{"id":88813,"date":"2022-07-26T16:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88813"},"modified":"2022-07-26T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:42:02","slug":"1990-celica-with-a-twin-turbo-1uz-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88813","title":{"rendered":"1990 Celica with a Twin-Turbo 1UZ V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88821\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88821\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88821\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1990 Celica with a Twin-Turbo 1UZ V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1990 Celica with a Twin-Turbo 1UZ V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1990 Celica with a Twin-Turbo 1UZ V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When a reader shared a video of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TTV8celica\">unique Celica &#8220;GT8&#8221;<\/a> racing around a track, we had to find out more. We eventually found a <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.toymods.org.au\/index.php?t=msg&#038;th=33206\">forum post<\/a> confirming the 1990 Celica ST185 is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 making 320 kW (429 hp) to the wheels on 13 psi of boost. It features Blitz K3T turbochargers, Turbosmart 35 mm external wastegates, 3.5-inch exhaust, and Autronic SM2 ECU. A Tremec TKO 600 manual transmission sends power through a custom driveshaft to a TRD limited-slip differential. The car rides on adjustable coilovers with a custom steering rack, custom front sway bar, Whiteline rear sway bar, and Nissan R33 four-piston front calipers with 326 mm rotors. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tQySZKHZvm4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/d5Mnpdy3l4Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/pymNYUS7334\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TTV8celica\">TTV8 Celica<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.toymods.org.au\/index.php?t=msg&#038;th=33206\">Toymods Car Club<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/page\/197510093680230\/search\/?q=Celica%20GT8\">CEIKA FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a reader shared a video of a unique Celica &#8220;GT8&#8221; racing around a track, we had to find out more. We eventually found a forum post confirming the 1990 Celica ST185 is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 making 320 kW (429 hp) to the wheels on 13 psi of boost. It&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88813\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1990 Celica with a Twin-Turbo 1UZ V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celica"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1990-Celica-with-a-Twin-Turbo-1UZ-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41882,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=41882","url_meta":{"origin":88813,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1977 Celica with a Turbo 1UZ V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1977 Toyota Celica RA29 is for sale in London, England with a current bid of \u00a311,000 ($13,890) and the reserve not met. 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