gp1817

my friend just bought a 05 scion tc used stock....for like 6k...with 80k miles on it,stock....he wants to boost it right away,but on a budget....his limit is $800...he was looking though ebay and found this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T04E-13PC-TU...a0cb37&vxp=mtr


he wants to achieve 350 hp.....

i told him.......that kit.wont last even 2 miles on the car.....am i right...he thinks he can put it rigt on,and be boost happy

BadDudeTC3

Tell your friend to do himself a favor and save up more money to get a quality used kit on here to save himself a huge headache of going the ebay route. If he adds another $800 for a total of $1,600 he can get a quality kit on here with everything he needs to be "boost happy" that have good quality components so that his motor will last.

draxcaliber

Sounds like your friend doesn't want his new tC to run for very long.

It basically works like this, he can buy a cheap turbo kit and spend loads of time cursing and breaking stuff and possibly ruining his engine, and probably spend a lot of money just to get it to work properly, or he can save up, and buy a proper kit and keep the car running.

take it from me, I have personal and second hand knowledge of what it entails, just get a good complete kit from a reputable company and be done with it. Do not buy garbage off ebay.

also, 350 whp will not last too long, even with a good kit, the car will need stronger parts to put it down.

BlackKnight

Boost on budget = Huge FAIL

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gp1817

i showed him this thread.....i talked him out of it...he like to rush things....i told him,you get what you pay for......and i said,i bet ya you will have install problems,boosting issues,if it even works properly and so on....

looking into the greddy kit...

paul_dezod

I would advise your friend to invest in a large bank account if he wants to run that ebay kit.

Otherwise, the alternative would be to consider a full bolt on kit like ours:
http://www.dezod.com/pd-scion_tc_turbo.cfm

draxcaliber

I don't think the Greddy kit is avaliable brand new anymore, and it was never very popular. It is kind of a cookie cutter kit from a big name company.

I like Dezod's kits just fine.

05rs1

He is going to learn the hard way. A good tune can run him 400-600 depending on how much he likes his car and wants it to last.

05rs1

No fuel, no management, not even a down pipe only the flange to get a custom one made lol.....tell him just dont do it. Just buy nice wheels and tires and enjoy the car running

jacob81

Glad you were able to save a fellow tc before the owner prematurally ended its life lol

TZA310

will burn oil. build engine first or will be waste of money.

KILLER

I stay away from engine parts on Ebay. All that CHINA crap makes me sick.

jacob81

^^agreed

TZA310

it works, you just need to know what your doing.

rhythmnsmoke

Umm...no.

jiles25

Never boost on a budget that is one of the worst mistakes you can do that 6k he just spent will go down the toilet wait and save up I had to wait about 2 yr after I bought my tc to try and start boosting it