and out of the car.

A CAI with a k&n pod filter from chromeintakes.


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For the CAI i felt minimal to no performance upgrade. I couldnt hear much difference either. Could be due to the fact that my exhaust is loud already. Throttle response is only a tad better and i could only hear the pod filter at higher revs 4500+. But only minimal. I was hoping for abit more torque + throttle response. But that aside it is a nice addition to the car.

[Euphoria]

seriously does ALL your money just go straight to your car haha, the celica door sills look awsome and the CAI looks cooler than a short air intake but knew it would be minimal difference.

[Malek]

Agreed^ but the intake filter is right next to the header/downpipe. I don't think it's gonna be getting much COLD air which is probably why you aren't feeling any significant power gains. I piped my CAI to the fender and felt and heard a HUGE difference. I had a video of the sound but it got deleted on my camera. But since i'm scared of hydrolocking, (it has been known to rain pretty hard here) i've cut it and made it short ram.

Intake definitly looks cool tho..

[whatthe]

The pod filter is actually routed under the battery. I was going to get the accord cai, but i was too cbf taking off the fender for all the trouble to install the cai. Going to go for another hard drive around tomorrow.

[trdproven]

you should buy some ksport coilovers i hear they are pretty nice... and a lot cheaper.

Actually they are not cheaper, and Megans have better ride comfort.

[darthripley]

the door sills are a nice touch - glad you are pleased with them.

overall the car looks very nice and very clean. keep up the good work!

[Tigawoods]

you should buy some ksport coilovers i hear they are pretty nice... and a lot cheaper.

Actually they are not cheaper, and Megans have better ride comfort.

depends on what the use is.
i got them to handle. the stiffer the better
if you want adjustability and handling but not a stiff ride. megans n teins will provide

[whatthe]

More jdm parts on my car. A pair of window visors. I like them alot

[SwissFerdi]

Holy crap, where do you get all this crazy cash flow?

[whatthe]

Holy crap, where do you get all this crazy cash flow?

Selling children over the border. Supply and demand. Yeh.