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[maddawg0]

Its actually my friends 98 celica GT, but since he doesnt know anything about it or much about cars in general, i joined on here because his car shares the same engine as my camry does so i know a few things...

its in need of some real professional help... he bought the car for less than 5k, has dropped cut factory springs, factory shocks... the brakes master cylinder sounds like its failing and biting the dust, cheap exhaust tipped muffler with the factory intake cut in half with a crappy cone filter stuck on there with big fuel injectors, no idea what size but bigger than factory.

what does everyone think of it?

[maddawg0]

soon as he sells his other car, hes getting some eibach springs and some new struts... better spark plugs and a better intake system and hes considering repainting it something better... less flashy and crappy looking

[tomazws]

I really don't like the paint theme...

[GriffGirl]

is that an Oregon plate on that car?

[Hanyo]

hmm staggered rims?

[joehernandez]

to be honest the paint is really ugly!!
did he bought it like that or he painted it?

[xs94st]

tell him to save n repaint. :\ i would make it the first priority unless he's okay with it

[D-Man]

Hey hey hey ya'll. If that guy likes his paint job; then it dont matter what we think.

Granted i wouldn't have that paint on MY car , lol. But Most of you would roll with my paint job on your cars. Nor vice versa.

Looks... Really Interesting Madawg0, Really interesting... Different, but uh- ....... Interesting......

[6_GEN]

I like the whels

[bccentaur3]

Why would he upgrade his injectors? It doesnt sound like he's controlling them with anything. And yeah, the paint is horrendous.

[parriehunter]

soon as he sells his other car, hes getting some eibach springs and some new struts... better spark plugs and a better intake system and hes considering repainting it something better... less flashy and crappy looking

He is already considering getting rid of that paint job.

How rare are the vert's? I have only ever seen one here in NZ and we have a lot of 6 g celicas around here.

[Rymaster]

i've only seen 2 verts here in Maryland

but i know of at least another 5 people that have a hardtop 6g celica here around me

[maddawg0]

hes got one idea of a paint color but he mentioned some teel green color he saw from need for speed... i dont have to see it and it sounds dumb already.... nah he bought this car the way it is, has a nice sound system with 2 12"s in the back with leather interior with a 5 speed

[xs94st]

well, make sure that the clutch is fine..it is a decently old car n you dont know what kinda person was driving the celi..check for leaks, broken/failing pumps, belts, timing belt, gaskets, (leak down test for headgasket, visual expection of valve cover gasket) brakes!, (check pads/rotors for wear)

doesnt really have to check the headgasket, just what i would do cuz i have bad luck with em..people charge alot for these things sometimes :\

just check everything, make sure its running fine, and then he can see what he can do to upgrade n modify.



if he's fine with the paint, he can wait, or he can just sand it down and flat black that baby

is he on the forums yet?

[MaskedMan]

doesnt really have to check the headgasket, just what i would do cuz i have bad luck with em..people charge alot for these things sometimes :\

Since it's a 98, it should have a metal head gasket, so really it should be fine. He really should join the forum if he wants to know about his car. 9 times out of 10, the convertible top wont work anymore electronically. It's a common problem on the convertibles, but has an easy fix. The previous owner seemed to have no idea what they were doing with the car, but it seems like nothing terribly unreversible was done to the car, so that's a good sign. So tell your friend good luck with the car and hope it has a better life with him.

[99Celica]

the real question is, since you've been on here more than the guy that owns the car...when are you going to buy a 6gc

[maddawg0]

Good question, but he sucks with computers... and i dont think i could betray my camry... i'm loyal to that car

[GriffGirl]

so is it an oregon plate though? just curious...

[DEATH]

the real question is, since you've been on here more than the guy that owns the car...when are you going to buy a 6gc

Celica GT is just a Camry with a prettier body. Buy a shell and swap the heart in

[97lestyousay]

is that an Oregon plate on that car?

yes My mom lives in Oregon.

[GriffGirl]

well i knew it wasn't my momma cause she lives in Vegas

(I thought that neighborhood looked like it was your mom's house)

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Mar 7, 2008 - 7:17 PM

[97lestyousay]

well i knew it wasn't my momma cause she lives in Vegas

I think he is talking about someone elses mom. It looks to be the pine tree
in smog plate.

[maddawg0]

that is an oregon plate... ok, whats the comparison of like 7mm ngk spark plug wires vs factory 5mm wires?

[GriffGirl]

ah hah, I thought so... the neighborhood looks like Cazadero Heights

anyway, there are different theories on this. Some people say that the thicker wires will hold a better load resistance. I asked around about this before I replaced my wires, including a few Toyota Techs. The general consensus was that Toyotas like factory specs, and as such there was no benefit to increasing the wire gauge (on a stock engine). OEM brand for our wires is Denso - you can get them, but they'll run you more than NGK, which is actually the exact same manufacturer.

I found my NGK wires on Amazon for $23 less than Autozone or Checkers/Schuck's/K-(something). Here's a link to them http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C5M27..._rev_prod_title

Opt for the free delivery (if they still offer it). I did and mine still came the next day.

[maddawg0]

now lets say u get bigger 7mm wires, but like nice iridium spark plugs. wouldnt it make a bigger spark more than stock wires with bosch platiniums?

[hongkongnerdboy]

never do bosch i still got them in my car and hate themmm

[GriffGirl]

This has been covered on here SO SO many times... simply put, it's been the experience of MANY others on here, and the advice of the two Toyota techs I spoke with personally, to go with the 5mm NGK or Denso wires and NGK or Denso plugs.

Lots of people get the iridium plugs, it's my understanding they'll last longer but there's no performance boost. If you wanna spend the money, then more power to you. Otherwise you're best best is to go with the Platinum plugs. Just stay with the NGK ones either way. Or spend the extra money for the label and get Denso. Whatever floats your boat. But stay away from Bosch. And use the search engine on here.

[6GenCelicaST]

Its actually my friends 98 celica GT, but since he doesnt know anything about it or much about cars in general, i joined on here because his car shares the same engine as my camry does so i know a few things...

its in need of some real professional help... he bought the car for less than 5k, has dropped cut factory springs, factory shocks... the brakes master cylinder sounds like its failing and biting the dust, cheap exhaust tipped muffler with the factory intake cut in half with a crappy cone filter stuck on there with big fuel injectors, no idea what size but bigger than factory.

what does everyone think of it?

i think getting those springs taken care of would be the #1 priority on my list. those are an accident waiting to happen. once you cut the springs you lose all the strength of the spring. but that's just my .02 cents. safety is my priority.

This post has been edited by 6GenCelicaST: Mar 17, 2008 - 8:44 PM