Engine Ported, Has anyone gotten their engine ported? Options

[sapperk]

I heared that getting your engine ported helps alot. What are your comments on this and anyplace you recommend in North Carolina to do this?

[NEVERSTOP]

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Ok, heres my philosphy on cars. Yes between the price of my Burien Turbo Kit $2500, and Ported $700, engine, plus other mods ill be lucky to pull out a 250 hp engine. Yes I can swap the engine for a 3SGTE which some say is like 200-250hp stock and have the same performance for thousands of dollars less, but then it wont be a 1996 Toyota Celica GT, 2.2ltr 5SFE engine. Damm, if im gonna change the whole meaning of what I have, I might as well just go buy a Porsch or something. My goal is to keep my car a 5SFE american version celica, but make it as fast as the rest. Whats wrong with the 15psi. Burien Toyota says that with an intercooler and extra fuel injector I can definetly pull it off with a total of about 250hp at the engine. Its gonna take a few months to finish due to money but when I pull it off and have it tested, post the results.

not tryin to be a dick but why would you was all that money on a fuel efficency engine????? I mean seriously?

ur talkin about dumpin thousands into a motor that will neve handle 250+hp??? because what your talkin about doing is gonna cost you alot more than you think its gonna... you talkin 2500 for the turbo kit.. which is a rip off buy the way... they your gonna dump 700 or so into a P&P which isnt worth it on a 5sfe - trust me here cuz I did it and it was the biggest waste of time..

you take all this into consideration and add it to the fact that the 5sfe is an egine that should NEVER be ran with boost.. the compression is way too high and the duration stroke is too long for you to effectively use the boost. Also ur usin an aluminum block... they dont hold up very well when you break somthin important - which you will do when you start messin with boost.

so by the time you install all this and get the setup running correctly your gonna be close to the 5k mark... thats a hell of alot more $ than a 3sgte swap

and the 3sgte is gonna have everything you need plus runs stock at 12-14 psi

BTW who cars about keepin it a 5sfe?? the best thing that ever happened to my celica was the day I blew that little peanut motor to the mooon