questions about an 89 tercel - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

silicagel · 10-08-2005, 10:44 PM

hi all, nice forum you have here.

i have a few questions concerning an old 89 tercel in my possession. i'm not really interested in 'performance' or anything really drastic, but i would like to get a little more from my car than the power i'm getting atm. one thing that really bothers me is that it's carbureted and it has problems with accelleration.. not sure what needs to be adjusted, but it's definitely hesitant at times. the carb has the adjustment screws plugged and i'm afraid to drill into it unless i have to.. also, if i was to rebuild my 3E engine, anybody know what options i have concerning a little performance boost?

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-09-2005, 12:15 AM

mild cam, drill the carb, adjust the valves, and advance the timing.

fredk · 10-09-2005, 08:47 AM

hey guy, if you can get that asian slide carb to climb a hill you got it made

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-09-2005, 09:02 AM

i re-engineered that sideways mounted SU-style carb...it worked pretty well too! i got mine to climb! i was a ski patrol here in VA and i needed my Tercel to go uphill constantly. the Tercel climbed better than a jeep i encountered while skiing up above allentown, PA and going home in a snowstorm.
i don't know why, but after the last time i rebuilt it, i gave that damned carb to the junkyard after i did the Weber. anyway, there's this weird little nipple/tube that was a TSB for those things which helped immensely. also there are a few of those little screw covers that need to be removed. and if you live near a GOOD motorcycle carbuer-traitor shop, get them to drill the one slide (i will look for all of that info) because it will remove the taper out of it. but, after all of that, along with the 6 yards of vac line (i replaced mine and it took 6yards!!!) you'd be sooooo much better off with a Weber.

fredk · 10-09-2005, 09:20 AM

hey yotatech, ya got a chat prog?

azn_outlaw · 10-11-2005, 07:46 PM

hold on....

a webber?

how hard is that to come by?

and straight bolt on for a 89 Tercel....I wouldnt mind doin that

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-11-2005, 08:32 PM

easy to buy...buy adaptors and just spend a few to re-route any vac lines and tune the jets.

fred k. use PMs if you like.

melsae92 · 10-12-2005, 02:32 PM

i need more info about this and other 88-1990 tercel mods u guys have any good sites?

thanx

CCCP · 10-19-2005, 12:32 PM

Hey Tercels are bulletproof. Always wanted to put one of this http://www.turbo-kits.com/tercel_turbo_kits.html

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-19-2005, 02:09 PM

actually, no they are NOT. have you shot one with a gun??? LOL anyway, they are very suceptible to oil starvation.