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Old May 25, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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Default 2008 Scion tC: Gulf States Toyota/Secret Services Auto Build

Here is a pretty sweet Tc Gulf States approached us at Secret Services to build for them to demo at car shows. Unfortunately a custom Secret Services turbo kit didnt fit the budget but the car is still pretty cool in my opinion. Came to the shop completely stock off the showroom floor with less than 100miles on it and here is how it is with just a few mods left to do:thumb:

Here are the mods:
2008 Scion Tc Automatic
Dezod Turbo kit
Tial 38mm Wastegate
HKS Super Sequential BOV
2.5 inch intercooler piping
AEM FIC piggyback
Tuner by Chris(Bugermass) on 6psi
TRD Coilover suspension
TRD axle back exhaust
TRD Sport Steering Wheel
Rota wheels w/Yokohama
Carbon Fiber hood and rear hatch(hatch not yet installed)
Wilwood Big Brake kit
HID headlights
Bride seats with custom Secret Services brackets
























































I dont know too much about the kit because it was supplied by Gulf States Toyota but I hear its popular. Honostly im not impressed and we here at Secret Services are eager to build a kit of our own that is much more efficient and better quality so hopefully another Scion tC getting dropped off for a complete custom turbo system will be in the works in the near future. If anybody is seriously interested in making horsepower and turboing their Scion in the Houson area please message me because we are looking for a test vehicle to do some R&D as far as building a turbo kit and supporting mods from the ground up. Obviously it would be a good thing for us aswell as the vehicle owner so just pm for more information if interested.

Next on this one is a complete 5-axis lip kit I beleive and the carbon fiber hatch needs to be installed. It was left like this so it could be taken to the Scion Expo tomorrow but will be coming back to get the finishing touches.

Thanks to the guys at Gulf States Toyota for letting us tear apart a brand new car
Old May 25, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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automatic? why?
Old May 25, 2008 | 01:08 AM
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nice looking tc.. i would change the grill and a couple of things here and there.. pretty deceiving how the valve cover says supercharged..lol
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The correspondant at GST said that more than one of their employees had to drive it and not all knew how to drive a stick lol
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The correspondant at GST said that more than one of their employees had to drive it and not all knew how to drive a stick lol
wow..make them learn! only takes less than a day .. lol
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They supplied the valve cover aswell lol. We got almost everything TRD makes for the car to install but not all of it applied. They also gave us a short shifter and lsd that was not used.

Next on the list for the car is harnesses and harness bar, 5-axis lip kit(i believe), carbon fiber hatch(needs to be installed), and a complete custom wrap job on the car
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Originally Posted by Secret_Services_Auto
They supplied the valve cover aswell lol. We got almost everything TRD makes for the car to install but not all of it applied. They also gave us a short shifter and lsd that was not used.

Next on the list for the car is harnesses and harness bar, 5-axis lip kit(i believe), carbon fiber hatch(needs to be installed), and a complete custom wrap job on the car
i say you stick to the oem lip kit and sell me the 5axis lip kit i wanna see it when its done.. sounds good
Old May 25, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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what r u going to do with the LSD
Old May 25, 2008 | 02:02 AM
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Lol! As far as I know anything left over goes back to GST but I guess we will see when its all said and done
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ohhh I want those seats! lol
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wait this vehicle belongs to Secret Service right? and not to some "one" person. Because damn if it was... LSOB and lets trade seats ^_^

so what is the the purpose of this car? A promo item or what? damn I like
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of course the turbo is not going to be impressive when its an a automatic with stock exhaust
Old May 25, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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looks pretty good but uhh, Rotas?
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Originally Posted by stockturbo15
of course the turbo is not going to be impressive when its an a automatic with stock exhaust
they have a trd exhaust, lol if that changes anything

and man, if you guys were only in Chicago or somtin
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nice
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Originally Posted by Secret_Services_Auto
They supplied the valve cover aswell lol. We got almost everything TRD makes for the car to install but not all of it applied. They also gave us a short shifter and lsd that was not used.

Next on the list for the car is harnesses and harness bar, 5-axis lip kit(i believe), carbon fiber hatch(needs to be installed), and a complete custom wrap job on the car
If you have extra parts laying around for a manual.... Send them to me
Old May 26, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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i have a buddy here in san antonio willing to allow u to use his vehicle for r&d depending on the requirements. if you could pm me
Old May 26, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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i like how the car looks good. the seats and wheels i am liking alot as well as the pre-panda look. only cons are the scion nav but hey if they supplied it then you can't complain same as the supercharged engine cover but that has been said already.

Originally Posted by bBlover
looks pretty good but uhh, Rotas?
what's wrong with Rotas?
Old May 27, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 06tcdude
i have a buddy here in san antonio willing to allow u to use his vehicle for r&d depending on the requirements. if you could pm me
Best thing to do would be for him to send me a message with what exactly he is looking for and how far he would be willing to go with it and if we are on the same page and think a relationship would be mutually beneficial we could setup a meeting of some sort. Also feel free to have him call the shop anytime to discuss some details. 281-358-0009. We have a couple people that have contacted us so far and have some meeting this week so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully we can have some great turbo parts and accessories out for you guys in the near future.

-Evan
Old May 28, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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WWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY?????
oh why auto? What a waste...I had to wipe the drool off my face when I saw under that hood.... ;)



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