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**bendrr** · 08-19-2005, 09:34 PM

'97-'01 Camry's with the 5sfe engines have a manifold that is basically a 4-into-1 header. I was looking at one today and got to thinking about it, so I called a local salvage yard and bought a Camry manifold.

It took some modifications for it to fit. I had to cut part of the front exhaust pipe and fabricate a new section, since the Camry manifold doesn't mate up with the Celica's front pipe. And the O2 sensor is different. The Celica has one with a 2-bolt flange and one wire, while the Camry had a 4-wire sensor that screwed in. So I installed a General Motors 1-wire sensor (with a quick splice of the wires) and the "check engine" light didn't come on.

The Camry manifold doesn't have a catalytic converter right below it as does the Celica, so if you have to pass emissions you won't be able to do it. Where I live, we don't have smog checks so I don't have to worry about that.

I can see a little more power above 2000 rpms, and more around 3-4k. But I'm not out to run record times in the quarter mile, I'm just out to milk every last mile per gallon I can and I'm out for top-end since most of my driving is on the Interstate at maybe 90 or so.

I was getting 25mpg before the manifold swap. Will let y'all know what I'm up to in a couple of weeks.

Mike.

08-19-2005, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
bendrr Posts: 2 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 08-23-2005 07:26 AM	Camry Header '97-'01 Camry's with the 5sfe engines have a manifold that is basically a 4-into-1 header. I was looking at one today and got to thinking about it, so I called a local salvage yard and bought a Camry manifold. It took some modifications for it to fit. I had to cut part of the front exhaust pipe and fabricate a new section, since the Camry manifold doesn't mate up with the Celica's front pipe. And the O2 sensor is different. The Celica has one with a 2-bolt flange and one wire, while the Camry had a 4-wire sensor that screwed in. So I installed a General Motors 1-wire sensor (with a quick splice of the wires) and the "check engine" light didn't come on. The Camry manifold doesn't have a catalytic converter right below it as does the Celica, so if you have to pass emissions you won't be able to do it. Where I live, we don't have smog checks so I don't have to worry about that. I can see a little more power above 2000 rpms, and more around 3-4k. But I'm not out to run record times in the quarter mile, I'm just out to milk every last mile per gallon I can and I'm out for top-end since most of my driving is on the Interstate at maybe 90 or so. I was getting 25mpg before the manifold swap. Will let y'all know what I'm up to in a couple of weeks. Mike.