Celica st do it yourself mods Options

[Broham]

Hello everybody, its my first time posting here but i've been reading this site for about 1 year now. I just got my 97 celica st and i'm looking for some advice. My goal for this car is to have decent power gain to 150 hp. The important thing is that i want to do this myself and not pay hundreds for labor. THe list of mods that i have seen that are practical are the following:

1. Intake (injen or dr cai) with kn air filter
2. Better spark plugs
3. msd ignition
4. cat back exhaust or magnaflow muffler
5. twm short shifter
6. perhaps a chip upgrade or modification

my question is what kind of gains can i expect from these mods and if there are any other things i left out. btw, turbo is not practical for me due to lack of knowledge and fear of engine melting. also, what chips are available to allow for more hp gains for the st?

[Defgeph]

I dont think you've been reading any of the threads in the year that you have been looking.

The only thing that would get you near 150 is going turbo. Maybe a complete rebuild with alot of machine work, or nitrous.

chips are a nono
intake and exhaust gains are minimal.
if you can port and polish head by yourself, thats a start.

good luck with ur 150hp goal

[trdevelopment]

go nitrous i like it you should too just make sure if you or somone else installs it they do it the right way and always use 91 octan when you spray....

[Broham]

i guess getting to 150 will be tough with out turbo. the numbers i see of people who turbo'd and boost at 6 or 7 psi are still under 150 sometimes. Well i guess i can only gain 10 hp max with those mods. nitrous seems a bit risky for my engine, but it would be some quick hp gains. hey defgeph how much were those headlights?

This post has been edited by Broham: Oct 19, 2004 - 6:07 PM

[Defgeph]

[st_celica_killer]

hahah zex kick asss ......cauz i gota zex on my 94 celica st kicking basic blot on integra GSR..and v6 mustang...owned: .....with only 65shot...with stright pipe exhaust.&.cold air intake..WITH STAGE 1 CLUTCH.kicking BUTTTTO.....oo yeah by the way.........beatting INTEGRA LS LANUCHING AT 3g.....ALL MOTOR BABIE...THEN UNTIL HIT 80MPH.IN 3RD AT 5500RPM....CELICA SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOT NO POWER WHEN HIT 80MPH.. THEN HONDA START COMING UP..EHEEHEHEHE...ALL MOTOR...AND ZEX STILL KICK ASSS..................SAD FOR THAT PART....NEED HIGH END POWER ..EHEHEHEHEHEH....CANT GO TURBO..GO ZEX...

[Broham]

thanks for the advice guys. i guess investing in a nitrous kit would be a pretty good decision. nice car btw def.

[Defgeph]