22re-c restrictions

[sonofmayhem]

I have an 85 toy pu efi 4x4 22re-c, california emmisions, and i was wondering what could i take off, or mod to get more power, since california has all of those restrictions. Basically get the power of a 22re, efi. just trying to see what i could do.

Thanks

[toysports2k]

K&N's FIPK is a "legal" intake mod and will get you a bit more 'oomph'. LC Engineering makes a psuedo-legal header, cat and pipe kit that's also good for some more juice and a cool sounding exhaust. you can also replace your clutch driven fan with a direct drive flex-fan or an electric fan. maybe heat up your ignition with some 8mm plug wires and a computer controller from Mallory, Crane or some other manufacturer that appeals to you.

all else fails, go to Downey and get their V6 swap kit!

just remember the mathmatical formula to getting more power and speed from your motor:

X is directly proportionate to Y

X = amount of money you want to spend
Y= amount of power/speed you'll achieve

[80toy]

whats the difference between a 22re-c and a 22re? (sorry for off topic)


you just have to try the basic stuff. headers, intake, camshafts, ecu upgrade, heads, etc. the more you spend the faster you go. think of an engine as a huge air pump. the more air and fuelyou pump through it, the more power you will get.

[sonofmayhem]

22rec is california emmisions 22re, california has some of the toughest e tests, so the california trucks and vehicles have to have certain parts, where as the 22re has probably free-er flowin cats, or headers, etc. so i am trying to figure out what is diff., so i can change it out.

Thanks for the ideas.

[SovereignScorn]

I always thought that the C stood for "Crate". If you do some looking around you might be able to find the ram air mod I made. Great thing about it is that its 100% free, and I doubt anybody would notice it.

[80toy]

i hate cali emissions laws.

basic stuff is try to get more air in. i saw sovereignscorn's air box mod. it looked really easy. defiently worth a shot since its free.

[sonofmayhem]

sounds good, i kinda already did it, i just need to cut a bigger hole. anything else i could do? where is a good place to get a cheap free flowin cat?

[toysports2k]

no sense in running a hi-flow cat unless you're going to replace the whole exhaust system from the cat to the tail. you're still running into restrictions with a stock exhaust that no aftermarket cat is going to be able to get over/around/through. i run a fairly well stroked motor with just the bare minimum in smog equipment and i passed my last smog with only a little bit of ignition tweaking. Some of the aftermarket intake and exhaust equipment come with CARB exemption stickers that excuse you from not having stock equipment. K&N intakes and LC Engineering exhaust systems are CARB ok, I think Downey might be too (??)

[sonofmayhem]

i am gonna replace the piping with 2.25, and throw a flow 40 series, or magna for the exhaust.

[toysports2k]

then go for K&N's FIPK with your planned exhaust mods and you shouldn't have any problems with smog. one thing i've noticed with the hi-flow cats is that i go through them quickly. for the last 4 years, replacing my cat ended up being part of passing the bi-annual smog (along with the slight timing tweak).

[terrastrife]

just gut the stock cat, who needs a cat converter anyway :P

[SovereignScorn]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

just gut the stock cat, who needs a cat converter anyway :P

My friend kyle did that on his transam, but it was funny because he had a remote starter. He was running strait cats, and so we would park it in public, and get under the car with brooms and jam them into the cats for about 10min, then stand back and wait for somebody to walk behind the car. Then, we hit the button, start it up, and the person gets covered in cat honeycomb crap. Always funny to see, and they ofcourse knew it was us considering the remotes and hysterical laughing.