4AF engine questions

[Phreshnphunky]

1] has anyone tried doing a poor man's compression increase by using a thinner head gasket? and have any success with it?

2] Would a camry intake manifold fit in replacement of the stock carb'd intake manifold?

i think that is all.

[Spud]

Hey there!!!Welcome to the board!!I have a 4AF myself but Ive honestly never heard of anyone doing any kind of performance work on a 4AF except for maybe a better air filter or intake of some kind.The 4AF was never intended to be particularly sporty and as such I doubt many mods are available for it.However,I hope that someone who is more technically savvy in these matters will see this post and be able to offer better insight.Good luck!!

[Flashmn]

if you want to increase the compression ratio on your 4A-F you could have the head shaved a bit. And I doubt that a camry manifold would fit, the engines are totally different.

[Phreshnphunky]

Originally posted by Flashmn
if you want to increase the compression ratio on your 4A-F you could have the head shaved a bit. And I doubt that a camry manifold would fit, the engines are totally different.

and here i thought that i could get away with what honda owners take for granted.

darn...

i thought since the camry engine is larger that the intake manifold would flow in more fuel into the engine.

and for the compression....if i wanted to put that much into my car i would most likely go ahead and do that...thanks for the info tho.

[Flashmn]

i thought since the camry engine is larger that the intake manifold would flow in more fuel into the engine.

Well you wont "flow" more fuel into the engine even with a 3S-FE manifold. Because it doesnt flow :P plus if you flow more fuel you'd just be going rich... meaning you're actually getting worse performance. But anyhow, the reason why you wont get any more fuel/air into the engine is because of the design, the engine can suck in just so much... What you need is a turbo/supercharger if you want to get more mixture into the engine.