'99 Solara SE modification list (somewhat extensive)

[flybigjet]

Here's the list. Everything on it has been installed/tuned/programmed. Translation: No vaporware, and everything works! R.

1999 Toyota Solara SE V-6
Flame Red / Charcoal Leather / 5-Speed Manual Transaxle

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) 1MZ-FE supercharger
2.6”/7 lb. supercharger pulley
Dayco PolyCog serpentine belt
Upgraded TRD serpentine belt drive/automatic belt tensioner assembly
Denso IK-22 Iridium spark plugs
Magnacor Racing KV-85 spark plug wires
Spectre spark plug wire separators
Ignition Solutions Plasma Booster (custom integrated into oem igniter)
TRD short-throw quickshifter
TRD leather shift knob
TRD limited-slip differential
TRD (Japan) speedometer carriage
Redline LSD Friction Modifier
ClutchMasters Stage III Kevlar-bonded clutch
Redline MT-90 manual transaxle fluid
Motul RBF-600 dot 4 fluid
TRD 1.3 kg/cm (18.5 psi) radiator cap
Redline WaterWetter cooling system additive
TRD oil-filler cap
Mobil 1 Tri-Synthetic 10W-30 synthetic oil
Mobil 1 high efficiency synthetic oil filter
Millen Motorsports intake system
7.5” K&N cone filter w/ velocity stack
GReddy Evolution Cat-back exhaust system
Cattman Performance y-pipe w/ high-flow Random Technology cat
Wideband O2 sensor dyno port welded into y-pipe
TRD front strut tower brace
TRD rear anti-sway bar (set for track handling)
Energy Suspension greasable rear sway bar bushings/bracket assembly
Whiteline front anti-sway bar
Energy Suspension polyurethane bushing lubricant
Eilbach progressive-rate springs (1.25” drop)
Bilstein nitrogen pressurized mono-tube shocks
Custom slotted front/rear strut assemblies to provide camber adjustment
O.Z. Racing Monte Carlo lightweight 17x8 five-spoke wheels
Carbon fiber center caps and lockset for O.Z. Racing wheels
Rolled & repainted rear fenders to accommodate wider 8” wheel width
Sumitomo HTRZ-II Maximum High Performance 225/45/17 tires
Front/rear extended length hub bolts (40/44mm-front and 36/40mm-rear)
Front/rear KVR Performance cross-drilled & chamfered disc brake rotors
Milspec cadmium plating on all rotors
Front/rear Porterfield Racing carbon fiber disc brake pads
SMC Performance stainless steel brake lines
Motul 600-RBF dot 4 brake fluid
Custom painted (Daytona Yellow)/clearcoated brake calipers/torque plates
Optima Deep-Cycle Yellow Top battery
Monster Cable positive/negative battery clamps
Prestolite Wire Endurance Plus 4-gauge positive/negative battery cables
Nippo-Denso 12V/160 amp alternator
SuvLights 100W headlight wiring harness
Krypton Xenon 3900K High Performance 90/100W headlamps
SuvLights 80W foglight wiring harness
Krypton Xenon 3900K High Performance 80W foglamps
Solar White Xenon headliner lamp
APC Super Bright Amber parking/front turn, rear turn bulbs
APC Super Bright White stop, license plate, trunk bulbs
Escort Passport SR-1 X/K/Ka/Laser detector mounted in-tachometer/dash
Spectre 1/4”, 3/8”, 1/2” split loom wire covering onall wiring
Piezo horn added to oem remote locking system
Fiamm 132db high/low tone horns (2)
Autometer 20 lb. boost gauge
Autometer 1600°F exhaust gas temperature gauge
Autometer 8000 rpm pedestal tachometer
A’Pexi Super-Air Flow Compensator (custom mounted in headliner)
DynoJet tuning of S-AFC by Paragon Tuning (308 hp/310 tq @ flywheel)
Shaved rear “Toyota” logo, shaved side “SE”, “V6” logos
Autometer 2-gauge A-pillar pod
Excalibur alloy wheel locks
OBX Racing pedal covers
“Supercharged” quarter panel logos
3M invisible bra
Sony CDX-C910 Mobile ES Reference Series compact disc player
Sony RMX-4S remote control
Sony U-50D Mobile ES Reference Series digital signal processor
Rockford Fosgate Punch 600-A4 four-channel amplifier
Rockford Fosgate Punch 1 farad capacitor
6” MB Quart 218.03 SX Seperates Referenz Series front speakers
6” MB Quart 218.03 SX Seperates Referenz Series rear speakers
Custom rear mounting plates
four MB Quart MusiComp Passive Competition crossovers
Rockford Fosgate Punch 150-A2 two-channel amplifier (bridged mono)
Rockford Fosgate Punch 0.5 farad capacitor
10” JL Audio subwoofer
Custom-built trunk-mounted removable sub enclosure w/quick disconnects
Custom-built trunk-mounted equipment rack/enclosure with cooling fan
V-Block Vibration Dampening Shield installed to all interior door surfaces
Custom removal/replacement of all oem audio wiring/harnesses
4-gauge gold-plated in-line fuse holder
4/8-gauge gold-plated fuse block
4-gauge MonsterCable power lead
8-gauge Nakamichi power/ground leads
8-gauge Nakamichi braided speaker wire
Custom tuning by Excalibur Sound of Denver

Still awaiting delivery of (or waiting to install) the following parts:
TWS Components engine cover (being refinished)
VIS Racing carbon fiber hood on order (if the group buy ever goes thru!)
Custom fiberglass grill (waiting for the hood to match paint)

And as a final note, dyno numbers were done prior to installation of the cat-back. I'd expect the final numbers to come in slightly higher. R.

