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Michael
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:49 am Post subject:
Celica Sx Mods |
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Hey Y'all,
Just wondering what, if any. mods I could do to my stock sx to increase its
power. At the moment i'm just looking for ideas, as i'm not planning to do
anything for a while, but i'm just interested in what I can do.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
TIA
-Michael-
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Hachiroku
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:43 am Post subject:
Re: Celica Sx Mods |
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:49:08 +0000, Michael wrote:
| Quote: | Hey Y'all,
Just wondering what, if any. mods I could do to my stock sx to increase its
power. At the moment i'm just looking for ideas, as i'm not planning to do
anything for a while, but i'm just interested in what I can do.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
TIA
-Michael-
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In the 'States we have the "GT" and the "GT-S". Not sure which model the
SX is.
The basic differentiations are the GT has about 160BHP and the GT-S has
about 180BHP. Which configuration do you have (high or low output)?
The GT has drum rear brakes and the GT-S has discs.
The easiest mods are to add a Cold-Air intake and a larger exhaust. This
could get you anywhere from 5-20 extra HP. You can also increase the size
of the rotors with TRD parts or aftermarket like Brembo, etc; higher temp
pads, larrger rims, wotever.
Are you going for looks or are you going for Wrap It Around A Tree?
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Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!! |
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Michael
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:55 am Post subject:
Re: Celica Sx Mods |
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"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.12.01.44.13.965282@ae86.GTS...
| Quote: | On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:49:08 +0000, Michael wrote:
Hey Y'all,
Just wondering what, if any. mods I could do to my stock sx to increase
its
power. At the moment i'm just looking for ideas, as i'm not planning to
do
anything for a while, but i'm just interested in what I can do.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
TIA
-Michael-
In the 'States we have the "GT" and the "GT-S". Not sure which model the
SX is.
The basic differentiations are the GT has about 160BHP and the GT-S has
about 180BHP. Which configuration do you have (high or low output)?
The GT has drum rear brakes and the GT-S has discs.
The easiest mods are to add a Cold-Air intake and a larger exhaust. This
could get you anywhere from 5-20 extra HP. You can also increase the size
of the rotors with TRD parts or aftermarket like Brembo, etc; higher temp
pads, larrger rims, wotever.
Are you going for looks or are you going for Wrap It Around A Tree?
--
Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!!
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I think its probably closer to the GT, here in Aus we have the SX and SX-R
so i'm assuming they are alike, we also have a ZR.
Not sure about the BHP but its suposidly 100kw
And no, i'm not looking to wrap it round a tree thanks, and if i were going
for looks i'd add a body kit / atermarket bonnet w/ scoop etc
I'm just looking for a little bit more performance, nothing crazy thou,
don't want to get it to like 400kw or anything, just something simple.
-Michael-
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Hachiroku
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:38 am Post subject:
Re: Celica Sx Mods |
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:55:14 +0000, Michael wrote:
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"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.12.01.44.13.965282@ae86.GTS...
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:49:08 +0000, Michael wrote:
Hey Y'all,
Just wondering what, if any. mods I could do to my stock sx to increase
its
power. At the moment i'm just looking for ideas, as i'm not planning to
do
anything for a while, but i'm just interested in what I can do.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
TIA
-Michael-
In the 'States we have the "GT" and the "GT-S". Not sure which model the
SX is.
The basic differentiations are the GT has about 160BHP and the GT-S has
about 180BHP. Which configuration do you have (high or low output)?
The GT has drum rear brakes and the GT-S has discs.
The easiest mods are to add a Cold-Air intake and a larger exhaust. This
could get you anywhere from 5-20 extra HP. You can also increase the size
of the rotors with TRD parts or aftermarket like Brembo, etc; higher temp
pads, larrger rims, wotever.
Are you going for looks or are you going for Wrap It Around A Tree?
--
Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!!
I think its probably closer to the GT, here in Aus we have the SX and SX-R
so i'm assuming they are alike, we also have a ZR.
Not sure about the BHP but its suposidly 100kw
And no, i'm not looking to wrap it round a tree thanks, and if i were going
for looks i'd add a body kit / atermarket bonnet w/ scoop etc
I'm just looking for a little bit more performance, nothing crazy thou,
don't want to get it to like 400kw or anything, just something simple.
-Michael-
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LOL! I can't blame you for not wanting to wrap it around a tree!!
Like I said the easiest things are the C-A Intake and the exhaust. You can
get some inexpensive stuff, but I'd go moderately priced at least. You
kind of do get what you pay for. If you want to get a few more, get a mild
turbo charger; bear in mind, though that some engines do not take kindly
to turbocharging.
