first gear not so torquey Options

[chandy1986]

Hi my celica has a 7afe and its really slow . My first gear is not so torquey. This is kind of a problem when i want to get into traffic. Sometimes i don't think i'm gonna make it but after i shift into 2nd i start to feel it pulling. Is this normal with at200's? anyway i love my 6g funnest car i ever owned, only car actually

This post has been edited by chandy1986: Feb 11, 2007 - 8:26 AM

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

A tune up will cost more than the intake, header, exhaust. You replace all pulleys, all belts, new plugs, new wires, new ignition system, new fuildes in everything is a must. Then you open the motor up. For the top end; new gaskets, head work (clean off 179k of junk), check valve clearance, new cams/valves if needed. Then the bottem end is new bearings, rings, journals, oil pump, plus the price of having it acid washed or cleaned out and having the cylinders honed. I know I've forgotten at least something. That stuff adds up in price, but it really makes the motor come alive. I've spent a good 1.5k on my 5sfe, but it's a strong running almost new motor. You could get a 2nd gen 3sgte or a Silvertop 4age for that money, but it's going to need to have all that stuff done to it then anyway.