Feb 7, 2010 - 2:18 PM
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hey guys, i was jw is there a difference between red top and black top beams? are they all the same engine with the same specs? is there a certain gen beams thats better then another or is there even different gen beams? lol and would it bult up on a 5s 5speed tranny? im guessing yes
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Mar 2, 2010 - 10:27 PM
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I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day.
There is no comparison. The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all. -------------------- |
Mar 3, 2010 - 4:45 PM
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I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day. There is no comparison. The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all. lol i kno manny tells me all the time. idk im just not sure of the 205 would work for me in my situation, its my daily, i drive ALL over all the time and i live in east bumfcuk lol takes me 25min to fall river and almsot 30min to dartmouth bc i live on the water. manny says theres not a big difference in gas between the beams and the 205 but i still dk the numbers on wat ppl get to a tank (and ik it depends on my right foot too lol) honestly this is my goal.. to have a car that looks good (which is easy bc celicas r friggin sexy) and to have somethin that gets up and go wen i need it to but still drives normal. i read ur 205 build thread and i seen wat went wrong with the car w ur axels and stuff idk, jus seems like i would b fixing alot of things that i cant afford. I JUST WANT TO BEAT HONDASSSSS!!!!!!! lmfao wats ur opinion then? -------------------- st205 powered ss3 coupe
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Mar 6, 2010 - 7:19 AM
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I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day. There is no comparison. The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all. lol i kno manny tells me all the time. idk im just not sure of the 205 would work for me in my situation, its my daily, i drive ALL over all the time and i live in east bumfcuk lol takes me 25min to fall river and almsot 30min to dartmouth bc i live on the water. manny says theres not a big difference in gas between the beams and the 205 but i still dk the numbers on wat ppl get to a tank (and ik it depends on my right foot too lol) honestly this is my goal.. to have a car that looks good (which is easy bc celicas r friggin sexy) and to have somethin that gets up and go wen i need it to but still drives normal. i read ur 205 build thread and i seen wat went wrong with the car w ur axels and stuff idk, jus seems like i would b fixing alot of things that i cant afford. I JUST WANT TO BEAT HONDASSSSS!!!!!!! lmfao wats ur opinion then? lmao. the problem dustin had with his axle was because of the hybrid axles. you would more than likely be using the stock S54. the reliability is equal between both motors, man. turbo or not, your gonna have to play under the hood from time to time. its part of ANY swap. repeat that. over and over. forget the thought that if you do an N/A swap, all your problems go away. if you plan things out properly, take your time, and do it right, any swap you do will be just as reliable as the 5s thats in your car now. it cracks me up that your worried about gas milage, but at the same time, you "just want to beat hondas"...and drove a mustang V6 before this car. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Mar 6, 2010 - 3:04 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 8, '09 From Westport, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
I drive a Beams and I drive an st205 motor every other day. There is no comparison. The Beams is fun but the 205 pwns all. lol i kno manny tells me all the time. idk im just not sure of the 205 would work for me in my situation, its my daily, i drive ALL over all the time and i live in east bumfcuk lol takes me 25min to fall river and almsot 30min to dartmouth bc i live on the water. manny says theres not a big difference in gas between the beams and the 205 but i still dk the numbers on wat ppl get to a tank (and ik it depends on my right foot too lol) honestly this is my goal.. to have a car that looks good (which is easy bc celicas r friggin sexy) and to have somethin that gets up and go wen i need it to but still drives normal. i read ur 205 build thread and i seen wat went wrong with the car w ur axels and stuff idk, jus seems like i would b fixing alot of things that i cant afford. I JUST WANT TO BEAT HONDASSSSS!!!!!!! lmfao wats ur opinion then? lmao. the problem dustin had with his axle was because of the hybrid axles. you would more than likely be using the stock S54. the reliability is equal between both motors, man. turbo or not, your gonna have to play under the hood from time to time. its part of ANY swap. repeat that. over and over. forget the thought that if you do an N/A swap, all your problems go away. if you plan things out properly, take your time, and do it right, any swap you do will be just as reliable as the 5s thats in your car now. it cracks me up that your worried about gas milage, but at the same time, you "just want to beat hondas"...and drove a mustang V6 before this car. manny that thing was a pig! i got like 15-16 miles to a gallon with a 10 gallon tank... thats 150-160 miles to a tank lol idk if u kno where i live but i was fillin up twice almost 3 times a week lol. im fine with havin a N/A motor, ya boost is friggin awsume but i dont really need it, i dont race all the time anyway so theres no need for me t get the st205. tell me if im wrong or right here.. everyone knows that a stock celi is wat honda fags calll a "bogga" lol, now if i were to pull up on lets say a gsr swapped civic or jus some vtec, if they dont hear the sexy turbo whistle they will think its an easy win over a bogga no? now my opinion is that with the beams being a N/A motor they wont relize its swapped until they are reading my TRD emblem on my trunk haha, idk maybe i am wrong with that therory, but i kno wat i want and i DO RESPECT your thinking and suggestion on the st205 but i want a Beams, and a Beams is wat i will buy lol niceeeee headers bro, did u feel a difference at all? -------------------- st205 powered ss3 coupe
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Ted95 Beams question Feb 7, 2010 - 2:18 PM
SwissFerdi Redtop has VVT-i, and is actually the only BEAMS. ... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:20 PM
nics QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Feb 7, 2010 - 11... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:47 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (nics @ Feb 7, 2010 - 2:47 PM)... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:49 PM
Ted95 oh alright, see i didnt kno that.. and vvti acts a... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:22 PM
Ted95 well wait idk if i believe that, bc i just seen a ... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:26 PM
SwissFerdi Later gen 3S-GE's got VVT-i, but I know for a ... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:29 PM
Ted95 ahh got ya.. but it does bolt up to a 5s tranny r... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:31 PM
nics here, read through.
