i wanna go faster!!!

[ladyofluck]

hello,

i have a 2nd gen camry, no LE, no nothing. just standard, 4 cyl. automatic.

what r some simple ways to shave 0-60 time?

oh and what's the time for 2nd gen camry? complete stock ones. 4 cyl. of course. :P

[atobe]

get rid of the doors.. that would save some major time... stock time is roughly 8 seconds i think

[Sharkbite86]

8 seconds are you serious! Wow my camry must really suck cause it takes like 11 sec for me .

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by atobe

get rid of the doors.. that would save some major time... stock time is roughly 8 seconds i think

No way it is 8 seconds for a stock auto. Probably more like 10-13 seconds.

There isn't a whole lot you can do cheaply to make an auto faster. Advance the timing a bit (watch out for knock!), adjust the AFM a few clicks, high-flow muffler, remove some weight... After a few things like that, it gets expensive (turbos, motor swap, manual transmission swap, etc.).

-Charlie

[TBayToyotaBoy]

Be honest with yourself: this car was designed by Toyota as an econo-daily driver. If you want a fast car, by a Celica or a Supra...or do what those with patience do: drop a 3S-GTE in!

[ncj_23]

Yeah its 12 sec. if you have some extra cash you can but new headers new intake new exhaust.....just small things i mean if your driving a camry im sure its because you cant afford something else (same as me) so your probably not going to be able to afford anything major. i guess you could change the pully kit too. and put a cellica head on it (if its the 1.8ci engine) just do some research and there is alot you can find


Nick

[atobe]

my god 12 sec... that's horrible

[ladyofluck]

"There isn't a whole lot you can do cheaply to make an auto faster. Advance the timing a bit (watch out for knock!), adjust the AFM a few clicks"

-timing?
-what is "knock!"?
-AFM?

i'm interested so please do tell me about those mumbo jumbos.

[Sharkbite86]

Originally Posted by ladyofluck

"There isn't a whole lot you can do cheaply to make an auto faster. Advance the timing a bit (watch out for knock!), adjust the AFM a few clicks"

-timing?
-what is "knock!"?
-AFM?

i'm interested so please do tell me about those mumbo jumbos.

nothing a little cant help with! But I will be nice...
timing: The relation of the spark plugs or valves to the location of the pistons.
Knock: is bad... The process of fuel igniting in the combustion chamber before it is supposed to (simplified).
AFM: air/fuel mixture

basically what everyone said above in relation to increasing power. The best you can do is to make what you have more efficient. You can decrease exhaust back-pressure, increase air flow (air filter cone mod), increase timing, and hack the computer to add more gas (richer mix). Thats really about all you can do short of turbo/supercharging, taking apart the heads and making the valves open more or increasing the compression ratio w/out blowing up the engine... but that gets expensive fast.

[ladyofluck]

thx

[fredk]

put a 3sge ex manifold and downpipe off a celica onto your motor

[Skiermang]

I don't like to be a wet blanket, but as mentioned earlier, the Camry is not designed to be quick. You would be much better off spending money towards a better platform and modifying that.

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by Sharkbite86

AFM: air/fuel mixture

You are thinking AFR = Air/Fuel ratio

AFM = Air Flow Meter, the big metal thing on top of the airbox that sense how much air is going into the motor on the 3s-fe.

-Charlie

[Sharkbite86]

whoops, I stand corrected.

[rdalton33]

Don't modify this car just drive it daily and buy a car to modify, thats what I did but backwards. I had the modifiable car first then this Camry after trying to drive my S2000 in the snow.