Newbie bashing, cmonnnnnn guys Options

[funnyboy117]

We were all newbies once...I think everyone should go back to their very first posts and show that they made stupid mistakes at some point too...There really is a lot of hate towards newbies that is really undeserved. Not everyone knows that there is a search function, or that this stuff has been discussed before. So I'll get us started (even though I haven't been here very long).

I've seriously been looking into saving up for one of these engines, but in addition to the enormous price (all of which I would have to pay for off $8.50 an hour for now), I don't know if it's going to pass smog in California, because we got it pretty strict here.

Anyone around here who has one know? I don't wanna be an idiot and invest all this money into an engine that I won't even be able to run legally; it would be a pain to have to add on to the cost of the swap, just to get it to pass smog.

oh man such a newb move

[jojobombiest]

I was just amazed at the website and how well it was put together... heres my first post ever (or at least what it shows when i search for all my posts):

I think this is mostly directed to Coomer. Did you use PHP Nuke to build this website and the forums? if u did, did u have to tweak the files at all?

[fastgt]

heres my third the first 2 didnt count

I've been really thinking about doing something major to my celica but I'm not sure what to do.  Given that everything turns out the way I planned i can get the 3s swap for 4-5k.

Now I was also thinking about rebuilding the 5s with new internal and strapping a turbo to it which sounds cheaper, but I need to know if it is really cheaper

Also I heard that the 3s head can be swapped to the 5s block, can a 3s head from (just an example) a junked mr2 with a 3s be put on my motor

I've done alot of my research so I know the details of both sides but I wanna know the opinions of you guys for internals and how your projects turned out for the 5sfte and 3sgte

I'm sure questions like this have been asked before but I need all the help I can get before I start spending the money I have saved up
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and i still havent finished the 5sfte

This post has been edited by fastgt: Dec 29, 2004 - 3:55 AM

[doGGy]

It was my 9 post, first wasnt so stupid... but now as i think about the taillights convertiont that i was up to... i feel so stupid

Nov 14, 2002 - 1:31 AM notice the date Im getting old

Jo, i just got back from HELLA and one bodyshop, and i got some prise list: All convension will cost me about 350$ (with paint and these round LED tail lamps and atc.). So i will go for it.
What about Supra lights convension, no thanks, it looks kind weird to me... i'd rather use civic coupe tail lamps instead of supra...

[vangSTa_celica]

Mustangs = Domestic Honda Civic *blah*

Here's one of my earlier posts. I made it when some random guy came in and started bashing on Celicas and started bragging about his Mustang or something worthless like that. He didn't even spell Celica right. According to him, it was SELICAS SUCK and Mustang Man.

[creis]

Dang. I love that! stripped to perfection  . I might just half to take my stock GT wing off. that back end is great withough it i never would have guessed. it dose look like the supra, thats nice. look at the second pic, cover the frunt bumper with your hand, and is it me or dose that have a ferrari kinda look to it.

If that kit is for sale (maid to fit 94 celica) then I want it.

oh, and yeah that van got owed.

Jan 10th, 2004 (my first day on the post) (13 days will mark my 1 year membership)

eh, its not as bad as I though it would be, dont know about the "ferrari" thing but whatever. I went though a lot of my first post's but non of them seemed that bad, I think I was too shy to say much more then a line or two. I did take my stock wing off too.

I was talking about this celica I think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/cre...ice_celica3.bmp (wont let me post it so just click to see, its the silver celica with a custom kit etc. still pretty nice in my eyes.

[macavely]

with over 3000 post from me... just wait till me next post.. i'm always coming up with something stupid... and yea... lets stop bashing the newbies..... let hug and kiss them and show them nothing but love.... ok can you tell i need sleep .... lol


edit ...
Went back and found my first post... LOL... I should have gotten the Civic Si now that i think about it.... but then again i would have missed out on the fun of this site...

Yea about 3 months ago I went to Honda, yea I know, whats wrong with me? I was having some problems with my brakes I thought it was a Toyota problem. but it turned out to be that the break line was loose. But i got that fixed and now i love my 95 ST even more. I'm going to keep my car it the wheels fall off.

This post has been edited by macavely: Dec 29, 2004 - 4:54 AM

[Newbie]

Just introducing myself.
Hi

Ha ha.. Wait for my next stupid post.. Like Sponge Bob Square Pants driving a Celica!

