seafoam the engine, flush the tranny, see if it's enough for u.

 

There really isn't much you can do to a 5S-FE engine to make more power.

For what it would cost to modify the engine to get decent performance, selling your car and then buying another Camry V6 is the cheapest solution.

Enjoy your car for what it is.

 

i can promise there is little you can add to the 4cyl to make much of a difference. if ya need the extra power then get the V6. you can also consider gettin an older gen3 camry V6. just as reliable and would be cheaper...but older.

 

Thats what i did, well except i kept the gen 4 and gave it another family member.

 

You can probably put a 1UZ or 2UZ in there, then maybe forced induction. 30 PSI sounds good decent.

You could also do a 5speed transmission swap. You'll probably make more power to the ground but not overall.

Seriously though, short of forced induction or engine swap, you can't really do much that will make a significant difference.

 

enjoy the car for what it is. you should have thought about power output before u got the car. I have a 01 camry with 2.2 5spd. yes its slow, but the stickshift makes it more fun.
if you still want to go faster , although this is not the car, do the obvious
cold air intake, some sort of a free flowing exhaust (do they even make aftermarket exhaust for camry's?) upgraded ignition,
put it this way, if you can remove weight u improve power to weight ratio
i thought about removing the spare tire and teh seats in teh back but man that's just ghetto, and dont use the ac when u want the power

 

If you put a huge wing on the back, it automatically gains 120 whp+

 

hey man you talking about me?
my wing gives me low self-esteem:lol:

 

5 Speed swap for starters. Underrated mod for the 4cyl.

 

Like everyone said, not much you can do performance wise for the 4cyl without spending a lot of money.

 

I would be fine with doing the 5 speed swap but how much would it cost? I really dont know much about working on cars so i would have to just turn it over to a shop to handle it. I also worried about how it would look on the inside with the gear changer and adding the pedals and stuff, would it still look decent? I'm a bit dissapointed though because im willing to spend 1500-2000 dollars to make the acceleration safer and help it handle hills better. I'm thinking that i might have to sell it and get a v6 but it's gonna be a huge hassle and i'm gonna loose around 2 grand anyway. I'm gonna wait for some more opinions before I do anything so keep it comin, thanks guys.

 

It would look like a 5spd 4th gen looked like back when they made it. as long as the shop uses the appropriate parts it's only a matter of replacing a couple interior parts with the ones from a manual camry as far as looks goes.

 

do you know how much it would cost? ^

 

No I don't but there are many threads on the board that deal with that. And there's a DIY for V6 trannies, it should give you an idea.

search for threads and lookup the DIY list sticked at the top of the forum for the V6 DIY

 

if you want a v6 you could just swap a 1mz into it.
find a donor car and swap out the front end.
subframe, axles, mounts, tranny, engine, all that.
could possibly be cheaper than buying one.

 

ya i guess but i dont know much when it comes to working on cars so I dont know if that would be the best option for me. I could see that working if i knew what i was doing under the hood of a car but i really dont.

 

well you know what they say,
learn by doin it.
thats pretty much how we all learned to work on our cars.
nothin like some knuckle bustin goodness

 

you're right but im scared that if i try something big like that i'll mess the car up. maybe should i start smaller?

 

Hey guys after recieving all your feedback i'm trying to decide between a few things so if you guys could vote in my poll it would help me decide what i should or shouldnt do with my car. thanks.

 

dude if u want a fast car, get a fast car, get urself a a suburu or somethin, ITS JUST A CAMRY!!!!!!! Enjoy tha cam for its reliability and for wat it is, dont waste ur money, if anything jus sell ur car n get tha V6 if u want somethin a step up, dont waste ur money for somethin that aint gon race

 

"for what it seems like your lookin for(bump in power and tq for daily utility use)" (big bird)

big bird that is exactly what i'm looking for ^

 

Back to the topic, i say DO NOT mess up ur good gas daily drive.

If u want power, buy another "tuner" and make it ur project car. At that point, If u still want a camry or something cheap and unique, the only camry worthy buying is the gen 3 v6 se 5 speed coupe.

 

the v6 coupe never came with a 5spd.
you have to swap

 

ya I think that i am gonna keep my 4 cylinder and enjoy it for its reliability and good gas mileage then maybe after college or earlier I can get a faster car if I want. Thanks so much for helping me make this decision I couldn't of done it without you guys i really appreciate it.

 

It doesn't meant that u can't make it a badass daily drive. Keep checking around forum for comestic mod, things that u dont have to open the hood rather than maintenance

 

I put cold air intake on mine runs awesome.

 

16 year old thread revival!

Note that the stock air intake was already a cold air intake (it gets air from around the headlights, making use of the ram air effect while moving forward).

The main thing that aftermarket air intakes do is make a lot of noise, which is very satisfying.