85 camry upgrade ideas? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

rockhard · 10-09-2006, 11:42 PM

I am going to be upgrading a few things on my car within my next few months.
I have an 85 camry and I plan to uprgrade some existing parts to higher performance parts such as the Fuel pump (now Airtex) already done, it was needed anyways.
in order of what im doing first
-full exhaust system
-suspension & lowering about 1- maybe 2 inches
-cold air intake
-Fuel injectors
-engine oil cooler
-ignition control system

although I am wondering how do I go about lowering my car what do I need for that just some special struts or lowering springs?
I am researching what products I want to use, that will help achive the best performance. but I am open to suggestions if any of you have some good ideas.

fredk · 10-10-2006, 12:03 AM

leave the 2se alone, it is not a performance part and never will be one, your better off putting in a version of the 3s or 2vzfe, is your car a 5 speed?

Tommy · 10-10-2006, 02:03 AM

Yea, there arent any "performance parts" for a 1st gen Camry, there are a few for the 2nd gen, but not many. Anything you do will have to be a one off custom peice, and more than likely more effort than its worth. Save your money, buy something better.

rockhard · 10-10-2006, 05:32 PM

yes my car is a 5 speed,
I would like to keep this car because it is in immaculate condition not a spot of rust anywhere and they last forever. I have heard that some 83-86 camrys have been able to do 0-60 in 7 sec or so because the engine was in perfect running cond although mine isnt perfect, thats why I was thinking about the upgrades and cleaning the engine up. If I were to do an engine swap (I know it would be damn expensive, and I will have to save up for a bit longer than I was planning) but what would be the easiest one to get the 2se swapped with. an newer camry engine, celica or Mr2, ?

fredk · 10-10-2006, 09:14 PM

a 3sfe out of a 87-91, get the computer, motor harness and all out of a 5 speed car if you could, and use a 3sge exhaust manifold from a celica

Tommy · 10-10-2006, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rockhard

yes my car is a 5 speed,
I would like to keep this car because it is in immaculate condition not a spot of rust anywhere and they last forever. I have heard that some 83-86 camrys have been able to do 0-60 in 7 sec or so because the engine was in perfect running cond although mine isnt perfect, thats why I was thinking about the upgrades and cleaning the engine up. If I were to do an engine swap (I know it would be damn expensive, and I will have to save up for a bit longer than I was planning) but what would be the easiest one to get the 2se swapped with. an newer camry engine, celica or Mr2, ?

Haha, no way in hell. brand spankin new i cant imagine it being any faster than a gen2, which has more hp, similar weight, and stock gen2 5spds are lucky to get 0-60 in 12sec. I know my auto gen2 was near 15sec 0-60.

You can put whatever engine you want in there, question is how much money do you really want to spend on a 21 year old camry.

***ASG14*** · 10-10-2006, 09:44 PM

The 2007 268 HP, 6 Speed Auto Camry does 0-60 in 6.8s.

rockhard · 10-10-2006, 09:52 PM

my camry does 0-60 in 10.04 seconds and it isnt running at its best...No Bull ... i have seen at least 2or3 camrys on cardomain one at 7 seconds another at 8 and another at 9 seconds

has anyone ever done a 3s-fe swap with a 2se.

you say take the 3sfe out of a 87-91, get the computer, and motor harness,
so I could use the tranny from the 2se no problem then
and would I need to worry about changing the motor mounts at all...

I am just curious here, about the camry i4 5sfe, has it ever been swapped before and how difficult might it be... would anyone reccomend it

***ASG14*** · 10-10-2006, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rockhard

has anyone ever done a 3s-fe swap with a 2se.

you say take the 3sfe out of a 87-91, get the computer, and motor harness,
so I could use the tranny from the 2se no problem then
and would I need to worry about changing the motor mounts at all...

I am just curious here, about the camry i4 5sfe, has it ever been swapped before and how difficult might it be... would anyone reccomend it

Damn, you must be rich.

Gonna spend $6k to swap in a diff engine!

G'Luck with it.

Tommy · 10-10-2006, 09:58 PM

SOOO not worth it, its not a good swap, you'd spend a couple grand to gain maybe 10-15hp.

rockhard · 10-10-2006, 10:10 PM

its not just a swap to gain a few hp, with the newer motor Im able to mod it more than with my current engine, because there is not much available for a 2se.
as of right now I have over 5k savered up and my uncle would get me a good deal on a place to get it done or he may even help me do it myself

Tommy · 10-10-2006, 10:13 PM

OK...a 3SFE is NO better than a 2SE for modding purposes.

rockhard · 10-10-2006, 10:20 PM

well you can turbo charge a 3sfe and Ive never heard of it being done on a 2se
what would you reccomend

Tommy · 10-10-2006, 10:27 PM

^turbo 3SFE, do a bit more research and youll see that only 1-2 people have had one that was any sort of reliable. Turboing a 2SE would be a similar undertaking, only advantage is the 3SGTE turbo exhaust manifold bolts directly up to the 3SFE.

honestly, take the 5k, spend $1000 on getting your car up to spec, running perfectly. then take the remander and spend it on something fun/mod-able. mr2's and celicas can all be had at that price range with realitive ease, and there's plenty of fun stuff you can do to one of those. Hell, spend $3000 on a really nice mk1 mr2, throw the factory supercharger on it and have a blast for less than $4000 easy.

rockhard · 10-10-2006, 10:44 PM

Ok dude thanks ill keep these things in mind