I want to see what all the noise is all about... plus I picked up an '07 tC today :-D So far I'm quite happy with the decision.

Noob question... anyone make intakes for 07 tC's? Not some stupid eBay junk, I'm looking for something that sounds good and performs. Injen? AEM?

injen intakes are out for the 07. i made a thread a few days ago looking for 07 dyno charts/vids and got no answers yet so idk.

glad you like your new car. what color did ya get?

The dark metallic blue:
http://fullavit.com/content/Pictures/tC/new02.jpg

And my pos boosted ZX2:
http://fullavit.com/content/Pictures/ZX2/Turbo/done7.jpg

I would love to get some info on the 07's... maybe I'll take it to Portland and get a pull done...

edit: wow those are big

you mean the nautical blue? can't really tell from the pic.

edit: argh not that blue, same color as the one in your profile; fancy names for shades of blue are just... argh

yea my other choice other than the flint mica would have been the nautical blue. it's a cool color.

just curious, what is the noise youre talking about?

yea my other choice other than the flint mica would have been the nautical blue. it's a cool color.

You've got me all confused on the colors... how about I just take some real pics tomorrow LoL. But it's the darker blue... (i edited my previous reply)

i'm pretty sure there is only one blue for 07.

just curious, what is the noise youre talking about?

The noise in differences of power output. The tC in bone stock form feels about as quick as my ZX2 was N/A (i/h/e/custom ECU tune [by me], generally run in the 14.9~15.1 area depending on driver) before I boosted it.

i'm pretty sure there is only one blue for 07.

Now you're gonna have me digging through my paperwork to get the "official" name for the color lol

You were right... nautical blue... Don't mind me, I'm running on 4-5 hours of sleep and a long day :lol:

You were right... nautical blue... Don't mind me, I'm running on 4-5 hours of sleep and a long day :lol:

no problem man. i know what you mean about how quick the car feels as well. some people like to say the tc is slow but i think it's got pretty good power for what it is. maybe the 07 is a bit quicker than the prior years if people are saying thiers are slow. i've actually had 2 different people ride in my car that have been in an 05 or 06 tc and they said mine has quite a bit more power than they remember.

i can't wait to get some money together to start adding some goodies to her. :)

You were right... nautical blue... Don't mind me, I'm running on 4-5 hours of sleep and a long day :lol:

no problem man. i know what you mean about how quick the car feels as well. some people like to say the tc is slow but i think it's got pretty good power for what it is. maybe the 07 is a bit quicker than the prior years if people are saying thiers are slow. i've actually had 2 different people ride in my car that have been in an 05 or 06 tc and they said mine has quite a bit more power than they remember.

i can't wait to get some money together to start adding some goodies to her. :)

It's not a slow car at all... I was pleasently surprised :-D And the injen intake is the first thing to go on it, I can't stand the motor sounding like it's crying as I rev it up with the stock airbox lol

You were right... nautical blue... Don't mind me, I'm running on 4-5 hours of sleep and a long day :lol:

no problem man. i know what you mean about how quick the car feels as well. some people like to say the tc is slow but i think it's got pretty good power for what it is. maybe the 07 is a bit quicker than the prior years if people are saying thiers are slow. i've actually had 2 different people ride in my car that have been in an 05 or 06 tc and they said mine has quite a bit more power than they remember.

i can't wait to get some money together to start adding some goodies to her. :)

It's not a slow car at all... I was pleasently surprised :-D And the injen intake is the first thing to go on it, I can't stand the motor sounding like it's crying as I rev it up with the stock airbox lol

yea i was actually suprised how good the car sounds stock once you get her revving. but the intake is one of the first things i wanna do, i love the sound cars have with cold air intakes buti've never had one so i can't wait for that.

i think the first thing will be the ingalls engine damper though. but i also want to do hotchkiss springs, sway bars(at least the rear), a short shifter, CF front lip, smoke my tail lights and lights on the mirrors, tint my windows, the CAI, and eventually do exhaust. lots of plans but so little money.

You know, the tC feels pretty quick because it's geared shortly and makes the bulk of its torque in a lump in the middle of the RPM band. But they're only as quick as a 15.2 in stock form. And that's a very good run.

You know, the tC feels pretty quick because it's geared shortly and makes the bulk of its torque in a lump in the middle of the RPM band. But they're only as quick as a 15.2 in stock form. And that's a very good run.

From driving mine it feels like it's got a solid powerband all the way up to redline... that's not bad at all IMO. And I was assuming mid to low 15's with a decent driver.

the '07 tC dynoed at 149 whp and 153 lbs torque from Import Tuner.

the '07 tC dynoed at 149 whp and 153 lbs torque from Import Tuner.

