i was wondering if i would be able to intercool my s/c tc. if so would i get anything out of it other than the looks? im new to the FI scene so im just trying to learn. any info will definitely help

 

don't ask me why, people just don't think it is efficient or cost effective to intercool our tc superchargers which doesn't make sense to me becaue every supercharged car i see supercharged and intercooled.

most s/c'ed tc's add water/meth injection. so not to say you can't intercool your tc, i just can't think of anybody who has done it.

 

what kind of gains do people get when they do the water/meth injection?

 

It is possible to Intercool your Supercharger on a tC.

TRD Supercharger w/TRD intercooler:




That was taken over a year ago at the Longo Scion show at Irwindale Speedway here in So. Cal

 

i thought the trd one was a TMIC not a FMIC

 

ha ha ha. remember this intercooler that wa suppose to come out.

 

you would need a hood scoop.

anyway, i don't think you get much of a gain from from the intercooler itself. but you can increase the boost more safetly.

 

Yup - it wasnt the gain at all.....it was so you can boost safer. The tC doesnt have much room and the piping is long. Because of this the s/c needs a pulley thats 2lbs higher just to get the same psi as w/o it. Methanol injector with prestone yellow windshield deicer is the way to go.

 

A FMIC doesn't work very well because of the amount of piping required and because of the TRD SC design. A small top mount with minimal piping would probably yield some good gains though. And boost levels upward of 10psi would likely see some nice gains.

 

You know you LOSE boost pressure with an intercooler. It's pointless in a supercharger setup. Go with Meth injection.

 

Water/Meth injection all the way...IMO