anyone willing to help a girl out??

**Celica-gts_chick** · 09-28-2007, 03:31 PM

hey guys,

i have a relatively tuned 7th gen gt-s and im trying to think of my next mod. i have a lot of things i wanna do, but, due to the pains of being a college student, i need something within a low budget. im thinking new pulleys (crank or cam)...? any other ideas?

thanks :D

**MartinGouda** · 09-28-2007, 06:30 PM

put up pics

**hl2k3** · 09-30-2007, 01:23 AM

you do mean pics of the car, right Martin? :)

**MartinGouda** · 09-30-2007, 05:39 AM

no i don't i mean pics of her....

**Rob24** · 09-30-2007, 12:19 PM

start out with a AEM cold air intake you will gain about 15 hp alone

**Celica-gts_chick** · 09-30-2007, 04:24 PM

actually, i have a K&N short ram...i wasnt sure if i wanted to get a cold air since i had heard about problems with water getting into the filter (especially since it rains a lot in houston).

i keep trying to upload pics to the gallery, but it never works for some reason...

(w. clear side markers now)

**White-TRD-GT-S** · 09-30-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob24

start out with a AEM cold air intake you will gain about 15 hp alone

yeah rite 15hp with a CAI.....LMAO...

maybe 5hp

**White-TRD-GT-S** · 09-30-2007, 07:21 PM

if your looking for gains you can get some headers or have yours PORTED...($250-$400)
Del..your cat..(illegal)NE muffler shop can do it for you..($50-$200)depending on how much you flirt with the guy. wink-wink
axle back...($250-$400)
AEM pully just the alt..($50-$75)

**yoshi_GST** · 10-02-2007, 05:59 PM

you can get a NRG ground kit or Trial Headers for u Blitz exhaust or get a set of under drive pulleys

**Rob24** · 10-03-2007, 01:16 PM

cute 'i wish i was younger

**MartinGouda** · 10-03-2007, 01:24 PM

how can i help?

**Sal** · 10-03-2007, 05:56 PM

work on your suspension, springs, shocks, sways, for the GTS it is the best mod u cna do you will enjoy the car more.
You dont need to do a huge drop the eibach/TRD 1" is good enough.

Then get a Exhaust and a Injen CAI.

finish it off with a ported Header.

Prob the best mos u can do with out going FI. everythign else IMO is worthless.

**yoshi_GST** · 10-06-2007, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sal

work on your suspension, springs, shocks, sways, for the GTS it is the best mod u cna do you will enjoy the car more.
You dont need to do a huge drop the eibach/TRD 1" is good enough.

Then get a Exhaust and a Injen CAI.

finish it off with a ported Header.

Prob the best mos u can do with out going FI. everythign else IMO is worthless.

yeah im with this guy, get a good suspension and some clean rims and ur celica will look hella clean.

**vanya911** · 11-16-2007, 01:49 AM

i love the body kit the INVADER ... well u might wanna get simle things first
injen cold air intake or K&N intake of ur choice they are both great.. second i would get new headers and a catback exhaust after that u can go cams....

**Rico** · 11-20-2007, 03:25 PM

You don't have to be too worried about water getting into ur intake. As long as the cold air pipe and filter are on a vertical angle, I would think that water would have a hard time trying to fight gravity. IMO, I would get a Cold Air Intake with a K&N filter on there. Get rid of that Short Ram Intake, all you're doing is sucking in hot air from under the hood. The SRI may sound cool, but it's bad for performance.

Other than that, stiffening up the ride isn't that bad of an idea. Stuff like getting thicker and stiffer sway bars, those are easy to install. Or similary strut bars. I wouldn't bother buying springs and struts, I would just save up for a full coilover setup if you really want to improve the handling. Sway/Strut bars are relatively cheap, that's why I lsited them.

**fastcelicagt22** · 11-20-2007, 09:27 PM

Lightweight flywheel and racing clutch.
Exhaust if you dont have it.
AEM underdrive pulley
Have someone weld in a straight pipe in place of your catalytic converter
Light wieght racing rims
Coilovers
Sway bars
Front/Rear strut tower bars
Short throw shifter

**Celica-gts_chick** · 12-17-2007, 06:05 PM

hey guys, thanks so much for all the advice! it really helped.

I already have a blitz exhaust, so i'm thinking on working with that for now and getting headers and a custom straight pipe. Most of the headers delete a cat right? i dont wanna delete my cats, at least not yet. i think dc is the only one that's street legal...? does it have a high flow cat?

**fastcelicagt22** · 12-17-2007, 06:56 PM

dc makes headers. If you delete your cat you would not be able to pass emsisions testing. Do cops in Texas stop cars and force them to do emissions testing? I know here Ive never heard of that happening and I wouldnt be worried about it.
Changing your header wont realy affect your cars emissions. Its just a little larger diameter piping before the cat.

