Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread, A bucket full of rice right next door to a paddy field. Be warned. Options

[whatthe]

Well here it is, i bought the 1998 2.2L Celica sx-r (i think its GT) probably 3 months ago with 58,000km and the 3rd owner. It was a stock mofo car, my first car and i intend to keep her for life with many presents to spoil her.

Background
Was looking for my first car back in 08, was never sure what to buy. Wanted a NA white supra, god they were beasty looking things. But was always told left, right and centre they were too expensive to maintain and for petrol too. Looked into ftos (baby supra) but too many tiptronics not enough manuals around. That and my dad was like "GET A TOYOTA".

Out of the blue, saw a bargain of a white 98 celica with very low ks. Went out to wollongong that night with my parents with a large sum of cash to look at this celica. Who knew on the spot i would buy it that night and drive it back in the heavy rain. It was a hit or miss, he was leaving back overseas in 2 days and if he didnt sell it it would go to the dealers. Was in head over heels even tho i didnt really like the look or shape of this generation celica. This is my first car, and i plan to keep it for a life.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Sep 28, 2010 - 1:27 AM

[whatthe]

And more goodies have arrived.


Thanks to darthripley for the door sills. Great seller.


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The door sills are a great addition and very noticeable everytime i step in and out of the car.

A CAI with a k&n pod filter from chromeintakes.


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For the CAI i felt minimal to no performance upgrade. I couldnt hear much difference either. Could be due to the fact that my exhaust is loud already. Throttle response is only a tad better and i could only hear the pod filter at higher revs 4500+. But only minimal. I was hoping for abit more torque + throttle response. But that aside it is a nice addition to the car.