Ricer Friends

[speedemn]

None of us who mod imports "forget" that there is no replacement for displacement. Toyota just doesn't have an engine bigger than 3.0L in their cars for reasons that we do not know. I'm sure if we had it our way we'd have a V8 Camry pushing 300HP, but then what's Lexus gonna do?

So we make the best of what we have and from what I've seen many people have done a great job with that. If you consider only stock cars, our 3.0L Supra TT will at worst be on par with even your Cobra-R, whether its an auto or 6-spd Supra we're talking about. Seems like Toyota doesn't really have a reason to build larger displacement engines to achieve power.

Yes I will admit that your 5.0L will be much more efficient and robust AFTER mods since it has a greater capacity to grow into... meaning your cylinders carry a lesser load per cylinder. But the bottomline remains that there are many engines of lesser displacements (eg. Supra, Skyline, Celica/MR2 All-Trac) that will match and beat what a 5.0 has to offer.

Originally posted by 7000rpmisheaven
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Most import drivers seem to forget the fact that there is no replacement for displacement. Thats the root of my attitude towards ricers.