ILikeTurtles

Im pretty sure lots of people have asked this but I need help!! I don't know what turbo kit I should get. I was planning on buying the ptuning kit but now im not sure. can someone please help me


2011 scion tc 6 speed

SloTC1

Ptuning or dezod

ILikeTurtles

That's what I'm not sure about

SloTC1

Your best route is Ptuning, they make fantastic kits. Sadly I couldn't afford one since I'm a full time student. So I had to piece a kit together

ILikeTurtles

I'm a full time student too so I'm pretty sure you can do it too (: thank you

SloTC1

I'm working on it lol I've got the tC 1. Right now I'm upgrading the fuel system as well as other supporting mods and then I'll save up for a new kit

CBechdolt

Depends on personal preference, id buy whichever is closest to you and have them tune it after you have it installed.

That_Kid_Ju

Both are fantastic kits, so it's up to your personal style preference. PTuning offers larger downpipe size (3") while Dezod is slightly smaller (2.5"). Dezod's customer service is exceptional and their support for the scion platform in general is beyond anything anyone else could provide. Both companies have been doing this for many years and both are great to go with. You should honestly worry more about who and where you will tune the car with afterwards.

paul_dezod

Agreed. You can always check out both kits and see what tickles your fancy. You have undoubtedly seen our kits on the Scion Tuner Challenge cars last year.

Dezod Scion tC2 11-14 Turbo System (Featured in the Scion Tuner Challenge)

TCnewguy

that manifold is sooo pretty. lol

I wish I had money to go boost also. I am a student like the rest of you

paul_dezod

Our entire kit is sexy.

Renike

Hey Paul I know this doesn't relate to forced induction but I was looking at the performance short block on the site and I just have a few questions.

I was just wondering how much of a performance gain do you receive being n/a from getting it done if there are any specs on it that you may know.

If there is any stats/specs is how much psi would you think I would be able to go up to with the upgrade to the ARP Head studs and main studs when I do go turbo?

paul_dezod

No real gains from short block and nothing else added. The setup encompasses stronger internal components (bearings, pistons and rods) for more reliable power through a power adder like N2O, S/C or turbo.

That last question will be heavily contingent upon the setup ran, fuel ran and tuning.

Renike

Ok thanks I was just curious if there was anything possibly from other people who may have done it

2clean_tC

How did you piece together a kit. Is this for a second gen? If so, do you by chance have a parts list?

DannoXYZ

I suggest you do some reading and learn how to actually turbocharge an engine. Then you, will be able to answer all these questions yourself.

What you will learn is that there's no such thing as plug-n-play bolt-on turbo kit. Even a pile of parts that fit perfectly is only 5% of solution. Bolting it all in correctly is the other 20%. Depending upon your power and durability goals, you may need to disassemble engine to replace pistons and con-rods with stronger forged versions.

By far the vast majority, +75% of cost and effort will be in the TUNING of final package once you get it all assembled. This involves LOTS of adjusting fuel and ignition maps for optimum performance. Pick any TWO:

- powerful
- cheap
- reliable/durable

But you can't have all three...


Reading List:

Forced Induction Performance Tuning - A Practical guide - Bell 2003 Haynes
McLaren-Honda Turbo: A Technical Appraisal - Bamsey 1990
Maximum Boost - Bell 1987 Bentley
Street Turbocharging - Warner 2006 HP-books
Performance Tuning Theory & Practice - Four Strokes - Bell 1981 Haynes
Tune & Modify Automotive Engine Management Systems - Hartman 2004 MBI Publishing

Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals - Heywood 1988 McGraw-Hill
Engineering Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engine - Pulkrabek 2003 Prentice Hall
Flow and Combustion in Reciprocating Engines - Springer, Arcoumanis, Kaminoto 2009 Verlag Berlin Heideberg

pirateboy

Planning on buying a tc2 within the next week here, wondering if there's actually anywhere to get a turbo kit. Doesn't need to be new or come directly from the manufacturer, but every single kit or recommendation I've seen is just not buyable anywhere. Couldn't find ptuning, dezod, descendant, or atp, thinking about rev9power.... If anyone has an suggestions on where to buy one of these at, I would really appreciate it.

DannoXYZ

answer is no. you're more likely to find a unicorn than turbo kit for TC2z
See this thread: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sci...ts-tc2-240152/