hello guys i have a mazdaspeed and its awesome but im ordering a scion tc soon so my question is : Is the TRD supercharger will be better than the custom turbo kits ??? why, why not?? thanks for all the info

 

To tell you the truth, we don't have much information about it now. Its going to be like the Vortech blowers, will be priced around $3,500 and will make 200bhp. Since its made by TRD, it'll be covered by the warranty.

 

well thanks but i heard that it will be price from 2000-3000 but not 3500 well thats all i know . But anyway thanks

 

The supercharger would be better if yo want to keep the warranty and service your tc at the dealer. Because with a custom turbo kit you will have to synthetic to extend engine life.

 

if you want to keep the warranty then go with the supercharger. you're only looking at 200hp but you can always get boost pullies and other bolt-ons. if you dont care about the warranty like me, then go with a turbo. you'll get more power for your money.

 

the dealer told me the supercharger is going to be between 1,500 to 3,000 installed and it should be out in november. trd gives you a 3 year warranty for the part and you dont break your warranty if its installed

 

wow ok i rather go with the supercharger but how much hp i can put to the tc with more boost and how?? im new with supercharger car so i need a little info thanks

 

are you selling your mazdaspeed?

 

the setup will cost much more than $1500... the Vortech unit direct from Vortech cost more than that... I would expect brackets, injectors (possibly), belts, new intake and DEVELOPMENT TESTING to end up around $1000 to 2000... so I would think that $3500 would be a great guess...

 

no im not selling the mazdaspeed , i totalled a civic one month ago so with that money im going to buy the scion tc

 

3k is steep for a supercharger imo

 

Where you been? $3,000 is not steep for a supercharger kit and not one designed by the factory in-house aftermarket dept either.

$3,000 is prolly MSRP. I'm sure you'll be able to find it for less than that.

There also alot of uneducated opinions on the supercharger.

Since Vortech's SMALLEST blower offers enough flow for over 400hp, you can get JUST as much with the Vortech as you could get with an average turbo system. The Vortech setup is pretty much like a turbo system anyway, just the turbine is driven by the engine's accessory drive and not the exhaust system.

Also this system isn't aftercooled like other Vortech systems. But you should be able to add this without much problem.

I know of two cars powered by this blower and aftercooled that are making over 350hp at the wheels

A Honda Civic Si and a Ford Focus SVT

So I know its possible with the TRD kit and the right pullies and intecooler system to make more power than you need.

 

I went to the TC Experience in Richmond International Racetrack yesterday and I was told by our regional rep that the TC dynoed more than 200 and was told by the mechanics that it's very underated. He also said that it would cost around $4,000 installed.

 

Sorry to jump in on your post, but I have a question and I thought it was relevant.

I'm considering getting a tc by next summer, preferably with a supercharger, but I'm wondering how well the engine is suited for this setup? I've been told the engine in the tc is basically the same engine in the 4cyl. camry so it would seem that the engine wasn't really designed from the factory with boost in mind. It does seem to have fairly low compression, but I'm not familar with the camry's internals or how well they would hold up. If anyone can help me out with some of these quesions I would appreciate it. Thanks.

 

just because they engine comes from a camry doesn't mean it's not a strong engine. Obviously, TRD is going to make the kit suitable for our engine. They wouldn't make something that the engine couldn't handle because everyone would be brining their blown engines in under warranty. There is no doubt in my mind that the internals can't handle the power of the supercharger. Now if you want to increase boost then naturally there will be a point at x amount of horsepower when you need to think about upgrading the internals and clutch.

I think the bigger question here is what Toyota did about the ECU, MAF(does the tC use a MAF or MAP?), and injectors. I'm sure they thought about boost so hopefully they made provisions for it without having to get outside tuning.