just saw your post man, hell yeah ill race you... lol...

 

just an update, im kinda sick about the whole thing... my car is outta commision, is has a cover on the thing, bumper is off, its getting shipped via boston auto transport to kentucky... zpi is gunna work on it, fix the tranny... and get it working again....

 

it really is a quick car proto type... i drove in a srt4 with an aem intake, and mopar bov, and i would smoke it.... ill get videos of it soon, once its fixed

 

Hey don't let it get you down too much - who would have thought that the tranny would be engineered with such close limits on its power handling. I have been working on electric vehicles for about 5 years now and have blown up several $1000 controllers - you just have to fix it better for the next time. Think of it as finding the limits by distructive testing.

 

so what can be done to avoid fusionscion's predicament? for the future turbo'd cars.

 

Wheel hop is bad - stiffen the slop in the engine mounts and take it easy in the lower gears if you don't have the traction. Smooth takeoffs get you there faster !
Maybe some modification to the suspension in the front would help too - I reworked the rear suspension links of a Chevy Vega a long time ago and got the wheel hop eliminated just by raising the top arm position on the axle.

The pin dropping out may be a problem down the road for everyone that gets a lot of wheel hop - Hope not as I tend to get it when I turn into a side street after stopping when I gas it too much.

 

wellsaid man...

an update for yall... boston auto transport is charging me 575 to ship my car to zero point, and they will be working on the car, and fixing the transmission... hopefully while were up there, we can take out the rear engine mount and fill it with urethane.... that will eliminate alot of wheel hop...

 

fill them ALL my friend, it may be a little more vibration from the motor... but it wont be bad.. its just more of a chance it will help prevent wheel hop..

also what mods if any are they going to do to the trans? or will it be a tc tranny? im curious to know.. thanks

 

well im on a budget, and i am sponsored so we will try to do the most we can...

if all goes well, ill be driving my car home with a tc transmission, and gearing, filled motor mounts, and flames shooting outta the exhaust... i just want this dang transport place to get my ride before the tires sink into my driveway... it sucks not being able to drive my car and i miss her dearly

 

Tell me about it Peter I miss my ride also it's been over 2 months but thanks to Kenny, Sean and the staff at ZPI things are finally moving forward and I should be driving her soon. Like billy says whatever your needs are ZPI got you.

Just a little note for all who is a ZPI fan or a Greddy fan ZPI racing has helped me out of a nitemare. They have installed my Greddy turbo and are doing other installs for me that a shop really screwed up. No questions asked didn't talk down anyone elses turbo or company they are a proffesional group of people, Hell they didn't even try to steer me to buy their product, I will say though that my other car will more likely than not get a ZPI turbo. Sorry if I've stole thunder from this thread but I've been reading all the threads for awhile and thought it was time for me to add my 2cent lol.

Happy Holidays too all

 

i need your help...

i got an offer for my scion... $17,100... should i sell? the money would be real good to me... im not sure what i can do... check my website link to see pix of my baby..

 

Dont sell it. Youll be kicking yourself later. If you have a beater car then just keep the xb and build it into an absolute monster.

 

Wow thats an awsome offer... Im not sure what I would do in your postion.. You can always sell it and stay in the Scion family with a tC and boost it.. or you could keep it and make it a beast like the poster said above me.. Wish somone would offer 17k for mine..

 

im 18 and broke... i make 8 bucks an hour

 

You actually have to ask the question?! Someone offered you over $17k for a car with a blown transmission? And who knows if you may have more damage. Not saying you do, but what if?

I say sell it and count your blessings. Just make sure the buyer is aware of exactly what they are getting.

 

yeah im fixing the tranny of course....

and i dont think im gunna sell her.... hella fun... and i love to see the looks on peoples faces when they talk shi^t about my car, and then i smoke them in a race...

that right there is priceless...

tomorrow is the big day... shell be taken on a truck and driven to kentucky.. talk about service huh?
but you get what you pay for...

 

wow been reading this whole thread kept me awake another hour videos are awesome and sponsorship is neat! Hope all works out well im excited to see more videos of that lava rocket!

 

are tc gears taller?.. or are they about the same..? i want a tc tranny

thats cool man then you wont have to worrie about running slicks and redline drops ;)..

my guess is the tc flywheel and clutch bolts up.. ooo on that thought if it does the tc aluminum flywheel is like only 200 bucks!! this is sweet i cant wait to break my trans and go tc tranny!!

what about axles??? might as well throw in a tc motor too

ok im done.. and cant wait to see more out of your car.. GOOD LUCK!! and Happy Holidays!

 

You need to make more money dude!! Keep the ride! You have a lot invested in it. Stick a block of wood under that gas pedal so you can't floor it LOL!!

 

Hey Pete sell yours give me $20g's for mine and I'll through in all the stereo upgrades. LOL

Scion xB------ $$$$
Mods to xB -$$$$$$
Blown Tranny $$$$$
The expression on the face of people getting Blown -
away by a ZPI powered xB--PRICELESS

Keep it Man.