Engine swap or upgrade? Options

[6thcelestial]

Hello. I have a 95 Celica GT with auto trans. The body is rust free, and in really pretty good shape as well as the interior. I really would like to get the most horsepower out of it, and right now the only mod.(if you can call it that) is K&N cone air filter. It has 111,000 original miles, and runs well. Besides headers, and a few other small mods, is it worth putting a turbo in, or am I better off doing an engine swap for say an MR2 turbo engine, or Altrac engine. I would like to stay in budget, so am planning accordingly. Also, I have never done an engine swap, so would rather have a certified mechanic do it. Anyone that you recommend? Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.

[kurt95gt]

just depends on how big your budget it
an a auto to manual swap will make your car feel way better with a swap
there's not alot you can do to make power with a 5s
there's the basics header exhaust cai then you could get cams
you can turbo but its not as easy with these as hondas so turbo van cost as much as a swap
if you look in the sticky you'll find all this info an alot more one how yo turbo
pressure2 has a great writeup in the sticky on how yo build a 5sfte the right way too
take your time an do some research before you start buying parts
good luck