Looking for all information about 6 gen, new comer needs help Options

[SeanWoody]

I am sean wood and i am from southern orange county, california. I started out being a honda kid and got into trouble with the law and had to get rid of my car. I have fallen in love with the 6th gen. celica and i am lookin into getting a 99 GT. I am not to sure about any of this because i came from honda so i need help. What is the differents in the GT and the ST? What engines can i swap? Is there a JDM type of the car? what is good suspension? what would be a main company to go by? (honda has spoon, mugen, stuf like that) Wheels, bolt batterns? What could i do to make decent power for a nice handeling daily driver? and most of all, anyone know where i can get a decent 6gc around here? post me back or AIM me: "ThisistheWood"


sean

[darksecret]

As far as total aftermarket the Celica is the definitly a bastard child, I think it's one of the only imports to come out of the '90's with hardly any support. As you know already there are some good options though, the 3S is basically the 2JZ of the 4 cylinders and it has a ton of aftermarket support and is a great base. The 5S is a Camry engine so it actually doeasn't belong in the Celica, Toyota couldn't get the 3S to pass emissions so they rushed and threw a crappy engine in it, it's got potential but there aren't many people that go for it since the 3S is an option. Think of it like this if someone said you came have a D16 to work with or an H22 what would you prefer. As far as 3S aftermarket you have Tom's, Trust, HKS, TRD, Greddy, AEM, etc. You also have stroker kits avalible and if you have deep pockets building up a 5SGTE would be a good choice, since you get the benefits of an aluminum block, yet aluminum isn't that great for turbo applications since it heats to easily and the stock cooling system might not be up to the task.