 My Daily, Thread for my DD Celica |
 May 11, 2012 - 7:38 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
So this is for the daily. Plain, boring 95 ST auto. I bought it with 150k miles or so... now 3 years later it sits at about 260k miles. I use it for work and i drive A LOT of miles. (but get reimbursed for every mile i drive
 ) So anyway at one point of owning it, i managed to suck up some water into the engine. I pulled the spark plugs and cranked it to get the water out... fast forward a year. I did a compression test and found cyl one to have low compression (160-185-190-190) and a cap of oil did not increase it.. valves right? so i pulled the head to replace it with one of my spares, and found that piston 1 came about 1 mm lower than the rest... i bent a rod.. so now comes the decision of what to do. the chassis is in great shape, most new suspension stuff(replaced cxause i wanted it to be tight ) and decent body. replace car(most likely with an Lexus ES, or LS) or replace engine. Now this car has been through hell w/ me and i love the celica... so its pretty obvious replace the engine. So comes the choice what engine? rebuild the 7a spare i have for about 1k or beams swap for about 2k. 7a: easier and cheaper. same 30~ mpg. still SLOW beams: about 2x cost, not terribly difficult for a redtop, 35~ mpg, quicker. so i want to go beams on the daily... but keep it auto cause houston traffic and the miles i drive in it will SUCK with a stick... plus i have the V6 when i really wanna play lol
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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Jun 23, 2012 - 8:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
well just got a near mint 94 LS400 for $800
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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Aug 7, 2012 - 8:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Jun 23, 2012 - 8:18 PM)  well just got a near mint 94 LS400 for $800 Say what? What a steal! -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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stephen_lee My Daily May 11, 2012 - 7:38 AM
richee3 You know my vote
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2808676... May 11, 2012 - 8:22 AM rave2n I say Beams.
I'm not a hater of the 7a, but i... May 11, 2012 - 9:24 AM kurt95gt F**k all this
Finish the 3vz an drop a 1uz in thi... May 11, 2012 - 10:49 AM CrimsonSTX Keeping an eye on this because I'm pretty much... May 11, 2012 - 1:06 PM Box BEAMS it up Scotty!!! May 11, 2012 - 2:44 PM
Syaoran QUOTE (Box @ May 11, 2012 - 3:44 PM)... May 11, 2012 - 3:12 PM stephen_lee BEAMS seems to be a favorite around here.
and the... May 14, 2012 - 9:09 AM ricochet1490 beams auto FTFW - run the 7a till it explodes th... May 14, 2012 - 1:12 PM Smaay why is the BEAMS such a favorite? its a 2L with VV... May 15, 2012 - 12:45 PM Box QUOTE (Smaay @ May 15, 2012 - 12:45 ... May 15, 2012 - 2:07 PM kurt95gt Hes already got one v6 swap
The beams has good po... May 15, 2012 - 1:03 PM kurt95gt I like my v6 swap thank you very much box lol May 15, 2012 - 2:14 PM Box Until you have to change the rear spark plugs, or ... May 15, 2012 - 2:22 PM kurt95gt Been there done that took ten minutes. Lol
Well m... May 15, 2012 - 2:24 PM Box QUOTE (kurt95gt @ May 15, 2012 - 2:2... May 15, 2012 - 4:02 PM stephen_lee actually my 3vz swap has plenty of room to get to ... May 15, 2012 - 3:07 PM richee3 I don't know that the BEAMS can out-MPG the 7A... May 15, 2012 - 4:07 PM SupraKid You guys are not factoring in that the beams requi... May 15, 2012 - 5:04 PM richee3 QUOTE (SupraKid @ May 15, 2012 - 5:0... May 15, 2012 - 5:18 PM SupraKid QUOTE (richee3 @ May 15, 2012 - 3:18... May 15, 2012 - 5:40 PM kurt95gt ^^^good point
That settles it time for you to swa... May 15, 2012 - 5:08 PM ricochet1490 it doesn't REQUIRE premium fuel as the ECU wil... May 15, 2012 - 5:10 PM richee3 QUOTE (richee3 @ May 15, 2012 - 4:07... May 15, 2012 - 6:51 PM Box Still, 34 highway on premium is cheaper than 26 hi... May 15, 2012 - 7:59 PM stephen_lee This debate is getting pretty interesting..
the ... May 16, 2012 - 8:06 AM Box QUOTE (stephen_lee @ May 16, 2012 - 8... May 16, 2012 - 2:33 PM stephen_lee actually considering giving this car to my little ... Jun 6, 2012 - 5:39 PM Box Pffft, tell her to get better at getting low then. Jun 10, 2012 - 11:17 PM stephen_lee hahah shes plenty good
buut with a beachball hi... Jun 11, 2012 - 8:48 AM kurt95gt Well theres your problem
Tell to stop hiding a be... Jun 11, 2012 - 9:18 AM Box Lexus is nice. But once you're done getting c... Jun 11, 2012 - 11:42 AM RabidTRD Hoooman. Nice pickup for that cheap haha.
I'd... Jun 24, 2012 - 10:58 PM stephen_lee LS400 is powerful. i like Aug 7, 2012 - 8:43 PM |
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