playboymma

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all you die hard gear heads out there, what are some inexpensive little tricks to better performance? i know in some vehicles you can take out the EGR system, take this out, put that in, etc. etc. Im dumping a huge chunk of money into my car right now and while i have it taken apart in my buddies garage i want to know about any little tricks you guys may know

This post has been edited by playboymma: Feb 16, 2011 - 2:41 PM

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I went full retard once, too. Its OK.

delusionz

#2

Hi welcome,

Just the usual Intake, Exhaust, Headers, Ignition, ECU & tune if you can.

Cold air/Ram air is good if you can make a box for it and move your battery, Probably the highest gain for a bolt on mod.

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Mike W1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOURGT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC269awhp / 273ft-lbs

96stgreendemon

#3

You can also advance your timing, but you will need to switch to using premium fuel '

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

czwalga

#4

Forced induction or save your money in my opinion.


If you get exhaust for the sound thats one thing; but if you're looking for performance... meh.

This post has been edited by czwalga: Feb 14, 2011 - 10:44 AM

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-93 Rx7, Turbo 6.1L v8, 725rwhp/760rwtq-95 Celica GT Rally Car - 3sge/AWD-10 F150Always buying stock wheels... PM me if interested in selling.

playboymma

#5

ive done everything but the ecu and tune. cant find any cheap.

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I went full retard once, too. Its OK.

95CelicaST

#6

Its an economy motor. Don't expect gains of more than 3-5hp.

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1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of moneyI'm not really an asshole, but I play one on the internet.**** Photobucket

Ted95

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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Feb 14, 2011 - 12:17 PM)

>Its an economy motor. Don't expect gains of more than 3-5hp.

ya unless your building this thing from the ground up which no one really does with these motors ur not going to get much of a gain. the 5s just isnt a real performance motor, unless you slap a turbo on it and really play around with ur setup.

theres alotttt of info on here for stuff like that, but even then, your better of just getting a 3sgte, 2.0 tubro motor or a 3sge beams 2.0 N/A motor

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st205 powered ss3 coupe

playboymma

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QUOTE (Ted95 @ Feb 14, 2011 - 3:27 PM)

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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Feb 14, 2011 - 12:17 PM)

>Its an economy motor. Don't expect gains of more than 3-5hp.

ya unless your building this thing from the ground up which no one really does with these motors ur not going to get much of a gain. the 5s just isnt a real performance motor, unless you slap a turbo on it and really play around with ur setup.

theres alotttt of info on here for stuff like that, but even then, your better of just getting a 3sgte, 2.0 tubro motor or a 3sge beams 2.0 N/A motor

i already know about the 3s motors. I CANT AFFORD A 2000 DOLLAR MOTOR RIGHT NOW. but i can afford to remove whatever part makes the 5sfe an economy motor.

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I went full retard once, too. Its OK.

b22ri22an

#9

I think what there trying to say is to change the 5sfe to be a "non economy" motor without boosting, the swap will actually be a cheaper solution, I have seen some red top beams going for 1200-1800 with harness and ecu.

95CelicaST

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You took my avatar.... I am not amused.

The thing that makes the 5s an economy motor is the head design. Unless you have a way to delete the head from your 5s I don't think you're going to find power.

B22ri22an, you're on my sh*t list.

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1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of moneyI'm not really an asshole, but I play one on the internet.**** Photobucket

czwalga

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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Feb 16, 2011 - 3:37 AM)

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You took my avatar.... I am not amused.

The thing that makes the 5s an economy motor is the head design. Unless you have a way to delete the head from your 5s I don't think you're going to find power.

B22ri22an, you're on my sh*t list.

The thign that makes it an economy motor is that it's a small 4cyl with no turbo.

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-93 Rx7, Turbo 6.1L v8, 725rwhp/760rwtq-95 Celica GT Rally Car - 3sge/AWD-10 F150Always buying stock wheels... PM me if interested in selling.

95CelicaST

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Needs at least a 3.0L.

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1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of moneyI'm not really an asshole, but I play one on the internet.**** Photobucket

b22ri22an

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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Feb 16, 2011 - 3:37 AM)

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You took my avatar.... I am not amused.

The thing that makes the 5s an economy motor is the head design. Unless you have a way to delete the head from your 5s I don't think you're going to find power.

B22ri22an, you're on my sh*t list.

was a cool avatar and i couldnt remember where i saw it, my apologies

Ted95

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QUOTE (playboymma @ Feb 16, 2011 - 1:05 AM)

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QUOTE (Ted95 @ Feb 14, 2011 - 3:27 PM)

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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Feb 14, 2011 - 12:17 PM)

>Its an economy motor. Don't expect gains of more than 3-5hp.

ya unless your building this thing from the ground up which no one really does with these motors ur not going to get much of a gain. the 5s just isnt a real performance motor, unless you slap a turbo on it and really play around with ur setup.

theres alotttt of info on here for stuff like that, but even then, your better of just getting a 3sgte, 2.0 tubro motor or a 3sge beams 2.0 N/A motor

i already know about the 3s motors. I CANT AFFORD A 2000 DOLLAR MOTOR RIGHT NOW. but i can afford to remove whatever part makes the 5sfe an economy motor.

header, intake, catback, short shifter. have fun going 16s.

i was just saying that unless you build the 5sfe from the ground up to make a powerful N/A motor, you wont get much hp from the bolt ons. thats why i informed you about the 3sgte and the 3sge since you seem new to this celica world askin about 5s bolt ons which will mainly make the car sound better.

i get alot of compliments that the car sounds really good, but its slow as crap lol. thats why i refreneced the swap.

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st205 powered ss3 coupe

playboymma

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QUOTE (b22ri22an @ Feb 16, 2011 - 2:41 AM)

>I think what there trying to say is to change the 5sfe to be a "non economy" motor without boosting, the swap will actually be a cheaper solution, I have seen some red top beams going for 1200-1800 with harness and ecu.

thank you for the intelligent answer

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I went full retard once, too. Its OK.