How can I increase the horsepower and torque on my 1992 Toyota Tercl (DX 4D)?

Go get the ecm harness eng and trans from integra gsr u will also need the mounts and axles, or just get ur self another ride, got it Dominic torreto

It could be like giving amphetamines to an 80 year old .. they may jump hurdles but .... not for long

The reason why no one sells performance parts for your car is there is no interest. You could go with a low restriction intake and exhaust and pick up a couple of HP but you could spend $5,000 on your car and it would still not be fast.

Buy an after-market camshaft for it if available? & have it installed. I dont know what lift & duration you can use, but 10-20 degrees duration over the stock specs will be OK. (Crane Cams used to make a racing cams out of stock cams by hardface over-lay welding on them, regrinding & reprofiling, check with Crane Cams). Careful with high lift cams they can hit the pistons on the "up" or "compression" stroke. Special pop-up, high compression & notched pistons are used for them. I would also buy & install some tube headers & a free flow exhaust system too. Or have an exhaust shop make a 2.5" large dia. one for you cheap. Use a large inlet & outlet dia. high perf cat convertor & muffler too.. Last my theory to make more hp is "the more air in, the more exhaust out" buy & install a cold air intake with a cone type K & N air filter OR if not avaiable or cut one up for another Toyota or make your own. I once used flex 3" drier duct from the air cleaner to a make shift a scoop in the front of the car under the bumper or to 1 empty headlight "bucket" if you have seperate high beam headlights.. Phase II, if you're really serious, have your cylinder head modified ported & polished by a cylinder head or machine shop. A spare head for modification is a good idea too. Buy one from a salvage yard & do the head work on it, & switch it out later, don't forget to use a new head gasket, & torque the head bolts in sequence, Buy a 1.4 Toyota Tercel shop manual for disassembly & assembly too. Last, use solid center braided spark plug wires, E3 spark plugs & & MSD ignition box & distributor cap, Use Sunoco 91-93 gas.Good luck. My modified 1.4 lt. Fiat turbo makes 200 hp and my 1.6 lt supercharged Mini-S made 250 hp.

If U get that much power out of that engine U may have to use a "C" camp to hold the head on

Fast and fearless uno duce

WTF ?

Its a damn tercel if ur going to do anything to a Toyota 4 banger at least find a 22RE engine damn even a coralla is even better than a terdcel

You guys seem to have blow this out of the water. All I was asking for was a slight power increase simply to learn the basics, not to make it a sleeper or track car. I don't want to spend over what it's worth on it, I know its a POS. I'm currently just wanting to work on something BEFORE I get a better car (probably a 2006 Subaru STi)

C'mon , can't you see that this is a "Fun or relaxing post"? Most of us get questions like "Why did my car stop after the Oil light was only on for 10 minutes" or "Why is my Ford Escort (231,000 miles) car is running rough ?"

Then dont ask stupid questions! Like how to make more hp from an old junker or bigger or smaller tires or how to install seats! some people dont know the basics of auto mechanics, & or lack common sense! I'm an old school hot rodder & always have customized my cars.

AMEN

Any custom car is an expensive hobby, basic A to B transportation is not.

JIMZ, not once did I mention anything about installing new tires or seats. I know how to do most things like that, including antibody and electrical work. But the only engine work I've ever done was to my 97 mustang. And even then all I did was install a CAI. Stop acting superior to people because you have more experience and knowledge. I'd imagine I could make you feel like a complete idiot when it comes to computers. So please, fuck off.

savage

Wow I know this was from 2 years ago and you probably already bought that subaru but I made my 1996 toyota tercel 4 Cylinder and a 1.5 L run 106 MPH with just a few parts. If you have Twitter DM I'll give you the details. In total you are going to need $300 for the car to run like mine.

My twitter is @aRcFounder

Holy shit I forgot I made this lol. The car ended up throwing a rod two or three weeks after I got it. Now I have a 97 Eclipse GS-T.

what your doing to your car im also doing it to mine car 95 toyota tercel 2jz twin turbo or super charger

what your doing to your car im also doing it to mine car 95 toyota tercel 2jz twin turbo or super charger

Just for fun. I had a 91 Tercel, I took the extra seats out of it. I bolted some VW Jetta tires and rims (from U Pull, they were pretty bald) to it (they have the same bolt pattern and didn't rub. That car could turn a corner and was kind of quick with just some of the weight out. It slowed way down with two people in the car. Eventually I broke the A Arm sliding around a corner, looked like it had been rusting right through. Replaced it and kept rolling, I loved that car, it was fun. The tires made a big difference in how it handled, especially at higher speeds.

I only ended up on this blog because I saw a 94 manual Tercel on craigslist for 500 and am thinking about doing the same thing again. I did know some guys a decade ago that shaved the head off a Passeo motor and made it very fast on a tight budget. It was quick as hell, it blew under 500 miles.

a 2jz swap into a tercel would be legendary.

Paseo head take it to a toyota machine shope put a turbo on it and make shore to get better brakes if u have fb or Instagram look up some tercel you b mind blow what u can do and have a sleeper