What is the most HP I can get from a 97 Celica GT 2.2 American Model, What can I can to add more horsepower. Options

[howie_vang]

I HAVE A 97 CELICA GT 2.2L AMERICAN MODEL AND I WANT TO ASK YOU 6GC FANS TO SEE WHAT CAN I DO TO ADD MORE HORSEPOWER TO MY CAR. THE REASONS ARE THAT I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE FOLLOWING MODELS: 94-2001 ACURA INTEGRA GSR/LS, 94-2000 HONDA CIVIC EX/SI THAT WANTS TO RACE ME A QUARTER MILE. MY MAIN FOCUSED IS TO BEAT THE 94-2001 ACURA INTEGRA GSR THAT COMES WITH 180 HP STOCK. IS IT POSSIBLE TO BEAT IT WITHOUT SWAPPING YOUR ENGINE. MOST OF THEM HAD SAY THAT CELICAS ARE WEAK AND IT MAKES ME MAD. NEED HELP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

HAS ANYBODY ABLE TO BEAT THESE MODELS BEFORE? ( WITHOUT SWAPPED ENGINES BUT ONLY MODIFICATIONS STUFF)

SO FAR MY CAR HAS:
1. CARBON FIBER HOOD
2. EBAY HEADER
3. INJEN SHORT RAM INTAKE SYSTEM
4. WHAT ELSE ARE OUT THERE THAT I CAN BUY...(GOOD SPRAK PLUGS & WIRE<DOES IT HELP?)

[Spider77]

Yeah you might be able to beat it stock.......off the line (and that depends on the driver, reaction time...etc), but dont expect much more than that. I think stock the gt has 135 (to the crank), but take into account the age and condition of the engine and drop that number down some (round 100-105?). If you do some searching even with all that plus cams your looking at around the 120 range. I just pulled some of those numbers from searching.
If you want more power your going to need to do forced induction. After doing a bit more searching on google I found that the "fastest" 5sfe was 145 to the wheels. So im pretty much going to say what everyone else is going to say, all that money going into a 5sfe build could be money going into a swap.
Or you can do what I do, go and find some nice twisty roads and have fun driving and dont worry about whos car is fastest, just have fun driving.