 How good of a rally car is the Celica |
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 Jan 31, 2010 - 10:09 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%)  |
I wanted to know if the Celica can rally.
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '07 From Philly Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
probably one of the best rally cars ever made....heres proff
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
GT-4, yes, that's what it's made for.
any of the FWD Celicas, meh. It's possible, but much tougher. Stick to the road. -------------------- "A true car enthusiast can see the potential in any car"
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 5, '09 From canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (1994Celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:09 PM) I wanted to know if the Celica can rally. You CAN rally anything. AWD cars are usually the best for obvious traction reasons. What sor of rally do you intend on doing? navigational? rally-x? rally sprint? |
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (sips @ Jan 31, 2010 - 10:16 PM) QUOTE (1994Celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:09 PM) I wanted to know if the Celica can rally. You CAN rally anything. AWD cars are usually the best for obvious traction reasons. What sor of rally do you intend on doing? navigational? rally-x? rally sprint? just like mud or dirt -------------------- JDM Part King
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (1994Celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 10:24 PM) QUOTE (sips @ Jan 31, 2010 - 10:16 PM) QUOTE (1994Celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:09 PM) I wanted to know if the Celica can rally. You CAN rally anything. AWD cars are usually the best for obvious traction reasons. What sor of rally do you intend on doing? navigational? rally-x? rally sprint? just like mud or dirt maily dirt -------------------- JDM Part King
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
i think the celica sucks are rally
 i rally my car everytime it leaves the garage. herosblade know 
This post has been edited by 808celica: Jan 31, 2010 - 10:32 PM -------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '09 From Columbus, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
QUOTE (808celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:30 PM) i think the celica sucks are rally i rally my car everytime it leaves the garage. herosblade know Isn't your GT FWD though? 
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
ask windowlicker, he uses his st for rally
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Jan 31, 2010 - 10:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 10:37 PM) QUOTE (808celica @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:30 PM) i think the celica sucks are rally i rally my car everytime it leaves the garage. herosblade know Isn't your GT FWD though? ya mine is -------------------- JDM Part King
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Jan 31, 2010 - 11:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '08 From Lisarow, NSW, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
celicas are definitely fun on dirt especially with a stiffer rear sway bar
 , but obviously not as good as AWD cars. GT-4's are good although they had lots of problems with the super strut in WRC.
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Feb 1, 2010 - 12:11 AM
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QUOTE (Euphoria @ Jan 31, 2010 - 11:30 PM) celicas are definitely fun on dirt especially with a stiffer rear sway bar , but obviously not as good as AWD cars. GT-4's are good although they had lots of problems with the super strut in WRC.I've proven that wrong. If your gonna baby the car don't even bother. If you wanna make it a pure dirt machine then it might work, but might as well get an awd since traction wont be your friend on rocks and mud. |
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Feb 1, 2010 - 12:22 AM
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How good of a rally car can you make it?
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Feb 1, 2010 - 12:40 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 2, '08 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i rallycross my car and take it out to the desert as often as i can. the car does surprisingly well. i run in the street stock class, so all i am allowed to have is a k&n drop in filter and a catback exhaust, thus i have no suspension mods on the car when i compete. the car does rotate well with left foot braking. hell i took second place this past season for the championship with a st and an auto trans. my car is no show car, and i really don't care what it looks like, but at the same time it doesn't look too horrible. minus the dents, its actually not bad looking at all.
its fun, but if you're trying to keep it looking show quality, then you might not enjoy the experience near as much. i'm really happy with my $700 celica and even with rallying the car, i haven't spent much at all on replacing parts. alot of the parts i've replaced were original parts on the car and it has 203,xxx miles on it, so thats not bad at all. so far my list is 1 wheel bearing, driver side cv axle, driver side lower ball joint (boot was torn), and the power steering pump. thats it.      couple shots of the car with my street wheels/tires  
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Feb 1, 2010 - 1:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
nice pics
This post has been edited by nics: Feb 1, 2010 - 1:10 AM -------------------- God made man....
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Feb 1, 2010 - 6:34 AM
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it looks good after playing in the dirt.
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Feb 1, 2010 - 6:47 AM
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Hot pics Chris! :-D
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Feb 1, 2010 - 8:56 AM
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FWD, Who woulda thought?
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Feb 1, 2010 - 4:44 PM
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great, now I can't wait until the autoX season starts.
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Feb 1, 2010 - 8:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 2, '08 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (delusionz @ Feb 1, 2010 - 8:56 AM) FWD, Who woulda thought? thats what a lot of guys have to start out in when they move to WRC. usually when they are younger, and i think the current rally driver/god sebatian loeb started off in the production fwd cars. i'll have to go back and look, but off the top of my head i think he did. fwd is actually a great platform to learn how to drive in the dirt before going to an awd with more horsepower. teaches you how to use your speed and better at teaching you how to over come situations without relying on awd or power to bail you out. makes you a better driver in my opinion. similar to learning better driving techniques on street tires in autox vs getting an amazing set of sticky street tires or slicks. the better tires mask your mistakes and allow you to use your bad habbits where the regular street tires force you to become a better driver. |
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