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Old 10-16-2011, 08:49 PM
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hate to watch it go, but had no real offers in 4 months...

scion tc flint mica 2007 turbocharged. just rebuilt motor last year with forged pistons and rods. bored motor to 89.5. masterpower turbo 50 trim .63 ar hks ssqv bov with Tial wastegate. custom top mount turbo exhaust. dezod custom bent tc ribbed piping. emanage blue. greddy boost controller. glowshift boost gauge, oil pressure gauge, aem a/f ratio gauge. tanabe concept g medallion axle back exhaust. COMPLETELY NEW 6 puck act unsprung racing clutch, installed beginning of may 2011

the car is lowered 1.8 inch front n back on progressive springs from dezod, sitting on 18" drag rims with 225 nitto lower profile tires, all 4 tires 6 months new. just replaced water pump, battery, pulley, and belt. the body kit is custom so you'll never see another like it, nothing crazy but different. all gauges have been replaced with blue leds. short shifter, tinted tails and windows. 10' mtx sub, 600w class d mtx amp

everything was sexy and beautiful.... had to sell due to i ran out of money and need to pay for rent and the headgasket needed to be replaced and i didnt ahve the money... had to trade it in at a DEALERSHIP! i hate myself for doing it but i had no choice good by scion life.... you treated me well. thanks for all the help through the years turboing my tc and helping me with other projects. i will always love my tc and my scikotics crew...
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any pictures
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wat did you trade it for?
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They gave you 7k for it with blown HG? Thats actually pretty good for a stealership...
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Old 10-17-2011, 03:13 AM
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^ my thoughts exactly, not bad given the hg
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Old 10-17-2011, 07:41 PM
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i bought a new 2011 wrx satin pearl white hatchback, im looking for pics to post of my tc. its sad that out of all the shows i went to i dont ahve that many saved i invested 14k into my tc the right way.
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Old 10-17-2011, 07:48 PM
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I would have at least ripped off the turbo kit and stuck a header on there before selling it to the stealership..
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Originally Posted by craftedinsane
i bought a new 2011 wrx satin pearl white hatchback...
After reading the first post I was going to say "sorry to hear about your tC troubles", but given the subsequent post, it sounds like you're doing fine.
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Good bye TC. Good buy WRX :D
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Old 10-19-2011, 02:38 PM
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I wanted to take my kit off but I didn't have the stock injectors or stock intake. I would of needed to reroute vacuum lines and oil lines and new injector clips. The a pillar would of had to be replaced and the hg blew near my midterms and I needed a car. I wanted to wait but ran out of money after I just got done rebuilding motor and tune.
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shame about the tc, but such a nice upgrade

pics of wrx?
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Old 10-19-2011, 11:58 PM
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^ they got to meet before i left it to the dealership.... sorry dezod... you made this car practically, and im sorry for trading it in for a subi, hope you forgive me!
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