Question about Making a solara fast.....

[solara86]

i have been debating if i should sell my solara..my solara is a 4 cylinder and it doesnt give me any power at all..it accelaretes slow..very hard to make it cross 110..i was thinking about get a custom turbo..is that possible or putting a scion supercharger in it.. i really dont know anything that much about engines..and will it be really expensive doing this..btw it is a automatic..

[ThatVietGuy]

Sell it and move on. You have the worse possible combinations for a car: heavy, four cylinder, automatic. I honestly don't think it gets worse than that.

You could turbo the car, but be prepared to spend A LOT of money to do so.

[SolaraGuy22]

Sell it and move on. You have the worse possible combinations for a car: heavy, four cylinder, automatic. I honestly don't think it gets worse than that.

You could turbo the car, but be prepared to spend A LOT of money to do so.

+1

If your intentions are for speed then get something designed for it. 4 cylinder anything (except s2000) is pretty much a gas saver/hybrid in my book.

I can understand simple snap ons to enhance performance. But in a vehicle that's not designed to be raced you're going to spend a lot of money (due to the lack of performance support) in making it substantially fast.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[solara86]

yea thats what i was thinking...it will be to much to put in especially being a college student..so best bet is to make it a classy car such as bodykit and rims and interior and worry about speed..the thing that suxs for me is that i stay in houston tx and their isnt that many ppl that drive solaras here and then get things shipped gets to expensive..i wish i live in cali it seems like that everyone that drives a nice solara stays in cali

[JMSinMaryland]

1. Tint (20%-30%)
2. Drop (Eibach/Tokico)
3. Rims (18")

If I had to do my Solara all over again (and I had everything TRD offered for a V6 5-speed) I would do only the above.

[woa_its_j3ff]

in my personal opinion I dont think solaras are meant for speed. sure they can be made faster.. but that isn't without at least quite a bit of pocket change. you can look at DatsRBoi, or Tabasco, or Paladin's cars. their cars are close to 300 hp or over. I think they are all 6 cyls? (correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Tabasco's was a 4??) ..
in either case I find the solara a unique car to mod, at least over here in chicago, not like your daily civic or integra you see on the road.

If all else fails.. use naws son!!

[JMSinMaryland]

I'd have to list the pioneers as Tabasco, Paladin, JoeB, TRD4Life and Glock (in no random order). Some guys that don't show up anymore include Tiem? (in TX) and a few others.

[Hakuma2]

1. Tint (20%-30%)
2. Drop (Eibach/Tokico)
3. Rims (18")

If I had to do my Solara all over again (and I had everything TRD offered for a V6 5-speed) I would do only the above.

Those three are what I have done plus injen...

[solara86]

so i sold my solara...and i am purchasin a 1997 supra twin turbo...the only problem is..is it a good car to buy for a college student..and what gas mileage do i get with it....can i use it as a daily driver or no that wont be wise

[PXLpainter]

Yes - that will be fast. Very fast. Wise for a starving college student? Prolly not, but you'll get street respect and babes with it - what more do you need?

[JMSinMaryland]

so i sold my solara...and i am purchasin a 1997 supra twin turbo...the only problem is..is it a good car to buy for a college student..and what gas mileage do i get with it....can i use it as a daily driver or no that wont be wise

I'll believe it when I see it

[jrzymuscle23]

get that supra man-- everything the PXLPAINTER wrote u.. no one will mess wit u- just be careful not to crash it..

[woa_its_j3ff]

so i sold my solara...and i am purchasin a 1997 supra twin turbo...the only problem is..is it a good car to buy for a college student..and what gas mileage do i get with it....can i use it as a daily driver or no that wont be wise

I'll believe it when I see it

+1

where are the pics??

[SolaraBlue]

so i sold my solara...and i am purchasin a 1997 supra twin turbo...the only problem is..is it a good car to buy for a college student..and what gas mileage do i get with it....can i use it as a daily driver or no that wont be wise

lol shouldnt you have researched all this before you bought it ? lets see some pictures....

[jhenty]

lol anyone buying a 97 twin turbo supra wouldn't have to worry about gas mileage. Quit BSing us.