Turbo or Supercharged XB
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Turbo or Supercharged XB
Hey I have had my XB for about 2 weeks and am wondering what my options are as far as Supercharging or putting Turbo on my XB. Any Suggestions? Whats available? Is one better than the other? and where can I get it. I still want my XB to be reliable, because I drive it a lot. Thanks.
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Congrats on you purchase. There are a couple of kits out right now but I understand that Scion will soon release a supercharger for the car which, if installed by a dealer will retain your factory warranty. You may want to try running a search on this site for info that others have posted/shared with their own turbocharging/supercharging experiences. I think there's also a kit up for sale in the classifieds section of this site. Good luck with your project!
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turbocharging-- EL prototypes will soon have a kit available
TSI extreme kit
Greddy (i think)
Custom
Supercharging-- Blitz, and i think another company make eaton roots type superchargers.
force induction on the echo motor is like play russian rolette as E.L. puts it.
TSI extreme kit
Greddy (i think)
Custom
Supercharging-- Blitz, and i think another company make eaton roots type superchargers.
force induction on the echo motor is like play russian rolette as E.L. puts it.
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If you want to go turbo, get some new rods and pistons. Not too mention upgrading your fuel delivery. And also doing something about the ECU.
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Originally Posted by Prototype_xB
turbocharging-- EL prototypes will soon have a kit available
TSI extreme kit
Greddy (i think)
Custom
Supercharging-- Blitz, and i think another company make eaton roots type superchargers.
force induction on the echo motor is like play russian rolette as E.L. puts it.
TSI extreme kit
Greddy (i think)
Custom
Supercharging-- Blitz, and i think another company make eaton roots type superchargers.
force induction on the echo motor is like play russian rolette as E.L. puts it.
the other supercharger is power enterprises
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Originally Posted by ERIKB
Congrats on you purchase. There are a couple of kits out right now but I understand that Scion will soon release a supercharger for the car which, if installed by a dealer will retain your factory warranty. You may want to try running a search on this site for info that others have posted/shared with their own turbocharging/supercharging experiences. I think there's also a kit up for sale in the classifieds section of this site. Good luck with your project!
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Dont do a turbo unless you are ready for some big headaches...Im still under construction and about 90% done w/ my install but I wont dare push that thing over 6 psi for daily driving or any driving for that matter and thats still not saying that I wont snap a rod like a twig 
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factory turbo will never happen...for toyota to feel safe about running a turbo on these things they wouldnt wanna push it past 3 lbs of boost for reliability purposes...the kit would be mad expensive and not worth it in toyotas eyes
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Originally Posted by Simplyscion
Dont do a turbo unless you are ready for some big headaches...Im still under construction and about 90% done w/ my install but I wont dare push that thing over 6 psi for daily driving or any driving for that matter and thats still not saying that I wont snap a rod like a twig
Finish that thing already..... Mine needs a twin...
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I just don't think it's worth it to have in a car like this. I would maybe get a supercharger for the car if it were worth about a G. I mean cmon, 4,000 for that powerenterprise supercharger. Kidding me. Thats 1/3 of a TC : D
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Originally Posted by Simplyscion
factory turbo will never happen...for toyota to feel safe about running a turbo on these things they wouldnt wanna push it past 3 lbs of boost for reliability purposes...the kit would be mad expensive and not worth it in toyotas eyes
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Originally Posted by Simplyscion
Dont do a turbo unless you are ready for some big headaches...Im still under construction and about 90% done w/ my install but I wont dare push that thing over 6 psi for daily driving or any driving for that matter and thats still not saying that I wont snap a rod like a twig
Finish that thing already..... Mine needs a twin...
I got a ride Im doing w/ my father tommorow morning for a friend of his whos son is terminally ill...its a lil fundraiser ride cause the kid loves motorcycles but when that is done Im gonna try to go real hard and finish tommorow night besides for the gauges and camcon.
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Toyota does'nt make turbos for their cars. They do however make superchargers.
If you want to go turbo, get some new rods and pistons. Not too mention upgrading your fuel delivery. And also doing something about the ECU.
but n e way good luck with ur f/i xB