http://www.beams-redtop.com/i... Feb 7, 2010 - 2:57 PM
Ted95 nice cool, thanks bro Feb 7, 2010 - 3:00 PM
nics you're welcome Feb 7, 2010 - 3:05 PM
SwissFerdi <--- ownt.
Appreciate the clarification nics. Feb 7, 2010 - 3:06 PM
nics QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Feb 7, 2010 - 12... Feb 7, 2010 - 3:15 PM
BonzaiCelica guys guys you got it all wrong
Celica ST202 has ... Feb 7, 2010 - 5:36 PM
nics ^^huh?
let me know what did i say wrong? Feb 7, 2010 - 6:41 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (nics @ Feb 7, 2010 - 6:41 PM)... Feb 7, 2010 - 7:23 PM
richee3 QUOTE (nics @ Feb 7, 2010 - 7:41 PM)... Feb 7, 2010 - 7:34 PM
nics and gray top comes in auto for rav4 right? Feb 7, 2010 - 7:44 PM
Rusty QUOTE is there a difference between red top and bl... Feb 7, 2010 - 11:22 PM
Ted95 is there a aftermarket header for the retop beams?... Feb 8, 2010 - 12:11 PM
Tony-B Aftermarket parts for the red top Beams are hard e... Feb 8, 2010 - 2:59 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (Tony-B @ Feb 8, 2010 - 2... Feb 8, 2010 - 9:24 PM
BonzaiCelica no not all of you. only some nvm sorry for saying ... Feb 8, 2010 - 5:34 PM
BonzaiCelica nope no header for the 4th gen redtop beams engine... Feb 8, 2010 - 11:00 PM
pasqual QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Feb 9, 2010 - 12... Mar 3, 2010 - 1:52 PM
Rusty QUOTE oh alright, see i didnt kno that.. and vvti ... Feb 9, 2010 - 1:34 AM
Edophus The blacktop beams is the best version of the beam... Feb 9, 2010 - 11:53 AM
BonzaiCelica btw for some of you that think that pheonix header... Feb 9, 2010 - 2:17 PM
Ted95 those are some bada$$ lookin headers, wh... Feb 9, 2010 - 5:34 PM
njccmd2002 we are running out of reds. they are selling like ... Feb 19, 2010 - 2:52 PM
Ted95 can i use the stock GT 5speed shifter box and cone... Mar 2, 2010 - 10:14 PM
njccmd2002 nothinig sexier that a reb beams in a black engine... Mar 3, 2010 - 5:28 PM
JuMPiiN Doesnt the BEAMS engine cost just as much as a 3sg... Mar 6, 2010 - 4:49 PM
njccmd2002 depends. but no
almost, but you still have to an... Mar 7, 2010 - 12:11 AM
Batman722 any new thoughts Cam ? Mar 8, 2010 - 8:48 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (Batman722 @ Mar 8, 2010 - 8:4... Mar 8, 2010 - 9:26 PM
njccmd2002 oh no, traitor...
BEAMS is sexier. LOL, thats o... Mar 9, 2010 - 3:02 AM
Ted95 QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 9, 2010 - 3... Mar 9, 2010 - 6:53 AM
presure2 apology accepted. Mar 9, 2010 - 6:58 AM
lagos QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 9, 2010 - 3... Mar 9, 2010 - 12:07 PM
njccmd2002 QUOTE (lagos @ Mar 9, 2010 - 11:07 A... Mar 9, 2010 - 4:31 PM
2bcelica Yep -- Beams is nice, but it gets old quick and th... Mar 9, 2010 - 12:16 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (2bcelica @ Mar 9, 2010 - 12:1... Mar 9, 2010 - 12:53 PM
lagos QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 9, 2010 - 4... Mar 9, 2010 - 5:14 PM
njccmd2002 QUOTE (lagos @ Mar 9, 2010 - 4:14 PM... Mar 9, 2010 - 7:24 PM

SwissFerdi QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 9, 2010 - 7... Mar 9, 2010 - 7:31 PM
hurley97 QUOTE (lagos @ Mar 9, 2010 - 5:14 PM... Mar 9, 2010 - 7:47 PM
Ted95 QUOTE (hurley97 @ Mar 9, 2010 - 7:47... Mar 9, 2010 - 8:12 PM
Rusty I agree with you njccmd2002
I for one dont believ... Mar 9, 2010 - 11:14 PM
BonzaiCelica ya well it depends if your a fan of n/a or turbo. ... Mar 10, 2010 - 12:54 AM
Ted95 QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Mar 10, 2010 - 12... Mar 10, 2010 - 3:57 PM![]() ![]() |
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