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Originally Posted by chronoti
you can try swapping the 3s (2l vs 2.2l) in and if want to be extramish the new vvt-i they used in the rav4 has more lower power and better efficiency
or even the v6 5-speed would be a little less extreme and has a wider better gearing or crazier the 2010 6-speed
swapping to the eibach(same as the trd) drop springs will lower by about an inch and look wise is hardly noticeable and doesnt change the ride much
you can drop to 195 tires they were stock on the 96 4 cylinder. i'm not sure on the gen 4.5 if the 14" rims will fit
smt6 can allow you to adjust timing and a/f
also moving to a hotter plug will help if you check my log my moving to a cooler plug killed me about 2mpg BKR5ES11 ngk part number
and thats about all i can think of short of cf hood
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Lowering displacement while a interesting idea is too costly and the as this Gen4 is 2998 lbs probably not good idea.
Lowering is off the list for 2 reasons, 1 I live in Maine and sometimes the snow is deep and 2 my driveway restricts low clearance.
My 6.3% oversize diameter tires while wider then stock are my "poor mans" increase of final drive ratio.
The smt6 looks interesting!
The way the A/F seems to gravitate to 14.53% A/F all the time in "annoying". I believe it has to do with driveability at the expense of MPG
BUT the spark plugs show good clean combustion.
Only time it goes steady 14.7 is when coasting and MAP dips like below 6ish.
Pete