Thank you so much for answering all those questions, I truely appreciate it and cant wait to get the exhaust and intake even more! this info really helped alot and im gonna refer back to this when I can through the research. Now I just need to figure out when the best time will be to drop off my car and where. But again, thank you so much for all the help, Really appreciate it!!

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you are quite welcome.

you are reinventing the wheel, get the ebay header and call it a day

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^^ This ^^

You're not going to see any significant gains in the 5S without going turbo... even if you wanted to keep it NA - there'll be more work and cost involved than just swapping out a 3SGTE.

Dreams are good, but a lot of the time they're just that... dreams.

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But the fact this is my only means of transport, I cant afford to have my car of the road again. I dont doubt that those could be a better option, but I just have no way of doing it, and I'd like to see what this engine can do, ive heard of people getting these to 180HP. Im trying to break away from what the norm has become which is engine swaps because I just dont have more than this car to drive around. If I did I would find a way to get it done. someone pm'd me talking about how they are only of the only people in minnesota that has done this swap and they would guide me thru it, I have none of the equipment to do this, I have the time, and if I sold this car I would have the money, but I would lose the money on the head gasket repair. im at a loss in that and the other cars ive looked into just havent hooked me like the 6th gen celica did.