paulsears Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 hi all as a new member i have just bought a 1999 convertible gt in stunning condition but want to tune it for more power...any advice?? what to do and where to go to... i am based in kent so local knowledge would be really helpful thanx paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not much you can do to be fair,exhaust and filter and thats about it without spending mega money. Engine swap for a 3sgte is possible but may aswell just buy a GT4 if going that route imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsears Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 can it be chipped?..... has the 3sgte engine i believe, but need more power/tourque...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 A piggyback ecu or full standalone can be used but gains are very small. Nitrous would probably be your easiest and quickest way to more power, as long as its setup properely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcosis Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 can it be chipped?..... has the 3sgte engine i believe, but need more power/tourque...... Unless its been transplanted it wont have the 3S-GTE as thats the turbo engine from the GT4. Itll be a 3S-GE or 3S-fE. Either way more power will be expensive for little return. Get a GT4. Better in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 The Engine (FE or GE) are well tuned anyway. To get more grunt will cost you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Not much you can do to be fair,exhaust and filter and thats about it without spending mega money. Engine swap for a 3sgte is possible but may aswell just buy a GT4 if going that route imho If a convertible then could still be worth doing the swap as no convertible gt4s were done ? Jeffrosie has a swapped one I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Yeah you could but taking an engine from a 4wd to use in fwd seems a bit backwards to me tbh. I can understand why people do it and fair play but I would sooner start with the gt4 and build on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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