New Celica 2000 ZR Help New to Modding

[IL11FT]

hey guys i just bought a 7th gen zr manual and want to start doing mods but have no idea where the best place to get parts for celicas or which parts to get , ie first thing i want to do is get an exhaust system and a cai but not sure where to look to get the best prices and best partsi live in sydeny . also im new to forums so hope no1 thinks im an idiot haha thanks :)

Edited August 24, 2012 by IL11FT

[alan.chalkley]

Welcome :)

First evaluate what you want the celica for.

Street able daily drive?

Track ready supercar?

Show and shine pony?

Then don't rush into mods , first check if $$$ vs performance gains are worth it and if an engineering certificate is neeeded.

Mine is a street able daily drive and I have only tracked it at eastern creek once.

The stock set up is great for street use.

Race track set up is too low for Sydney streets.

[IL11FT]

well its my daily drive so i dont want it to be over the top, when i first bought it i was thinking of getting coilovers and lowering it abit but it scrapes already , basically i just want it to sound nice , look nice and perform well but still be practical, was thinking of changing the rims but theyre so light and i dont mind the look of them just thinking of getting them refurbished and powdercoated black . performance wise i dont think i will go further than a cold air intake and a catback exhaust , as for cosmetics im a big fan of the trd elegant lip kit but have no idea where to get them .

[alan.chalkley]

I looked into refurbishing stock rims and a basic clean and powder coat is minimum $120/rim , with a large choice of colour.

It's a lot cheaper to buy another secondhand good set or rims , about $50 each with good tyres on.

It is hard to improve the stock CAI and there is the possibility of water logging with aftermarket CAIs.

Lip kits and Sydney roads enjoy contact sport.

As for exhaust , I am waiting for the stock exhaust to rust away b4 upgrades.

The stock extractors/headers can't be improved upon.

Maybe a high flow cat and improved catback / noise level is always an issue.

[AL008]

I am selling some mods if your interested but my thread is over at ozcelica...

A few items I am selling are.

- AEM CAI

- Tokico Illumina 5 way adjustable shocks (stiffness settings)

- Tein S-Tech lowered springs

- Ultra Racing strut bar

- Apexi Power FC (tuned for CAI and 2.5" exhaust)

- 2.5" Full catback exhaust contains:

- Axle back: 2.5" Stainless steel Magnaflow Muffler with 2.5" piping to a 3.5" Stainless tip

- Mid Pipe: 2.5" Stainless steel Magnaflow Hi-Flow cat, 2.5" Magnaflow resonator (18" long), full 2.5" piping

PM me if your interested, don't think I'm allowed to put prices in here.

I will put it in the For sale thread here soon.

[remo]

ok

i got rid of that big washing tub thay call a exhausted under the car

and put in a high flow cat the sound is great and a nice rumball as you come off the gas

alan is right don,t play around with the stock extractors/headers or your end up with lots of back fire !

i also impoved the lights and put in some day light LED running lights :)

i put them along side the head lights between the bonnet and the head lights

you can not see them untill you turn them on other wise it would look dum

and MAN does it look cool

as long as you put a swich in that turn them off when the headlight come on it is legal

Edited October 1, 2012 by remo