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Re: Can my Celica be fast?

To: "Steven N. Burkett" <sburkett@ooi.com>, autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Can my Celica be fast?
From: Adam Popp <raft321@fuse.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 19:50:20 -0400
You can keep the mazda stock and kick ass in that.  The Mazda is top car
in Super Stock right now. '93 Mazdas and beyond are dominating S/S and
the vettes, even though I hate to see that. Last year's super stock
national champion was in a mazda. So I would say keep on learning to
drive your 93 mazda and fix it up as much as you can following the Super
Stock rules. I don't think that your '88 selica would be competitive in
D/SP or E/P, unless you put some nitrous oxide in it. But that's my
opinion, it's up to you of course.

Adam Popp
B/SP #40 
Silver/Grey '86 Vette
R.A.F.T. Racing


Steven N. Burkett wrote:
> 
> Okay, here's the deal.  I am currently in the process of learning to drive
> my '93 RX-7 and am having a lot of fun with it.  But the mod bug is biting
> hard, and I really want to keep the RX-7 stock.
> 
> So I've been semi-seriously looking at first gen RX-7's and other assorted
> old sports cars for an autocross (and possible road racing) project car.
> 
> Meanwhile, we're looking at doing some general car shuffling, so I've been
> spending some time reconditioning my daily driver, a 1988 Celica ST, for
> sale or trade.
> 
> Now as soon as you get done laughing, read on for my question ;-)
> 
> Seriously, does anyone think there is any hope for my beat up old Toyota?
> 
> I already know my way around it, it's clean, the engine's strong, and,
> best of all, it's already sitting in the driveway just begging me to spend
> some money on it!
> 
> Any thoughts?  Any resources for old FWD Celica performance tips?  My
> initial guess would be that there might be some (expensive) potential in
> ST.  Is it silly to even think that it might be able to run with DSP or
> EP?
> 
> Thanks!
> Steven


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