Scion FR-S may be getting supercharger kit from TRD
11-05-2012, 01:40 PM
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Scion FR-S may be getting supercharger kit from TRD
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The Scion FR-S was just named the Hottest Sport Compact at the 2012 SEMA Show, and Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is apparently looking to make this car a little hotter. According to Car and Driver, TRD is close to coming up with a supercharger to fit to the car's 2.0-liter flat-four engine in order to squeeze out a little more performance. Currently, the FR-S produces 200 horsepower, but there's no guessing how much a supercharger could improve this figure.
With Subaru seemingly hard at work on a new turbo engine for the BRZ and even possibly a BRZ STI model, it is only logical for a force-fed FR-S to be in the works as well. Surprisingly, though, the report says that supercharger would be unique to the FR-S, but since the Scion and Subaru BRZ are mechanically identical, it isn't clear how this would be accomplished. TRD already offers plenty of upgrades for the FR-S such as exhaust, brake and suspension kits, and it offers a handful of superchargers for other models including the 5.7-liter V8 used in the Toyota Tundra and the 4.0-liter V6 used in the Tacoma.Scion FR-S may be getting supercharger kit from TRD originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Scion FR-S was just named the Hottest Sport Compact at the 2012 SEMA Show, and Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is apparently looking to make this car a little hotter. According to Car and Driver, TRD is close to coming up with a supercharger to fit to the car's 2.0-liter flat-four engine in order to squeeze out a little more performance. Currently, the FR-S produces 200 horsepower, but there's no guessing how much a supercharger could improve this figure.
With Subaru seemingly hard at work on a new turbo engine for the BRZ and even possibly a BRZ STI model, it is only logical for a force-fed FR-S to be in the works as well. Surprisingly, though, the report says that supercharger would be unique to the FR-S, but since the Scion and Subaru BRZ are mechanically identical, it isn't clear how this would be accomplished. TRD already offers plenty of upgrades for the FR-S such as exhaust, brake and suspension kits, and it offers a handful of superchargers for other models including the 5.7-liter V8 used in the Toyota Tundra and the 4.0-liter V6 used in the Tacoma.Scion FR-S may be getting supercharger kit from TRD originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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11-05-2012, 01:44 PM
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sigh, you think they would have learned from the TRD charger for the tC, these engines are too small to use a supercharger effectively for the price they're going to charge.
When the tC's supercharger came out, it was $3600 plus install for 40 horsepower, which was terrible compared to turbo kits. When the price dropped to $1800, it was a reasonable offering, even I got one.
When the tC's supercharger came out, it was $3600 plus install for 40 horsepower, which was terrible compared to turbo kits. When the price dropped to $1800, it was a reasonable offering, even I got one.
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