anyone have a suggestion? NST probably?

 

uh.. get the s/c first.... that might help.. there is no reason to put the cart before the horse

 

because I am buying all of this at one time so I need a plan

 

yeah i would say NST now that ZPI is out of the question

 

NST. That is what I am going with for my 08 in May.

 

yea i figured. I am looking into agency powers crank pulley as well. I hear good things..

 

NST has developed more pulleys for the line of Scion cars than all other companies combined over the past few years. Our CR-Lite Crank Pulley is specifically designed to be used in conjunction with the 65mm SC Pulley that we offer.

Would you buy a hamburger from one burger shop and drive down the street to another burger shop to order the cheese?!

 

Yeah, but tCmaniak - no disrespect to you, but I dont think you know what your doing.. I see one post saying "all bolt on power upgrades" then, I see one saying "what exhaust to buy with my turbo" and now a "what pulleys work with the s/c setup"...

those 3 things contradict each-other. Not to mention I dont think you have a "plan". I think your still in a "what should I buy mode".

The answer to all of your questions, is BUY what you want, then modify it - you seem to be bent on modifying things you dont have/possibly never will have.

Id say dont waste a penny on any bolt on mods, and go straight for the turbo or s/c if you KNOW your gonna do it, After that get some GOOD tires. Then go back and look at the power mods for the specific applcation.

 

^^^^ BIG X2

 

to you it may look like a bunch of contradicting garble, but there is a method to my madness. I am developing plans for all three aspects. NA, Turbo, and S/C. by doing this I am learning all of the pros and cons of each for this car. Not only will this help me decide the best route to go to suit my needs and wants, but I will also have my plans already good to go.

 

i don't know if you'll ever get a uniform opinion on those three aspects. everybody's different. at least you're trying to determine your goals tho. the norm seems to be: n/a is a waste of time, s/c has it's issues and doesn't justife hp/$, and turbo nets the most power but is kinda high maintenance. of course there's tcpete who made almost 200whp untuned on a built n/a setup, icenine who made 311whp on the s/c, and countless turbo guys who are boosting safely and reliably. i get that it's tough to decide which path to take. lots of variables.

 

right exactly. heres where I stand. I have the MOST respect for NA. If I can make 225 to the wheels of an NA setup (which IS possible) Then I would go NA in a heartbeat. The thing is that is so expensive and with the budget I am on right now, by the time I get there my motor will have a vast amount of mileage in it because I drive so much. And yes you hit the nail right on the head when you said the $ per hp with S/C is not enough, but the pro to that is the NEW 08 S/C doesnt have problems liek it used to. Very reliable. Now since I have a daily driver thats important. Building all motor is highly reliable too if balanced right. Turbo yes will yield the most power the easiest. but like I said...budget.

 

Worse than the little boys here on SL....

 

ughhh dude relax. If me asking questions because I am curious, I am not gonna spend a half hour looking when I could get an answer in 2 minutes, gets to you, I don't even wanna know what stuff thats a big deal does to you...