mobythevan Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 88 celica turbo alltrac and 87 supra turbo For daily drivers are these good cars that are easily to pump up in boost and have fun with? Any big issues with either one? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 The Mark III supra is well known to have head gasket problems, other than that they seem to be really fun and upgradeable. I feel that the 7m-GTE motor is one of those "fell through the cracks" performance engines, it could have been great if the 2jz-GTE (or 1JZ for that matter) weren't so awesome...As for the All-trac celica, they have decent sized turbo's from the factory (the one I saw did anyway), and they are intercooled. All in all, I don't know much about the celica from a reliablity standpoint, but there are still one or two kicking around here in tampa that seem to be running ok. Toyota builds a reliable car for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZuL8r Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 The 7M motors are known for rod knock aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'm pretty sure the All -trac celica had the same motor the turbo MR-2 had (what was that anyway, the 3s-GTE?), which is definitely capable of big power. All wheel drive systems approaching 20 years old just make me a bit leery though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 prime example: http://turbocelica.com/ (of a nice celica) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Cool, I figured as much. I think I will go look at the celica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Celica by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 As I am big Toyota guy and have many many years working on these cars, I'll pitch in. Everyone knows the potential of the 7MGTE in the Supra Mk.3, they are quite frankly incredible, great driving cars and a good condition one is so cheap its sickening - good for us though! I have helped several friends build their 3SGTE which is engine that resides in the AllTrac Celica and the 2ng Gen Celica. A really good friend of mine owns http://www.185performance.com and he specializes in these Celicas and he owns a pretty wicked one. 400hp can be extracted on a stock bottom end with no sacrifice on reliability, the heads were designed by Yamaha. They are great engines - as can be expected by Toyota. Here is his little beauty EVO killer: and just for fun a generation pic of some hot Toyotas '70s-'80s-'90s Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaZT Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 My first car was a 4th gen celica. I always wanted to pick up a '88-'89 all trac. Sweet looking cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Celica... dominated the WRC scene and won the World Rally Championship I think 2 years in a row if I recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I had a 1987 MKIII Supra. Some people swear by these cars, but it wasn’t my type at all: heavy, ponderous, and with obnoxiously annoying turbo lag. Oh yeah, and the head gasket blew twice. They are, however, quite comfortable and very stable in high-speed cruising, but that’s not my driving style. The car that I really miss is my 1983 Celica - it was the first generation to have reliable fuel injection, and the last generation still with RWD. It was a bit boxy, but reasonably light (about 2600 lbs, if I’m not mistaken) despite being quite roomy. A really cool swap would have been some sort of V8 (such as 302 Ford) into the 1983-1985 Celica. Some pictures of a similarly-equipped drag Celica were floating around a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 It sold before I could look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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