Well for gravel roads .. I completely agree - the Corolla is tough to beat!! Although an early 1990's Civic with full wishbones is also very tough and has all the durability needed for its weight on third world roads. For the highway ... find a low mileage LS 400. I am not sure anything you do to a series 80 will beat that. And for real offroad the stock 1FZE is sufficient - although I dont get up into the "thin air" altitudes some of you may.
So are there any TRD Superchargers left?
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Well for gravel roads .. I completely agree - the Corolla is tough to beat!! Although an early 1990's Civic with full wishbones is also very tough and has all the durability needed for its weight on third world roads. For the highway ... find a low mileage LS 400. I am not sure anything you do to a series 80 will beat that. And for real offroad the stock 1FZE is sufficient - although I dont get up into the "thin air" altitudes some of you may.
NLXTACY
Wits' End
Not really. Its an "everything is in the box and can be installed in a long day" vs. "everything I need to source myself, there is 100 ways to skin this cat, where can I get the custom doohickey, will this part work with this, do I have a spare vehicle to drive while I spend weeks/months trying to figure it out...ad naseum".
I would really doubt anyone touches the 4.7. In stock form the later rods are puny and not up to forced induction. That engine being basically the same as the 4.3L car engine with more stroke shares the same rods, and the 4.3L was optimized for lightweight internals and revs.
you have to think that it's a long term investment for Magnuson. Obviously all the superchargers that were available sold. They didn't sell quick, but these guys are in the business of making SC and i'm sure they sit on stock of other vehicles. So i would assume they aren't going to lose their bottom on this venture.
They were 2k???? Even my cheap ass self would of bought one at that price. All the ones I saw were 3500 and up, still kicking myself for not grabbing one of the last ones for 3k.
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~3,300 was a deal, anything less was a gift.
No but it was laid out in diy terms to FI LC's for ~$2k
make the kit so the DIY'er doesn't have to rely on people they don't know custom making parts
some people just don't like the idea of bolting custom things to their cars, they want a company behind the parts they buy, even if that company is custom making them themselves...
Haha I have no interest in "making" a kit. I don't believe anyone would actually step up and buy it. Like I said I could be wrong, but this is not rocket science, especially the way the TRD system does it.
If I was still working I would do it just to do it, but I am not taking any financial risk as a fulltime student when I have already contributed all the time and research.
If I was still working I would do it just to do it, but I am not taking any financial risk as a fulltime student when I have already contributed all the time and research.
LINUS
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Smart move. You would spend your golden years as a "cust support call center" for guys who have ANY motor issue, because, well - you know, it always is the turbo. Any small initial profit < long term hair-pulling.
CDan do you know if this will maintain the 50 state legal CARB status that the TRD unit had?
Dunno.
Depending on how the "intellectual property" was transferred, the precious CARB exemption may have followed. I can find out from my Magnuson contact (pretty high up that particular food chain but I digress) when I receive my dealer info package.
Depending on how the "intellectual property" was transferred, the precious CARB exemption may have followed. I can find out from my Magnuson contact (pretty high up that particular food chain but I digress) when I receive my dealer info package.
I still have a pretty CARB sticker from mine I could put in the classified section
NLXTACY
Wits' End
The stickers are available. Beno ordered for me and I know CDAN got a few of them.
Supercharger sounds interesting, but when it comes to rebuilding the engine to make it suitable for a SC and adding the cost of a SC to that, I don't think I will be doing it yet. Maybe when I have to rebuild the engine anyway. $2000 dollar turbo sounds more appealing, but I agree with NLXTACY that there is something to be said for being able to buy something as a kit that just bolts up without having to figure out all the details. I wish I had the knowledge and skills to put something together myself, but I am just not there mechanically yet. That being said, I am glad someone is taking on the project to build a few more SC's.
NLXTACY
Wits' End
It's called "glutten for punishment"
This is pretty much the crux for me. I like turbo. I have owned many turbocharged cars, they do better at altitude, they are easier to cater to your requirements, and so on. But the SC is something you can just buy and put together in a weekend. And it is a path that is well paved, so it won't leave you wondering if you made any poor choices along the way.
I've done some research (many thanks to ryan & others who have shared their experience), and I feel I could put together a good functional turbo system for $2,000 (using an off-brand turbo :flamesuit: ). I'm assuming that's half the price of the SC when/if they become available, but the SC is still tempting for the simple fact that there is absolutely zero guesswork involved, and I wont be relying on my own (crappy) fabrication skills for any part of it.