Anyone have that article? A dyno chart would be awesome to see.

the '07 tC dynoed at 149 whp and 153 lbs torque from Import Tuner.
I still dont see how that is! Did Toyota under rate the car? I think thats only about a 8% drivetrain loss.
So far, there is no 07 MY dyno..... but in another thread, there was a discussion on how that power is used and at what engine speed. ANd there was 1 fellow that went to test drive a 07 while still owning a 06 and he said 07 was faster..... so we'll know sometime.
As for the tC feeling faster than your Ford, thats possible. Short gearing and big torque down in the rev range can do that to ppl.

You know, the tC feels pretty quick because it's geared shortly and makes the bulk of its torque in a lump in the middle of the RPM band. But they're only as quick as a 15.2 in stock form. And that's a very good run.

I have NEVER seen a tC do 15.2 stock. They run out of steam in the upper rpms and run high 15's stock. They are not quick....peppy? yes.

the '07 tC dynoed at 149 whp and 153 lbs torque from Import Tuner.

As for the tC feeling faster than your Ford, thats possible. Short gearing and big torque down in the rev range can do that to ppl.

Not faster, but almost as quick as my ZX2 was before the boost ;)

but I guess I'll go to portland on saturday and dyno mine... should have about 300 miles on it by then :lol:

so why would the 07 tc be any faster than the 06 tc...i don't think anything has changed dramatically besides the model year.....i'm sure the dyno numbers will be similiar, and also one dyno doesn't mean your car runs like that....its all dependent on conditions, etc...yadda yadda yadda

well, I dont think anyone is sure yet unless they did a side by side drag race w/ a stock 06 and stock 07 tC. They rated the car 1 BHP more but at a higher RPM, and no one is sure if that power hangs around or drops off drastically. Also, the fuel cut has been lifted to 6500RPM which could mean when shifting up, the car may be more into the powerband.

If you dyno your car at 300 miles you are wasting your money.
I took my G to the track at 800 miles and could not run any better than a 14.7, my 60ft times were 2.2 which is about normal and my shifts were great. I went back about 1.5 months later when i had over 2k miles. The weather was about the same, probably hotter, and with the same 60ft times and ran a 14.3 all night.

Let your car break in.

15.2 stock sounds a little too good to be true.. For about a year the best time I saw was a 15.5, then I believe 1 person ran a 15.4 in perfect track conditions on slightly better tires.

Now, with I/H/E/P it should run a high 14 @ ~92mph

If you dyno your car at 300 miles you are wasting your money.
I took my G to the track at 800 miles and could not run any better than a 14.7, my 60ft times were 2.2 which is about normal and my shifts were great. I went back about 1.5 months later when i had over 2k miles. The weather was about the same, probably hotter, and with the same 60ft times and ran a 14.3 all night.

Let your car break in.

Aye, will do so then captain.

I have NEVER seen a tC do 15.2 stock. They run out of steam in the upper rpms and run high 15's stock. They are not quick....peppy? yes.

Well I don't keep track of the fastest times so I just went conservative. I meant a stock tC shouldn't ever pass 15.2.

But yea, agree with you 100%.

trd spark has an injen CAI for the 07

^conservative? I think it was a little liberal. :)

rather..

My 07 dynoed at 146whp 151 ft/tq....and only has 1000 miles on it, I'm hoping it'll break in some more and the numbers go up very slightly. I'm stock btw as far as performance for now.

Mind posting a dyno sheet or sending me the dyno run file?

that's really high for whp, maybe its the gearing? cuz the EPA mileage for 07 are 23/31 for manuals , 1/2 up from 22/29 of 06's. toyota must've messed with the gearings a little bit and tweaked the final drive ratio.
Or is it because the new intake system? it think it was way different tha 06's.

http://benjaminkuhl.com/images/tC/07SciontcZInjen.jpg
2007 AUTO tC Injen CAI only

ouch... either the automagic tranny is killing the numbers or the higher compression ratio in the 07 is making less hp and tq....

dyno of my 06 FM 5spd stock
http://grayman.webcc.net/mytoy/dyno_trd.jpg

ouch... either the automagic tranny is killing the numbers or the higher compression ratio in the 07 is making less hp and tq....


Uh... 05-06 Autos are only doing 122~126whp SAE or so.

true, but bkuhl's sheet is STD not SAE, so it could still be the same numbers...

true, but bkuhl's sheet is STD not SAE, so it could still be the same numbers...

I have his dyno file... it's 129whp/124wtq SAE. Still higher than 90% of the auto dynos i've seen.