yeah so 3000 for 40 hp is insane. i was going to go SC but i just can imagine myself spending that much money. whats the best stuff to get horsepower the cheapest? i have the injen CAI CC s pipe ZPI mid pipe and TRD axle back. what else can I do to increase HP? I want to be fast but not for 3000. any answers? thanks guys much appreciated

 

Well you get more than 40 hp from the s/c. It's more like 60hp to the wheels. Dynos of a stock tC (5spd) are nearly 140hp and dyno's of the s/c on a stock tC (5spd) were nearly 200hp. They claim "25%" but its actually a bit more.

 

ufcknockouts, does your car sound raspy with the s-pipe and midpipe...or is it just louder than it was when you just had the trd exhaust

 

I think an engine damper is a mod that you should look into. It doesnt add HP, but it reduces parasitic loss due to the engine torquing on its mounts and also lets you put more power to the ground by reducing or eliminating wheelhop. It also helps by positively locating the transmission for more solid and accurate shifting so you're less likely to misshift with one installed

 

NAAAWWWWZZZZ

It's seriously the cheapest way to get alot of horsepower.

Though it's not very practical or easy to play with.

 

zpi pully !!!!

 

^^^ which one?

 

crank pully

 

I pretty much have the same set up, CC spipe, ZPI mid pipe, and the TRD. I just had the crank pulley installed by ZPI and the difference is night and day. Love it! I was able to get 11.6 HP and 18 ft. pd's of TQ just out of the pulley

 

I have the 3pc. NST Underdrive Pully set.. I would seriously reccomend that setup for anyone..

 

CAI = 100$?
CC Spipe =175-200$?
ZPi Mid = 500$?
TRD exh = 400$?

your already halfway to get a SC, There isnt a cheap way to get power. thats why ferraris, porsche, etc are expensive.

How much power do you want ? Whats your objective ? Plan ?

 

Alright dammit, I'm ordering this pulley. I've heard so many good things about it.

 

I would go with NST Double.. I just got mine in on Friday.. and Wow! I can personally vouch that this 3pc. set is out of this world.. by-far the best mod I've done to date. I immediately felt the power increase and the crank speed increase.. sick.. just plain sick. I also have the water pump/alt pully.. looks good under the hood too!

 

a pulley and iridium spark plugs. let me know if you need some help.

 

I read somewhere that we already have awesome plugs in our cars. They should run around 60,000+ miles if I remember correctly. I thought the only time we need to change the plugs in the tC is if we go FI and need to run a cooler plug. I could be wrong though, just saying what I heard.

 

^^^ yes you are right. i remember now. thanks ..
i installed some iridium on my xB and it DEFF made a difference.
i beleive it even gave me an extra gallon of mileage- i stopped monitor my mileage but i did notice a difference.
the crank pulley gave me an extra kick as well.

 

Awsome mod. Picked up an ingalls last weekend. made noticable differance. Id also get the crank pulley from ZPI

 

No such thing as cheap power. Be sure to research crank pulleys before you add one to your car. As much as I would like to get another thread locked on the subject...:p

 

are there alot of debates stating that pulleys are useless and hurtful to the car? cause it suonds like their great and i kinda wanna get a set myself!

 

Well All i can say if I have proof of cheap HP. 150.00 bucks got me almost 12 hp. So useless....no. Of course there is always a chance of problems down the road but then again this goes for any mod for that matter.