[Hanyo]

Hello everyone.

I own a 97 celica st and i'm thinking about turbo or supercharging. I'm tired of turning my head and pretending not to hearing some guy in a prizm rev-me-up and try to run me at the light. All my friends think its fast because of the way it looks. I just need a little more power maybe 50 or so more horse. I'm not expecting much, I know I wont stand a chance against a Engine swaped celica with a 3SGE. ( my main concern) Will the celica still pass smog with force induction? And where can i find a supercharger? I need something with very little mantainence and doesn't kill my engine. Another thing that worries me, is that my celica is an Automatic, how will that work under boost (will it hold up)? i wont need to let off the gas to shift gears so do i need a b.o.v? Is it okay to run the s/c turbo with everything else stock? ( i know i need to upgrade my injectors ECU Fuel pump ect. but i need to slowly upgrade) I'm a noob with all this performance stuff, but i have worked on cars b4 like replacing an engine.

Thanx alot guys. sorry 4 the long post

i'm such a noob!! and i still am..

[1bwilson]

I like the forums. I hope this can become a good place for any 6th gen discussion.

-Bryan-

There were about 10 of us using the site when this was posted. 18th topic ever.

This post has been edited by 1bwilson: Dec 29, 2004 - 8:36 AM

[Anub1s]

Is there any way that you can convert a standard front whell drive Celica to an All Trac model? Just wondering, I've been looking into a 3S-GTE swap and I really want the All Trac system in my car. I haven't been able to find anything on the web about a conversion so its looking bleek.

Now if that is not a Newb Move I don't know what is.

[turboinduction]

Third Post Ever - the first two were about oxidized paint and not that good

Connections are nice - i'm hooking my roommate up with a Prelude VTEC (no no no flame - i know its a Honda) for 4000. Cant beat wholesale. In this world know a doctor, lawyer, cop, salesman of all sorts, and the pizza guy. It'll get ya cheap stuff, out of trouble, and free breadsticks.

-Ti

I'm such a lamer -----

This post has been edited by turboinduction: Dec 29, 2004 - 10:00 AM

[LatinKraze]

My sixth post, first couple dont count.

I just read ur profile.......Got a problem. My check engine light is on....some one told me my car was OBD-II and that they couldnt check why the light was on, only the dealer could do it. Is there any way i can check it myself?

[thedevilmaycrie]

For those that dont know what broken arrow is its military code meaning that someones in trouble and is calling for all the help of allys, in short. Im a US Marine on leave at the time im posting this. 2 days ago my hometown was flooded and my car got caught in the flood i tried to get it out and flooded my car out. Damage include a bent rod, cylinder wall damage, and the bottom of the piston slammed into the crank. Now the damage by my calculation is more to repair that engine then do a 3sgte engine swap. I anyone with experience doing it can give me insight or some kind of help it would be much apprieated.

thanx
bryan smith

wasnt my first but its as far back as it will go...

ohh well that was when i was moto and blew up my first engine lol

-DMC

[Supersprynt]

I'm planning on putting a turbo into my 94 GT - and im thinking CT-26 outta a supra and maybe if i can fit the intercooler, that too. Plus high compression pistons, new (possibly kevlar) clutch, but I think im missing something...keep in mind im not set on this CT-26, but the kit from Buillen or whatever boosts about 45hp pushin 5psi, not too much considering its 2500 dollars. Ne body ?

WTF?! Maybe fit any intercooler? High compression pistons? Damn I was newb.

[thedevilmaycrie]

wow we have gone along way...

-DMC

[macavely]

doesn anyone know what was the frist thread on here??

[Supersprynt]

My guess:

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7&hl=

[LatinKraze]

But that was posted on Nov 12, 2002..... when Coomer's join date is Aug 23, 2002. I think the first thread would have been alot earlier.

[doGGy]

Some of us are reall OldSchoolers

man oh man, i still remeber this site then there was no forums, just members rides, and the only way you could comunicate with other is just leaving a comment in his profile

[forkee]

heres my first post

-working on my custom dash....

