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Originally posted by rye from 4gcelica.net

Q. What kind of engine does my 4th Gen ST/GT/GT-S/All-trac come with stock?

A. 86 ST/GT - 2SFE
87-89 ST/GT - 3S-FE
86-89 GT-S - 3S-GE
87-89 All-trac - 3S-GTE

Q. What does ST-161/162/165 mean?

A. The ST- designation is the chassis code for the 4th Gen Celicas. Breakdown:
ST-161 - 86 ST/GT's
ST-162 - 87-89 ST/GT/GTS
ST164 - 88?-89 GTR
ST-165 - All models of the All-trac

Q. Why are you refering to my car as a 4th Generation Celica?

A. The ST-16x Celica is the 4th generation or type of Celica that Toyota produced. There is a total of 7 generations of Celica's at the time of this writing. Breakdown:

70-77 - 1st Gen
78-81 - 2nd Gen
82-85 - 3rd Gen
86-89 - 4th Gen
90-93 - 5th Gen
94-99 - 6th Gen
00-06 - 7th Gen

Q. I want aftermarket wheels for my 4th Gen, what is my lug nut pattern and offset?

A. ST/GT - 4x100mm
GT-S/GTR/All-trac - 5x100mm
The offset is 40mm.

Q. Where can I find detailed specifics on my 4th Gen Celica?

A. Here - http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/4thgen2.htm

Q. Where can I find detailed information on the engine that my 4th Gen Celica has in it?

A. 2S-FE http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/2sestats.htm

3S-FE http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/3sfestats.htm

3S-GE http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/3sgestats.htm

3S-GTE http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/3sgtestats.htm


Q. I want to have more power out of my 4th Gen Celica, what options are available to me?

A. There are many options available. They range from simple aftermarket bolt in parts to complete engine swaps.

All 4th Gen Celica's have S series engine mounts, which mean that any S series engine will bolt up with your existing engine mounts. A quick run down of S series engines:
2SE
3S-FE
3S-GE
3S-GTE
5S-FE

The two engines that are most desirable on that list are the 3S-GE (stock in the GT-S) and the 3S-GTE (stock in the Alltrac). The 3S-GE is a N/A engine and it has very good potential, in both N/A and Boosted Form. The 3S-GTE is the engine that many people aspire to have in their 4th Gen Celica. The engine is turbo charged and puts out roughly 200 HP in stock form.

(Note: List may not be complete.)

Q. Are there any other websites or forums that have 4th Gen Celica information on them?

A. There are many sites that have information on the 4th Gen Celica.

www.celica.net (Info/Forums on all generations of the Celica)

www.toyotacelicaonline.com (Great resource)

www.Alltrac.net (for those of you lucky enough to have a ST-165)

Q. I want a bodykit for my 4th Gen Celica, where can I find one?

A. Right now, only one company makes bodykits for the 4th Gen Celica.

Aeroform body kit - http://www.aeroform.com/catalog/toyota_ ... 198645.htm

There have been other kits made for the car, but none of them are still in production. Many of these were made in Europe and Australia.

Q. My 4th Gen GT-S has a plate that reads T-VIS on it's intake manifold? What does this mean?

A. It means that you have a 3S-GE which is equipped with T-VIS. T-VIS explained: http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/celica1/TVIS.htm

Engine Stuff

Q. I want some more power out of my 2SE, how can I do this?

A. Anyone? I dont know how.

Q. I want to turbo my 3S-FE, is this smart?

A. In a word, no, it's not. The 3S-FE only has a two position TPS (throttle position sensor), and thus, it only has two fuel maps on the stock ECU. This means that when the engine is boosted, it usually runs in a lean condition that ends up causing knock and the engine blows up. For more information, look around the Celica.net forced induction forum. (Link - http://celica.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=37)

Q. I want a high performance version of the 3S-GE, is there one?

A. Yes there is, it's the BEAMS 3S-GE. For more information, check out the N/A forum on Celica.net (Link - http://celica.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=41)