not a saturn

**spikeGT_99** · 01-03-2005, 03:27 AM

im new here and im not really an import guy so pardon my ignorance. heres the story, my girlfriend has a '01 celica gt thats been growing on me the more i drive/ride in it, and the other day we were going to get something to eat and a pos saturn pulls up at a light, the guy pulls the bitch ricer boy move and doesnt even look over, rev up, nothing and takes off as fast as he can when the light turns green, my gf floors it as soon as she hears the $35 autozone exhaust on the saturn whimper and much to my surprise the saturn stays ahead, it doesnt really pull much ahead but it should still be no match for the celica, i was pissed and so was she, i know i shouldnt let this kid get to me but it was a saturn, add to that the fact that i drive a ford so losing to any GM irks me and something has to be done, i know this is a long way of asking this but are there any free mods or cheap ways of getting real hp cuz this was not cool, i almost wanted to go get my car and look for the kid. i dont know much about the price/availibility of mods for celicas and neither does my girlfriend, and this looks like a nice place yall got here, any info would be appreciated
thanks. Spike.

**MartinGouda** · 01-03-2005, 09:40 AM

disgrace...

whats yoru budget?.... we'll get you going with our site sponsors if you can rangle up some $$$

**spikeGT_99** · 01-03-2005, 11:53 AM

budget is shoestring, the less the cost the better thats why i asked if there are any freemods, i can do just about anything to a v-8 so i could probably find my way around the basics of her engine without screwing anything up too bad, id rather do free stuff but id be willing to spend a couple hundred, shes been wanting to do something to the engine so maybe i can talk her into something interesting. but my mustang is my money pit right now, so the less cost the better. id imagine as light as these things are every hp would help, any good exhausts for low cash? intakes worth anything on these cars? headers cant be that much, they can cost 400 for my car and thats for long tubes that are 3x the size of a 4 cyl header.
thanks for any help. Spike.

**MartinGouda** · 01-03-2005, 12:24 PM

$ talks on a celica

intakes start at 300+

**Burrcold** · 01-03-2005, 12:30 PM

is her gt an auto? if so don't bother. If it's a 5spd then there are still very limited things you can do with it. A couple hundered will get you an intake that will yeild if anything maybe 2 fwhp. You could then add an exhaust (used) for another few hundred. Header, flywheel, clutch. That's about it. You arent going to see any significant changes but it will free up and add a few hp. Honestly though IMO it really isnt worth it for the money you would spend.

**MartinGouda** · 01-03-2005, 01:21 PM

and at the end of the 1000's of dollars he still beat you in a saturn...

and looking it up even a modded saturn shouldnt pull on you....what other excuses do you have for this shame?... if it's a slush box then i think you shoulda mashed on the pedal harder if it's a manual then shifts are too long

**spikeGT_99** · 01-03-2005, 06:33 PM

for the record she was driving not me, its a manual, and he didnt pull away but after the cheap headstart she didnt reel him in at all, she also doesnt shift very fast, and had all 220 pounds of me in the passenger seat, that being said.....it was a saturn. and does it really take that much cash to make these things quick??? is there anything at all i can do in the way of p&p on the intake side? is it a 2 piece manifold like on the mustang or a single piece, cuz i dont wanna get into a lower plenum. how much headers cost, cant be more than a couple hundred and seems like it would be the most bang for the buck, and what about electronics programmers? chips?

**Burrcold** · 01-03-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by spikeGT_99

for the record she was driving not me, its a manual, and he didnt pull away but after the cheap headstart she didnt reel him in at all, she also doesnt shift very fast, and had all 220 pounds of me in the passenger seat, that being said.....it was a saturn. and does it really take that much cash to make these things quick??? is there anything at all i can do in the way of p&p on the intake side? is it a 2 piece manifold like on the mustang or a single piece, cuz i dont wanna get into a lower plenum. how much headers cost, cant be more than a couple hundred and seems like it would be the most bang for the buck, and what about electronics programmers? chips?

dont bother...what do you care anyways? she will still be driving and you will still be in the passenger seat

**MartinGouda** · 01-03-2005, 07:28 PM

ha ha ha... i just took an SC2 in a miata....on cold wet tires

**celicer** · 01-17-2005, 11:59 PM

basically the best advice i can give u is if u want to find the cheapest stuff go to eaby... i am pretty sure i saw some headers for like 150 nothing great but i mean just look on there mufflers for like 30 bux i persnoally dont like buying stuff off ebay... but for my 1990 celica i can onlhy find certain things on there compared to the local shop we have...

