man. eric why didnt u tell me sooner?! i wanted to use my favorite gif!



anyway... nevermind suprakid, he's SUUUUUUUUUPER GHEY! jk

good luck with the build... and REMEMBER..... I HAVE TO PASS TRHU YOUR TOWN when i come from TWEAKS.... im TELLING YOU... youre GONNA WANT YOUR CELICA BACK.


/thread. lol

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Dec 2, 2010 - 1:21 AM

I don't think this thread will be locked, I've tried to converse in a manner abiding by forum rules so it wouldn't get locked. And yeah, I know i'm going to miss it, but when I TT this, you're gonna want a 3kgt

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VR4's are in America, GT4's are not, simply put. VR4s are incredibly fun to drive and the reason I say why build the SL when there are VR4's is how often do you see a twin turbo FWD car? Very rarely, there is also a reason for that...I'm basically getting at a stock VR4 will outperform a twin turbo SL. I'm aware you can do conversions to make it AWD but its still not a VR4, and you probably will spend more making it a clone then a VR4 would be. I just saw a '99 VR4 with 100,000 give or take original miles going for 14k, that's a steal.

EDIT: You ever seen the movie Thunderbolt with Jackie Chan? Badass movie with lots of driving. Jackie drives a VR4 in it, couple 5th gen GT4's too. That's the first place I saw a VR4 in action, then I drove one and they really are amazing.

This post has been edited by mak5603: Dec 2, 2010 - 1:27 PM

Are you going to turbo it yourself, or do a swap? I had a friend who did his own turbo build on his 3000gt SL, he sourced everything himself, custom fabbed everything, all the piping, exhaust, etc. I think he photo-documented everything, it was a few years ago but I can see if he still has it all saved or if it's on one of the 3000gt forums somewhere.

I know vr4's are sold in the US, but they are fairly rare. and i don't think i'd spend more on this making a vr4 replica vs buying a vr4. TT swap- 3000, AWD- 1000$. plus originally we bought this car for 800$. It would totally outperform a vr4 because of the 10.1:1 CR! Vr4's have an 8.5:1 CR. Same boost on both, which wins. And i'll turbo it myself.

double post

This post has been edited by SleekCelica: Dec 2, 2010 - 3:55 PM

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For the most part I would agree with this about just buying the best stock trim and then going from there. I think in the case of older cars, as has already been stated they can be kind of rare. Let's take for example a 2003 Mustang GT, not the best car but the first that came into my head. Plenty of people build them up instead of just going out and buying a 2003 SVT Cobra, which is supercharged stock. I think the reason people build N/A cars is because they are easier to find and honestly, a hell of a lot cheaper to insure than the top trims of cars. A SVT for me would have been about $400 a month on insurance alone whereas a stock GT would have only run me about $100. Not saying what you stated is wrong, just saying why I think people build N/As instead.


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I know I shouldn't add fuel to this kid's fire, but not all Celicas are perfect wonderful cars. To disagree with your points 1 and 2, I have had many problems. Let's see 5 bad wheel bearings, 2 broken axles, a messed up throttle cable, and my tire just coming off my car while I was making a turn at 10 mph.... all this and I haven't even owned the car for 2 years. I honestly had less problems with my 21 year old CRX that had 250k miles. All old cars have some problem at one point or another. Nothing lasts forever.

To the OP, I like 3kgt's as well. I was considering getting one myself at one point. Good luck with the build and what not. Hope all goes well with the car.

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10:1 vs 8.5:1 both turbo on 8psi and pump gas the 10:1 would make more power true but all the 8.5:1 gotta do is up the boost/psi and it would make more power then the 10:1 on pump gas while the 10:1 is capped at 8psi to prevent it from blowing into pieces on pump gas.

Vr4's aren't rare...MKIV Supras and Vipers are rare I see a lot of vr4's here for sale and around town all the time I've been around 3k guys long enough to know their weakness and the six figures you have to make to keep them running a joke from a previous 3k owner I know lol a lot of people like them just for their exotic look I drove a Vr4 and SL before didn't like it much drove like a tank and handled like one too it does weight almost 2 tons (Vr4) the SL same just less power not fast either prob as fast as our GT's if you want a FWD that handles good, peppy, good mpg, reliable and easy to mod get a RSX Type S prob the best stock FWD car I ever drove makes me want to trade in my 6gc for one but here too many people drive that car takes the fun out of it I hate looking like a sheep.

okay, presure2, just close this thread. I didn't post this because I wanted to hear everybody's negative opinions. I'm really sick and tired of this.

hey dude i am happy for you hope you find joy in the 3000gt. no need to argue and complain!

it's your car. be happy with it. the people who dont like it, should just ignore this thread. they're not driving it. it's not something they have to get inside of everyday. its YOURS. don't let it get to you.


i LOVELOVELOVELOVE my celica. it's my first car, and no matter how many times i see nice ass s2ks, supras, gt4s, ek's, ae86's, fd's and etc. i always turn to my celica and tell myself, "damn. i LOVEEE this car!" and when i get compliments on it, it makes me love it even more! it is special to ME. its something I get in EVERYDAY. that why i build it even though it's an N/A to make it enjoyable for ME. not for ANYONE else. enough said.

This post has been edited by sunwukongg: Dec 4, 2010 - 3:06 AM

Thanks man, means a lot. I really enjoyed my celica, and this forum was awesome with everybody's help. great forum!

i think we'd best leave it at that.

Good luck with the car, post some pics as you work on it

closed.