 Engine swap or upgrade? |
 Dec 9, 2011 - 1:30 PM
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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.
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Dec 9, 2011 - 2:35 PM
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 Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
Mandrek hit the nail on the head. You can add some pep to your car with a manual swap and some basic bolt-ons, but you'll never have any real power until you swap. He summed up a swap quite well, so I'll avoid redundancy. Swaps are completely worth the money though.
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6thcelestial Engine swap or upgrade? Dec 9, 2011 - 1:30 PM
kurt95gt just depends on how big your budget it
an a auto t... Dec 9, 2011 - 2:00 PM mandrek also before asking us qestions like that, (is it w... Dec 9, 2011 - 2:18 PM
6thcelestial QUOTE (mandrek @ Dec 9, 2011 - 3:18 ... Dec 10, 2011 - 11:17 PM Smaay turboing the 5S-FE is just as easy as turboing a h... Dec 12, 2011 - 9:59 AM |
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