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Thu, 26 June 2003 11:09
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Well as it stands, i am living at home, have a half finished TA22 project. My family has two cars, 89 honda prelude and a 99 V6 camry. The honda is my mums and the camry is dads.. My dad loves to tinker with cars etc (dont think there is any mechanic that wouldnt) but mum wont let him touch her honda. So in between the celica he has decided to turn to the camry. We were fortunate to have the V6 model.. so power was something that could be done further down the line. Since then he has put some new wheels on the camry (modest 16" with some nice width 225 tyres  ) and some stiffer shocks and lowered springs are on the way. With all this said i was talking to him tonight over dinner and we both agreed to turn to the power, give it what ever sleeper credit is left. We were discussing different setups in terms of turbo's and decided that a twin turbo setup would be most practical due to space in the engine bay. Monifold fabrication is not an issue. As i am not a turbo buff i was wondering if some of you guys could give some suggestions as to what turbo to put on. Basically the engine is finished its rev range at 6 grand. So any turbo/turbo's that spool early and have finished breathing at around the 6 mark would be most benificial. With all that said. Any turbos come to mind?
If we do go with the twin turbo's is a aftermarket engine management going to be necessary? Also intercooling.. or is it safe to run up to 8-10 psi with out a cooler?
If we were to go down the N/A track, what would every one else do? BTW and engine conversion isnt really feasable. so we are looking to work with the current mill.
Cheers.
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Re: Camry help...
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Fri, 27 June 2003 00:55
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How about a set of twins from a VG30DETT 300ZX? They would probably be matched to a 3l engine of similar spec...
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Re: Camry help...
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Fri, 27 June 2003 01:01
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oo i'll have to follow this one!
make sure you post regular updates on your project, my dad has a 6cyl camry as well and i think he'd LOVE to hear about this 
i can't remember if ours is a '99 or a '00 touring but it's the same model afaik.... automatic, unfortunately but whacha gonna do... mum decided 20+ years of manual driving was enough 
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Fri, 27 June 2003 05:34
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I never thought of the twin turb 300zx... that is definatly an idea i always thought they were at the 4 ltr mark tho. will check that out for sure.
Yeah i will kepp things updated... i suppose i might start a thread in the members cars.. post some pics as the conversion goes forward. thanks for that frank. it never even came to mind.
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Re: Camry help...
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Fri, 27 June 2003 05:49
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from what i heard off a guy in Canada, there is limited space in the V6 engine bay, so he went the single turbo route. got to www.toyotanation.com, go to the camry section, and the guy who has done this is "Tony the Tiger". he's putting down big power with a (modified) auto tranny.
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Re: Camry help...
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Fri, 27 June 2003 07:37
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Thats cool, make sure you let us know how you go! And the VG30DETT was definetly a 3l engine. The turbos are quite small as the Nissan's engine bay was quite small too.
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Re: Camry help...
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Fri, 27 June 2003 08:18
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try S14 T28's they are relatively cheap and they work well enough on the RB26(different turbo set-up but same size as S14)
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Fri, 27 June 2003 08:39
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Why not get a genuine TRD supercharger ?
Bolts straight on, made by Toyota, can't really go wrong. Just need to ship one in from the USA.
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Fri, 27 June 2003 09:20
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yeah
300zx bays have no room at all (it takes bloody 15 minutes to change a headlight bulb)
they're not a super revvy engine either, so that sounds like it might be the goods.
do you know how tough the v6 engine is.. like, will it handle 10 psi?
and I'd say a/m engine management might be a good idea
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Re: Camry help...
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Sun, 29 June 2003 11:18
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| Soarer wrote on Fri, 27 June 2003 18:39 |
Why not get a genuine TRD supercharger ?
Bolts straight on, made by Toyota, can't really go wrong. Just need to ship one in from the USA.
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Was unaware that TRD made a supercharger for the old camry... definatly an option. Any idea what sort of boost it runs?
AS for the camry engine, 1MZ-FE is pretty tough.. i have had a chat to some of the bloke at dads work (coffs harbour toyota - workshop) and they all said that it is a relatively bullet proof engine and would handle some boosting.. as to how much i am not to sure.
I really want to know some more about this s/c that TRD make for the camry..
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Re: Camry help...
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Sun, 29 June 2003 12:49
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GO THE CAMRYS THATS THE WAY 
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Sun, 29 June 2003 12:58
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hehe.. i was waiting for that turbocamry
Well i found it.. abit on the pricey side.. at over 6 grand i think.... it says in the description it produces 4psi.. dont know about you.. but it looks sexy.
http://www.trdextreme.com/PartDetail.asp?S=0&P artID=83023
But i think for that sort of money i would be able to do a turbo conversion... not to sure.. what do you all reckon?
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Sun, 29 June 2003 13:33
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man thats is very sexy
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Re: Camry help...
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Mon, 30 June 2003 07:12
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a little while ago on this forum i beleive they were talking of fitting one of those TRD/Kazuma s/c kits, but would not fit on aussie cars because of the steering setup (RHD as opposed to US's LHD). perhaps it was over on www.performanceforums.com i can't recall.
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Re: Camry help...
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Wed, 02 July 2003 00:44
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Turbocamry: those body kits look a bit alright
that is a bugger about the supercharger... but i think for 6 grand i would be able to buy parts for a custom turbo conversion. Obviously we would be fabricating our own plumbing.
Other than the turbo, intercooler, bigger fuel pump, bigger injectors, new computer with new maps. are there any other parts that i will need? Will i have to upgrade the fuel lines?
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Wed, 02 July 2003 07:02
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You might want to post at www.camryman.org/frframe.htm and ask the 1MZ supercharged guys about transmission and how much they are boosting.
I know that guys doing 3S-GTE conversions with Camry V6 boxes blow them up. I'm not too sure how much power the boxes can take.
Also you will probably need to factor in dyno time, and lots of it.
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