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[90celi-lover]

hey guys, im new anyways i just bought a 1990 celica and im not sure exactly what model it is my friend says its a st183 but all the st's 182-185 look like the same.. sry but i dont know really any specs about my car cep the engine says 2200 16 valve. thanks

[90celi-lover]

ok i might have answered my own question halfway. im pretty sure the 2200 means 2.2L and it should have 130hp stock. i have an intake, what else could i do to boost that hp up? also what are some good sites to find parts cuz i havnt been able to find many parts for the 1990 gt (i found a gt thing in my glove compartment ) im a genious sometimes

[driftking777]

well since you have the 2.2L you could turbo it...that'll run you about 2 g's...put you in the 220hp range...so about low 14's if you can get it to the ground.

[91 Celica St]

wrong ulll b luckey to get 190 Hp outta turboing it.... ull never hit 220 hp on turbo withought boosting to over 10 psi, 5-7 psi shuld get you 190 expect 8 Hp per psi of boost

[91 Celica St]

i always seem to contradict you on this...your new..head over to the mr2 boards, lotsa 5sfte's over there, talk to jeklandhyde and he wilset you staright youngin

[90celi-lover]

where can you get turbos? i cant find any turbos for the 1990 gt they all seem to be for the all-trac, also i cant find any hks or top brand name cat-back exhausts, where do you get ur parts at?

[91 Celica St]

turbo kits are hard to find burien makes one, goto nopi.com they have cat back systems for you

[driftking777]

shiftgateperformance.com is making a turbo kit right now...they say it will put out 200hp on stock boost (7-8psi) its an intercooler system...$2500...not the pos burien kit. and all you need to boost over 10 psi is put a metal head gasket on it...(might want to do some internal if you want it actually reliable though) i.e pistons and connecting rods.

[driftking777]

oh and the cool thing to do for an exhaust, which is what i did...is bought a apexi n1 muffler, and get a resonator pipe and have a shop weld it togather for you...oh yea and hollow out your cat. then you got a custom exhaust...not just something anyone has.

[nialusa]

Originally Posted by 90celi-lover

where can you get turbos? i cant find any turbos for the 1990 gt they all seem to be for the all-trac, also i cant find any hks or top brand name cat-back exhausts, where do you get ur parts at?

Try a company called TRD (toyota racing developments) they should be able to help you out, if not, point you in the right direction.

[90celi-lover]

sweet! thanks for all the great info guys.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...odelId-2001778
what do you guys think of that exhaust? does anybody have it that could tell me how it sounds/ well it performs? thanks again guys

[91 Celica St]

there you go, the burien kit is good if your lookin for a nice Kit, but ts not a kit to buy if your goin crazy boost... make your own, possibly out of the 3sgte turbo system...

and fyi the internals on the 5sfe arent that bad, just the fact that it has farely weak rods and the piston wrings arent very good either....ill try to find a site i bookmarked that sold rods and piston kits for the 5sfe that were good with low comp

[JekylandHyde]

I would not recommend turboing the 5SFE.
It is a great economy engine, but a horrible design for a performance engine.

If you really want to do it, then get the 3SGTE head and beefier internals ... but at that point, you might as well just get a 3SGTE set up

[91 Celica St]

hello....was wating till u migitaed over here, theres a coupla posts about turboing 5sfe's

[90celi-lover]

dont worry i dont have the financial resources for a turbo anyways, ill just wait till im on my own and ill get a 1993 integ, turbo that shit..mmmmmm i love those cars :>