A few questions from a n00b. Options

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Hello, I'm a newbie. I recently (like 2-3 months ago) bought a 95 Celica ST. Its damn enjoyable to drive but its got fairly high kilometers on it. Yesterday while switching spots in my driveway I was told that it was blowing a bit of white smoke not too much, but enough for me to notice when I turned my head and looked.

My first question: Is this a normal thing to have happen with a high km 7A-FE while starting cold?

The engine and transmission have just under 280,000km.

My next question: How many kms does the average 7A-FE run?

Now when I bought this thing, I was half expecting to replace the drivetrain within a year partly because of how much milage was on it and partly because I like like to take **** apart and modify it.

So my last question is: What fun swaps can I do on a student budget?

As for that one, I don't really know what I want. I like the idea of NA because of quick response and usable power, but I'm kind of addicted to the sound of a turbo. The V6 swap would also be a cool idea but only if I can retain my manual transmission.

Its also pretty hard for me to locate parts considering I have absolutely no idea where to start and where I should source my parts since I no nobody who's actually modified their car for speed. Everything on the eastern side of north America seems to be about show and not go. That being said I know nobody who's swapped/built an engine, just kids with lambo doors and hydraulics.

So if anyone knows where to get parts in southern Ontario, that knowledge would be greatly appreciated aswell.

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u looking over 8k id think...hahah thats out

Hahaha damn. Oh well, I cant say I really want one anyways. Like it WOULD be nice if one were just dropped in my lap but it would never pass emissions and every AE86 tuner in my area would be trying to jack my car, just so they can stare at it and drool.

I think there's something wrong with those guys, because a lot of them are all too willing to pay that much money for one.

Has anyone ever tried making a 7A-GE hybrid for the celica? I know there's a lot of AE86 drifters doing this to extract as much torque as they can from an A engine but I've never heard it done to a celica so I was wondering if that was an option (especially since picking up a used 16V 4AGE would be pretty easy and cheap)