gen 3 camry accell/HP upgrades

[HAZMAT13]

hey all jus found this site (btw its awesome nice and organized) and decided to sign up and ask some ?'s

im only 16 (hehehe) and my dad gave me his 92 camry and he got a brand new 1

i just wanna know what cai's would work with the 92 camry (i think LE) and if getting a v6 engine would be worth the $1000 or whatever

if you know any, id appreciate websites that sell cai's/engines/other camry access.

and this aint for like real racin n stuff jus messin around with freinds cuz im tired of gettin owned by civics/accords/focus'(!!!!!!) and i jus want to know some options i could have

thanks in advance

[SmokingTires]

A New engine will cost you $2000+ with install. Engines you can find anywhere. Junkyards, JDM ones online. I have a mag that sells them for any car. For the price, you could prolly get a different model with a V6. CAI for our cars (I have a 92' XLE V6) have to be custom made for the most part. Injet has some setups you can put together. They don't give you much though. 10hp maybe? maybe 8lbs of torque. Max that is. Sadly, there will always be more parts for Hondas then Camrys.

I suggest using the search button at the top, and typing in some different parts to get some background, prices, and details on differen stuff.

[userlain]

you could get a JDM 3sgte and swap it in.

no way a honda would rule you.

[Kidane]

I know I'm going to get flamed for this...

You're 16, it's your first car, and it's a Toyota Camry. use it as it was intended, to get you around. The last thing we need is another inexperienced driver with too much power. That said, in my opinion it's better to START with something fast. You can dump money into a car all day long, but it's always better to start off with more power. Wait a couple years until you become more experienced, then buy something faster.

As for your car, it has the 5SFE I think, 2.2L DOHC L4. Not exactly a speed demon, especially in a fairly heavy car. A quick Google search found this: http://www.poweredbytoyota.com/ssfeturbo.html

Air intakes and exhausts can only do so much.

[SmokingTires]

Originally posted by userlain
you could get a JDM 3sgte and swap it in.

no way a honda would rule you.

Why would you swap a I4 for a I4???? You would stick get smoked by Hondas. JDM won't change the fact that it's still a four banger.
He wants to drop in a V6 Anyways.

Kidane is right though. I'd say let this car be. Statistcally, your going to wreck it anyways. I'd say one, don't mod it. And two, don't race it. That's how I wrecked my first car. Snapped the front axle in half, and totaled the car. Plus right now, I doubt your making the kind of money it takes to drop into a Camry to really get it up there. It's not really worth it.

I say if anything, get a full tune-up done, cause you have a 12 year old car. And it prolly needs it. And if you have some extra money, do some suspension work. Make it easierand safer to drive. Getting in a wreck is a scary thing man. Trust me, you don't want it.

[Kidane]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
I say if anything, get a full tune-up done, cause you have a 12 year old car. And it prolly needs it. And if you have some extra money, do some suspension work. Make it easierand safer to drive. Getting in a wreck is a scary thing man. Trust me, you don't want it.

Exactly!
Change the oil / filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, air filter, brake pads, etc. Best $100 you'll ever spend on a car.

[SmokingTires]

^
Point made (yeah, never saw the video). But he is just looking at changing the engine. Not dropping the cash to get it up to that point.

I'm not try to discourage as much as advise. It just makes more sense to have it in peak working condition before moding. When I got mine 92' (two years ago), I had to drop $850.00USD (thats after my 15% discount that I get) on basic 10 year stuff. Water pump starts to go, belts, cam seals, and all that stuff.

It would just be a shame to drop a ton of cash on mods and then have it totaled. The same point you made. Camrys aren't speed demons. Wouldn't it make more sense to have it run good, then try and get a possibly worn engine working harder?


But all in all, go with whatever you like. Here are some pretty good sites (I think):
www.performancecenter.com (search your model)
www.andysautosport.com (search Gen 3)
www.shiftgateperformance.com (Turbo set-ups in production)
www.ctmotorsport.com (Couldn't leave it out)
www.cmttrading.com (whole sale audio/stereo stuff)

My suggestion, is get pulleys. They're fairly cheap and will add horse, and the low end torque you want to give you the quick jump off the line.

Good Luck man!

[Chris Corolla S]

"The last thing we need is another inexperienced driver with too much power."

A 4-cylinder Camry having to much power is the last thing we have to worry about.

You guys are lucky. I got my first car when I was 18 and it was a Gen 1 Camry, talk about slow, it had about 90 Horse Power.
Forget modding it, I was more concerned with keeping it running and keeping good tires on it and stuff.

[luisitol]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
^
Point made (yeah, never saw the video). But he is just looking at changing the engine. Not dropping the cash to get it up to that point.

Tru, but the point is that a stock 3sgte will smoke any stock civic out there and the majority of light to mildly modded civics.

[SmokingTires]

Whats the difference in the build? higher compression? Forged parts?

[luisitol]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
Whats the difference in the build? higher compression? Forged parts?

between a 5sfe and a 3sgte?

[Kidane]

Originally posted by Chris Corolla S
"The last thing we need is another inexperienced driver with too much power."

A 4-cylinder Camry having to much power is the last thing we have to worry about.

LOL

My first car was a 1982 Saab 900. Two liter I4, 8 valve, carbureted. With the 4 speed manual that I had, it would rocket to 60 in 13.3 seconds and sprint through the quarter mile in just under 19.

[HAZMAT13]

haha yea thanks for the replies

and i definately agree w/ the people tellin me not 2 race.... me n my ffriends have never done anything crazily stupid... we usually go about 20 mins outside the city and go on the paved roads near fields/farms and stuff... nuthin near traffic/pedestrians

and the first thing i did when my dad gave it to me was get a full tune up, everything is new/working/fine

i wanna have fun with the car and make it unique as much as i can... i used to paintball a lot and i had 2 diff guns and i custom painted both of em. ive always liked being different with this stuff and im probly jus givin the camry to my sis if i still have it when she turns 16 and gettin a new car
im plannin on goin into the service in 2 yrs so i wanted to mess with the car while i had the time

[SmokingTires]

ok, hold on. Is the 3sgte an JDM only model? Cause if it isn't, I'm wondering what the difference between the JDM and american made on is. What makes the stock JDM 3sgte faster than a V6 Honda?

[luisitol]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
ok, hold on. Is the 3sgte an JDM only model? Cause if it isn't, I'm wondering what the difference between the JDM and american made on is. What makes the stock JDM 3sgte faster than a V6 Honda?

a 3sgte (usdm or jdm) is the turbo mr2 motor (or alltrac celica).

I don't think anyone mentioned V6 hondas, the question was about him wanting to beat civics. But a stock 3sgte will beat a stock V6 accord (just picked the first honda car to come to mind)