old celica??
 

ive been looking for a project of my own these days and im kinda likin the old celica hatchbacks but i was wondering if the 22re motor was a good platform for boost or if i needed to look for one with a specific motor in it..i definitely want one old enough to be rear-wheel drive..any input would be great thanks guys

sorta what im lookin at...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Re: old celica??
 

i like that first one, and a $350 bid? do it

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Those old Celica's the rwd one's are pretty cool and i think they would make a good project car just get one that is already fuel injected to make things easier in the future.The 22RE is probably not the greatest engine for a street car as they are plenty srong etc but they dont make a ton of hp.Maybe though with a little headwork,camshaft regrind and a fat turbo it would work pretty good.Buy the black one there the 85 it looks pretty clean.You can always swap to a different engine such as a six out of a Supra etc you have a fairly flexible chassis to work with when it comes to swaps.

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i got a 84 toyota celica supra ill sell you for 750. it has 160,000 miles 5spd, non turbo, good running 2.8 straight six, needs clutch replaced but can still drive, passenger door does not open and a little troulbe with windows going up and down. slight dent on front right fender. 3inch exhaust. better shape then the red one but paint is fading. if you were going to do a engine swap im sure you could get some money from the motor and trans

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send me a pm man id like to see some pictures..as for tuning and stuff does anyone know how hard it is to tune these bad boys?? all anyone talks about on here is stuff for hondas..are there any programs with base maps and stuff for the old 'yotas?? thanks for all the input guys

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that 1987 celica gts is the same exact car i have! :)

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Yes and no. Places like ATS racing or Toyota Tom's can reprogram your ECU, but that costs about 750 bucks, and the program to do it costs a few thousand. Toyota ecus use hexidecimal code, but nobody has taken the time to crack it and reprogram them as you can with the Honda ECU. I wish somebody could write a program so we could "chip" our toyota ECU's, but I doubt it will ever happen.

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God damn honda community hogging all of the self assertive, uber nerd enthusist

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haha seriously that sucks..but yea RAWR i saw your celica man and im definitely like it but isnt it front-wheel drive?? ive been readin a bit and i think anything 86 and above is front wheel drive..maybe i could just get one of those older ones and swap something into it that is easily tuneable like and SR or something?? has anyone ever tried that?? thanks for all the info guys

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if you get one like mine and the all trac rear end and tranny you can make it awd :) but yeah. mines front wheel. or you could just look for an all trac