$2500 burning a hole in my pockets, looks, performance, or sound? Options

[Redline_Racer]

haha what would I do with out you guys...probably get ripped off. ok so what is a good exhaust for the celica, I want a deep rumble.




-Brandon

[Guest_Matthew_*]

for exhaust go to an exhaust shop tell them you need full piping from cat back and go on ebay and get an apexi n1 muffler...those sound really good.

should be like 300-400 total

tell them that you want mandrel bends in the exhaust piping not crushed bent

the different if you dont know

crushed bent is like those straws that you can bend n stuff and they dont cut off flow...but with exhaust it does cut off flow

mandrel bent is just smooth bent. i guess thats a simple way of putting it

[KAMiX]

Yeah mandrel bent piping has the same diameter around tight corners. Crushed bent usually wrecks air flow because the inside of the pipe doesn't stay smooth around bends.

Also Matt said from cat back but I think you should get a full exhaust, from the engine to the back - which includes a header, probably a new catalytic converter (removes toxins from exhaust) a new muffler, and the piping between them all. There are a couple of reasons for getting a custom header. Firstly if you get it in stainless steel it will look great. Secondly you will get a noticable performance gain from a well crafted header. Go for 2-2.5" pipe. If you go to a decent shop you will have the choice between stainless or mild steel. Stainless buffs up nicely while mild is unrelective and looks dull. Mild steel will hold up rust ok though.

I'm getting a full exhaust in the next month or two, and I'm going to get a stainless header, a stainless cold air intake, and the rest of the system (piping and cat) will be mild steel except for the stainless muffler and tip.

PS. If I was getting a body kit without mags, I'd get some lower springs to drop the right high because it will look weird without them. In fact if I were you I'd get some nice wheels and a suspension drop with the money for the kit. Celicas look nice on the outside without kits, especially with wheels and lowered. You could get a kit when you get some more cash, but that's just my opinion!

[blkGT]

I was gonna get a kit but instead got rims, and i havent lowered yet and i have gotten nothing but compliments. Definetly go wheels and drop first. If u get a kit then u have to save for paint. or just paint the kit and have it not be a perfect match

[Inferno]

It could be a perfect match if you use Toyota OEM Paint Codes. Just paint the kit piece by piece and then when it is all painted, slap it on the car.

But I, in no way would go that direction. If I were to get a kit, I would get the entire car painted again.

This post has been edited by Inferno: Oct 24, 2003 - 4:09 PM