parkerst

I'd love to turbo it but i can't get away with that (p plates in NSW). I have successfully applied for minor modification approval/exemption, which means i can perform engine modifications, but not forced induction.

My Mechanical Experience goes about as far as building and welding a supercharger cross turbocharger (ie running the turbine off a pulley from a 0.5x gear connected to the drive shaft, then adding rpm to the turbine through exhaust pressure) for laughs on a 1cyl 50cc gokart, using a shoddy axial turbine engine which siezed up and exploded because I didn't have enough oil pressure on the bearings to handle the rpm i made it produce, and I had no rpm regulator (it sounded f**king cool though, almost like a ramjet)

I've got the following vehicle, but I still want more performance out of it (WITHOUT forced intake); thus, where to from here? 1. Which upgrades will give me the best performance increase 2. What sort of upgrades should I be looking at? 3. Is there preferred celica/toyota performance mechanics that I can trust? Specifically one that i can have look at the thing and tell me what i Do and don't have (i'm clueless mechanically) 4. Are there any upgrades that i've not listed that i should be considering/looking at. At the moment, my budget is just under $3,000 Base: 1990 st184 SX Celica ala http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/reap.../CarProfile.jpg Have's: Hardened camshaft Bored to 2.4L, completely rebuilt engine, with all your usual fixes (ie new rings bearings etc) Flat top pistons; 90mm..i THINK. Extractors Hi-Flo Cat 2.5in cannon Black-Wired Immobilizer Oil pressure and water temp tacho's New Selector cables Exedy Clutchkit Custom dash lighting etc - nothing interesting Gates Racing timing belt Bosal header pipe Carburetor 1.5In king-spring lower kit Want's: I want to put a 15' x 4' filter straight through the bonet (preferably under a scoop) and whack that on top of the intake manifold (if possible), if not, a Weapon R short ram intake..or atleast a bloody cone or pod cai -_- Exelutch Flywheel Performance ECU Carbon fiber hood Timing upgrades Crankshaft pulley High-Voltage ignition system Full pulley upgrade kit TVIS Helix throttle body spacer