what else needs to be done?, need advice Options

[shin]

hey guys... i'm a noob here and i need lotsa advice on what i gotta do to my 94 GT..

right now... my car's got a S.I.R with a K&N filter, just added a breather filter to it... changed sparks to NGK iridium, i've redone my piping for my exhaust, installed the ground wire system, waiting for the brembo brake rotors to arrive.. searching for best deals for short shifter. ( know where i can get it at a good price? ) did my tune up... changed my gauges, got eibach sportline coils and AGX struts on it ( got the coils and struts from prev. owner ), replaced tailights with 2nd generation JDM taillights, currently have 16 inches 01 7th gen rims.. doing engine swap by christmas.. found 3sgte engine from Engine Depot in NJ. What else would i need to replace before i'm ready for engine swap?

[SlowCelica94]

Holy crud, I thouht this was shind at first.

You might wanna pick up some EBC greenstuff brake pads (www.tirerack.com) to go with those brembos. They'll help stop ya, I love mine.

If you're going 3s, sooner or later you'll wanna get another tranny. So don't get a shorty yet. But go TWM when you do.

Nice to see a n00b who's got his crap together

[nik]

[lagos]

dont buy just the engine...get a clip. trust me on that.

[sphinx]

[jgreening]

Which AGX struts did you use? They don't make them for our cars.

[Supersprynt]

Where in NY are you?
And you put in 2nd Gen Celica tails in...from the 1970s...hoping thats a mixup.

[Digndoug]

You could start with some PICS ...

[DamDirtyApes]

id say make sure you read up as much as possible, know the engine like the back of your hand. im assuming that could make a nice easy swap

[kevstir]

im not sure about over there in the usa but over here in the uk we can get the Agx Kyb shockys heres a link

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/kyb_agx_displa...&txtmake=Toyota

[shin]

thanks alot guys. well.... i dunno where he got the AGX struts from, i'll give him a call and ask him... sorry bout the tail lights issue.. i meant the ST205 tailights. i'm still trying to get the projector headlights but no luck finding it..... i pimp my ride alittle in the interior too.... got reverse glow gauges, lotsa glow stick momo shift boot, razo shift knob, trd pedals and the momo door sills are on it's way too. right now.... my current shifter ain't shifting smoothly... that's why i thought of replacing it with a short shifter....anyway. pics will be posted soon... as sooon as i get back my cam... oh btw.. i'm from NYC.

[Supersprynt]

The shifter is just a lever with cables, the smoothness is probably your syncrhos going.

I'm like 45-60mins north of the city, right above Westchester.

[97Celica]

wait..I thought newbies are only allowed to ask if they can put a 2JZ into their Celica? ahha..

[shin]

lol... i may be a noob but i did alot of readings regarding the celica....well... so you're recommending me to only change to a short shifter after i get the swap done? and where can i get the clip?

[o8poa8o]

[shin]

thanks alot o8poa8o. i'll look into that. just curious, after the 3sgte engine swap, would i be able to smoke a 98 honda civic with a B16 swap?

[shin]

ohhh.. btw... sorry bout making 2 post... would you guys be able to provide me link to get front strut braces and projector low beam and high beam headlights?

[playr158]

cough cough the shifter is the same on the st and gt....just the cables are different lengths but the shifter is the same.....get a TWM short throw shifter best bang and the best buck 60% shift reduction

[o8poa8o]

i'd think you could, B16's got what like 185hp, and 120ft-lbs., and you'll have most likely 225hp, 225ft-lbs. (2nd gen JDM 3SGTE), your cars weigh about the same, yours might weigh i bit more, but i'd say you should be able to take him off the line or on the highway.

[shin]

nice....... exactly what i wanna hear.... my friend's here boasting bout how fast his 98 civic ex coupe is and he's gonna kick my ass with his B16 blowing me off with his V-Tec lol, saying Honda cars are the fastest street car available, smoking even EVOs and STIs lol.... he's gonna be soooooooo sorry he ever said that.... just one question.... how high you guys rev to before shifting... i normally shifts at 4000rpm.

