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Mar 20, 2006 | 01:45 AM

#21

tC9o9

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From: Nine-Zero-Nine

after reading this..it makes me think. i wanted to go turbo, but i didnt think about all this...maybe i should just wait.

Mar 22, 2006 | 09:00 PM

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Typhoon

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Research! read as much as possible and find out as much as possible from people that know turbos. While this webstie is great the knowledge that you can get here about turbos is limited to peoples posts. Read articles talk to people with aftermarket boosted engines that do their own work.

Mar 23, 2006 | 03:40 AM

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JoYBOi

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Really, I think you dont learn much about something until you have it. For instance i didnt really learn about fixing a car till i owned my own car... But if financial issues are a problem itz not a good idea to get turbo...

Mar 23, 2006 | 03:45 AM

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heyitznosaj

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From: Quincy, MA

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Originally Posted by bLaNc0

YES!!! im not the youngest one on the forums muahahaha!!!! thank you, if u got the funds and you can get it dont rite go for it bro. dont half-butt do anything. im 17yrs old but ill be going turbo also with the almighty turbonetics kit

but do it the rite way and dont make us young guys look bad, lets prove to the old heads we aint idiots! lol.
Good luck man and enjoy your ride.

Don't worry, I'm probably the youngest on these forums. As for turboing your car? If you are asking these questions then you probably shouldn't do it. If you still want to do it save up and get little stuff here and there in the meantime.

Mar 23, 2006 | 03:55 AM

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TheQuietThings

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Originally Posted by ERIC-TC

I've read that the TRD supercharger will not exactly be all that great for the auto TC. This is because boost is not developed until you reach at least 4K rpms. If you change the pulley to get more boost, then you will loose your warranty anyway...

Seriously the biggest issue with the turbo kits on the market is the loss of the primary emission control device in the car, the catalitic converter. Depending where you live this will be a huge problem in the future when you take the car to inspection and they scan the OBDII computer. Inspection failures are recorded by the state and when you sell the car even if you remove the turbo to regain re-sale value the inspection failures will show up on carfax and the questions will come.

I've heard some guys with headers have intalled an OBDII compliant cat inplace of the secondaty cat in their TC and have eliminated the CEL error code.

I believe there is a company selling turbos that includes a high-flow cat in the down-pipe in the same location as the stock cat in the TC. This may also be an option -I still need to research this myself.

this really isnt a problem at all for the auto tC. the sweet spot in the auto starts at 4K RPM's. Combine that with longer gears and never having to let off the gas, you will have one fairly quick car.

A solution to not building maximum potential boost before 4K RPM is upgrading the BPV valve, which WILL NOT void your warranty.

Mar 24, 2006 | 02:48 AM

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zucc

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From: BIG D

i was thinking about getting the new turbotentics kit for an auto which ive heard is supposed 2 put out 270hp on a stock engine

Mar 27, 2006 | 03:41 PM

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moots13181

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Remote Mount Solves many problems - research it!

My questions to STSturbo...

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"how much would a kit for my car cost? How many hours or dyno tuning should i expect? How long should the install take if done by a professional? If there isn't a kit available for this application, how long would I have to wait"

#1. $3150 for a universal.
#2. As long as it takes you to tune a vehicle. I hope there is tuning software available for your TC
#3. Probably a very very long time. There is not a complete kit available, nor are there any plans in the future to create one for a Scion.

If you are still wanting a turbo, our universal kit is what we offer to people who want a turbo but there is no kit available. It will require you or someone to custom fabricate the charge pipes for the car. Call me with any questions. Thanks

David Fisher
David@ststurbo.com
Great Lakes Regional Sales Manager
Phone 801-224-3477 ext 805
www.STSturbo.com

The next question then is how much would it be to get some custom mandrel bent tubing for both the exhaust and back from the turbo to the intake (or intercooler)? Does anyone have some experience with this or know anyone that can give a quote?
Thanks much in advance

Also, I heard ZPI is interested in doing a remote mount system but he'd need the car for a couple days to fabricate a kit (prolly more like a week in reality). I talked to Kenny and got the impression they'd love to have a donor car to help develop a kit! A remote mount kit would be cheaper than a manifold kit and would work as well or better and distribute the weight a bit better if not save weight.