Celica st do it yourself mods Options

[Broham]

Hello everybody, its my first time posting here but i've been reading this site for about 1 year now. I just got my 97 celica st and i'm looking for some advice. My goal for this car is to have decent power gain to 150 hp. The important thing is that i want to do this myself and not pay hundreds for labor. THe list of mods that i have seen that are practical are the following:

1. Intake (injen or dr cai) with kn air filter
2. Better spark plugs
3. msd ignition
4. cat back exhaust or magnaflow muffler
5. twm short shifter
6. perhaps a chip upgrade or modification

my question is what kind of gains can i expect from these mods and if there are any other things i left out. btw, turbo is not practical for me due to lack of knowledge and fear of engine melting. also, what chips are available to allow for more hp gains for the st?

[Broham]

i guess getting to 150 will be tough with out turbo. the numbers i see of people who turbo'd and boost at 6 or 7 psi are still under 150 sometimes. Well i guess i can only gain 10 hp max with those mods. nitrous seems a bit risky for my engine, but it would be some quick hp gains. hey defgeph how much were those headlights?

This post has been edited by Broham: Oct 19, 2004 - 6:07 PM