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Old 11-14-2005, 11:44 PM
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Waiting ................. Money in hand!! WIll it shift hard like a manual?
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Nobody out there with Scion TC has swapped their trans. fluid or cares to help me out? Step-by-step ? Fill Plug locations ? Anything...
I wish I could help ya, but I haven't gone there....yet. Scott17 (I think he is named) might be the one to talk to. I believe he is a Toyota tech and may have seen one done. Try posting in the maintenance area of the forum.
Yeah I get no help in the maintenance section besides telling me to go to a shop or experiances on other Toyotas that are not Scion TC's. I guess i'll take this task on myself and inform the community. Thanks anyways~
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Nobody out there with Scion TC has swapped their trans. fluid or cares to help me out? Step-by-step ? Fill Plug locations ? Anything...
I wish I could help ya, but I haven't gone there....yet. Scott17 (I think he is named) might be the one to talk to. I believe he is a Toyota tech and may have seen one done. Try posting in the maintenance area of the forum.
Yeah I get no help in the maintenance section besides telling me to go to a shop or experiances on other Toyotas that are not Scion TC's. I guess i'll take this task on myself and inform the community. Thanks anyways~
Well, it will sure be a hit if you do a how to.
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will i need to by the esk now and then reprogram it when i get the trd supercharger...? all in all, does every upgrade you make change the way the shift kit works?

and the big one... will my local scion dealer void my warrenty becuase they say the tc was not meant to shift at any points other than what the stock ecu says (if they could even find out)?
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will i need to by the esk now and then reprogram it when i get the trd supercharger...? all in all, does every upgrade you make change the way the shift kit works?

and the big one... will my local scion dealer void my warrenty becuase they say the tc was not meant to shift at any points other than what the stock ecu says (if they could even find out)?
For the IS300 - it was meant to work up to 320 rwhp. So, the trd s/c should be fine.

Void warranty? Probably if you end up having transmission problems. I'm 99% sure. Your forcing the trans to work harder that its supposed to.
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Well, I asked Sam about being able to switch between stock shift and the ESK. He said it's no problem. Just wire in a switch for the positive wire to cut the power to it and the unit will allow stock performance (or lack of ).

He sent the new box back and I should have it any day.... Will keep everyone updated.

Also, there is some taking their TC in for the valvebody upgrades (not sure who), but that will be a nice solution for serious power people.

The future process will require the TC to be down while this occurs. Remove existing valvebody, ship it to them over night, they mod it and send it back overnight. I imagine coordinating this with them so they just don't have one show up on their door step is a good idea.
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What will upgrading the valvebody do?
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Old 11-17-2005, 06:41 PM
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What will upgrading the valvebody do?
Allow greater fluid pressure which equates to much faster and harder shifts.
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Old 11-20-2005, 09:28 AM
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If they could get rid of the throttle 'delay' at the same time, that would rock.

That said, I've got my cash in hand already.
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ScionDad,

Any updates with the installation yet?
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I am ready for 320wtq and will buy into Shift kit and an upgraded valve body. But even though 500-600 wtq sounds exciting it is a bit extreme for a daily driver.
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seeing how both of these kits (E.S.K and the vavle body) will improve shifting....my question is will it increase hp and tw transfer to the wheel?...basically increase wheel hp and tq....i heard that an auto tC dynoed at like 122 wheel hp....will these kits improve wheel hp and tq????

I cant wait to see some results and finally get this kit...YaY!!
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nope, but it'll get it to the wheels quicker and less sloppy
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Better 1/4 mile times for sure..... How extreme of a shift are we talking about here?
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Originally Posted by miamibusta69
Better 1/4 mile times for sure..... How extreme of a shift are we talking about here?
Well, I plan on installing it tonight. But firmer shifts is the objective. A valve body upgrade for slamming shifts.....thunk kinda shifts. But, that might get old for some. I always enjoyed it if it was in the right car.
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Gotta feed some details... what was included, cut wires?, pics if possible.

Thanks ScionDad!
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Originally Posted by ScionDad
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Better 1/4 mile times for sure..... How extreme of a shift are we talking about here?
Well, I plan on installing it tonight. But firmer shifts is the objective. A valve body upgrade for slamming shifts.....thunk kinda shifts. But, that might get old for some. I always enjoyed it if it was in the right car.
update please.
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Better 1/4 mile times for sure..... How extreme of a shift are we talking about here?
Well, I plan on installing it tonight. But firmer shifts is the objective. A valve body upgrade for slamming shifts.....thunk kinda shifts. But, that might get old for some. I always enjoyed it if it was in the right car.
update please.
Here is the install diagram. The 2 wires will be cut and wire this unit inline (where the X's are). Then hook up power and ground. I am at this point verifying that the light green and dark green wire (2nd connector from right) is the same as the IS300.



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any updates on this?
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wow that is a lot of info to take up.
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