-hooking up ps2
-got coilovers, need installation
-getting front bumper (invader) next wednesday (11/20)
-getting new front neon to replace the one i broke going 10 miles up a driveway

-connecting the side pieces off my reverse indiglo gauges (the ones that everyone disconnected) to blink with corresponding turn signals
-jdm taillights coming in(from roo)
-fixing strobes, perhaps...theyr'e just sitting there, connected, but not working 
-possibly throwin a blue plasma neon in the back window if i can find one longer than 15 inches
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i never did fix that front neon, lol

[jgreening]

Here is my fourth post....NEWB!:

I know the ST205 GT4 hood and bumper fits but I need someone to confirm that the ST185 version will fit. If yes, do you need the bumper like you do for the ST205? Thanks for your replies.

[Supersprynt]

But that was posted on Nov 12, 2002..... when Coomer's join date is Aug 23, 2002. I think the first thread would have been alot earlier.
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Well the site may not have been done, perhaps nobody posted, but thats Coomer's second post, other than Forum Rules (which doesnt count as a thread).

[LatinKraze]

But that was posted on Nov 12, 2002..... when Coomer's join date is Aug 23, 2002. I think the first thread would have been alot earlier.
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Well the site may not have been done, perhaps nobody posted, but thats Coomer's second post, other than Forum Rules (which doesnt count as a thread).
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You're right. I didnt go to see his posts.

Hmmm, 94gts was the second person to sign up on August 28th, 2002

[amysmojo]

Just wondering if anyone lives close to me & if they ever have any runs over here on the west coast

My first post.... typical haha

[WannabeGT4]

Has anyone heard anything about the new "PolyFiber" products VIS is selling. Also has anyone else had problems with getting them to answer questions through email? They just replied with "All kits on sale. Please call." All I wanted was a price for the Invader style front bumper cover made of polyfiber.
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Invader... Meh! Such a Noob!

[Exile04]

i need photoshop!!!!!!! can soem one help me out??????

short and to the point

[creis]

I bet the first thead was never posted to, probiby right when it came out and was still in the testing fase, but if you mean the first ever public posted to thread, it was probibly a welcom to 6gc, or info thing.

[SlowCelica94]

Cuz I suck at quoting, here's my second post. My first just said hello, and nice site.
"Yeah I want to mod it. I don't have any big plans as of yet. I looked into the 3s-gte swap, and it seems like it could cost up to $4-5k. As of now I think I'm going to order a Greddy SP exhaust for it (anyone know how it sounds?) and get some Tein coilcovers after winter. "

lol, went with an hks exhuast and tom's springs on 2 busted struts and 2 decent struts. lol, I never made ricer/n00b postz, I amz da king

[SlowCelica94]

It's so funny to go back and read your old posts. I've really become a jackass.

[Coomer]

But that was posted on Nov 12, 2002..... when Coomer's join date is Aug 23, 2002. I think the first thread would have been alot earlier.
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When the site was first launched and people registered, there were no forums. I was thinking ahead to the day when we'd eventually have a forum, and so from the start I installed the forum software and integrated the site's registration system into the forum software's members table. That explains why many people are registered earlier than some of the earliest posts.

[funnyboy117]

heres my first post

-working on my custom dash....

-hooking up ps2
-got coilovers, need installation
-getting front bumper (invader) next wednesday (11/20)
-getting new front neon to replace the one i broke going 10 miles up a driveway

-connecting the side pieces off my reverse indiglo gauges (the ones that everyone disconnected) to blink with corresponding turn signals
-jdm taillights coming in(from roo)
-fixing strobes, perhaps...theyr'e just sitting there, connected, but not working 
-possibly throwin a blue plasma neon in the back window if i can find one longer than 15 inches
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i never did fix that front neon, lol
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Get your damn finger out of the picture!

[madmods]

I hate newbies! Just kidding. I usually don't bash on newbies, unless your trying to paint your stock hood black to mimic carbon or a big alum wing on your celica!

This post has been edited by madmods: Jan 16, 2005 - 12:21 AM

[Kwanza26]

Interesting numbers... Curious how with those simple mods...minus the 65 shot you can push over 110 hp at the wheels... meaning you're getting better than 140-150 at the crank... that's 30-40 hp over stock. Geez... from a 7A!?

