why so weak?, hm Options

[vizonofdisorder]

hey i just joined up, i just picked up a 94 st hatch a few weeks ago, all stock except for the 40 or so hours me and my friend dumped on it repainting it a audi charcoal grey, but really what i was wondering is why the 1.8 in the celica is weaker then some others. my last car before this was a 1997 mazda miata, which was a fun car, it had a 1.8 and it put out 136hp and had a 7300 redline..i mean even a baseline integra put out 140hp..i could never really understand giving a car that looks like this 115hp and redline not even worth reaching...oh well, i still like it and hopeing to knock the power up a bit in the near future

[95CelicaST]

the 7A isn't powerful at all. The only way to get a decent amount of power from this engine is to Turbo it. Exhaust, intake, and header might gain you 5HP combined. The best route to better HP is to swap. Either a 3S-GTE, which would require some work, or and "A" series engine. a 4A-GE would fit easily with "limited" modification. Silvertop or Blacktop 20V would be ideal, but you could always get a 4A-GZE and swap off the supercharger for a Turbo..

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