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StealthTC · 12-17-2005, 03:31 PM

Well I was just thinking about this a few weeks ago. On my tC about a month ago they released a TRD Centrifugal Supercharger for the price of about $2900-$3200 UNINSTALLED, now the SC off the bat was making the car 196whp dynoed vs. people purchasing a Stage 0 turbokit from a company that was making 235whp dynoed @ somewhere between $2600-$3000. So up front it showed that the turbokit was a better buy for the money, well I waited a couple weeks to see what can of power and upgrades people had for the SC and the only thing is different pulleys of course that were making minimal power between 15whp to 20whp. So what I did is I made a list of everything I would need for my project, how many whp, and how much it would cost me. In the end it seemed easier to go with a turbokit for one I got a kit for dirt cheap and it seems as if Turbos are easier and cheaper to upgrade for more HP than a supercharger would be. My kit consists of

16G Turbo
Stainless Manifold
Precision Turbo FMIC
Turbo Oil Pan
Tial BOV
Tial Wastegate
Stainless IC Piping
$2000

Emanage Blue w/ PNP Harness $560
Bosch 110's $36
Ported Head $550
Forged Pistons $500
550cc RC Injectors $250
Injectors Clips $40

Total $3,936 so far
Still in need of a HP FP, FPR, and a few other things so my grand total should be somewhere right around $4,500 all said and done. I may only be able to pull low 12's but I think thats a great accomplishment for a SCION!

BY THE WAY TCvsSTI from a ROLL http://www.thescionstore.com/video/tcsti.wmv

Scion tC 12.49 Run
http://www.zeropointindustries.net/g..._12_52_2nd.wmv

12-17-2005, 03:31 PM	#2
StealthTC Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Member #1114 My Ride: B5 A4, MKIII Supra iTrader: (0)	Well I was just thinking about this a few weeks ago. On my tC about a month ago they released a TRD Centrifugal Supercharger for the price of about $2900-$3200 UNINSTALLED, now the SC off the bat was making the car 196whp dynoed vs. people purchasing a Stage 0 turbokit from a company that was making 235whp dynoed @ somewhere between $2600-$3000. So up front it showed that the turbokit was a better buy for the money, well I waited a couple weeks to see what can of power and upgrades people had for the SC and the only thing is different pulleys of course that were making minimal power between 15whp to 20whp. So what I did is I made a list of everything I would need for my project, how many whp, and how much it would cost me. In the end it seemed easier to go with a turbokit for one I got a kit for dirt cheap and it seems as if Turbos are easier and cheaper to upgrade for more HP than a supercharger would be. My kit consists of 16G Turbo Stainless Manifold Precision Turbo FMIC Turbo Oil Pan Tial BOV Tial Wastegate Stainless IC Piping $2000 Emanage Blue w/ PNP Harness $560 Bosch 110's $36 Ported Head $550 Forged Pistons $500 550cc RC Injectors $250 Injectors Clips $40 Total $3,936 so far Still in need of a HP FP, FPR, and a few other things so my grand total should be somewhere right around $4,500 all said and done. I may only be able to pull low 12's but I think thats a great accomplishment for a SCION! BY THE WAY TCvsSTI from a ROLL http://www.thescionstore.com/video/tcsti.wmv Scion tC 12.49 Run http://www.zeropointindustries.net/g..._12_52_2nd.wmv Last edited by StealthTC; 12-17-2005 at 03:38 PM.