wow, for that kind of money, i'll be helping myself to a turbo insted. Soon as I have the tC Paid off

 

^^^ smart

 

well make_shift....the way that i see it, even tho tC's have the same inline 4 engine as the camry....toyota knew that the tC was gonna be boosted so i think that they may have reinforced the egine's internals....mainly the valvetrain to handle higher pressure and heat, but that just my opinion you dont have to agree.....all i was tring to say was that the tC can handle more boost because it has more displacement.

 

wow 3200 not installed, I wonder how many people are going to waste thier money on this, just save the money instead of making the car a little faster for almost 4 k

 

i wish i could have got you guys a sound clip of this but i didnt becouse my camera was in my car when this car was running but just turn on your vacume and suck up a tenis ball with the hose part to make it louder and more high pitched then how it normaly runs and you basicly have it there

it sounded like sutch crap i hope they do an air box rather then that cone flilter so you done here the air being sucked in

 

so.....whos going to be the the test car here? someone is going to buy it. It will be intresting if its alot better finally installed, tweaked, and brought to the tracks with some #'s before some of you change your opinions. it is a little high in price, but until the final product is out, we all cant be one sided about the S/C. or atleast im not ...yet

 

Yeah, I mean, if you can monkey with it, why not. But, Maybe i'm hooked on the idea of a turbo. Never seemed to feel comfortable with a belt driven FI idea...seems unecessary unless I'm mashing on the gass But hey, I don't know my own ___ from a hole in the ground neway....

 

Any updates?

 

welll...im 16 and my told me he would buy the supercharger for me because i was going to get the dodge srt4 but he wanted me to wait a while after i was 16 to see how i handled driving so he thought the supercharger would be a perfect idea so he told me he would get me the tc and then buy me the supercharger if i was responsible enough, plus he wont let me do anything to my car thats not under warranty

 

wtf. Your dad buys you a new car AND a supercharger. I wish my parents were rich

 

hahaha what a lucky f|_|cker i hate you Nebraska_tC i hate you


lol

 

..you spoiled bastard!, lol

 

I'm thinking the numbers on that slip in the photo is most likely low-balled. It does say "estimated" after all, which could mean good things for those of us who want a s/c eventually. Another thing to consider is that they might be using that new SAE horsepower ratings system, which is why the new Civic SI is quoted as being 193hp even though its the same engine as the 210hp RSX type-S.

As much as I like turbos I do still want TRD's supercharger since we got the extended warranty on my car, and I think it'll be a little easier to maintain- don't have to worry about the heat issues and oil issues that turbos can have. Another bonus to the supercharger is that the power is very linear and doesn't hit all once like in a turbo, which will be beneficial when I take the tC to the local Solo II autocrosses.

And for all of you who want the s/c and are disappointed that your tC won't stand for "turboCharged" then just remember that since it's a centrifugal-type supercharger so instead it can be "theCompressor!"

 

^^ LOL

 

i thought the new si had an all new K20Z3 where as the rsx type s has a K20A2 now i could be mistaken but i think i know my honda engines i think lol


but any ways yeah they could be low balled but eitehr way the wholel setup is not my style but then again im not buying it so what ever lol

 

ur dad buys u a car... then buys u a s/c.... sigh.... all at 16....


i wanna see the damn thing on a scionlifers car, and dyno it

 

i want this dang thing because its from the factory and I know the car can handle it. I am sick of having cars or seeing cars with mods and they are ok for a while, then puts long term stress on the cars. If toyota made this setup FOR the tC, I trust it. The same reason I had trd lowering springs, because I had a lowered car with corrected camber/alignment and it ate thru the inside of the tires no matter what. If my tC does this, they will be at fault...which my rear alignment was off, and they realigned it free for me. To me its worth the hastle of letting somebody else worry about problems. Sure $3000 is a lot, but for the reassurance I have a safe running car...its probably worth it to me compared to Turboing a tC and just hoping nothing goes wrong, and if it does, I have to work on it, or pay to get it fixed by a shop...which usually isnt cheap.

So my goal, save my $ through the winter since I garage my tC, wait to hear feedback on people who install it, see if they have any problems, maybe get a header too, and call it a day. But switching to 91 octane is gonna suck with these gas prices!

 

Yes TRD send me one so I can do a review on it! I hope they read this...

 

Im just gonna see if I can get my dealership to either test fit one on my car or our demo car just so we have one...I am gonna go turbo cause I am more of the turbo person but a nice free s/c ECU upgrade sounds like a real nice starting point for my turbo setup.

 

The 2005 type-s has the K20Z3. the 02-04's have the K20A2.

The only reason I know this is 'cause my friend is a Honda freak. wants to do a K swap into a EG hatch.... I think he's nuts, but he will run 12's