**RN2NVS** · 01-18-2005, 08:23 AM

that was horrible advice
everything on ebay is that generic crap
that no r&d has been put into

01-03-2005, 03:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
spikeGT_99 Location: jackson, Mississippi Posts: 4 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 07-07-2005 08:40 PM	not a saturn im new here and im not really an import guy so pardon my ignorance. heres the story, my girlfriend has a '01 celica gt thats been growing on me the more i drive/ride in it, and the other day we were going to get something to eat and a pos saturn pulls up at a light, the guy pulls the bitch ricer boy move and doesnt even look over, rev up, nothing and takes off as fast as he can when the light turns green, my gf floors it as soon as she hears the $35 autozone exhaust on the saturn whimper and much to my surprise the saturn stays ahead, it doesnt really pull much ahead but it should still be no match for the celica, i was pissed and so was she, i know i shouldnt let this kid get to me but it was a saturn, add to that the fact that i drive a ford so losing to any GM irks me and something has to be done, i know this is a long way of asking this but are there any free mods or cheap ways of getting real hp cuz this was not cool, i almost wanted to go get my car and look for the kid. i dont know much about the price/availibility of mods for celicas and neither does my girlfriend, and this looks like a nice place yall got here, any info would be appreciated thanks. Spike.

01-03-2005, 09:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 01:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	disgrace... whats yoru budget?.... we'll get you going with our site sponsors if you can rangle up some $$$ __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

01-03-2005, 12:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 01:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	$ talks on a celica intakes start at 300+ __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

01-03-2005, 12:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Burrcold Location: Toronto Posts: 6,403 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Yesterday 07:19 PM Vehicle: 08 Lexus IS250 2nd Vehicle: 08 Acura CSX	is her gt an auto? if so don't bother. If it's a 5spd then there are still very limited things you can do with it. A couple hundered will get you an intake that will yeild if anything maybe 2 fwhp. You could then add an exhaust (used) for another few hundred. Header, flywheel, clutch. That's about it. You arent going to see any significant changes but it will free up and add a few hp. Honestly though IMO it really isnt worth it for the money you would spend. __________________

01-03-2005, 01:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 01:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	and at the end of the 1000's of dollars he still beat you in a saturn... and looking it up even a modded saturn shouldnt pull on you....what other excuses do you have for this shame?... if it's a slush box then i think you shoulda mashed on the pedal harder if it's a manual then shifts are too long __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

01-03-2005, 11:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
spikeGT_99 Location: jackson, Mississippi Posts: 4 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 07-07-2005 08:40 PM	budget is shoestring, the less the cost the better thats why i asked if there are any freemods, i can do just about anything to a v-8 so i could probably find my way around the basics of her engine without screwing anything up too bad, id rather do free stuff but id be willing to spend a couple hundred, shes been wanting to do something to the engine so maybe i can talk her into something interesting. but my mustang is my money pit right now, so the less cost the better. id imagine as light as these things are every hp would help, any good exhausts for low cash? intakes worth anything on these cars? headers cant be that much, they can cost 400 for my car and thats for long tubes that are 3x the size of a 4 cyl header. thanks for any help. Spike.

01-03-2005, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
spikeGT_99 Location: jackson, Mississippi Posts: 4 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 07-07-2005 08:40 PM	for the record she was driving not me, its a manual, and he didnt pull away but after the cheap headstart she didnt reel him in at all, she also doesnt shift very fast, and had all 220 pounds of me in the passenger seat, that being said.....it was a saturn. and does it really take that much cash to make these things quick??? is there anything at all i can do in the way of p&p on the intake side? is it a 2 piece manifold like on the mustang or a single piece, cuz i dont wanna get into a lower plenum. how much headers cost, cant be more than a couple hundred and seems like it would be the most bang for the buck, and what about electronics programmers? chips?

01-03-2005, 07:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,023 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 06-02-2008 01:41 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	ha ha ha... i just took an SC2 in a miata....on cold wet tires __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

01-17-2005, 11:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
celicer Posts: 53 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 08-08-2005 02:45 AM	basically the best advice i can give u is if u want to find the cheapest stuff go to eaby... i am pretty sure i saw some headers for like 150 nothing great but i mean just look on there mufflers for like 30 bux i persnoally dont like buying stuff off ebay... but for my 1990 celica i can onlhy find certain things on there compared to the local shop we have...

01-18-2005, 08:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
RN2NVS Moderator Location: Toronto Posts: 10,244 Join Date: Aug 2003 Last On: 06-30-2008 08:41 PM	that was horrible advice everything on ebay is that generic crap that no r&d has been put into __________________

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