 FWD Celica, one of the best FWD platforms for F.I.? |
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 Jul 5, 2005 - 3:48 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Browsing another forum today, I read a post by one of the guys at Full Race. Some of you guys might recognize the name as a top aftermarket exhaust manifold manufacturer. They also manufacture top rated Honda and other turbo kits and are now getting into the Toyota market. In short, these guys are all about quality and KNOW their stuff.
I found his comments regarding Celicas very interesting. His reasoning will likely spur some controversy as well. Anyway, on to the post. Here is the question he was asked about a new turbo kit they are releasing for the 3sgte and what he wrote: QUOTE(dave st185) Geoff, will you have an opportunity to test fit the manifold/turbo for a Celica, particularly the ST205 genIII, but also an ST185 genII? - I know the ST205's are not generally available in the US so appreciate you could have some problems with that QUOTE(Full Race Geoff) i have already put the manifold/dp on a gen 3 fwd celica, i have some very poor quality pictures of it, which i can send to you. It fit perfectly, just like the mr2. On a side note, I believe that a fwd celica is probably one of the best fwd turbo platforms there is... particularly considering the strength of the trans.
This post has been edited by jgreening: Jul 5, 2005 - 3:49 PM -------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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Jul 5, 2005 - 6:02 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '04 From Northern New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
 bboy --------------------  ..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi.. |
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Jul 5, 2005 - 6:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 16, '04 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Out of interest, Fennies 200mph 10 second 1/4 mile Cororalla runs a ST205 gearbox.
It has 650bhp. Good gearbox. -------------------- JDM ST205
Blitz Spec NUR Exhaust, somewhere over $1000 Needing another one 18000 miles later, bloody annoying. |
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Jul 5, 2005 - 7:02 PM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
j im sure with proper tuning, the 3s will RIP in a fwd...just a matter of getting the proper suspension setup..which, in our, case, isnt cheap...but then again...what is when you wanna go fast??
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Jul 5, 2005 - 7:11 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
so what are they making? a new deisgn a new turbo a new setup for the celi? which one.. an more info? an why would he compare our car being a better fwd platform then some hondas and others?
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