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8322re · 04-15-2007, 06:16 PM

I just was given a 1983 Celica with a R22-E motor with a stick 4-speed. I was wondering if the r22 was good or i should swap it for a better motor. It has just one rust spot in the quarter panel and it has been sitting under trees for a long time but the motor runs and it was rebuilt when it was parked. Any advice would be very helpfull.
also i would like to know where to get performace parts for it.

T.S.Racing · 04-16-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 8322re

I just was given a 1983 Celica with a R22-E motor with a stick 4-speed. I was wondering if the r22 was good or i should swap it for a better motor. It has just one rust spot in the quarter panel and it has been sitting under trees for a long time but the motor runs and it was rebuilt when it was parked. Any advice would be very helpfull.
also i would like to know where to get performace parts for it.

It's a decent motor. How much power do you want to make? The aftermarket isnt that big but it is out there for these motors. Just look around a bit. Make a cold air intake. It isn't hard at all. Go to a local speed shop and buy the universal coloered pipe and a 4" k&n cone filter. Even cheaper route is going to home depot and using dryer ducting with the cone filter. Pacesetter makes a header for the motor. Check out nopi.com and look at the e-catalog. Go to an exhaust shop and have them throw on 2 1/4 or maybe even 2 1\2" tubing with a high flow cat and get a universal muffler from one of the big companys. I prefer hks or apex'i. Ethier sounds real good. With these mods my 85 coupe is starting to move out. Sucks for me though. It's auto.

sha-d · 04-16-2007, 11:24 AM

check out http://www.lcengineering.com for performance parts for any 20r, 22r, or 22re engines. they have quite a variety of parts..even whole engines if you want a straight swap.

also check www.celica-gts.com/forums for some AMAZING help

8322re · 04-16-2007, 07:45 PM

thanks, i want to make it fast enough to beat my friends prelude. I was gonna do the cold air intake and the dual cat back exhaust, i was thinking about a turbo but i dont know if you have to trick the computer like new cars. And im new to the tuner stuff because my whole life i was a old school muscle car guy and i own a 1982 camaro but i was given this and i always wanted a little pocket rocket.

T.S.Racing · 04-17-2007, 01:23 AM

What year prelude? If it's a 92 or newer and stick good luck man. My friend had a 95 prelude si 5 speed. Only mods were cheap muffler, homemade air intake, clutch & flywheel. It kept up with my 5.0 stang when it was stock. For about $1500 you could get a cam, port the head, complete exhaust header back, and a clutch/flywheel. That should get your car movin.

8322re · 04-17-2007, 05:28 PM

yeah its an 89 with alot of money into it but it isnt that fast, my brothers 90 probe with the 3.0 v-6 kept up with it

T.S.Racing · 04-17-2007, 11:55 PM

Ehh you shouldnt have too much problem. Anything older than 92 and preludes are dead crawling.

stepho · 04-18-2007, 12:25 AM

Plenty of people have made the 22R into a good, stump pulling drag motor.

A good free flow exhaust system will work wonders.
The cold air intake will also help.

Buy a mild cam from the usual cam suppliers.
http://cranecams.com/index.php?show=...lvl=4&prt=2041

Since your '83 has a tall deck 22R, you can put a 20R head on it to raise the compression ratio. With a retune, this will give more HP.
Details here:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stepho/eng20r.htm

Later on you might want to put an aftermarket computer on it with computer controlled separate coil packs instead of the distributor.

If you want to swap engines then read this.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...pho/celfaq.txt

- Stepho

8322re · 05-13-2007, 08:07 PM

i have the car now and it has some floor rust issues and no exaust, and it's a 5 speed and the motor runs and all i need is a new fuel pump.

stepho · 05-14-2007, 01:18 AM

Floor rust is easy.
New exhaust is easy.
5 speed is good - much better than auto

Fuel pump is easy.

- Stepho

DCM · 05-14-2007, 01:59 AM

If you're a muscle car guy, you will find the car really easy to work on. I have found that a fairly big cam (comp cams 268 in my case) and 2.25" exhaust will make the engine put out a lot more power, and that's just using the stock 4-2-1 22R cast exhaust manifold (but NOT the 4 into 1 type) and stock carb.

8322re · 05-14-2007, 04:55 PM

i have found out that it is way easier than a muscle car and does anyone know where to get body parts and windows for my celica

8322re · 05-14-2007, 04:55 PM

i have found out that it is way easier than a muscle car and does anyone know where to get body parts and windows for my celica.

8322re · 05-14-2007, 04:55 PM

and i dont know if i should port and polish the head or not, or keep the heater core?

stepho · 05-15-2007, 12:40 AM

I wouldn't bother with porting and polishign the head unless you are also upgrading the cams and exhaust.
More value for money doing the cams and/or exhaust first.

I'd also keep the heater core.
No real advantage in removing it and it sure is nice on cold winter mornings.

Rust is our biggest problem because panels are getting so hard to find.
Likewise for trim.

- Stepho