Celicas?....slow? Options

[rzanology]

This is something that’s been in the back of my mind every time I take my car our for a spirited drive. I keep remembering people saying "those cars are slow" or "our cars are slow." I'm have a veeery hard time understanding where they are coming from. Back when I had the 7a in my car...I could see that point to a certain extent. But even against other 1.8...the 7a still fairs very well. Now 3 weeks after my 5s swap....I find my car is ridiculously fast. It doesn’t make sense how fast this car is. I've had everything from 2000 maximas...GSRs and even civic with b18 swaps trying to catch up. And this is with a slipping clutch. The car gets to 100 every time with out a problem. When compared to other cars in its class like the eclipse or even the 240....the specs are pretty much even. Not to mention the celica is way lighter than both. My question is....why do people keep saying stock celicas are slow?

If people knew what strong performers these cars were and the type of potential they have...they'd be a lot more popular.

[thedro]

yeah, when i first got my car (5sfe) i thought it performed the same as a se-r spec v or at least i could keep up wit it and not lose it.. but i raced my cousins se-r spec v which had had headers, cai, totally un restricted exhaust and i realized how foolish i was. mine was totally stock but still my goal was to keep up, and he flew right by me as if i was parked.

i see our cars as a not fast car, but faster than normal cars. ive taken on civics, eclipses, and 240sx's. but they are all stupid ricers, who put fart cans on. and as years go by, faster 4 cyl cars keep comin out. the srt4, rsx s, ser spec v, etc. so our cars seem slower too hahaha.

so i guess our cars can be fast or they can be slow, depending wat u are comparing it wit. since i am around a eclipse gsx (t3/t4 ) , also a 300zx turbo 89, and a modded 96 maxima, my car is the slowest of them all. but its true celicas do have potencial, and i do plan to get some of that potencial out of it.