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1999 Toyota Solara I4 Hard Top Pearl White! STICK!

1999 Toyota Solara I4 Hard Top Pearl White! STICK!

Postby GANG-UNIT » Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:53 am

sup everyone, i have an I4 1999 toyota Solara, i was wondering if it's even worth it to fix up my solara. If it was a v6 i would do it for sure, but do you guys think that a 4 cylinder is worth putting performance parts on ? How fast would i be going ? and where can i get performance parrts for my car
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Postby Hsakuragi » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:44 am

sorry this might sound harsh, u need a new car..LOL

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Postby Solarafreek » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:50 am

Hsakuragi wrote:sorry this might sound harsh, u need a new car..LOL

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Postby Solarafreek » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:58 am

Just drop it, get some rims and a TRD body kit and be happy to drive a Solara. No need trying to make your I4 fast. Not worth it.
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Postby Jai_Jai_Binks » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:13 am

Hsakuragi wrote:sorry this might sound harsh, u need a new car..LOL

welcome aboard...


^^ LOL!

5sfe is IMO, one of the best of the best Toyota engines ever produced. If your intentions are to make it go faster, then your out of luck, cus my 5sfe is limited to 110mph. If your looking for a reliable means of transpotation, which you can lower and add some ground effects, then this could be your car! As much as i hate my i4 solara, i love the fact that its a 5sfe! It will be in my pocession when you we all are aged!
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Postby Somedude » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:20 am

with money any car can be made to go fast.

If all you do with your car is driving it on normal roads and not race tracks, I don't see why you should make it a 300hp monster.

You can do suspension mods to make it handle better because the Solara is large as a boat and handles like one too. With Sway bars and lowering springs you will have a car that has near sports car like handling.
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Postby sydemoid » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:52 am

Wassup man...

unlike my V6 brethren, you can look into forced induction on the 4 cylinder, from what I have seen it is a stout lil engine, and it has been able to handle decent boost from a small turbo.

My recommendation though would be to work on the suspension first, brakes, and then maybe a body kit.

If you want something with a lil more power, then sell he one you have, and get a V6, but in all honesty, the lil 4 cylinder has some kick. My ex had a camry with the 4 cylinder. It ran decently, compared to my mildly modded Nissan Stanza. So dont look down on your car just cuz it has a 4 cylinder.

I look at it like this, you have less weight to throw around, you can turbo a lot easier, and still have the same suspension mods the v6 guys are rockin'!.... numbers from a turbo kit were in the mid 200hp range.... but I dunno about the reliability of this kit, or the implications that come from it on the 4 cylinder. I thought about getting a 4 cylinder as a second car, and doing a celica engine swap on it.

Good luck on your journey to modding man, and regardless of what anyone says, you make your car special, by being a responsible owner.

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Postby SolaraBlue » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:56 am

theres no point in making a solara into a "race car" but you can make them look real nice. rims a drop, tint etc.... check out some members cardomain page. either way, welcome aboard!
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Postby Hsakuragi » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:07 am

Solarafreek wrote:
Hsakuragi wrote:sorry this might sound harsh, u need a new car..LOL

welcome aboard...


WoW is this Solaraguy.org or SolaraV6guy.com



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Postby Solarafreek » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:09 am

^^^^ Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ...lol
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Postby Hsakuragi » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:15 am

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Postby woa_its_j3ff » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:55 am

welcome welcome.

solara's aren't really meant for racing or nothing, i think it's more luxury than even a sports car or anything along those lines. agree with everyone else. just do the drop, rims, kit, tint , (stereo?) and ur set =)
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Postby cdeez » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:08 pm

whats up with the "gang-unit"....

solaras are for looks so go all out on apperance...
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:25 pm

cdeez wrote:whats up with the "gang-unit"....

solaras are for looks so go all out on apperance...


Probably works the Gang unit to get them out of the hoods.... LOL


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