Do Gen1 Solaras With The 1MZ Have VVT-I ?

[TLMNICK]

Just something I was curious about. It doesnt say it anywhere...but maybe its still in there somewhere? I did a search, but came up with nothing.

Nick

[Midias]

No

[LatinDragonXJC]

No sir, "the Solara's development lags behind of that of the Camry sedan by a couple years. " ...according to Wikipedia.

[TLMNICK]

Gay.....oh well...what can you do I suppose.

[redgen1]

yeah the 1mz's that were put in the the camry's and es300's later had vvti, but not ours. - haha random tidbit but the es300's also had plastic intake manifolds

[CorCamrySE]

no sir...
no VVTi on the V6 solara until 2004 (gen 2) when they went to the 3mz-fe 3.3L
the camry V6 and ES300 V6 1mz motors recieved VVTi in 2003-2004, where as the highlander and avalon recieved it way back in 2000-2001...solara development follows the camry development

[TLMNICK]

I just thought I'd ask since i wasnt sure....Is there great advantage to having the VVT-i ?

[SleeperSolara]

Nope.
VVT-i helps wit top end.

[gnegroni]

Nope.
VVT-i helps wit top end.

It helps with low end torque too, but not worth the $$$ on a VVTi swap.