Toyota Celica GT-Four

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Since I keep spamming my 'Car Dilema' thread.. I might as well make this instead :lol:

 

This is our Toyota Celica GT-Four WRC (homologation model) with 169,857 miles on the clock and still going strong! As it's the rare WRC model it comes with a Recaro SR drivers seat, white OZ Racing WRC wheels and some stronger engine parts. It was recently dyno'd at 220bhp, 20-30 down from standard, but still a good figure for the miles and age, and it still does 0-60 in 6 seconds or under :)

 

We plan to buy new plugs, leads, dizzy and rotor, air intake and boost controller to make a good 280-310bhp. Sometime in the future we may even go for a rebuild upto 400bhp.. but only time will tell...

 

The rare OZ WRC wheels just came back from being refurb'd and painted..

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[Soundwave]

Looks nice, Now i want to see more pics of the car. :cheeky:

[superhyper]

^Basically what he said. The rims are beautiful :drool2: And I love celicas :)

[ZacDaMan72]

I have one too! but mine is in red.

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I did some research and it turns out this is #97 of 2500 WRC models :D

 

2 new pics:

 

[T1M]

Nice Lexus doors! :D

 

The Toyota ain't bad either. :cheeky:

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Haha thanks Tim :p All shiney from the last time we waxed/polished her.

[randomsox10]

I love that Celica. Looks like a great car to drive. And the fact that it's been going that long and still having properly quick performance is impressive.

[The Compensator]

Very nice Toyotas you have! 160k on the Celica is pretty good, looks you take care of it. :nods: What engine does the IS have? Diesel?

[RX_37]

220 bhp, was that in the engine or on the wheels? If it's on the wheels which i assume it's perfectly normal. There is always a power loss of something like 20-40 bhp from the engine to the wheels on all cars, more on 4WD cars since there's a lot more stuff that needs turning.

 

A front mounted intercooler is said to give a decent amount of horsepower on these. You should look into that.

 

Looks good tho :)

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Very nice Toyotas you have! 160k on the Celica is pretty good, looks you take care of it. :nods: What engine does the IS have? Diesel?

 

Thanks! 176k now :D And yes we do, washed atleast once a week, we give her the genuine Toyota stuff too, when she needs it. And yes the IS is the 220d, brilliant engine.. 400nm of goodness.

 

220 bhp, was that in the engine or on the wheels? If it's on the wheels which i assume it's perfectly normal. There is always a power loss of something like 20-40 bhp from the engine to the wheels on all cars, more on 4WD cars since there's a lot more stuff that needs turning.

 

A front mounted intercooler is said to give a decent amount of horsepower on these. You should look into that.

 

Looks good tho :)

 

220bhp at the engine, normally I think it's around 200-210 at the wheels, like you said about the loss from 4WD. I'd say she should make a bit more now that she's had a good service. Probably wouldn't bother with an FMIC until we're over 300. Intake, exhaust (we already have custom made one) and boost controller gets a good 280-300bhp, so that'd probably be first.

 

Cheers!

 

I love that Celica. Looks like a great car to drive. And the fact that it's been going that long and still having properly quick performance is impressive.

 

Thanks dude, it is. They're seriously strong engines, this one survived a fire* (seriously) and it still goes like new.

 

Will have to get a good video sometime.. needs a mount though, any suggestions? :hmmm:

 

*note: we now carry an extinguisher with us.. xD

[randomsox10]

It survived a fire?!? That really is impressive. As for a camera mount, I would either tape it to the seat headrest or find a cheap mount for your phone.

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Haha yup. Ironically enough while sitting outside the mechanics. Some pipe under the chargecooler got blocked up with oil and exploded. Liking the ideas lol. Would maybe prefer a dash mount though, I might try the one we got for my dad's Galaxy and see if it fits a camera... :hmmm:

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Time for a wee bump. 4 years and 10,000 miles later the Celica is finally getting some pretty things:

 

HKS Hi-Power (3" front to back, 4"? tip)

 

 

BC Racing suspension all round:

 

 

Shiny aluminium radiator and new hoses:

 

 

 

I'm many excites. Coming soon: wheel refurbishment (again but properly), new seats, possibly a new intake, eventually a respray.

[CarMadMike]

Shiny things are shiny, nice :nods: When are they being fitted? I need a SC of the new exhaust sound when it's on, don't expect me to be positive about it, i'm just intrigued by it :p

 

If this is not enough to encourage you to get your frigging Driving Licence then what the hell will be? :p

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Exhaust tomorrow hopefully or Friday, suspension and radiator on Monday. And don't worry it's got a silencer so it shouldn't sound yobbish or stupidly loud (I'm looking at you Type R with 3" straight-through) :p

 

And the application form is ready to be sent off, just need to get some pics of my beautiful face. :nods:

[CarMadMike]

I thought you said 'your type-r' then I was like :hmmm: do i have memory issues? :p

 

The application has been ready to be sent off for ages (days, MAYBE EVEN A WEEK) now, get your act together :nods:

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Well I didn't have £72 (!!!!!) to throw about :( I'll get a thread up for my exciting 206 soon, I'm sending it off for servicing, fixing and MOT-ing next week or the week after while I wait for my licence.

[The Compensator]

Just don't wreck it on your first day of having driving licence.

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:D

[CarMadMike]

 

(J/k, it looks fab)

[The Compensator]

Soundcheck??? :toetap:

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Soundcheck??? :toetap:

 

Coming s**n. :nods:

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All I could get for now, and the car was cold so it's only low RPMs. Once we get it back next with the new suspension fitted I'll get something better.

 

[Milli]

Celica ST205 <3