You can also chip it; that is, adding a performance chip. these are
generally good for anywhere from 15-100 or more HP (I've forgotten the
conversion from HP to kW...). I'd go pretty mild if you want the car to
last.
You can also, like I suggested, do the brakes (you may want to after the
other add-ons) and get a suspension kit. I would advise against going to
rear discs; it can be a pain unless they use the same set-up on all
models; if they did then you can get the parts from a wreckers'. You'll
need the rear discs, calipers and pads; I'd get the discs and the pads
from a retailer and try to find the calipers at the wreckers; you may also
need the booster and you will definitely ned the proportioning valve,
since these are different from drums to discs. Get these at the wreckers
as well.
All in all we're up to about $1500-200USD; the Intake, exhaust, brakes,
and chip. And that's if you do the work yourself.
Good luck. Report back what you do. It'll be interesting!
And get going! Summer's almost half over! (or, winter, if you're here...;)
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Michael
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:53 am Post subject:
Re: Celica Sx Mods |
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"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.12.02.39.41.356834@ae86.GTS...
| Quote: | On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:55:14 +0000, Michael wrote:
"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.12.01.44.13.965282@ae86.GTS...
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:49:08 +0000, Michael wrote:
Hey Y'all,
Just wondering what, if any. mods I could do to my stock sx to
increase
its
power. At the moment i'm just looking for ideas, as i'm not planning
to
do
anything for a while, but i'm just interested in what I can do.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
TIA
-Michael-
In the 'States we have the "GT" and the "GT-S". Not sure which model
the
SX is.
The basic differentiations are the GT has about 160BHP and the GT-S has
about 180BHP. Which configuration do you have (high or low output)?
The GT has drum rear brakes and the GT-S has discs.
The easiest mods are to add a Cold-Air intake and a larger exhaust.
This
could get you anywhere from 5-20 extra HP. You can also increase the
size
of the rotors with TRD parts or aftermarket like Brembo, etc; higher
temp
pads, larrger rims, wotever.
Are you going for looks or are you going for Wrap It Around A Tree?
--
Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!!
I think its probably closer to the GT, here in Aus we have the SX and
SX-R
so i'm assuming they are alike, we also have a ZR.
Not sure about the BHP but its suposidly 100kw
And no, i'm not looking to wrap it round a tree thanks, and if i were
going
for looks i'd add a body kit / atermarket bonnet w/ scoop etc
I'm just looking for a little bit more performance, nothing crazy thou,
don't want to get it to like 400kw or anything, just something simple.
-Michael-
LOL! I can't blame you for not wanting to wrap it around a tree!!
Like I said the easiest things are the C-A Intake and the exhaust. You can
get some inexpensive stuff, but I'd go moderately priced at least. You
kind of do get what you pay for. If you want to get a few more, get a mild
turbo charger; bear in mind, though that some engines do not take kindly
to turbocharging.
You can also chip it; that is, adding a performance chip. these are
generally good for anywhere from 15-100 or more HP (I've forgotten the
conversion from HP to kW...). I'd go pretty mild if you want the car to
last.
You can also, like I suggested, do the brakes (you may want to after the
other add-ons) and get a suspension kit. I would advise against going to
rear discs; it can be a pain unless they use the same set-up on all
models; if they did then you can get the parts from a wreckers'. You'll
need the rear discs, calipers and pads; I'd get the discs and the pads
from a retailer and try to find the calipers at the wreckers; you may also
need the booster and you will definitely ned the proportioning valve,
since these are different from drums to discs. Get these at the wreckers
as well.
All in all we're up to about $1500-200USD; the Intake, exhaust, brakes,
and chip. And that's if you do the work yourself.
Good luck. Report back what you do. It'll be interesting!
And get going! Summer's almost half over! (or, winter, if you're here...;)
--
Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!!
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Hahhahah,
Just a question about the chip, i recenlty had the ecu replaced to fix a
prob with the alarm, if i get a new chip, does that mean that the newish ecu
i got, gets replaced?
I'd love to turbo it, but i don't think i can just bolt one on, there is
alot of work to be done that goes with that, but the cold air and exhaust
sound ok, just don't want a loud exhaust as i often arived home late at nite
and don't want to wake the rest of the street.
And yeh, i'd like the car to last, its great to drive, when it was being
serviced (160,000km) i drove around the commadore, and boy was that weird.
Currently it has good brakes, i had to stop going about 70km/h and it did it
quite fast without locking, and it apparently comes stock with "sports"
suspention
Another option that was sujested to me, was to drop a celica gt-4 motor +
gearbox and transmission (awd) in mine, is that a viable option, or just
crazy talk?
-Michael- |
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