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[e30og]

driving home from class and didnt notice myself creeping into 100+mph. Such a smooth car at highspeeds, even with alignment off and bad rear shocks. Accelerating is effortless.....except almost at redline at 110. this car needs a sixth gear badly. Its not a very fast car off the line either (stock), as this is not suprising to anyone here.

I want to make this Celica a little faster without spending the time/money on an abusive turbo, as i have neither the time nor the money for a turbo kit (if i did a turbo i would want to do it right...no cheap shizzle). I have thought about some kind of swap, but as ambitious as i may be, i doubt I have the know-how for something that extensive

Am I just stuck to intake/exhaust? will either of those even make a noticeable difference in acceleration? I have considered saving up for a 7th Gen GTS; 180 hp, a 6-speed, higher top speed, and slightly better gas mileage...but I am just in love with the way the 6 gen look inside and out. 7th Gen looks like a big step down in swagger and class...haha

give me your opinion!

This post has been edited by e30og: Oct 19, 2010 - 10:19 AM

[Spider77]

If your wanting to go as low cost as possible, get an inductive timing light. Pretty much, jump terminals te1/e1, hook up leads from light (pos/neg batt) and then clamp on the #1 spark plug wire. Turn car over, get gun and point directly at underdrive pulley. What happens is the light flashes and you are looking for the notch, once you locate it, it'll tell you what your timing is at (stock is 10 BTDC). I've advanced mine to 15 and have not had any problems.
But stephen is right, go too far and you'll need the good gas. Here is the write up I used Advance Timing. Although that Teg write up is pretty good as well.