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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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Just wondering if anyone has tired other super chargers than the TRD if there are any?
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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No, there aren't any.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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Nope.. a roots blower would be so much better.. but no one has one. Some fabrication and cramming in would have to take place to make one work though.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:50 AM
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Sounds lame, but I have a Friend of a Friend thats knows someone that suposedly has a Custom Roots set-up on a tC. Doubt it's true though.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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Hmmm that's interesting. I never knew that.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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On the tC from what I can see you would have to either completely redesign the firewall, rotate the engine forward and possibly have a higher cowl on the hood or have a very different intake to make a roots work on our car due to the way everything is mounted. But if there is one out there I would love to see it.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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Yea, me too. I'll have to talk to my friend to see if we can arrange a meet and greet/ talk about our set-ups.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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that could be a nice little mod you could sneak past the po po lol
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Yea, I don't think you would really see it behind the motor on the intake side. Our motor bays are not very spacious.
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 06SuperWhite_SoCal_tC
Yea, I don't think you would really see it behind the motor on the intake side. Our motor bays are not very spacious.
I'd cram a LS7 in there before a custom supercharger.
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