time to upgrage!

[bkbajan]

hello to all..
1.suspension..i need it bad,i wud like to know whts the best brand of shocks and struts to buy [front/back],also..wud sway bars be a good idea?

2.door locks..the button does nothing when pushed,everything there works fine [window lock + all 4 window switches]. Any ideas?

3.exhaust..i wud love to know any options that i have

4.wheels..bought the car with the original basket weave 14's.
still in great condition but i wanna ditch them..

5.engine..i'm thinkin about gettin rid of the stock airbox and using one of those shiny air intakes,whts the best one to buy?


Chris

[fredk]

the exhaust needs the most work, no use doing anything to the intake, do you have emissions testing there?

[bkbajan]

yup. I'm in New York, everything here related with cars is tough

[fredk]

put a 3sge manifold and downpipe on it and put a cat under the car with 2 inch pipes

[bkbajan]

ok.where wud u suggest I get those parts from? Junkyard or shud they bought new?
wht price range am I looking at?

[fredk]

junkyard for manifold and downpipe, the rest new, get it off a celica gts with a 3sge, 87, 88 or so

[bkbajan]

ok,cool.if i get a chance i'll pass by the junkyard this weekend

[bkbajan]

wht do u guys suggest?
im looking in to buy an amp + sub but i dont want to spend too much money
should i consider one of those powered bazooka's or should i do the usual amp + sub?


Chris

[atobe]

buy used from craigslist or something if you don't want to spend too much $

[Tom 2000]

Originally Posted by bkbajan

hello to all..
1.suspension..i need it bad,i wud like to know whts the best brand of shocks and struts to buy [front/back],also..wud sway bars be a good idea?

I installed KYB struts when I had my gen2. It rode great after that. Check your front control arm bushings. I had to change those also.

2.door locks..the button does nothing when pushed,everything there works fine [window lock + all 4 window switches]. Any ideas?

Check the relay.

3.exhaust..i wud love to know any options that i have

You have a lot of options, but fix what needs to be fixed first. If your muffler is blown, then get a quality low restriction muffler from companies like Flowmaster or Dynomax. You can get replacement pipes custom bent from the down pipe back at a good muffler shop. With a 3S-FE engine, 2" pipe will work just fine. I would suggest keeping the resonator.

3S-GE manifold would be great, but those aren't the easiest things to find.

4.wheels..bought the car with the original basket weave 14's.
still in great condition but i wanna ditch them..

Ditch'em. I don't know what you budget is like, but I'd at least go with 15s. The cheapest upgrade is to get 15 inch steel wheels from a gen2 V6. Install some 195/60R15 sized tires. I've heard that Toyota Matrix ('03-'08) wheels fit. Those come in 16 and 17s.

5.engine..i'm thinkin about gettin rid of the stock airbox and using one of those shiny air intakes,whts the best one to buy?

Don't bother.


Chris