[spunky393]

Good luck with everything, and tell your friend to shut up and bite the curb..... anyways, how old are you?

[CheesyLobster]

[Defgeph]

hello shin ..... you wouldnt happen to either hang out or live near hester street in chinatown ? I have seen a 6th gen on the street with jdm tails and a razo sticker on the dash.

if it not you sorry for the mix up. if it is you can check out my car at my job. I work on hester st.

good luck with the car and welcome to the site

DEF

[shin]

sup defgeph, ya seen me before.. i do hang out around hester st. you got that right man, that's my ride. dark blue, jdm tailights, with lotsa glow stick on the dash and the razo sticker lol.... where you normally park your car? i'll like to go and check it out. nice to know there are members here that's near me. where in hester street do you park? hester and mott?

[Defgeph]

[shin]

ohhhh..... the YMCA thingy? that's where you work? you park in the lot at Allen St? probably you should like leave me your number and i'll stop by and check out your car. hmm... i need to work on the weekends... so i guess i'll go to the meets some other time lol... well... casino's not my game... i rather spend those money i gamble on new parts for my ride. anyway.. hope i'll see you around. ohh btw.... not sure if you know this.. but do you go to the gathering every friday nite over at K-mart in Brooklyn Bay Parkway? People there do drifting, doughnuts, burnout nice place to be at.

This post has been edited by shin: Sep 14, 2004 - 12:35 PM

[Supersprynt]

I spanked a 98 hatch with B16, when i say spanked, i mean it wasnt a contest.

I was boosting 10psi.

[Supersprynt]

[shin]

welll.. he didn't specify which b16 he was swapping... but i guess he'll be getting the B16a... but anyway... good job Supersprynt lol... good civic spanking lol... just installed my momo door sills.... right now.... items that i'm waiting to arrive are the brembo rotors, my reverse glow gauge and my TRD pedals. i still can't decide what i should get next..... bodykits and paint job or engine swapping ?

[Kwanza26]

Our B16B EG coupe (I/H/E) ran 14.4 at the track on street tires last month...

[shin]

wow..... but even so.... there's nothing a 3sgte can't handle lol.. well... maybe not a Evo or Sti.... but still.... i think the 3sgte's gonna give me the kick i want.

[shin]

hey guys, updates on what i've installed to my 94 GT. i've installed the ground wire system, recieved my brembo rotors, haven't install it yet.. but soon, installed a breather filter and a heel support. i manage to find 2 vendors here in NY, one in manhattan and the other in queens.. gave them my parts list and they're gonna give me a price quote on it... what i'm looking for now are front and rear upper and lower strut braces anyone here happen to know where i'll be able to get it? in person and online.. btw.. i tried the 3000gt V6 yesterday.... though the car's got HP... i don't feel it's fast at all.... don't give me the kick that the celica does....why is that? is it due to it's heavy structure? yea.. i'll be racing a 94 civic hatchback soon... mods on it are, catback, 4 neuspeed strut braces, AEM cold air intake, MSD, DCsports ceramic header.. tat's about it...

[Digndoug]

[shin]

yea..the 3sgte that i'm gonna swap is the 3rd generation one... the one with 251 hp and 245 torque, stock? i think that'll be enough to beat a civic.... even a 3000gt with a V6 engine...not twin turbo though..

[Blakout16]

pictures, we need pictures... sounds like a beast of a st/or gt....

[Anub1s]

That'll be more than enough to beat his civic. This is the reason I hate a lot of civic owners. My friend works with a dipshiz that owns a civic. He did a customer twin turbo setup and is only running 3lbs of boost (idiot). He says to my friend " I will race you and beat you no matter what you drove today." Guess what? My friend drove his Honda CB900 Motorcycle that runs 12's easy (again idiot) Well, they get to a local highway and my friend SMOKES him. Like off the line he's gone. Stupid stupid stupid. Some people just have no idea how to make a car fast, just how to make it "cool" (although most of the crap they do is far from cool). Your friend sound like my other friend who owns a prelude. With lightened flywheel, full exhaust (header back), cam gears, performance clutch, and upgraded ignition, he barely kept up with me. When we raced it was a tie. Of course with racing we don't go that fast and we only do it in places where no one is around. **** I do not condone Street Racing in any form****

And to answer your shift point question, if I am driving nice and soft I don't go any higher than 3000, thats usually only when the engines cold. Just remember that your engine loves to be in its power band so when you can, open her up and take her up to 5000 or more if you'd like. Just don't do it to often because you will lose serious gas mileage. When racing I go to 5800, I found its where my car gets the best start in the next gear (After I shift my car is in the middle of the power band in the next gear.)

