Camry complete exhaust replacement worth it?

[greylock]

At a minimum I am getting a cat-back exhaust. What I want recommendations is if it is worth the horse power gains to replace down tubes, cat, Y-pipe, etc. with hi flow units. I can afford it but I'll probably have to sleep in the dog house for a month or two.

[WhiteRabbit]

you probably wont feel any significant gains. but youll think youre going faster with the much nicer tone youll be getting.

[TheMajesticking]

Exactly. Only real bolt-on mods that give you a good noticeable gain on a camry is a Supercharger or turbocharger. All the other stuff just depends on your taste.

[spyman]

Originally Posted by TheMajesticking

Exactly. Only real bolt-on mods that give you a good noticeable gain on a camry is a Supercharger or turbocharger. All the other stuff just depends on your taste.

I agree. I did a magnaflow cat back system for noise and better ground clearance than the stock exhaust.

All my money now is being saved for the turbo.....Straight up!!

[Knailgun]

depends on taste...my catback...sounds good with minimal gains....but more work under the hood made the modifications worth it...ie cai and nitrous

[TheMajesticking]

oh...how could i forget nitrous. That's another mod. You wont' get anything worth while if you do just one bolt-on mod. You have to do a couple at a time to get anything worth while.

[greylock]

One step at a time. Planning on other mods later. Just wondering the cost/effectiveness of a complete repacement vice cat-back replacement. Later, want to go with a Vortech style centrifugal supercharger for a mild boost if one becomes available or a TRD supercharger if they make one for the 3.3l engine. If not, will go with 150 wet nitrous. For now, just want to know if the money is worth it for a full exhaust replacement.

[Knailgun]

Chris...I got nitrous now.....unreal.....definetly worth the price of admission

[TheMajesticking]

I scared of nitrous because of my mileage. 145,000

[Eye8Pussies]

^ no problems

make sure your compression is okay, run low shots, and make sure it comes with a good brain to make sure you don't run lean

[Knailgun]

MY VCN 1000 is controlled and it will cut if it goes lean......I love it

[Edmond]

Originally Posted by greylock

At a minimum I am getting a cat-back exhaust. What I want recommendations is if it is worth the horse power gains to replace down tubes, cat, Y-pipe, etc. with hi flow units. I can afford it but I'll probably have to sleep in the dog house for a month or two.

I don't think your issue is whether the gains are worth the money. The real issue is whether the gains are worth sleeping in the dog house for a month or two.

[Knailgun]

^^^^^ so very true....glad I am sigle for the moment as I couldn't ever explain why I bought a nitrous package for my car and hope to sleep indoors

[greylock]

So you guys would recommend a nitrous or a boost setup before doing the exhaust?

[Knailgun]

Originally Posted by greylock

So you guys would recommend a nitrous or a boost setup before doing the exhaust?

do it before.....don't skimp anywhere on the exhaust do it right...do it once