[Blaze]

very impressive! arent ya afraid of running the 7psi pulley?

[Missay]

wow...
where did you buy the Krypton Xenon for the foglights???
how's the 3m invisible bra?? i've seen that before and was curious at how effective it was and if it really is "invisible".

[flybigjet]

arent ya afraid of running the 7psi pulley?

I'm running the 7 lb pulley to compensate for atmospheric differential. My car lives between 5300-11000' here in Denver and the mountains. The 7 lb pulley gives me just about 6 lbs of boost. I have a 6 lb pulley in my basement that I'll install when and if I ever go back down to sea level.

Of course, I'll have to re-dynotune the S-AFC when I do that. R.

[flybigjet]

wow...
where did you buy the Krypton Xenon for the foglights???
how's the 3m invisible bra?? i've seen that before and was curious at how effective it was and if it really is "invisible".

I got the foglamps (and the upgraded wiring harness) from Jen Liu at www.suvlights.com .

The 3M bra is fantastic! It's **very** effective, and is completely transparent-- you basically can't see it from more than about two feet. I'd recommend it in a heartbeat, especially compared to those black vinyal thingies. R.

[ericatdallas]

how long do your bulbs last?

[qlaval]

Only one word, or maybe two....


PICTURES PLEASE !


Have to see this one hell of a Solara.


Q

[Flipside909]

Rod's car is definitely the Ultimate Solara. He has the most mods of any Solara i've met or known of.

[Jaimster]

Wow, does he really have 308 HP?

[Yanks0114]

why are you using 10W-30 Mobil 1 oil. Dont the v6s use 5W-30

[NASTY]

5W-30 is reccommended because it works across a broad temp. range
im pretty sure 10 is better if youre not gonna see a cold winter

[Flipside909]

why are you using 10W-30 Mobil 1 oil. Dont the v6s use 5W-30

For colder climates, it's best to use 5w30 since it's a thinner oil when it's cold. Crucial for cold startups in the winter. Our climate in the west coast doesn't get that bad...at least for California. 10w30 is perfect for our climate. It never gets too cold for long periods of time for us to use 5w30. 5w30 would be a little too thin unless you live in high elevations that sees snow in the colder months.

[eyedea]

Here's the list. Everything on it has been installed/tuned/programmed. Translation: No vaporware, and everything works! R.

