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.

[mandrek]

also before asking us qestions like that, (is it worth it for..... ) what you really need to do is ask your self some very important questions first.

1: what do i want to do with this car. (DD, fun street car, weekend auto-x/drag/TA, full race car)
2:how much power (realisticly) do i WANT.
3:how much power can i afford.
4:what is my planned buget. (then add at least 1/3 over)
5: what will i need to support my planed mods to make this realistic. (ex: if i'm shooting for 350whp, what trans do i need to get, what size tires can i fit under the front end to actualy GET THE POWER TO THE GROUND, in a light 350whp car? etc)
6:how much time do i HAVE to do this project, and how much time am i willing to let this project take?

make yourself a realistic list of those questions, and then the community can help point you in the right drection..

i see tha you are not confident in doing the work your self.. so you need to at least dubble your planned buget, for any swap, for just the labor alone...


i hope that i dont sound like a dick, re-reading this i see that it can be read that way.. but i asure you, that is not the tone i am typing this in.. i just dont see any reason to sugar coat the point of the post, and hope to get this ball rolling alot faster for you..