How Much Horsepower do ya think Options

[mycelicagt]

I have a 95 GT cali spec, with short ram, header, exhaust straight, bosch platinum +4 plugs, and Nology wires. Im guessin 165-170

[Bitter]

at the crank? 130-145. at the wheels.....110-120.

[celi_gt_racer]

haha... and Bitter takes the cake ( my opinion +1) ... maybe even less

[Bitter]

with all the crap i've done listed in my sig, i'd be lucky for 120-125 crank...on a good day with a cold tail wind and some magic fairy dust. once that goes through my transmission, 85-90whp is still pretty optimistic. but its not always about making more power, sometimes its about changing where the power is. i fee like i've gone from power at only low rpms to having a nice broad powerband from about 2500-5500 rpm. all through there i feel pull now where before i only felt pull from 2000-3000.

[mycelicagt]

I dont understand cuz on edmunds.com it says that the hp rating is 130 and torque is 145ft/lb

[mycelicagt]

http://www.edmunds.com/used/1995/toyota/ce...4309/specs.html

[x_itchy_b_x]

i bet u have like.... 118hp to the wheels. dont just add up the aftermarket horsepower claims. it will never work like that.

[trd94]

http://www.edmunds.com/used/1995/toyota/ce...4309/specs.html

that is at the fly wheel ,on a healthy engine you lose some where around 15 percent to the wheels

[DeW_H0e_GT]

if you dont have a dyno....do what other tuners do here...u take your base claimed hp and minus by 20..thas your REAL hp figures (approx.)...thas where all the power is going to..your wheels!!.....if u jsu took your motor out and run it...yes itll ahve the full 125-135 hp figures....

the mods u have done may increase hp but dont think itll make a world of change......just my humble opinion

[presure2]

I have a 95 GT cali spec, with short ram, header, exhaust straight, bosch platinum +4 plugs, and Nology wires. Im guessin 165-170

not even close, not even at the flywheel.
the edmonds rating you are refering to is @ the flywheel.
this is what a healthy, 98 5sfe makes @ the wheels, WITH an injen short ram with heatshield.

exhaust is maybe +5, if your lucky, the plugs and wires = 0.

[BLADDER_MASTER]

Get rid of those spark plugs. Bosch plugs ain't good for our engines.

[lazzyboy121]

Get rid of those spark plugs. Bosch plugs ain't good for our engines

im with him............no0b

[mycelicagt]

alright thanks guys i was hoping that the edmunds rating was at the wheels but oh well

[celi_gt_racer]

ok ... more info on why platinum +4's are bad for 5s-fe's please!

[lazzyboy121]

as i remember someone tellling me that the bosch platinum runs too hot in our cars and will possibly break while in teh engine causing a ****load of work. but im pretty sure that there is a more complicated reasond why.......

[jdg371]

use the recomended ones. my dad threw some crap bosch in our minivan and that crap died on us in the middle of the street.. its not fun changing plugs in a mid engine minivan =[

[CelicaGT04]

i think that the recommneded plugs in the toyota book are NKG iridium plugs.. those babys are not cheap by any means. I could be wrong here though. I cant remember what it said when i looked at it last. Someone correct me if im wrong.

[playr158]

Use NGK Copper plugs...cheap and good for you

[Bitter]

stick it on as a tail pipe!

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I've got a none Cali spec GT, and I'm guessing something like 150-155 at the crank with what I have. Don't let these guys destroy your desire to mod your car. There are things you can do to actually get hp. But remember, it's not all about hp. Unless your drag racing your car, and even then, there are so many other variables that need to be taken into consideration. I may only be 15 to 20hp over stock, but I will run much quicker times due to the throttle response and handling characteristics.

A lot of people think it's just hilarious to see "noobs" come around trying to build there NA 4 bangers. What I think is funny is someone dumping 6 grand on a new motor or turbo set up, running some 200+ hp and losing to that NA car at the track because he/she out shifts and drives the turbo car. Does that mean if I had the money I wouldn't swap or turbo? No, it does not. And I know even if I did I would get walked on at the track by skilled drivers in almost stock ST Celica's and the dreaded D16 Civics. My point is, hp isn't all it’s made out to be.