[shin]

thanks man.... i've got more confidence in winning him now..i've sat in my friend's civic last nite and a 94 ? prelude the nite before.... i don't think they're fast... didn't give me the feel of power that the celica gives..... no torque..

[shin]

hey guys. i've just installed my cross drilled rotors and replaced all brake pads. painted calipers. i've got one question, i ordered the Jspeed front and rear strut braces yesterday on bulletproofautomotive.com and a guy named DON ? called.. he confirmed my order but he was telling me i gotta wait till up to 3mths to recieve the braces. they said that it takes almost a month to clear the customs... is it true?? do you guys have to wait that long for your strut braces?

[Defgeph]

[shin]

dang......... is there anyway that we'll be able to rush them on the order or something... i don't mind paying alittle more.

[shin]

hey guys... the projector headlights and clean high beam lens, how much you got it for? i went to a dealer today and they were telling me $800 for the headlights and $450 for the HID system. is that reasonable?

[turboinduction]

thats about what the running is

dont expect much less anywhere else

-Ti

[dahoman9]

haha, I just had a pretty good laugh. Your friend said that hondas are the fastest street cars? hehe, Civics weren't really made for racing...correct me if I'm wrong. But anyways...they have what? 185 hp not stocked...STI has 300 hp stocked...EVO has 271 (US version stocked)...Honda's cant hold that. it's like almost double the power. STI and EVO WERE made for racing...so were the celicas...just not our crappy U.S. versions...heheh I just thought it was funny, and I think hondas suck.

It's always funny when you hear those Civics buzzing (<--civic owners tend to like buzzing mufflers lol). They making so much noise and then you pass them up going 30mph.

[shin]

lol..... that's really true dahoman9, but i've always respect the integera type R and NSX type R, those are the Hondas that i wouldn't mess with.. other than that... pssh... and thanks turboinduction, i've changed my plans now.... spend the $1250 to get the ST185 clip, spend another $1k to get the 3sgte installed. want my car to be more go than show first...

[turboinduction]

no prob shin,

As for dahoman:
NSX
S2000
RSX Type-S
Civic Si
Accord Coupe

All fast, maybe not STi fast but fast enough. I know an Si and a Celica GTS (7th gen) are pretty close. I always considered the GTS as a fast street car. As for the comment that Hondas are the fastest street cars, I agree. There are massive amounts of performance upgrades for Hondas back to the mid-80s. Name 5 performance upgrades for the Celica. Exactly. Hondas are the EASIEST made fastest cars on the street.

-Ti

[shin]

i agree turboinduction, although alot of ricers drive hondas, especially civics, honda do have a couple of cars that are dang fast........ and you pratically could get parts anywhere, even at autozone lol.... anyway... guys... anyone could provide me the part number for the OEM JDM gt4 front bumper? i need to get a quote this saturday. next i'm wondering if anyone could provide me a contact from around NY area for purchasing a 2nd generation 3sgte clip? yea.. is $500 charge for labor to do my swap cheap?

[shin]

i've decided to do the swap on Jan. i've got all quotes, gonna get the front clip from venus auto and ship it to my mechanic, total comes up to be 3400 (clip, shipping, labor) if nothing needs to be replaced. still deciding on which FMIC to get, thought of getting the Blitz FMIC and custom the piping, you guys think that's possible? i'm still looking through the forum to find as many information as i can to get a better idea on the swap. is there anyone here in NYC that'll be able to help me out? like just come over. look at my 6gc and give me a better understanding on what is gonna happen. sorry if i'm asking too many questions, this is my first swap.... btw, anyone here able to sell me a 6gc.net decal?