solara's proformance

by **cpcy333** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:07 am

hi i was wondering what is the spec on the solara v6 engine and how much hp can this engine handle? How fast can this car runs in a 1/4 miles? And what years did this car came in a 5-speed model? Any info will help and if there is any website that provide more info on this issues? Thanks

by **Yanks0114** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 9:48 am

cpcy333 wrote:hi i was wondering what is the spec on the solara v6 engine and how much hp can this engine handle? How fast can this car runs in a 1/4 miles? And what years did this car came in a 5-speed model? Any info will help and if there is any website that provide more info on this issues? Thanks

The v6 engine is a 3.0L 200hp DOHC engine. The 5spd was available from 99-02. Since it has a high compression ratio 10.5:1, its hard to get the engine over 300hp at the crank reliably without a new set of heads. Jim from foreign affairs was working on this.

by **cpcy333** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:56 am

hey yanks0114
i was wondering what did u mean by a new set of head?
do u mean to get it port and polish ???

by **cdssolara** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 2:21 am

cpcy333 wrote:hey yanks0114
i was wondering what did u mean by a new set of head?
do u mean to get it port and polish ???

I believe that he actually had a new set made, but they were also ported and polished. With all this, he ended up with 3.1 liters of displacement, rather than the standard 3. He did this in order to reduce compression, as Yanks stated. Now, he is able to safely run higher boost with his supercharger. He hasn't dyno tested it yet, but he is expecting to get over 300 hp at the wheels.

by **20SoLaRa02** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 3:38 am

as for your 1/4 mile question......let me save you sometime....a solara is not a sports car. It is not that fast so don't expect to be smoking a lot of people. BUT!!!!!!....if your stubborn and don't wanna face that fact and u really like the solara then it is possible to obtain a low 14 sec 1/4 mile......stock v6 stick should run u mid to high 15's depending on ur driving skills. Get a solara and join our family!!!!

by **Yanks0114** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:52 pm

cpcy333 wrote:hey yanks0114
i was wondering what did u mean by a new set of head?
do u mean to get it port and polish ???

Basically Jim from foreign affairs setup a core exchange. You send him your heads, and he sends them to a machine shop and has them ported and polished and i believe a few other things. It was a while ago that he posted this. He dropped his compression down to around 8:1, but its really not an option unless you extremely mechanically inclinded or you have a deep pocket.

by **krazeee1707** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:18 pm

yanks0114 wrote:
cpcy333 wrote:hey yanks0114
i was wondering what did u mean by a new set of head?
do u mean to get it port and polish ???

Basically Jim from foreign affairs setup a core exchange. You send him your heads, and he sends them to a machine shop and has them ported and polished and i believe a few other things. It was a while ago that he posted this. He dropped his compression down to around 8:1, but its really not an option unless you extremely mechanically inclinded or you have a deep pocket.

Wow, 8:1..nice. Has he ran it yet?

by **cpcy333** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:22 pm

hey cdssolara
with more than 300hp to the wheel do u know if he is breaking the 13 sec in the 1/4 miles??
and if i leave the engine stock how much h/p can it take without blowing it up. i was just thinking about putting juice into it???
thankz

by **EricSol** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:27 pm

I'm well over 300 crank (273fwhp). Its not hard to do, s/c@5.5 psi and headers. I bet I could do 300 crank at 4psi, thats only 255fwhp.

yanks0114 wrote:The v6 engine is a 3.0L 200hp DOHC engine. The 5spd was available from 99-02. Since it has a high compression ratio 10.5:1, its hard to get the engine over 300hp at the crank reliably without a new set of heads. Jim from foreign affairs was working on this.

by **Yanks0114** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:24 pm

cpcy333 wrote:hey cdssolara
with more than 300hp to the wheel do u know if he is breaking the 13 sec in the 1/4 miles??
and if i leave the engine stock how much h/p can it take without blowing it up. i was just thinking about putting juice into it???
thankz

Im assuming by "juice" you mean NOS. Its really not a great idea if you want your car to last. Personally i bought toyota for reliability, but NOS will greatly shorten the life of the engine.

Eric you are right that it might not be hard, but its expensive :wink:

I also have an auto. Either way more power to ya. You car is awesome