http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000780063745/

This was a long time coming. Scion had announced the supercharger at the tC’s debut, but had left enthusiasts hanging for the TRD part to officially go on sale. The centrifugal supercharger is designed to provide 200 horsepower, which is a 25% increase in peak horsepower. Peak torque output is also claimed to rise 13%, with torque increasing right to redline. The supercharger is available for manual transmission cars only through TRD. Retail pricing is set at $3200, plus installation. Thanks to Rocket Punch for the tip; the full press release can be found at the jump.

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and Scion announced today that a TRD supercharger for the Scion tC sports coupe will be available through dealerships beginning today. The TRD supercharger will help the stock tC’s 160-horsepower engine put out up to 200 horsepower and increase maximum torque up to 13 percent.

This all-new TRD supercharger is compatible with both 2005 and 2006 model year Scion tC sports coupes with manual transmissions.
This centrifugal supercharger, which produces seven pounds of boost, was chosen for its compact configuration, ease of installation on the tC and smooth power delivery characteristics.

The supercharger, when installed by an authorized Scion or Toyota dealer, falls under the same powertrain warranty of five years or 60,000 miles, or the balance of the new car warranty, whichever is greater. When not installed by a dealer, the supercharger is covered by a 12-month, 12,000-mile parts-only warranty.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the TRD supercharger is $3,200, not including installation.

 

check the scion site or trd site, it says its here.

 

yea i heard the official press release today that it is available now . i personally saw it.

the manual tCs can get it right now.

scott

 

I talked with Michael Kennedy, an executive at SET Scion and he verified that the TRD supercharger for the tC was released on 10/17/05. Only 11 months late

 

http://www.trdusa.com/tcsupercharger.asp
<---- not wrong

 

I actually drove one with the supercharger in it last week, the car was brought in to the dealership i work for by my regional scion rep. I now truly believe the tC needs traction control or something cause if you punch it in first it just spins the tires for ever and it has so much torque that the torque steer is crazy (keep in mind that this is the first supercharged vehicle ive ever driven) i personally own a 06 tC and dont think i will be geting it put in mostly because its just costs too much for my budget, and im past the "racing on the highway" stage in my life (i think ) , i also dont want to have to use premium fuel in the car and make my gass mileage go lower than it already is (24-26mpg) so thats my take on it but if you are into makig your car go fast while still having your waranty intact this thing is sure to put a smile on your face.

 

tru http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases...T2005101455573

 

i second this info...Mike advised our delaer of the same info...

 

So, at this rate, they should have one available for the xB by....... 2011???

 

Yep, it's here. First one came off the truck about half an hour ago. It's already sold, but we're still waiting for a couple of tools for installation. Should roll next week. But not without me driving it around the block a few times.

SCION OF LEWISVILLE

 

*RANT MODE ON*
Why must you make my scionlife a house of lies?

LIar! LIARS ALL!!!!! Filthy stinking liars! There is NO TRD supercharger!

All the other websites are lies! TRD has been hacked. There never was a TRD supercharger, There is no TRD supercharger, There never will be a TRD supercharger!

Filthy rotten stinking liars! The TRD supercharger is vaporware! Vaporware I say!!!! VAAAAPPPPPOOOOORRRRRRWWWWWAAAAARRRREEEE!

(blood vessel bursts)
(Ed passes out)
*RANT MODE OFF*

No, really?

 

I'm not really a serious gearhead, and opted for an auto transmission. Can someone explain why the supercharger won't work with an auto transmission?

Thanks,
Eric

 

Good question; the supercharger won't work on the automatic because a manual and automatic operate differently and use different systems; I'm sure it gets pretty tight under the hood with the supercharger due to the angle of the engine and the different bracketry holding the different trans to the car. If TRD went to the trouble to make a supercharger that it will just have a different kit and part number so that the brackets clear the different tranny in all the right places. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

I'm sure either TRD or the aftermarket will come out with a nice 1.0/1.5 limited slip for the tC. Hopefully Scion will be able to make it a factory option, which will help people who race in SCCA classes (then it would run in STX instead of STS?). tC vs Sube Impreza ... hmmm.

 

there WILL be a kit for the auto tC to have the supercharger.. it's probably just some brackets.. and a different re-program for the computer.. mcgeorgeparts.com shows the part no..PART # PTR01-21050-89 FOR AUTO TRANS MODELS (coming soon not avail yet)
(from their website)..

so yeah it'll be here soon.. hopefully NOT another year but soon..

 

xboxies and xaeros get blitz SCs. dont worry about us

 

did everyone miss this? i hope it's not a customers car you're gonna be driving around the block a few times........

 

I'm sure it'll be just for testing purposes - YEAH RIGHT.

 

wow and i thought it would never come

 

Well, somebody's got to.

 

well as a technician part of the process of installing or even fixing a car is the test drive.