Celica Forums General Discussion General 2002s...

Ive been looking for a manual GTS for a while now and of course the first one to pop up is a 2002. I know the 2002s have the lower rev limiters but I was just wondering how much slower the 2002s really were compared to the other years. So the real question is should I look into buying the 2002 or wait for a different year?

get a 2k2 and a power fc... problem solved.

2002 also has the wider shift gates

If you get a power fc not only can you raise your rev limiter, but you can start your lift earlier as well

^^^ if you gonna do that dont put it below like 6000 RPM...u will lose a lot of power

how is that? A celica on our club put his at I think 5,400 rpms..

yes i would like to know more about this too. I'm getting my 02 this weeek and was wondering if there was a cheaper way to fix the problem? My friend said that toyota was doing a recall and that I would have to contact the dealer and they could fix it. Is this true?

Any other info would be great...not to thread jack

I doubt they will have a recall...best bet is getting a powerfc or an engine management system

theres not gonna be a recall.

I'd say go for it, the differences will be minimal if your goin street. But if your goin into this to race, then get an 01

So how much of a difference would there be between the 2001 and 2002? just a little bit or is it a signifigant difference?

01 all the way, best and most reliable celica, even though every celica is reliable

Just do a ECU swap. Problem solved. Thats what i'm doing