$5-$7k what upgrades to get?

[Celica Steve]

Hey everybody I have a 2000 Toyota Celica GTS (automatic) and I have about 5-7k to invest in it. For that price range what is the most cost effective upgrades to make it as fast as possible?

[Snowfork]

Send it to Subspec for a shine job.

[garrisonboobs]

lol ^^^
honestly if you are willing to spend that much to mod it I would sell your car and buy a better one. you'll pretty much double your money by selling it.

If you really want to keep the car put a 6speed in and turbo or supercharge it.

[Snowfork]

Originally Posted by garrisonboobs

lol ^^^
honestly if you are willing to spend that much to mod it I would sell your car and buy a better one. you'll pretty much double your money by selling it.

If you really want to keep the car put a 6speed in and turbo or supercharge it.

Same thing I said lol

[PiroGT]

Well garry and snowfork have already said it but...

I have a 92 Celica GT, auto and I love my car. With that said I hate having a F*cking auto transmission. Most of the time its cool but every now and then it really sucks. I want to build up my car but im limited by my transmission. I got the car for free and I cant complain, being a broke college student and all.

My car has many small cosmetic problems making it so selling it wouldn't make sense. You on the other hand have 7k + a 2000 GTS, for that money you could purchase something that would be cheaper to modify and maybe faster.

OK....you did ask so

Are we you set on an automatic? Is it just what you have?

Information was obtained from newcelica

OK - now that we have that established - here is the rest of the formula. The dollar amount represents a rough estimate of the total amount you will have to sink into the car to get to that point.

Daily Driver $50 - $3500
Step 1 - Injen CAI (AEM or E-bay w/ Blue bomber mod if you don't intend to continue to step 5 and beyond.)
Step 2- Exhaust - Magnaflow - RSR, something free flowing. TRD is not free flowing.
Step 3 - DD Performance Research Intake manifold with Q45 Throttle Body
Step 4 - Ceramic coated PPE race header with NO cat.
If you can't afford PPE then Ceramic coated ported stock header with decat
Step 5 - Lightweight flywheel


Weekend Warrior $3500 - $5500
Step 6 - Power FC w/ higher rev limit
Step 7 - Cams - piper stage 3s.
Ferrea or MWR valves and springs
Circuitworx oil pump gear
Underdrive pulley on alternator

Entry level race spec $5500- $9500
Step 8 - Ported & polished head
Bored out throttle body port matched to intake manifold
DD performance Research short runner Intake manifold port matched to head
Header port matched to head
Mahle 12.3:1 pistons
Polydyn or Swain ceramic coating on underside of head and valves & top of piston
Polydyn oil dispersant on crank and rods
A/C delete
Underdrive on water pump
Injectors
Fuel Pump
MWR bearings
Head and block studs
Crower rods (lighter than stock)

Serious Race spec $9500 - $16,500
Step 8 - Custom Race spec Intake manifold (ITBs optional)
Carillo rods
lightened crank
13.0:1 or higher CR wiseco pistons
Darton / MWR sleeved block
Custom CAI / air delivery system

Pro race / Baller
Step 9 - MWR Dry Sump
Lighweight clutch disc and pressure plate
Electric Power Steering conversion
Custom Electric water pump
Titanium Valves, retainers & keepers
Titanium Rods
Custom race header with Burns collector and straight through titanium exhaust or open non merge header

Hope this helped

[mrlieu]

Well if you have that much to spend, you can get a Blitz or TRD supercharger. They make them for the 1ZZ-FE and the 2ZZ-GE.