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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 04:30 AM
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would love to here some input on both the dezod, and descendant turbo cant figure out which one is better? help please!
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 04:46 AM
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a dezendant.
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 05:16 AM
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All depends who you are talking to I'm running the descendant kit and love it if descendant were still in the scion game I would say go descendant but now that they focus on Mercedes it's hard to get replacement parts etc I would go dezod or ptuning unless you find a real good deal on descendants kit
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by o TaGGeD o
All depends who you are talking to I'm running the descendant kit and love it if descendant were still in the scion game I would say go descendant but now that they focus on Mercedes it's hard to get replacement parts etc I would go dezod or ptuning unless you find a real good deal on descendants kit
alright thanks, so both dezod and descendant are good options? but which one would be better and why?
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sciontcmobin1
alright thanks, so both dezod and descendant are good options? but which one would be better and why?
from his post it sounds like dezod would be better option since descendant isnt really around for ease of parts; and i know dezod makes a good kit (as does ptuning as well). its more of a personal preference if you check similar threads of which kit to get
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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Go dezod or ptuning because it is easier to get replacement parts and customer service is better because they are still on the scion game the only way id say go descendant is if you find a good deal on a used kit
Old Feb 13, 2013 | 11:23 PM
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i have dezod on my 1st gen,couldnt be happier,everything came down to customer service and what im using the kit for...
Old Feb 14, 2013 | 06:06 PM
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Dezod. Of course, I am biased to an extent, but I LOVE our kit and what it does.

Dynos, videos, photos....all here:
http://www.dezod.com/pd-dezod-scion-...rbo-system.cfm
Old Feb 14, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by paul_dezod
Dezod. Of course, I am biased to an extent, but I LOVE our kit and what it does.

Dynos, videos, photos....all here:
http://www.dezod.com/pd-dezod-scion-...rbo-system.cfm
Haha win I plan on doing a dezod conversion at some point wasnt sure what all I would have to swap out but first things gonna be that front mount!
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Dezod conversion? All you need to do the front mount is pick up a Universal intercooler and route the piping.
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Dezod conversion? All you need to do the front mount is pick up a Universal intercooler and route the piping.
I'm going to use dezods IC setup and slowly move over to there entire kit I believe here in the future
Old Feb 17, 2013 | 10:13 AM
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I would go with DEzod and Ptuning because they are still around and representing the scion community. These are the guys you should support for great products, good customer service, and feedbacks. Descendent is also great but they have move on to mercedes benz.
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not trying to diss on decendant since i do have their exhaust but as for the turbos go id go with dezod's because they use a garret turbocharger which are very well known vs a custom one descendant makes..
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Originally Posted by Getonurknees88
not trying to diss on decendant since i do have their exhaust but as for the turbos go id go with dezod's because they use a garret turbocharger which are very well known vs a custom one descendant makes..
Custom one? Lol my turbo is a TURBONETICS that comes with the descendant kit..
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Originally Posted by Getonurknees88
not trying to diss on decendant since i do have their exhaust but as for the turbos go id go with dezod's because they use a garret turbocharger which are very well known vs a custom one descendant makes..
Ya its definitely turbonetics... lol
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Dezod has tech support while descendant hopped off that train after switching to Mercedes. I'd keep that in mind when throwing around $5,000...
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Originally Posted by talt2008
Dezod has tech support while descendant hopped off that train after switching to Mercedes. I'd keep that in mind when throwing around $5,000...
X2^
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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I'm a tester for Dezod and the quality and customer tech support is never a question with Dezod...
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Originally Posted by Bezik777
I'm a tester for Dezod and the quality and customer tech support is never a question with Dezod...
Thanks for the kind words Tom!
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 03:28 AM
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Coming from a guy with descendant get dezod lol



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