Considering my 87 pickup came fresh from toyota's factory 23 yrs ago with a whooping 103 hp on a good day and the chances of all of those 103 horses still being there are highly unlikely. what am i to expect in hp gains from a camshaft, header, exhaust, high spark coil etc... can we get 125? 150? or to get those numbers are we talking about boring a block 0.20 over and rebuilding everything..
just wanted to realistic expectations..
just wanted to realistic expectations..
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I/H/E with a mild cam i dont see why you wouldnt get 20-30 hp but then again it all depends on you getting a good tune up too! 

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I have an LCE header and exhaust on mine and it made a gear's worth of difference on the long uphill highway sections. Also just has more "pep" to it. Never had it dyno'd but I know I had some gains as a result. I'd imagaine a cam and cold air intake could really unleash the 2.4 liters 
Popular bolt ons for this motor and the 22RE are:
- Header
- High flow exhaust
- Cold air intake/battery & intake swap (air doesn't flow over radiator anymore)
- Cam
- bored out throttle body
- 1982 Suptra AFM mod (it's plug n play and makes for faser throttle response)
You may want to clean your injectors too if it's never been done (www.witchhunter.com); and, if you never have, replacing your timing chain and chain guides with metal ones is a smart play. Not that the chain will add power, but it could save your engine before it's too late.
Good luck!

Popular bolt ons for this motor and the 22RE are:
- Header
- High flow exhaust
- Cold air intake/battery & intake swap (air doesn't flow over radiator anymore)
- Cam
- bored out throttle body
- 1982 Suptra AFM mod (it's plug n play and makes for faser throttle response)
You may want to clean your injectors too if it's never been done (www.witchhunter.com); and, if you never have, replacing your timing chain and chain guides with metal ones is a smart play. Not that the chain will add power, but it could save your engine before it's too late.
Good luck!
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