Thanks for sharing that!

 

Thanks for sharing that!

Right On!!!

 

haha thanks for sharing TRD! looks like the camry didnt run too bad after all, i mean you beat everyones 17sec predictions!
as soon as i get my TRD exhuast im gonna run down at capitol raceway and see if my 4speed camry comes anywhere close to urs

did u run with o/d on or off?

 

The O/D button was on. It wouldn't have made a difference because the car woundn't hit overdrive anyways.

Here's another vid:



The rear of the Camry actually squats more than the rear of my rear wheel drive Formula. :lol:

 

cool man! Thanks for sharing the vids and your time slips!

 

looks like it ran pretty consistant, which is important for any car
my friends always go for test and tune every friday with their mustangs, and they always want me to come and run the camry for shits and giggles.....i should go for the hell of it...i love watching racing anyways
how did it feel on track?

 

I guess you hit 16.9 cuz you're a good driver lol.

 

I tried different launches and it doesn't make a difference. I had the RPM's in different spots at the start. The fastest run was the last one. After I staged I floored it and then released the brakes. There was more wheel spin but not alot. There isn't enough power to really light the tires up but it did wheel hop quite a bit. Like I said though, there really wasn't any difference so I wouldn't just can it like that every time. The axles and the transmission won't like repeated abuse like that. After you leave the line, it's just basically driving straight while you try and push your foot through the floor.

I'm thinking that the reason my car ran better than the test times (which are usually better than normal) is because of the following:

TRD filter flows more than OEM paper filters. The paper filter is the main intake restriction
Synthetic oil. Dyno tests prove it, a quality synthetic oil reduces friction
TRD exhaust/after cat. Possibly a SLIGHT decrease in back pressure. Maybe not.
Lighter wheel/tire assemblies. BBS wheels are pretty light with really helps accelleration.

None of those things make much of a difference by themselves, but grouped together probably add a few horsepower anyways.

A couple other things to consider that work AGAINST me are the fact that it was 92 degrees F and I also have a little weight added with the body kit and rear lip spoiler. It's not alot, but does also affect the car.

EDIT: The car was EXTREMELY consistant. All runs were seperated by less than a tenth of a second and 1 MPH. I was amazed at that.

I really think that on a cooler day, less wind, and less humidity it would run 16.7's and possibly faster.

 

Use some NAWZZZ and hit low 16's.

 

Use some NAWZZZ and hit low 16's.

It's funny that you said that. I was just outside a bit ago and was thinking that a nice shot of nitrous would probably get me to the 15 second zone.

I won't do it though. Not on the Camry anyways. :naughty:

 

15's? How much shot were you thinking? I was thinking of something like 25 lol.

 

I bet that it could take a 75 shot easily and maybe a 100 shot, as long as you didn't spray from the start. I wouldn't spray it more than once or twice either.

People spray LT1 5.7's all the time with 100-150 shots over and over again. They run one compression point higher too.

It's conceivable. I wouldn't risk it on my Camry though.

 

nice results! i was hoping that your car would run just under 17s since the Gen 3's run just over 17s .... and it would be sad to think that they didnt improve ANY over the years :lol:

but im sure its the driver not the car that got those times :thumbup:

 

I need to run my Camry at my local track to see what I can get.

 

I really appreciate all the kind words guys. Thank you.

I've updated my CarDomain pages as well. You can see vids of the Formula running there too.

Thanks again.

 

Do you have to pay to run your car? or does the track does this just for fun, for car enthusiests? Also do you have to sign a waiver of somekind?

We have a King Of The Hill kind of deal here, and you have to sign one stating that if your car gets wreck it's not the speedways fault. (oval track though)

 

Do you have to pay to run your car? or does the track does this just for fun, for car enthusiests? Also do you have to sign a waiver of somekind?

We have a King Of The Hill kind of deal here, and you have to sign one stating that if your car gets wreck it's not the speedways fault. (oval track though)

Yes. Wednesday nights are street legal drags. You pay $20. It's a fantastic deal. I've been to the track every day that they've had it this year. One night I actually made 35 runs in the Formula. My Formula is very well known at that track. They think that I'm trying to blow it up because I run it so much. :lol:

Yes again, you do have to sign a waiver. All racetracks make you do this. They have to in this crazy sue happy world.

EDIT: Here's a link to the race track: http://www.brainerdraceway.com/

 

dude, i gotta say, i never would have imagined someone taking the camry to the track, especially the 4cyl auto.
Thanks for doing it, I now know EXACTLY how fast the cam is:rockon:.

Another quick note, I remember back in the day, my buddy took his mom's Dodge caravan minivan to Cayuga (our local track) for shits and giggles and hit mid 16's. good to know we'd get popped by a dodge caravan.

 

Johnny, i was trying to think of a local drag with a drag strip around here. And i forgot about Cayuga. I wonder if they have street legal drags/time trials still.

 

You da man. :respect:

 

The V6 would be around the same time as well right? because of the added weight of the V6?

 

The V6 would be around the same time as well right? because of the added weight of the V6?

Nope, it will be faster.

 

Well if i can find a track around here that does the same kind of deal you have..i'll try and get out there for some times on the V6.

 

I see TRD VVTi has started a new trend. . .

Everyone take you daily driver or beater to the tracks....NOW!!!!!!

 

Well if i can find a track around here that does the same kind of deal you have..i'll try and get out there for some times on the V6.

That would be great. It would be nice to get a bunch of Camry's out there running for a comparison.