Well, all my life I've driven trucks... this is the current:


The reason that I bought a car is because I've hydrolocked it:


I have rolled it:


And I just killed the clutch. So it has been out of commission a lot lately and I need something else as a daily driver.

Now that I own a car, I found that I am very quick to stomp the gas and go as fast as possible (the Jeep's 0-60 was about 16.5 seconds). And I always (with the jeep) went by the motto that I won't ever do a mod that doesn't serve a purpose (i.e. no flashy stuff, only stuff that can be used). So that's the motto I will try to hold. Don't get me wrong, I'll do stuff like tint and minor things to make it look nice, but I'm going to attempt to do some engine mods.

My basic question is where to start. Do I go all out and get the turbo and cia and exhaust, or do I have a car, under warranty, and keep it that way for a bit? It's my first car (and I still have the jeep bty) and it's a whole new ball game now. Plus I have a very heavy foot, so should I just wait a bit to get used to having a little power under the pedal??

Here's the current setup and the only other thing I'm added is the factory spoiler:

 

dont try rolling this over, u got more glass this time! nice ride tho!

 

i'd suggest starting with the suspension. rear sway and lowering springs are a good start and not much commitment financially. not to mention your tC will look much better a bit lower to the ground. i'd hold off on power mods until you know exactly how much time/effort/money you want to sink into this car - a turbo takes a lot of all three.

 

Somebody who actually utilizes a Wrangler!? Damn. Ha, that's a sweet Jeep.

 

if you got it to be your daily driver, then, don't start going all out turboing it and such. if you got it to be reliable and such, tinkering around with boost is a very quick way to risk losing its reliability.

if you want more power out of it, get the supercharger, it is warrantied and such, functional.

 

depends on the power you want to make, and how long you want it out of commission as well. since it is your daily driver i would stick to mods that are warranty friendly and you could put in your self or have a shop do in about a day. If you want it faster and under warranty and of course are willing to spend money on it, IMO get every TRD performance option and have it all installed at a dealership and you should have an awesome, fun, and reliable (not to mention under warrenty) daily driver.

 

if you want more power out of it, get the supercharger, it is warrantied and such, functional.

Warrantied by who? THe manufacture? The dealership? As you can tell I don't know much about engines at this point. I can rebuild a suspension / tranny / TC / axle, but I'm a bit slow when it comes to engines... A jeep doesn't really need much high end power. What exactly is the difference between a supercharger and a turbo?

And TRD stuff is Toyota's stuff, so if a dealership puts it on it's still under warranty? What if I put it on?

 

Turbo charger is run off of exhaust gases and the S/c is belt driven most people like turbos since a S/c takes power to make power.

As for TRD parts if you put them on the dealership can blame any problem you have on faulty install(even if it is fine) Also non toyota parts installed on the car can be picked out for causing a problem and void your factory warranty. Any Toyota parts installed by the dealer are all covered under a warranty by scion/toyota as well they will not void the factory warranty on your car

 

OK so if I wanted something small (well not a turbo), I'd be better off getting a TRD supercharger and having the stealership put it on for me... Cool. Along with this I'd assume I'd have to get a CIA and an different exhaust? I really should research this myself rather than make posts about it....

 

well the super charger will come with a different style intake since air has to travel into the s/c before going into the engine. Also your stock exhaust will work fine, but you could upgrade to the TRD axel back for a ridiculous amount of money. Personally I would get an aftermarket header and cat-back exhaust after you got the S/C installed (my personal choice is strup (www.strup.us)) to allow the car to breath a bit better, but dont get the header if your state is hard on emissions since it will delete the cat.

 

where in WV do you live?

 

LOL hey i know you from DEJA. i am another jeep gone scion owner.. remember me??

 

Hurricane. You know, that speck between Huntington and Charleston?

 

How much money do you have to burn? Do you want turning speed, or straight speed, or both?

You will want new tires. New shocks + springs or coilovers and probably a stiffer rear anti-sway bar.

For about $1000 you can get decent horse power increases with just a CAI and a catless or high flow exhaust. I've heard good things about the Injen CAI but make sure to research it all.

If you go for a turbo you will need a new intake, a new exhaust, new injectors, etc etc anyway so it might be good to decide if you want to try it with the NA tune for a bit and then replace it all or just go for broke.

If you want serious power and turning you will probably be looking at a LSD and a clutch or something because the torque steer on these cars is pretty bad, especially with more power.

 

Haha small world huh? Good to see you!

pchavez: thanks... I'm not looking to make this a racing car. I'm just looking for a little more boost on the straights. Money isn't that big of an issue (once I get my car / mortgage payments all settled out) but I don't want to go dropping $13 grand into it (like I did the Jeep). I think a Supercharger will probably be more along the lines of what I'm looking for. I want it to stay under warranty so I'll pay an extra buck to have it installed by the dealership. I appreciate everyone's responses. I'll keep you posted on what route I decide to run.

 

Supercharger does sound like a good, safe, and very fun power upgrade. I would suggest you still look into some tires and suspension. Cheep when compared to power increases but they REALLY add to the fun factor.