im actually thinking of buying a 2002 lexus IS300. not sure if i want to spend all this money for the swap and manual conversion for my celi. any opinions are welcome.
lexus IS300 - 6G Celicas Forums
do it. that car will give you rwd, and is someting you can never have with the celica.
15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
Its a four door >
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> . Get a SupraDEF
I will return one day.
Great car. Have you driven it yet Jdog? You will fall in love. The only reason I dont have one is the 4 door. They are coming out with a coupe and convertible in the next couple years.
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback]i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
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Great car. Have you driven it yet Jdog? You will fall in love. The only reason I dont have one is the 4 door. They are coming out with a coupe and convertible in the next couple years.
gonna drive one this weekend. cant wait to see how it feels. i dont really mind the 4 door b/c the power definitely overshadows it. not sure if i can afford a new one and i dont know if i can wait 2 years and not do anything to the celi.
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Its a four door . Get a Supra
possibility. but might be too rich for my blood.
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do it. that car will give you rwd, and is someting you can never have with the celica.
thats what im looking for.
Good car but you can import an Australian Altezza for almost as much as those things cost or like def said get a Supra TT and save yourself from expensive "Lexus" costs. You do get the 2JZ with them but you get a 3S in the Altezza putting out about the same horsepower for a lot less weight. SC300 is a good choice also plus they're easy to find for a reasonable price, it's the cheapest way to get Supra power, N/A of course.
thanks for the info. ill definitely look into the sc300 since i like that model a lot. that would be sick if i imported an altezza.
nice car but throttle response is garbage
.5 - 1 sec delay after you floor it before the throttle opens
i dunno why
loose cable maybe
.5 - 1 sec delay after you floor it before the throttle opens
i dunno why
loose cable maybe
I think there hott. I was looking at them too. but dont wanna drop $24000 anytime soon being tyhta im still in college.. so i think il stick to an m3 for around $14000
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so i think il stick to an m3 for around $14000
what year is the m3?
SC300 would be my choice since most people think 400 is better because of the number and it has a V8, but the 300 has a lot of potential, only thing is good luck finding a stick they made them but very few had them. IMO the SC is much more sporty than the IS and as before you get the 2JZ in it. I just checked autotrade and found 159 SC300's for less than 10,000 and 1 IS for less than 10,000 and it's an '01 salvage car. it's up to you an IS is more functional due to it having 4 doors. My secretary is from Port LIncoln, Australia and she was telling me it's about $3,000-$5,000 shipping and in NC it's a couple thousand to get it legalized (NC bases a lot of their emissions standards off of Cali) and you can get an Altezza RS200 with a 6 speed from Australia for less than $15,000USD and be one of the few people in the US with a real Altezza. Check this one out, remember the price is NZD: http://www.autopoint.co.nz/DesktopDefault....ias=autopointnz
This post has been edited by darksecret: May 25, 2005 - 11:09 AM
This post has been edited by darksecret: May 25, 2005 - 11:09 AM
i'm getting a sc300 in the next month or two, its great lots of mods available nice look, and a lexus to boot.
All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony MontanaTeam 6gc 2005
Before someone gets on here flaming me for not liking Lexus... truth is... I don't but IMO they are jsut an excuse for Toyota to jack up the price, IS300 is a good candidate for raising the price on normally low cost performance cars, anyways again the SC300 is the best bang for the buck from Lexus mostly due to the fact that they're older and they have that nice higher priced SC400 to overshadow the 300 making it cheaper and very available. I know that the Getrag can be swapped in the SC300 also since it's based on a similar chassis as the Supra.
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SC300 would be my choice since most people think 400 is better because of the number and it has a V8, but the 300 has a lot of potential, only thing is good luck finding a stick they made them but very few had them. IMO the SC is much more sporty than the IS and as before you get the 2JZ in it. I just checked autotrade and found 159 SC300's for less than 10,000 and 1 IS for less than 10,000 and it's an '01 salvage car. it's up to you an IS is more functional due to it having 4 doors. My secretary is from Port LIncoln, Australia and she was telling me it's about $3,000-$5,000 shipping and in NC it's a couple thousand to get it legalized (NC bases a lot of their emissions standards off of Cali) and you can get an Altezza RS200 with a 6 speed from Australia for less than $15,000USD and be one of the few people in the US with a real Altezza. Check this one out, remember the price is NZD: http://www.autopoint.co.nz/DesktopDefault....ias=autopointnz
yea the is300 is still expensive right now in terms of resale value but im sure it will go down when the new model comes out. im looking at a 2002 b/c thats when the 5 spead manual tranny was introduced. the models before that one are automanual or just automatic.
im really thinking about doing the altezza from australia. im going to look into it this weekend.
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i'm getting a sc300 in the next month or two, its great lots of mods available nice look, and a lexus to boot.
nice...are you getting rid of the celi?
