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cnardone · 06-26-2009, 10:57 PM

I have a 99 solara and was wondering what non turbo engine mods i can do to gain more horsepower. I have an injen short ram and a full exhaust system. I was also curious if you know anyone who is good to talk to about a solara for some reason the toyota mechanics iv talked to arnt much help.

Thanks.

s2k_604 · 07-19-2009, 04:32 PM

Supercharge it!
What exhaust do you have? I own a 99 solara too...

!SG · 07-19-2009, 05:18 PM

yeah, isnt there a trd supercharger kit? you should pm trd3000gt, he had a solara that he supercharged.

TRD3000GT · 07-23-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by !SG

yeah, isnt there a trd supercharger kit? you should pm trd3000gt, he had a solara that he supercharged.

LOL... You still remember that!!?? Now, let me recall my memory...

It really depends on how many horsepower the OP wants. He already upgrade the intake and exhaust and that pretty much what he can do with the N/A stage. Supercharger is a good option but it caused lots of other problems and that was the reason I had to sell the car. I am not sure if there is any revised version of the supercharger because I sold the car back in 2001. Problem related to the supercharger was the SC belt cutting into the A/C hose, transmission slips probably because the torque converter couldn't handle the extra power, and broken idle control valve.

JudeChow · 09-13-2009, 02:55 PM

How much money are you willing to spend? The responses you receive will depend largely on how much $$$ you want to put into the vehicle. Intake and Exhausts is good for starters, but to really add anything N/A will cost a lot of money.

If I may, what is the reason you steer away from FI??

impactX · 09-13-2009, 10:48 PM

http://www.solaraguy.com

Also, the engine runs lean when you supercharge it, and it's likely that you will want to change to a smaller pulley, so you will need to have SAFC and a dynotune. With that much power, you will need better braking. Someone on Solaraguy made a kit that let me use MKIV Super TT 13" rotors, which you need 17" wheels to clear. Do you have the 5-speed or auto? You can't install LSD on auto.

After every upgrade you can think of for the suspension, the car would still drive like a boat as 70% of the weight is at the front of the car.