On my old 94 ST, I ran low 15's and can hit high 14's back when I was shooting a 75 shot... but my other engine mods were more extreme. Port Polish head (valves, seats, retainers, everything), CAI, 2.25 exhaust w/ free-flow cat, ASP underdrive pulley, modified hp headers, and SAFC. Running all motor... I only managed high 15's...even low 16's . On a dyno... heh...with nos I'd venture a guess around 170-180 whp. Without Nitrious... well, 100 whp or so. But I say again...my mods are somewhat more extreme than yours... and that motor eventually blew a head gasket and fried the internals. It was a 5speed...

My current ST... a 95 only runs mid 16's with CAI, Exhaust, and Underdrive pulley...for now. All I need to do is find someone that makes custom exhaust manifolds and have them do a 7A turbo manifold for me. After that, I can custom fab almost all of the plumbing for a turbo kit.

Either way, interesting numbers. I do have a friend who ran a 14.1 with is 3200lb Honda Prelude Vtech, shooting a 75 shot with an Auto tranny... so I'm not totally doubting you... just skeptical...

I have timeslips of all of my runs somewhere... so I do have proof.

I was a newb too... but I always knew cars. Better now than then... but yeah... =P

[boosted_K2]

im a huge celica.net fan, however since this site opened its forums, the responses from you guys are 10X faster and alot less flaming than at celica.net. its awsome! i usually chilled in the 6th gen forum at celica.net but yea, everyother forum was way too 7th gen based.

first really relavent post.... i wanna see the first few posts i made about switching over to a MR2... those should be funny hehe

[FallenHero]

How do you get the shifter off on an auto?  I took out the little screws, but it just came up about an inch.  Then I unbolted everything down to the shift indicator thing and cannot get the shifter out.  I have an Aluminum interior kit, and cannot get the last piece in because I cannot get the freaking shifter out!
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Ahh the olden days


lol, I love looking at old posts

JON on how to save money to spend on your car

"Work and slave, slave and work, And, do NOTHING for yourself. No clothes, no shoes, no nothing. I eat lunch at McDonalds every day for four bucks. Why there? because it's the cheapest place I can find. Also, if you can find some 60+ year old fat ladies to sell your body to, it works out great. smile.gif?


JON being a noob

there was one guy I was talking to that said he got the 4age clip for about $1000. that's like wow, but he said it only put down like 140hp at the wheels. I know I know, 140 on a 2400 pund car is great, but I wan't to destroy all. I want at least 200 at the wheels. Also, if you want the agze, just go to http://www.adelaidejap.com.au/toyota.htm they claim to have em.

(destroy all??? lol.)

JON on electronic superchargers

" Have you ever seen the pump that pulls water out of a washing machine? That's what it looks like.

You know, with some thought, that's a good concept. If you could find a way not to use so much power. I wonder if you used an audio lightening cap and had a toggle switch to turn it on and off for special occasions how it would work. How much pressure did it claime to put out?"


Lastly... I thought toysport was the greatest ever, lol

"If you are looking to upgrade a 4age just go to toysport. They have EVERYTHING for them."

[dstrbcelica]

5'11 220lbs
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wow...my first post. i've put on 20+lbs since then.

-dstrb

[Chrobis]

I paid 11,800 after all california tax and licence about 8 months ago. 97 GT, fully loaded except ABS and leather. I had to replace the clutch in the first month, and my tires are pretty bald. Car just needed some general maintnance but otherwise in good condition. had 100k miles though :-/ I guess thats an alright price. Could prolly get 11k max out of it with luck

That was my first post, in a topic of how much you payed for your celica.

I keep getting contradicting info. One site says the engine will not meet smog, and yet people have swapped the engine into US Celica's. I Live in California where all the regulations are the strictest, is it legal to swap in the 3s-gte or not?

is it possible to make the 3rd gen 3s-gte smog legal or not? I also heard that it would take some work making a 2nd gen smog legal also... What I heard is that an EGR would be really hard to add because the engine would need recasting in certain areas, and a 2nd gen would be smog legal but only for 93 smog specs, not 97 like my car is... The guy I talked to about all this said that in his 74 toyota the engine head was cracked or something and he went to a junkyard and got a 73 head, but 74 was the first year an egr was added... therefore he had nowhere to put the egr plugs. He said he just put some holes or something and made it look like the egr was made to fit. Would this be possible with a 3rd gen?

2 posts in a thread I started about the legality of a 3s-gte, from April 2003.