beginner

[toyotaman]

what are good parts for building up and modifing an stock engein for a beginner like me
i want to get a turbo sooner or later but now i just want to start adding a little extra power & some perfomance things
car;
2001/5s-fe/5spd/camry ce/32,000-33,000mi.

[brink]

You could get a cold air intake, and maybe exhaust. If you're going to turbo it though, you probably shouldn't go with the exhaust cause you'll need a different size for NA versus FI. No sense getting two exhausts, unless you're rollin' in the $$ and want to waste it. (And if so, care to help a brotha out?

I'd concentrate on the suspension first. Get something nice handling so whenever you do end up turboing the motor you can control the car. You could also consider the rippmods supercharger for the 5sfe (http://www.rippmods.com) instead of a turbocharger. Several people have gotten it and had good results. Only one I can think of offhand is shook, but I think a couple other people are on here who have.

[Nico]

BootMachine told me he could get interesting deals on engine parts which he said would get me shortly, it's maybe worth asking him. Do you want to change your internals ?

[augcam]

i would have to agree with brink a cai and maybe some suspension mods. you should lower it a bit and add struts and rims.

[tightcamry129]

Originally posted by Nico
BootMachine told me he could get interesting deals on engine parts which he said would get me shortly, it's maybe worth asking him. Do you want to change your internals ?

oh yes, you'd want to gradually start strengthening the bottom end of the car if you're going to turbo it. Once you get the itch to crank that baby up, you might blow a rod or something... just my opinion...

[shook]

ooooo a 5spd !! damn you lucky dog hahaha.. how much miles do you have ? are you the first owner ? how well do you take care of your car ? you could get some suspension,exhaust,intake, or rims like the rest of the guys said to get you started and looking good and if you have alot of miles.. 100,xxx and seriously going to force induct you could start upgrading worn\old internal parts (gaskets,seals and maybe even rings.. and if you really get serious why not some stronger pistons ! and port\polish). of course thats also if you are willing to spend the time and money to do it, i pretty much started with some looks and all the suspension upgrades i could find except i went the other way around when it got to the engine ehehe.. i got boosted first then decided i wanted to upgraded internals after to get out some hidden power. either way you take itll get you started.. just figure out how much you are willing to spend,how much time you are willing to put in, and how serious you are about getting power\force induction.

-shook