CAMCON VVT-i Controller??

[PXLpainter]

Anybody know about this thing?

http://www.i-m-racing.com/poencavvivvt.html

Does it do about the same thing as the JET V-Force Module?

http://www.jetchip.com/products.asp?pid=18786

Not cheap anyway... still prolly better off getting the CP-e tuned setup... but just curious.

[sahuddleston]

richard has one in his car - shoot him a pm or im him... it is supposed to be used without turbo

[Sebas007]

I thini the CAMCOM VVT-i controller is used for customize VVT-i in a turbo kit. But again the heck is the auto tranny...I had this info from a pro. It will also set your A/F like the CP-e would do.

[PXLpainter]

Sooo... it IS or it ISN'T supposed to be used w/ Turbo?

You know - if somebody could figure out how to hack the Tranny ECU, then THAT would be so totally kewl!!

I remember back in the day, we used to get an A/T shift kit and shorten the linkage and it was even better than having a manual tranny in the big V8s at least. I used to kick a lot of people's butts even in my Dodge truck with the 360 V8 almost stock - just from the A/T upgrade and a free-flow air cleaner/filter.

Anyway - I know - TBW is totally different animal - which makes it even more important that somebody can figure a hack.

[Sebas007]

You can used without any turbo kit...but I don't think your can change somehting directly to the tranny with it...If you think you can fix the lag issue by playing with the VVT-i timing...good luck ! I would say...don't do that.

[Down2TheC]

I think you'd need something like that for going turbo. For just mixture adjustments the programmable customizer from cp-e can do that with your laptop.

Sadly for the tranny, cp-e did the first phase of R&D on a shift kit for us. They left the electronics for if they continued to work with us. They had it shifting like a monster I'm told but with the CEL going nuts. Changing the stall speed to 3000rpm made the ECU think there was an issue. Would have been a simple bypass/fake-out to stop that.
But the did have an machined Altima TC in there and tweaked the solenoids for tighter shifts. Wish I could have kept her like that.

[PXLpainter]

I think you'd need something like that for going turbo. For just mixture adjustments the programmable customizer from cp-e can do that with your laptop.

Sadly for the tranny, cp-e did the first phase of R&D on a shift kit for us. They left the electronics for if they continued to work with us. They had it shifting like a monster I'm told but with the CEL going nuts. Changing the stall speed to 3000rpm made the ECU think there was an issue. Would have been a simple bypass/fake-out to stop that.
But the did have an machined Altima TC in there and tweaked the solenoids for tighter shifts. Wish I could have kept her like that.

Damn - wish I didn't live thousands of miles away!

So they abandoned the issue altogether or are they still considering working on that? Hell with the CEL - I can pull a dash bulb if it bugs me that much!

[nathan96789]

This stuff was in super street!

[Down2TheC]

So they abandoned the issue altogether or are they still considering working on that? Hell with the CEL - I can pull a dash bulb if it bugs me that much!

With the trickle of intakes sold imagine what kind of market there is for a mod with a big price tag. (www.cp-e.com) Check out what they have for the Mazda 6s and SPEED6. That's the kind of work they were hoping for us. Hell, a Speed6 owner can get either a down-pipe or a cat-back and either will add 25whp!!! Imagine having such options. And the shift kit they have on the site is what they wanted for us. Stage 1 & 2.

Sadly, Solara hit a lot of demographics. Many of which don't want it to be "noisy" or fast. Many of the ones that want her fast, can't afford the big mods. Then there's us. Not enough of a market.

[PXLpainter]

So they abandoned the issue altogether or are they still considering working on that? Hell with the CEL - I can pull a dash bulb if it bugs me that much!

With the trickle of intakes sold imagine what kind of market there is for a mod with a big price tag. (www.cp-e.com) Check out what they have for the Mazda 6s and SPEED6. That's the kind of work they were hoping for us. Hell, a Speed6 owner can get either a down-pipe or a cat-back and either will add 25whp!!! Imagine having such options. And the shift kit they have on the site is what they wanted for us. Stage 1 & 2.

Sadly, Solara hit a lot of demographics. Many of which don't want it to be "noisy" or fast. Many of the ones that want her fast, can't afford the big mods. Then there's us. Not enough of a market.

Whattya mean "then there's us"? Hell I can't afford the big mods either! (well - not yet anyway)

[Down2TheC]

Ya right... if there were headers out there for us, you'd have them by now.

[PXLpainter]

Yeah - where there's a will - there's a way!

Still trying to get my wheels on this fall - gotta come up with some scratch for tires and springs too. This is taking a lot longer than I had hoped but when you're "bartering" you don't want to be too demanding either.

I've already started my CP-e MAFci fund... hopefully in the next month or so. Sure wish Toyota would solve the Shift Lag issue soon though...

Looking at that shift kit for the Mazda6 made me really drool!!! Damn that would be sooooo worth the $$!!! I wonder how much it would cost for the labor to put that together though?

[crispone]

Now that I'm settling in on the prospect that THIS IS THE CAR for the next few years... or forever... I'm in for WHATEVER we have to pay to get whatever can be made for this thing. How about a blower? (I know, not likely.... but a little BOOST would be SOOO SWEEET with the mellow little motor we have...) From a cc's point of view... since my supra made around 400 with mostly bolt-ons... and it was ONLY 3Liters...

GIVE ME TORQUE, please!

- crisp

[Sebas007]

I don't know...but maybe start with the CP-e MAFCI intake for your 2004 Solara. I think headers should be next...if next it has.

http://www.cp-e.com/2018.html

The 2JZ-GTE has so much more potential coming from the way it's build and the material.

Refering to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toyota_engines

2JZ-GTE means

2 second generation
JZ Family
G Performance wide-angle DOHC
T Turbocharged
E Electronic Fuel injection

3MZ-FE means

3 third generation
MZ Family
F Economy narrow-angle DOHC
E Electronic Fuel injection

The Toyota MZ engine family is a V6 piston engine series. The MZ series has an aluminum engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. The cylinders are lined with cast iron. It uses MFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder and features a one-piece cast camshaft and cast aluminum intake manifold. The MZ family is a lightweight v6 engine of all aluminum design, using lighter weight parts than the heavier duty VZ block engines in an effort to lower production costs, decrease engine weight, decrease reciprocating weight, without sacrificing Toyota reliability.

Good reading...especially for all the good text on wikipedia !

[PXLpainter]

I don't know...but maybe start with the CP-e MAFCI intake for your 2004 Solara. I think headers should be next...if next it has.

http://www.cp-e.com/2018.html

The 2JZ-GTE has so much more potential coming from the way it's build and the material.

Refering to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toyota_engines

2JZ-GTE means

2 second generation
JZ Family
G Performance wide-angle DOHC
T Turbocharged
E Electronic Fuel injection

3MZ-FE means

3 third generation
MZ Family
F Economy narrow-angle DOHC
E Electronic Fuel injection

The Toyota MZ engine family is a V6 piston engine series. The MZ series has an aluminum engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. The cylinders are lined with cast iron. It uses MFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder and features a one-piece cast camshaft and cast aluminum intake manifold. The MZ family is a lightweight v6 engine of all aluminum design, using lighter weight parts than the heavier duty VZ block engines in an effort to lower production costs, decrease engine weight, decrease reciprocating weight, without sacrificing Toyota reliability.

Good reading...especially for all the good text on wikipedia !

OOOoooh! Nice reading! Helps to understand why we're pretty much stuck with the cow instead of the horse, eh?


Thanks for the info Sebas!!