tundra-lover Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 I'm not looking to buy one, or at least not at this time. I was looking at some TRD performance stuff, and found the supercharger for the 97-01 Camry 3.0 V6 and wondered if anyone had put one on? I'm guessing the intake might be a little different since the hp #'s are a little different with the two? I also wonder if the computer is different- the tech's here aren't sure. Any Idea's?
FLiP Sp33d Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 it should work on the 1mzfe non-vvti es. i saw an ecu for sale on ebay which said it was for both the camry and es300 1mzfe. it could be the same although no one knows for sure. if it isn't, then there could be a problem with the the supercharger disengaging between shifts. another problem is the actual supercharger clearing the hood. a lot of people are put off to installing a supercharger b/c of price... its roughly $3k.
tundra-lover Posted June 30, 2004 Author Posted June 30, 2004 Ya, it was $3500 plus install. But the one for my Tundra goes for $5000 plus install, and they told me it wasn't going to be released (again) for another month. I guess the had a problem with the ecu not reading properly, so they had to make a new ecu to go with it. Hood clearance could be an issue on the ES? I guess it does slope a little more.
SKperformance Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 hood will clear fine the charger will work with quite a few modes to the exhaust and otehr things on the 1mz-fe for 94-96 97 will not work without a new intake manifold and head for the non vvt which the camry does not have. get a camry engine to drop in with a few wiring issues ,lose the vvt but gain the charger, very little gains to be worth a dime over all, the vvt makes almost as much power than the charged version unless tuned properly.
tundra-lover Posted July 1, 2004 Author Posted July 1, 2004 I get the gist of what your sayn', but I'm not sure I understand what you mean? You say that the Camry doesn't have the correct heads, or intake- but TRD makes it for the Camry 97-01? Doesn't sound like it's worth the money, but doesn't it add around 75hp and 75lb ft to the 3.0? So I think the 97' makes 210hp, but what does the Camry version make without the Charger? I don't think a big hp gain would be good on the front drive anyway? Interesting....guess that means nobody has done it?
SKperformance Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 VVT!!! YOUR ES HAS IT THE CAMRY DOES NOT, 2 completly different heads and intake systems the camry boes not have vvt so it can have the charger as it is built for it.
tundra-lover Posted July 2, 2004 Author Posted July 2, 2004 Thanks for the update, although I already am aware of the VVT!!! I was mearly asking for a more elaborate answer than what was available. I appreciate the input and am aware of this not being an available option for any future use without heavy modification.
FLiP Sp33d Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 hood will clear finethe charger will work with quite a few modes to the exhaust and otehr things on the 1mz-fe for 94-96 97 will not work without a new intake manifold and head for the non vvt which the camry does not have. get a camry engine to drop in with a few wiring issues ,lose the vvt but gain the charger, very little gains to be worth a dime over all, the vvt makes almost as much power than the charged version unless tuned properly. wow i didn't know the ES had VVT and the camry doesn't. does that account for the difference in hp between the two for a non-vvti?
kyle0k Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 ok this might sound really dumb but what is all this talk of VVT. idoes that stand for liek variable valve timing. if yes then why the hell would that make a difference?
SKperformance Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 do a google search and find out how it makes a difference it will be alot to write and read.
SKperformance Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 Sorry sun ,you better check yourself on this one. VVT-i became available in 99 before it was the first version of vvt.
Lexusfreak Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 WOW! $3500.00 is expensive for that supercharger! How much more horsepower & torque increase would we get?
eman_be_lexin Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 I agree with sunman. The VVTI engine wasn't available on the 97 ES. I do know that the 97 has 200hp and the VVTI addition increased it to 210hp. I do think that the ES could use a bit more horsepower but for $3 large, it isn't worth it.
SKperformance Posted October 27, 2004 Posted October 27, 2004 I never said the vvt -i was available on a 97 It came with vvt no I for intellegence.
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