boltedbalt

racing my buddies celica GT comming up its not the GTS for sure
currently i got CAI, Shfit PLus and Cat-back and mabey if my damn 2.4 mani comes in time...
He is stock with body kit i think it might be close he is manuel

bump im nervous lol

FutureEcotecOwner

If he is a decent 5spd driver and you have an auto, he will most likely win, especially from a roll, if that is what you plan on racing from. They dont make much power, but they are light as hell. My Wife used to have a 2000 GTS with 6spd and I actually enjoyed driving it.

boltedbalt

hmm we were thinking from a dig then a roll he is okay i mean not amazing but decent ya know

bshoe421

they really aren't that fast. my girl use to have one, pretty fun to drive but not fast.

FutureEcotecOwner

I dig is where I think it would be closer, either way good luck and let us know.

That is correct, alittle less power than the 2.2 Cobalt, but they weigh 400-500lbs less, and the Celica is a 5spd compared to his Balts auto.

bshoe421

i think that it will be a close race.

MARIN007

I'm assuming you'll be in a 2.4 Cobalt? If so, I see no reason why you would lose unless you make a critical mistake. I've personally witnessed a friend with a stock Celica GTS lose to another friends Dodge Caravan with an intake, lol. It was very funny, that was years ago.

Go put the hurt on him.

PS: Learn to launch from a dig and then race the guy from a dig. You have a HUGE advantage in torque.

Perfect.disguise

2.2 he said he was waiting on the 2.4 mani.

bshoe421

he has a 2.2. he said he is waiting on a 2.4 mani. so modded 2.2

MARIN007

Hmm, I stand by my last post. If a caravan can do it, so can you. Do it from a dig.

bshoe421

beat me to it!

boltedbalt

okay thankx guys i just check the shipping on the mani it comes sat or monday and the race is sat so i guess no mani....i will let you know!

FutureEcotecOwner

A good driver in a 6spd Celica GTS runs high 14's stock and would put a hurtin on a 2.4 SS or Sport, and especially on a f*cking Caravan. The automatic GTS', which I'm sure is what raced this Van, runs in the 16's for crying out loud.

celicaGT-ST

he's racing a GT.. not a GT-S. GT's put down roughly 124whp. i forget the max tq but it's around 3200rpms and they are more suited for digs than the gt-s but lack top end hp and tq. from a roll you will have him and from a dig it might be close. but i favor the 2.2 over the gt on this one. good luck and keep us posted!!!

oh.. and VIDS PLEASE :P

ddsscobalt

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whats so special about a gt-s?

hymer741

the motor.. they're beautiful. prolly the most sophisticated Variable Valve Timing in any vehicle ever made.. besides BMW.

FutureEcotecOwner

180hp stock, most dyno around 160-165whp and they only weigh like 2500-2600lbs. Nice 6spd manual tranny. They have VVTL-I, which is like Honda's V-tak, LOL.

celicaGT-ST

V-tak i hated the auto gt-s.. the GT's beat it all day long! but that 6-speed is deadly! redline @ 8400 rpms!!! can be raised to 8600 safely with pfc. can go past 9200 with work!

oh.. forgot max hp @ 7200rpm and max tq @ 6800rpm

bumm81890

I watched my ex completely skullfuck a gts in her cobalt......but then again she had an ss/sc

celicaGT-ST

thats kinda unfair :P n/a vs f/i. na 1.8 vs boosted 2.0 = no contest :P

bumm81890

Lol true but I just thought I'd throw that in there

widowedeight

a man. gt is as fast or faster than a auto. gts if that helps you...

if it was auto yeah that will happen but a man. gts stock vs. stock ss/sc will run bout the same like a 14.5 with a ok driver

celicaGT-ST

yep. auto gt-s's are close to 17 sec cars lol! that tranny is garbage! my car was auto once upon a time. is why i did the swap

FutureEcotecOwner

Hmm, I think the fastest stock Celica GTS with 6spd was like 14.7, but average was around 14.9-15.0, they are hard as hell to run great times in, gotta be a great driver.

celicaGT-ST

true.. if you can't drive you will never land lift every shift