What should my next upgrade be? Options

[terqui]

I have about $200 burning a hole in my pocket and I feel i need to spend it on the celi. I already have S-Techs on with Bilsteins in the back and KYB's up front. I just ordered a Rear Strut Bar and i have an SRI. What should be my next logical step?

[bringindaheat573]

well buy yourself a nice universal muffler like a tenzo-r or magnaflow then go to a exhaust shop and get a 2.25- 2.5 inch custom catback should be little less than 200 hopefully or your getting ripped off lol

[96bluevert]

For $200, there's not a lot of options if you're looking for bigger things like body parts, performance, ext....what's the route you're going w/ you're car? more performance/handling or more styling? For the price, you could get JDM taillights if you want to add a nice touch to the exterior. But that's just one of many smaller, yet good mods you could do.

[njccmd2002]

start slow, i started slow. with 300 bucks, i have done couple of things, mostly interior. Once i get the interior like i want, then goes performance. then lastly paint....

get yourself a decent stereo, change the a/c ilumination etc, etc.

[terqui]

start slow, i started slow. with 300 bucks, i have done couple of things, mostly interior. Once i get the interior like i want, then goes performance. then lastly paint....

get yourself a decent stereo, change the a/c ilumination etc, etc.

Got a stereo, im thinking about going for handling and such. Maybe some new brake pads? Also, changing the LED's would be a good idea.

[zero07]

I started with the exterior of my car, its really up to you.
You can do all kinds of stuff with $300 just do what you think your car would like!

[stetsonaw]

save up another $150 and get a TRD front strut bar, or find a good Cusco 2 point strut bar to help finish up your suspension.

[playr158]

$200

a) bilsteins for the front

or

b) K&N drop in air filter + OEM intake combination


or

c) good brake pads + SS brake lines & a brake fluid flush

[delusionz]

Stuff the K&N, I don't know how far your $200 will go but here in NZ with NZD$200 and an unmodified Celica I would start with:

~$30 3" (76mm) alluminium intake pipe (get one with a little hole in it that u can place ur 10mm rubber grommet and intake air temperature sensor into)
~$15 Silicone joining adaptor 2.5" (63mm) to 3" (76mm)
~$35 Simota or Wildcat, Whatever generic performance brand pod filter with a 3" (76mm) neck
~$20 2x 3" Intake clamps, 1x 2.5" Intake clamp
~$80 4x NGK iridium plugs
~$20 9 litres of unleaded gasoline

[delusionz]

And then If I had $200 burning my other pocket:

~$50 Blowby catch tank
~$40 de-cat pipe
~$20 engine oil change
~$30 oil filter change
~$20 radiator coolant change
~$10 car wash & vacuum
~$20 2x cans of engine enamel spray paint -- red rocker cover and intake manifold
~$10 4.5 more litres of gas lol

[terqui]

For all those who have been saying intake. I already have a custom Short Ram intake, however im thinking of spending $40 of this $200 and upgrading to a 90-93 Accord Cold Air.

Also Delusionz, i hope you dont spend $50 to change your oil. It costs me $18 for a Gallon of oil and a new filter. And then about 20min of my time.

[delusionz]

Well you didn't mention you already had an intake. my mistake also, off the top of my head it was a fuchs titan 9 or 10L unit i paid NZD$20 for and the oil filter was bout $10 actually not $30 donno where i got that number in my head from

[delusionz]

I guess I was more or less thinking about what I'm going to do tomorrow when I take ownership of my new Celica, I noticed you had only suspension mods and I thought you would be in the process of doing similar things to me since I wont urgently need to upgrade the super strut suspension package

[808celica]

get alot of stickers............

nah....hmmm $200
got rims?? how bout lightweight lugs and locking lugs.

[monkey]

And then If I had $200 burning my other pocket:

~$50 Blowby catch tank
~$40 de-cat pipe
~$20 engine oil change
~$30 oil filter change
~$20 radiator coolant change
~$10 car wash & vacuum
~$20 2x cans of engine enamel spray paint -- red rocker cover and intake manifold
~$10 4.5 more litres of gas lol

your oil chance doesnt change the filter while theyre at it!?!?! when i have gullo do it they change it too... i dunno if thats unnessicary but they do it all for 15 bucks...

[playr158]

For all those who have been saying intake. I already have a custom Short Ram intake, however im thinking of spending $40 of this $200 and upgrading to a 90-93 Accord Cold Air.

Also Delusionz, i hope you dont spend $50 to change your oil. It costs me $18 for a Gallon of oil and a new filter. And then about 20min of my time.

you get some cheaptastic oil


SRI = less HP

k&n + stock box = baller & more efficient

[terqui]

Walmart man, Valvoline High Mileage $13.94 a gallon. WooT!