09-28-2007, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Celica-gts_chick Location: Houston, TX Posts: 13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Last On: 06-30-2008 01:23 PM Vehicle: 01 Celica GT-S	anyone willing to help a girl out?? hey guys, i have a relatively tuned 7th gen gt-s and im trying to think of my next mod. i have a lot of things i wanna do, but, due to the pains of being a college student, i need something within a low budget. im thinking new pulleys (crank or cam)...? any other ideas? thanks :D

09-28-2007, 06:30 PM	#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	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? put up pics __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

09-30-2007, 01:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
hl2k3 Resident Man Whore Location: Halton, Ontario Posts: 1,203 Join Date: Jan 2006 Last On: Today 04:54 PM Vehicle: 08 Golf 2L 2nd Vehicle: 90CeliGT(unfit)	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? you do mean pics of the car, right Martin? :) __________________ HL2k 2008 VW City Golf 1994 VW Golf GL 1990 Toyota Celica GT - Unfit

09-30-2007, 05:39 AM	#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	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? no i don't i mean pics of her.... __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

09-30-2007, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rob24 Location: Milford, Delawre Posts: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Last On: 07-17-2008 10:01 AM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? start out with a AEM cold air intake you will gain about 15 hp alone

09-30-2007, 04:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Celica-gts_chick Location: Houston, TX Posts: 13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Last On: 06-30-2008 01:23 PM Vehicle: 01 Celica GT-S	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? actually, i have a K&N short ram...i wasnt sure if i wanted to get a cold air since i had heard about problems with water getting into the filter (especially since it rains a lot in houston). i keep trying to upload pics to the gallery, but it never works for some reason... (w. clear side markers now)

09-30-2007, 07:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
White-TRD-GT-S Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 4 Join Date: Sep 2007 Last On: 09-30-2007 07:29 PM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? if your looking for gains you can get some headers or have yours PORTED...($250-$400) Del..your cat..(illegal)NE muffler shop can do it for you..($50-$200)depending on how much you flirt with the guy. wink-wink axle back...($250-$400) AEM pully just the alt..($50-$75)

10-02-2007, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
yoshi_GST Location: houston Tx Posts: 4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Last On: 06-17-2008 09:04 PM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? you can get a NRG ground kit or Trial Headers for u Blitz exhaust or get a set of under drive pulleys __________________ My Rides: 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T (R.I.P.) 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (Daily Buster)

10-03-2007, 01:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rob24 Location: Milford, Delawre Posts: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Last On: 07-17-2008 10:01 AM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? cute 'i wish i was younger

10-03-2007, 01:24 PM	#11 (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	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? how can i help? __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true...

10-03-2007, 05:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Today 04:35 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? work on your suspension, springs, shocks, sways, for the GTS it is the best mod u cna do you will enjoy the car more. You dont need to do a huge drop the eibach/TRD 1" is good enough. Then get a Exhaust and a Injen CAI. finish it off with a ported Header. Prob the best mos u can do with out going FI. everythign else IMO is worthless. __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

11-16-2007, 01:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
vanya911 Location: Chicago Posts: 48 Join Date: Nov 2007 Last On: 06-10-2008 11:12 PM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? i love the body kit the INVADER ... well u might wanna get simle things first injen cold air intake or K&N intake of ur choice they are both great.. second i would get new headers and a catback exhaust after that u can go cams....

11-20-2007, 03:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rico ST184 Location: Toronto Posts: 43 Join Date: Jun 2007 Last On: Yesterday 09:41 PM Vehicle: 1992 Celica GT 2nd Vehicle: 2001 Corolla CE	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? You don't have to be too worried about water getting into ur intake. As long as the cold air pipe and filter are on a vertical angle, I would think that water would have a hard time trying to fight gravity. IMO, I would get a Cold Air Intake with a K&N filter on there. Get rid of that Short Ram Intake, all you're doing is sucking in hot air from under the hood. The SRI may sound cool, but it's bad for performance. Other than that, stiffening up the ride isn't that bad of an idea. Stuff like getting thicker and stiffer sway bars, those are easy to install. Or similary strut bars. I wouldn't bother buying springs and struts, I would just save up for a full coilover setup if you really want to improve the handling. Sway/Strut bars are relatively cheap, that's why I lsited them. Last edited by Rico : 11-20-2007 at 03:29 PM.

11-20-2007, 09:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
fastcelicagt22 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 21 Join Date: Sep 2007 Last On: 04-19-2008 02:08 PM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? Lightweight flywheel and racing clutch. Exhaust if you dont have it. AEM underdrive pulley Have someone weld in a straight pipe in place of your catalytic converter Light wieght racing rims Coilovers Sway bars Front/Rear strut tower bars Short throw shifter

12-17-2007, 06:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Celica-gts_chick Location: Houston, TX Posts: 13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Last On: 06-30-2008 01:23 PM Vehicle: 01 Celica GT-S	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? hey guys, thanks so much for all the advice! it really helped. I already have a blitz exhaust, so i'm thinking on working with that for now and getting headers and a custom straight pipe. Most of the headers delete a cat right? i dont wanna delete my cats, at least not yet. i think dc is the only one that's street legal...? does it have a high flow cat? Last edited by Celica-gts_chick : 12-17-2007 at 06:09 PM.

12-17-2007, 06:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
fastcelicagt22 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 21 Join Date: Sep 2007 Last On: 04-19-2008 02:08 PM	Re: anyone willing to help a girl out?? dc makes headers. If you delete your cat you would not be able to pass emsisions testing. Do cops in Texas stop cars and force them to do emissions testing? I know here Ive never heard of that happening and I wouldnt be worried about it. Changing your header wont realy affect your cars emissions. Its just a little larger diameter piping before the cat.