I heard a rumor that there is a conversion kit that can change the Tc from a FWD to a RWD. is this true??

 

huh....no that's not true.

 

ya cause the only one that i knew of was the one that was changed around for drifting

 

that is a Lexus IS (don't remember which year/model IS) motor...

 

they made a tc drifter and it was rear wheel drive ( not a lexus is)

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=218567

 

you could make a tC awd if you imported the parts

 

Imported from where?

 

probably europe or japan that is if you can find the car or parts

 

it isn't exactly un-possible. i mean, the ford focus has a 5.0 v8, rwd conversion kit...sure it only costs 20 grand on top of the car itself, but yeah, it can be done.

 

like this for instance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzpc_Km41PE

 

That Focus is Bada$$. I wouldnt mind owning it for sure. But back to the point, I dont really see how it could be done without custom fabbing all the parts. To my knowledge, and I could be wrong, there arent too many pieces that transfer over, and I know that there isnt a tc in Japan, maybe Europe but I dont think so.

 

Conversion kit? No.

Converting is not impossible though. Close to it, for most people.

 

To make it RWD is gonna take a shop and at least $20,000 to get started......for that money get a Z

 

LOL!

No sir...

The Toyota Avensis shares the same chassis as the tC, however, the Avensis is AWD. THE RS*R team that built the Formula D tC essentially removed the front portion.

It wouldn't be easy or cheap, but 20k is a bit high. I interviewed Ken Gushi awhile back, and intended to release it as a podcast, but I've been busy. When I get around to posting it, I'll let you guys know.

 

2 things come to mind when thinking about a RWD tc.......

the rear end is the easy part, since we already have a "driveshaft tunnel" and the AWD caldina rear end (maybe even the new matrix AWD) will bolt up, if not mounts could be made pretty easily!


biggest problem is, finding a transmission to work with out transversely mounted engines, wich would mean either custom making one, or simply modifiying an AWD tranny to work rear-wheel drive (point in case, one does not exist)

only other option is to longitudinally mount an engine (just like the RSR tc) which requires the use of a different engine(which lots of people say it wouldnt make the Tc a Tc anymore, like they say about the RSR) custom mounts etc etc etc etc etc!!!

so yes, lots of bling bling is necessary