OK, I need someone to bring out the cold, hard, blunt truthful facts about this
dilemma. I am intending on going with the TRD supercharger for reliability and because I know what to do to unlock the potential of the s/c (i.e. s/c overdrive pulley, performance camshafts, water/meth injection, headers, exhaust, etc...) However I'm seeing about 50/50 for s/c and t/c for this car all over forums. I know its a big part for a four-banger, but I really haven't heard any serious problems with it, unless I'm missing out... Somebody who is unbiased or at least experienced with both methods of F/I for the tC, please enlighten me to confirm my good decision, or prevent a bad one...

 

Does anyone use the anymore???? this topic has been covered multiple times.

 

haven't really found a sound convo about this topic...perhaps I'll look around a bit more...

 

YOU HAVENT FOUND A THREAD LIKE THIS?

ibtl

 

IBTL.

Turbo is the way to go. I want to go that route but we will see where my finances lie next year. Then that will determine if I will go I/H/E pullies and maybe cams and a tune. But dotn go S/C to many problems and warranty work is a biscuit to get. Its a faulty design even with upgraded bearings. Turbos can fail but usually its more easier fixs.

 

Do both.

 

I've heard of both in use, but how practical is that really? and is there anyone that can specify these "problems" of the s/c? i mean since this thread is on the train now...

 

It's not.

Also, since I'm crotchety: technically if you have a supercharged engine in your tC, it would be 2AZ-FEZ. AZ is just the engine family, not the engine specs.

 

ibtl

 

terbo!

 

I've seen alot of superchargers break... the factory quality seems hit or miss...

as for Turbo systems for the tC... (@ the same boost level as the supercharger,) they tend to make more power...

<----- NINJA (moves back and wait's in the shadows...)

 

supurbocharched!

 

na man da new hawtness is those super powerful

" Fluxa Centrifugal Supurochargerd Cervo regulated Gigga Drive jankulators"

Those kits are hard to come by but make tons of power from what I hear.

 

What forums are you on if you see 50/50 TC'ed to S/C'ed tC's. It's more like 80/20 Turbo > S/C'er.

What are your performance goals. The whole illusion that the S/C'er is less of a hassle in maintaining is just that....an illusion.

 

turbo no question


ull get 10x more power.

 

dollar for dollar turbo is the ways to go

 

plus tuning for the s/c is more of a dirty puta *****

 

Don't waste your time with a S/C.

 

pf u ahvent found thread on how SH*TTY the SC is? its crap man no point in spending money on that go turbo call it a day

 

has anyone reported any problems with the supercharger for the 07 and up in tc's? cuz i usually see problems on sc's on 05-06 and they're different for 07 and up from what i heard....