1999 Toyota Solara SE V-6
Flame Red / Charcoal Leather / 5-Speed Manual Transaxle

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) 1MZ-FE supercharger
2.6”/7 lb. supercharger pulley
Dayco PolyCog serpentine belt
Upgraded TRD serpentine belt drive/automatic belt tensioner assembly
Denso IK-22 Iridium spark plugs
Magnacor Racing KV-85 spark plug wires
Spectre spark plug wire separators
Ignition Solutions Plasma Booster (custom integrated into oem igniter)
TRD short-throw quickshifter
TRD leather shift knob
TRD limited-slip differential
TRD (Japan) speedometer carriage
Redline LSD Friction Modifier
ClutchMasters Stage III Kevlar-bonded clutch
Redline MT-90 manual transaxle fluid
Motul RBF-600 dot 4 fluid
TRD 1.3 kg/cm (18.5 psi) radiator cap
Redline WaterWetter cooling system additive
TRD oil-filler cap
Mobil 1 Tri-Synthetic 10W-30 synthetic oil
Mobil 1 high efficiency synthetic oil filter
Millen Motorsports intake system
7.5” K&N cone filter w/ velocity stack
GReddy Evolution Cat-back exhaust system
Cattman Performance y-pipe w/ high-flow Random Technology cat
Wideband O2 sensor dyno port welded into y-pipe
TRD front strut tower brace
TRD rear anti-sway bar (set for track handling)
Energy Suspension greasable rear sway bar bushings/bracket assembly
Whiteline front anti-sway bar
Energy Suspension polyurethane bushing lubricant
Eilbach progressive-rate springs (1.25” drop)
Bilstein nitrogen pressurized mono-tube shocks
Custom slotted front/rear strut assemblies to provide camber adjustment
O.Z. Racing Monte Carlo lightweight 17x8 five-spoke wheels
Carbon fiber center caps and lockset for O.Z. Racing wheels
Rolled & repainted rear fenders to accommodate wider 8” wheel width
Sumitomo HTRZ-II Maximum High Performance 225/45/17 tires
Front/rear extended length hub bolts (40/44mm-front and 36/40mm-rear)
Front/rear KVR Performance cross-drilled & chamfered disc brake rotors
Milspec cadmium plating on all rotors
Front/rear Porterfield Racing carbon fiber disc brake pads
SMC Performance stainless steel brake lines
Motul 600-RBF dot 4 brake fluid
Custom painted (Daytona Yellow)/clearcoated brake calipers/torque plates
Optima Deep-Cycle Yellow Top battery
Monster Cable positive/negative battery clamps
Prestolite Wire Endurance Plus 4-gauge positive/negative battery cables
Nippo-Denso 12V/160 amp alternator
SuvLights 100W headlight wiring harness
Krypton Xenon 3900K High Performance 90/100W headlamps
SuvLights 80W foglight wiring harness
Krypton Xenon 3900K High Performance 80W foglamps
Solar White Xenon headliner lamp
APC Super Bright Amber parking/front turn, rear turn bulbs
APC Super Bright White stop, license plate, trunk bulbs
Escort Passport SR-1 X/K/Ka/Laser detector mounted in-tachometer/dash
Spectre 1/4”, 3/8”, 1/2” split loom wire covering onall wiring
Piezo horn added to oem remote locking system
Fiamm 132db high/low tone horns (2)
Autometer 20 lb. boost gauge
Autometer 1600°F exhaust gas temperature gauge
Autometer 8000 rpm pedestal tachometer
A’Pexi Super-Air Flow Compensator (custom mounted in headliner)
DynoJet tuning of S-AFC by Paragon Tuning (308 hp/310 tq @ flywheel)
Shaved rear “Toyota” logo, shaved side “SE”, “V6” logos
Autometer 2-gauge A-pillar pod
Excalibur alloy wheel locks
OBX Racing pedal covers
“Supercharged” quarter panel logos
3M invisible bra
Sony CDX-C910 Mobile ES Reference Series compact disc player
Sony RMX-4S remote control
Sony U-50D Mobile ES Reference Series digital signal processor
Rockford Fosgate Punch 600-A4 four-channel amplifier
Rockford Fosgate Punch 1 farad capacitor
6” MB Quart 218.03 SX Seperates Referenz Series front speakers
6” MB Quart 218.03 SX Seperates Referenz Series rear speakers
Custom rear mounting plates
four MB Quart MusiComp Passive Competition crossovers
Rockford Fosgate Punch 150-A2 two-channel amplifier (bridged mono)
Rockford Fosgate Punch 0.5 farad capacitor
10” JL Audio subwoofer
Custom-built trunk-mounted removable sub enclosure w/quick disconnects
Custom-built trunk-mounted equipment rack/enclosure with cooling fan
V-Block Vibration Dampening Shield installed to all interior door surfaces
Custom removal/replacement of all oem audio wiring/harnesses
4-gauge gold-plated in-line fuse holder
4/8-gauge gold-plated fuse block
4-gauge MonsterCable power lead
8-gauge Nakamichi power/ground leads
8-gauge Nakamichi braided speaker wire
Custom tuning by Excalibur Sound of Denver

Still awaiting delivery of (or waiting to install) the following parts:
TWS Components engine cover (being refinished)
VIS Racing carbon fiber hood on order (if the group buy ever goes thru!)
Custom fiberglass grill (waiting for the hood to match paint)

And as a final note, dyno numbers were done prior to installation of the cat-back. I'd expect the final numbers to come in slightly higher. R.

blah blah..where them pictures at? i need to see to believe

[Flipside909]

blah blah..where them pictures at? i need to see to believe

Haha, goes to show you haven't been in the Camry/Solara community for that long.

[flybigjet]

blah blah..where them pictures at? i need to see to believe

Yup, you're right! I made up EVERYTHING on the list-- and for the past three years, I've been posting on CMPL, SC3, and (very occasionally) here, with questions, answers, and advice for those who've chosen to modify and/or upgrade their Solara. Good thing you caught me-- It must take an absolutely STAGGERING amount of ennui for someone to be so jaded that they can't be bothered to say something nice about someone else's accomplishments. Pretty clever-- you've obviously caught me in my attempt to forge a "real" modification list-- as opposed to the standard 15-year old's "I'm going to twin-turbo *and* supercharge my '89 Escort as soon as I get that job at Kwickie-Mart" wishlist.

Although you're certainly entitled to your opinion, I find your attitude and lack of consideration for the efforts of others to be, quite frankly, immature and condenscending. If you don't wish to believe, feel free. If you don't wish to contribute positively, please don't. I, however, have been an active member of the Camry/Solara community ever since receiving my vehicle in Feb. 99. Please feel free to post on CMPL or SC3 and ask others to vouch for my technical skills, abilities, and accomplishments. If you'd prefer pictures (although I only have two-- a side shot and a shot of the engine bay), I'd be happy to forward them to you as soon as I return from performing my military duties in California. Simply send an email address with your request to flybigjet@earthlink.net.

In closing, please take this advice in the manner it's tendered: If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything.

And in the spirit of said advice, I'll *not* mention your obvious lack of comprehension of even the most fundamental sentence and vocabulary skills as evidenced by your oh-so scintillating post.

V/R.

Rod Chiapusio
B-777 Pilot Instructor/First Pilot
C-5 A/B Instructor Pilot
Major, USAFR