Originally Posted by TRDHybrid

Three days ago i finally found cams out of a 93 camry, tackled the project in my back yard in one day, shimmed to 5vzfe specs, and only needed to change 3 of the exhaust shims all others we're in spec. As i am sc'ed loss of low end torque is not noticeable but mid and high is deff. Noticeable increase. I have a 98 limited 178k on clock and runs just as smooth as my rx450h. I did notice im running 190 deg f now as before was 183 with a 180 stat. I prob iv had since i purchased is from 50% throttle to 90% its lime the timing is hunting but full throttle its fine, any thoughts? During the cam install i replaced the knock sensor harness. It did this hunting thing before the cams swap and before the sc was installed by me. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by gamefreakgc

This is why the 3VZ-FE camshaft swap has little to gain but much to lose. You'll gain a bit of HP up high but you're losing TQ where you use it the most everyday. I'm one of the few that has swapped out cams, and it cost me and engine but hey, learned something new.