Hi

Just wondering on some stats for the beams celica, my brother wants one for his first 'proper' car out of school. there pretty cheap, all cars in new zealand are , any way its a white 1998 beams celica with 85,000kms / 53000miles for $5300US-asking price.

Mainly he wants to compare it to a integra type-r. In all aspects of performance e.g 0-100km times, handling, reliabiolity, driving in traffic ect.
Any help is much appreciated as there arent many stats on the beams engine.
Was a very nice car to drive though!!

Any help is much appreciated.
ill post some pictures if he buys it

This post has been edited by beno: Mar 20, 2007 - 2:56 AM

The fourth generation 3S-GE, also known as the BEAMS 3S-GE began production in 1997. The first version was equipped with VVT-i and produced around 200 bhp (149 kW). It was available in a few models sold only in Japan - the MR2 G and G-Limited, the Celica ST202 SS-II and SS-III and the Caldina. BEAMS is an acronym which stands for Breakthrough Engine with Advanced Mechanism System.

In 1998 a second version was released with dual VVT-i (variable timing on both the intake and exhaust cams), titanium valves and a slightly higher compression ratio. This engine powered the Altezza RS200 and produced around 206 bhp (154kW).

The two variants are easily identifiable by colour. The cam covers on the earlier model are red and on the later model, black. They are often referred to as the "Red Top" and the "Black Top" respectively.

The "Grey Top" BEAMS 3S-GE was available engine option in the Rav4 in Japan. Even though the valve cover on this engine is black, it is referred to as "Grey Top" to differentiate it from the Dual-VVTi "Black Top" in the Altezza. Power output is 180ps @ 6600RPM.

only difference between the grey and red is the cat convertor was built in the header, new header on grey top gets you back to beams power