sanders_scion

So this is way beyond my comprehension. I've called a few shops and they all asked what I had to tune it with. I assumed they would have the stuff and I just bring my car in, so I looked up some things and found a lot of things to buy.
I'm not sure what I need to tune it or if I should need them all. I found them on fast scion. What do I need to tune my car and what do the other stuff do to my car?

Reading the parts description didn't help me:

11-15 Scion tC Tuning Parts. Computer Upgrades and Tuning Parts for Scion tC2.

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biglilsteve

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Are you turbo?...my assumption is that you aren't.

If this is the case, don't waste your time or money on tuning it. The only thing that will make your car faster is a turbo.

sanders_scion

I'm not turbocharged but I've done bolt on parts and I know I'm not getting all of there potential, so what should I do instead.

biglilsteve

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You're not getting their potential because there is no potential. Take this from one of the first tC2 owners who has done just about every bolt-on intake and exhaust part as well as a crank pulley. Your car won't be any faster without a turbo...just louder. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll save yourself from blowing tons of money on nothing.

sanders_scion

Ha.. Welp, I'm going to have to boost then, thanks.

biglilsteve

iTrader: (2)

Smart man...good luck brother. How much were they going to charge you for a 'tune' anyway?

You might consider getting a lighter weight set of wheels. For the money...nothing makes your car quicker. For a little more than the cost of completely replacing your intake and exhaust...you could get a sweet set of light wheels. It's all about reducing unsprung, rotational mass...huge impact on performance.

stenger

Lighter Wheels and Tires make a hell of a difference. Suspension can help get the power down as well, but I pushed my Racelands way past their limits this weekend, and kept having power cuts due to trac/stability kicking in.
Of course, once I turned it off power cut went away but still, need either better shocks or stiffer springs than what Raceland provides. (they do give a great ride, and I'm not saying anything bad about the company/parts.
but if you plan to make hard runs on US129 or any aggressive back road, you want stiffer springs for sure.

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VitaminE

Sounds like a lot of good advice. Nitrous works too btw.

sanders_scion

Around $350 for a dyno tune, but I had to buy the stuff to tune it which I was stuck at.

2013bluetc

Don't believe someone that hasn't done it themselves. I have Dezod Green Header, Injen Cold Air, Light weight Crank Pulley and I put together a Custom Exhaust system and when I put my Unichip on it was night and day.

Was it like slapping a turbo on? Of course not but for the money I spent on it it was definitely worth getting the little bit of extra umph

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sanders_scion

I'll look into that, cause I ended up getting the F/I C 6 controller but haven't found someone that can hook it up for me.

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2013bluetc

Installation of the chip is SUPER simple. It's a piggy back so no splicing wires and no footprint so if it's under warranty still and screws up its simple to take off and take to the dealership

Tyuh

Is there anything I can do to get more of a burble effect on my downshifts ?