HELP ME!!!, my older brother is a ricer... Options

[thedevilmaycrie]

and he wants me to build up his 98 civic ex 1.6 ltr d16...

lmao i priced him out a way to get 200hp and hes asking for "noz" ... why do i have to be the only one mechanically inclinded of my 2 brothers...



-DMC

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Are you actually going to call the american celica a sports car? I think if it's a sports car it shouldn't get outrun by almost everything on the road. And I'm not talking about my personal driving skills, I'm talking about the numbers. Unless you go for the 3S swap, or do a turbo, you have nothing. I don't care if the car does handle well. I have a 94 GT with the sports supension package, and I must admit it does handle very nice, but handling will only get you so far.

[turboinduction]

Are you actually going to call the american celica a sports car?  I think if it's a sports car it shouldn't get outrun by almost everything on the road.  And I'm not talking about my personal driving skills, I'm talking about the numbers.  Unless you go for the 3S swap, or do a turbo, you have nothing.  I don't care if the car does handle well.  I have a 94 GT with the sports supension package, and I must admit it does handle very nice, but handling will only get you so far.
[right][snapback]271835[/snapback][/right]

I completely agree. The Celica isn't a sports car. Its a sporty compact. And run for run (as used in an example eariler) a stock Celica GT and a stock Civic EX are about equal in speed. Celica out handles, Civic out gas-pumps. And please understand that the Celica isn't a UBER-performer on the track stock. Yes it handles nice, but its no Evo. Now, you can boast about handling if you have a Mazda, but just take the good with this car. And the honda D16=bad people. OMG. Wake up buddies. The D16 is 10 times the engine the 5S wants to be. I have to agree that the ignorant "hondas suck" response is childlike in so many ways. And I dont even like Hondas!!!!

And to reinstate my thought - which of the two cars is still being made?

-Ti

[darksecret]

Are you actually going to call the american celica a sports car?  I think if it's a sports car it shouldn't get outrun by almost everything on the road.  And I'm not talking about my personal driving skills, I'm talking about the numbers.  Unless you go for the 3S swap, or do a turbo, you have nothing.  I don't care if the car does handle well.  I have a 94 GT with the sports supension package, and I must admit it does handle very nice, but handling will only get you so far.
[right][snapback]271835[/snapback][/right]

I completely agree. The Celica isn't a sports car. Its a sporty compact. And run for run (as used in an example eariler) a stock Celica GT and a stock Civic EX are about equal in speed. Celica out handles, Civic out gas-pumps. And please understand that the Celica isn't a UBER-performer on the track stock. Yes it handles nice, but its no Evo. Now, you can boast about handling if you have a Mazda, but just take the good with this car. And the honda D16=bad people. OMG. Wake up buddies. The D16 is 10 times the engine the 5S wants to be. I have to agree that the ignorant "hondas suck" response is childlike in so many ways. And I dont even like Hondas!!!!

And to reinstate my thought - which of the two cars is still being made?

-Ti
[right][snapback]271982[/snapback][/right]

I dont know if tC stands for Toyota Celica but it is the new Celica, Scion is trying to be Toyotas new sports line. I would hate to see what a tC can do to the new Si because there isn't much to the Civic. I know from experience that the new Si is extremely over rated.

[turboinduction]

I dont know if tC stands for Toyota Celica but it is the new Celica, Scion is trying to be Toyotas new sports line. I would hate to see what a tC can do to the new Si because there isn't much to the Civic. I know from experience that the new Si is extremely over rated.
[right][snapback]273118[/snapback][/right]

Whoops, stand corrected.

What do I know - Its not like I work in the automotive industry.

Scion is NOT the SPORTS CAR Line. The next Supra wont be a Scion. The next Altezza is still badged an IS. Scions (ex. Tc) share their engines with the Toyota Echo. Yea, real sports cars there. They are cheap college cars. Get it right. The Tc is a 3000lb 160HP 2.4L cheap car. Its not a Celica. Its not replacing the Celica. Its not even built in Japan. Tc doesn't have to mean Toyota Celica. Could mean Toyota Coupe. The Coupe. True Coupe. Toyota Car. Hell, Tc is endless. Stop being silly people, and please please stop acting as if Mr. Toyota is your next door neighbor and gives you inside info we all dont know.

If you'd like to prove me wrong - find one article that says the Tc is a replacment to the Celica. Thanks.

EDIT: I sale Hondas. The Si is lightweight and also is 160. It eats the Tc up. And the new Si (2006) shares its beautiful design with the current RSX-S. So expect a coupe with 200+ ponies. Then again... not much to em' (blah!)

-Ti

This post has been edited by turboinduction: Apr 18, 2005 - 8:54 PM