How can I add Some HP???, Easy ways to add horse power? Options

[k-weaver]

Hello Everyone,

First off I would just like to say thankyou for everyone who posts on this web site, I have found out so many different things just by reading other posts. Again this is a great site, thankyou all.

Anyway,
I own a '96 Celica GT with a 5s-fe. I currently have:
NGK Plugs
Catback exhaust 2.25" pipeing
CAI
Header

My car has 148,000 miles on it and I was just wondering how I can get some more horse power out of it without swapping and without throwing in a turbo (seems like alot of miles to turbo, prolly a waste...). At this point I am kind of out of ideas. I was thinking of putting an MSD ignition box in, however I was reading on here that I will see little to nothing by doing so. I also thought about adding one of those "racing chips". Again, I read on this site that these are crap.

I am pretty much learning as I go. Every performance upgrade to my car I have performed (except exhaust) so I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. Any thoughts or ideas will be highly appreciated...

[Redline08]

ok i dont know anything about how cars work but i do know that pumping nitrous into it is a bad idea? no... i do know things about cars, not as much as other people but i know enough and have been around cars enough to know that nitrous isnt practical or popular. So why would you call me a ricer? i dont drive a civic or have silly non-functional hood scoops. I just bought a nice looking car and accepted that it has an econo engine not capable of producing much power. I never said my econobox is the fastest car on earth like ricers...

just to cool things off here because this community isnt the place to fight, you either love nitrous or hate it, there is no in between. I did my research on the stuff and IMO i just didnt think it was worth the risk and time tuning to get 50-75hp out of an economy slowica. If i had a car with a bit more beef like a supra i might explore nitrous more because performance engines can handle molestation better. I live in NY where you have to get your car inspected like every 6 months and they do a rigorous inspection of the engine and exhaust components, they specifcally check for performance mods and things like nitrous, on top of that cops will 90% of the time ask good looking cars to open there hood and they will inspect it themeselves. Nitrous has a no-tolerance policy in NY too, its a really bad idea here and ive just grown to be against it.

I really dont care anymore so no beef