3rd & 4th Generation (1992–1996 & 1997–2001)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 1992-1996 & 1997-2001
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Why does it seem that everyone thinks Camrys are slow cars? I've been looking at other "Tuner" cars in the price range of Camrys, Civics, eclipse's Exc. And I saw that for the V6 Camry has a good 40-60 HP on almost all of them. So what makes Camrys so slow? Or is it there not that slow ppl just never consider Camrys as fast cars. To make a Camry very fast it would be cheaper then most other cars because camrys have the v6 something that allot of other tuners don't have(For the price), then turbo or S/C the V6.
^ Bingo. The V6 Camry weighs around 3,250lbs for a third generation. Similar year Civic's weigh over 1,000lbs less than that. That and the fact that they're automatic only which kills a lot of the power being put to the ground. Camry's are NOT fast car, and they aren't very good tuning cars either. Why? Because there is a tiny aftermarket for them. The 1MZFE isn't the best engine in the world for modding either. Obviously there are people out there making pretty good power out of them but it's not going to be as cheap as making a Civic fast.
Would I rather have a Civic then my Camry though? HELL NO!
I'm just guessing here but I thought it was lack of tuner parts/compatability with the Toyota/Camry engines. That is in stock condition the Camry is no slower than other similar cars but it's too expensive to boost performance compared to some of the others.
^ Bingo. The V6 Camry weighs around 3,250lbs for a third generation. Similar year Civic's weigh over 1,000lbs less than that. That and the fact that they're automatic only which kills a lot of the power being put to the ground. Camry's are NOT fast car, and they aren't very good tuning cars either. Why? Because there is a tiny aftermarket for them. The 1MZFE isn't the best engine in the world for modding either. Obviously there are people out there making pretty good power out of them but it's not going to be as cheap as making a Civic fast.
Would I rather have a Civic then my Camry though? HELL NO!
But if thought in terms of fast and cheap we'd all be rice burners and no one wants that.
srt4's are cheap and pretty fast and not necessarily ricers, i would love a nice fast and cheap setup but in the car i want. but like the prices for a simple turbo on a camry is absurd comparatively
The only other car I'd take over the Camry(for the price) is an eclipse. There small, and damn cheap. I don't know about turboing them though, that might cost just as much as a gen3.
A Civic, Two 94 V6 Accords, One i4 Accord, Three 4cyl Camrys, and a Tundra. The guy that has some old V8 Thunderbird and the other guy that has an old V8 Ford pickup think that the Camry is slow.
A Civic, Two 94 V6 Accords, One i4 Accord, Three 4cyl Camrys, and a Tundra. The guy that has some old V8 Thunderbird and the other guy that has an old V8 Ford pickup think that the Camry is slow.
Exactly. The Camry is usually driven by folks who value quality and reliability over the absolute over the edge performance of a nervous high end car. Why would you trash a wonderfully designed piece of engineering?
The driver of the "other" brand... he/she will trash their vehicle and two years later, they're trading it in.
Matt
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Why are Camrys considered "slow"?
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