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[5sfeTurbo]

So I have enough cash now to throw around. Starting with
Web-Cam hardweld
Ross Pistons and Rods (if someone would answer my thread about its fit)
Apex SafcII (give it a good tune)
CraneCam HIR-6TI (i think thats the model#)
MSD Coil
Nology Wires (i guess my NGK's wont due)

Along w/ my basic intake/exhaust, pulley and plugs.

Pesonally I like N/A Im not looking for a turbo charged monster I know the 3sgte is the ultimate swap but I starting to respect my 5sfe the more posts i read on the MR2 boards. I want an all N/A celica that will be alot more zippier and respectable. So if you can tell me what you think you would do add or subtract to the list above.

Remember..I want N/A not a 3sgte.

[Coomer]

Also, I'd consider a lightweight flywheel. I was talking to Neipas09, and he said he felt a very nice gain in acceleration after installation of his new clutch and flywheel.

Also, don't forget time on a dyno to tune your S-AFC2 properly.

[97sccelica]

well since you have an auto, i suggest doing some work to that.

get a performance TC and a shift kit. a performance TC in general shaves about 1/2 a second of of your ET and makes response better all around. the shift kit makes the tranny shift as fast, if not faster than a 5spd with out missshifts.

if you have $3k o spend on just the tranny, you could get a fully rebuilt performance tranny for your car from www.levelten.com.

bore out you throttle body and get larger injectors, custom intake manifold, replace you valve springs, port and polish, raise the CR, upgrade the fuel pump, performance FPR, oil cooler, tranny cooler

just throwing out some ideas

[Coomer]

Ooh, good point 07sccelica. Sorry I missed that 5sfeTurbo.

[1bwilson]

For the intake manifold you can use a JDM 3sfe one. Its a direct bolt on and with a 60mm TB its been said to get gains around 40hp on the mr2. You will need some bigger injectors (supra N/A 7mge ones will do) and if I were you I would also go with a complete stand alone EMS. You said you've been reading up on the mr2 boards so Im sure you realized that but most all the hardballers over there have one and sware that tuning the 5sfe is the key.

-Bryan-

[thedevilmaycrie]

you also might want some cam gears, headers, you could instead of getting a new manifold and boring out your throttle body get the intake manifold ported and throttle body ported to your manifold. i would suggest look to your cooling system as well ie. a new 3 row aluminum radiator. if your looking to make a outright n/a racing machine remove your power steering pump, and for thouse days at the track have a smaller belt that you can use to take your altenator outta the equasion, thus eleminating drag on your crank..... just remeber to charge your batery first haha....... thats all i have for you right now, ill be back with more later

[Junior]

If you're going N/A, I would probably put off the pistons and rods. Get your motor compression tested, if it is way off, do the pistons and rods. If not, spend the money on head work, ie. port and polish, port match. A $20 test can save you hundreds.

[1bwilson]

[macavely]

well if you have money to throw around you should do something most poeple don't think about...you should retune you transmission... whats the point of having a zippy N/A car.. but your transmission doesn't let you show off the power that engine trully has..

[Coomer]

[Phr0z3n664]

what car and year for the JDM 3SFE Intake manifold are the ones to look out for?

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Yeah, ive never heard of putting a 3SFE intake manifold in place before....but im really interested now. Im imagining putting in the 60mm intake manifold, 7MGE injectors, and a performance flywheel and clutch....from the sounds of it you could free up a decet ammount of power by doing soemthing like that.

So by swapping the 5SFE manifold for a 3SFE manifold, you could get gains of somewhere around 40 horsepower tops without any other tuning like SAFC, etc.??

[macavely]

[thedevilmaycrie]

coomers right about the tranny and flywheel..... you can put all the power into the engone that you want but if you can use it whats the purpose of using it........ ummm a few more ideas are to reduce wieght whenever possible.... i believe , correct em if im wrong but for every 7 bls you loose you gain like one hp... anyone know for sure?

[1bwilson]

[Phr0z3n664]

You talking about rpm 1bwilson?

[Coomer]

[5sfeTurbo]

97sccelica what is a TC amd a shift kit?

[1bwilson]

[5sfeTurbo]

never mind I got 97scc. lol . wow that shift kit seems more that worth it. So how about the TC that you send in to be beffed up, which is have the price of the performance one, would that be about the same or just go all the way.?