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Before someone gets on here flaming me for not liking Lexus... truth is... I don't but IMO they are jsut an excuse for Toyota to jack up the price, IS300 is a good candidate for raising the price on normally low cost performance cars, anyways again the SC300 is the best bang for the buck from Lexus mostly due to the fact that they're older and they have that nice higher priced SC400 to overshadow the 300 making it cheaper and very available. I know that the Getrag can be swapped in the SC300 also since it's based on a similar chassis as the Supra.
it sux that the is300 didnt come in as a toyota in the states but they knew they could get more money for it if they made it a lexus. im going to look at the sc300 but i doubt ill go for it. i really want a car that is less than 5 years old.
im also looking at a suburu impreza rs 2.5 or the newer wrx sti.
Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.
yea i always wanted to do a 22b conversion to an older impreza 2.5rs but that would be very expensive. i also want to stay in the toyota family b/c my celica never gave me any problems. every time i look at my car it gets harder and harder to see it gone but i need more power and i dont know if the fwd is going to give it to me
the IS300 is going to be the next car i own that isn't just some piece to get me by. that's where my opinion lies. they are very affordable, and completely fi. >
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RS200? as in the group b rally car created by ford? and theres no EJ20 in the US? whats that engine under the WRX's hood then? >
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> -darksecret+May 25, 2005 - 4:18 PM
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Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.
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RS200? as in the group b rally car created by ford? and theres no EJ20 in the US? whats that engine under the WRX's hood then?
i was thinking the same thing. i remember that rs200 from gt4, lol.
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the IS300 is going to be the next car i own that isn't just some piece to get me by. that's where my opinion lies. they are very affordable, and completely fi. .
yea i hear you there. plus i dont see too many around and i like to be origional. i like the mod options also. gonna take me a year to save up the money though, but i still think its an affordable car.
if you guys wanna check out a sick is300, look at the new Bonzai.
This post has been edited by Jdog1385: May 25, 2005 - 6:14 PM
-Jdog1385+May 24, 2005 - 5:44 PM
ill concur
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im actually thinking of buying a 2002 lexus IS300. not sure if i want to spend all this money for the swap and manual conversion for my celi. any opinions are welcome.
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ill concur
i am awesome
-gh0st_d0g+May 25, 2005 - 6:57 PM
Altezza RS200, US STi has the weaker 2.5 Litre from the RS. The EJ20 is in the Euro and JDM versions.
IMPREZA WRX STI SEDAN
Starting at $32,295*
At the intersection where the most performance-directed type of Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive meets a 300-hp turbo boxer engine, you will find the super-charged driving experience of the WRX STi.
* 300-hp 2.5-liter turbocharged boxer engine with Active Valve Control System (AVCS)
* Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive with helical-type limited-slip front differential and mechanical limited-slip rear differential
* High performance sport-tuned 4-wheel independent suspension
* Brembo performance braking system with Super Sport ABS
* 17 X 8.0-inch 10-spoke BBS lightweight aluminum-alloy wheels with ultra high-performance tires1
* Iridium spark plugs
* STi-design front seats
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RS200? as in the group b rally car created by ford? and theres no EJ20 in the US? whats that engine under the WRX's hood then? >>
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QUOTE(darksecret @ May 25, 2005 - 4:18 PM)
Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.
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Altezza RS200, US STi has the weaker 2.5 Litre from the RS. The EJ20 is in the Euro and JDM versions.
IMPREZA WRX STI SEDAN
Starting at $32,295*
At the intersection where the most performance-directed type of Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive meets a 300-hp turbo boxer engine, you will find the super-charged driving experience of the WRX STi.
* 300-hp 2.5-liter turbocharged boxer engine with Active Valve Control System (AVCS)
* Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive with helical-type limited-slip front differential and mechanical limited-slip rear differential
* High performance sport-tuned 4-wheel independent suspension
* Brembo performance braking system with Super Sport ABS
* 17 X 8.0-inch 10-spoke BBS lightweight aluminum-alloy wheels with ultra high-performance tires1
* Iridium spark plugs
* STi-design front seats
^^^^^^^^^^^
That's from Subaru btw.
That's from Subaru btw.
nice, thought you were a subaru salesperson for a minute there >
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Lol, I don't like them that much, but I did sell Hyundais before (until I figured out they had really cheap interiors, kick panels aren't suppose to come off when you kick them). I also sold Dodges, but they are kind of cheaply made too (at least for what you pay for them).
-darksecret+May 26, 2005 - 1:37 PM
i actually liked the way the new tiburon drove but i do agree with the cheap interior. i know hyundai is really trying to grow in the states and get more respectable. they just built a massive plant in the states.
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Lol, I don't like them that much, but I did sell Hyundais before (until I figured out they had really cheap interiors, kick panels aren't suppose to come off when you kick them). I also sold Dodges, but they are kind of cheaply made too (at least for what you pay for them).
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i actually liked the way the new tiburon drove but i do agree with the cheap interior. i know hyundai is really trying to grow in the states and get more respectable. they just built a massive plant in the states.
Mississippi I think or in that area, I loved the GT but it wheelhops as bad as the Celica, it was my run around car either that or a Boxter when my boss wasn't in it. I liked working at a dealership for the simple fact that we got to drive all kinds of cars, the worst was a '95 Escort station wagon.
feast your eyes on this...
so nice, love the motor work
so nice, love the motor work