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Old 10-22-2008, 09:00 AM
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17000 turboed this car is pretty resiliant
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Old 10-22-2008, 04:00 PM
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oh yeah...my 10K included a trip from Las Vegas to AZ and back...6 hours there...4 hours back thanks to UMS for tuning!

And no turbo timer here either...turn it on and go...get there and stop...whatever...
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by cdp1279
Turboed my 05 tc at 32k and now just rolled over 79k miles, i drive the car almost every day. i beat on the car fairly offten and even use it for second job at night doing delivery.

I would like to do a compression test soon but the car is showing no signs of wear other then so matinace. I change my oil with mobil 1 every 5-6k. and my spark plugs about every 6 months with NGK BKR8EIX which are two steps colder.

i just recently retuned with bigger 550cc injectors and made 265whp and 293ft tq. on a dyno jet. cars running alot richer then before but its still ok probley foulded the plugs before the tune.
Wow thats alot of miles I'm at 34k now after about 3 1/2 years, where did you get tuned ? NRG ?
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Old 10-23-2008, 02:16 AM
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And no turbo timer here either...turn it on and go...get there and stop...whatever...
Fairly certain that TT uses a watercooled turbo... hence a lesser need for cool down time to prevent coking of the oil & premature bearing breakdown.

It can never be a bad thing to warm up & cool down any engine, let alone a turbocharged one.
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Old 10-24-2008, 07:21 PM
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the TuboToyotas GT kits have water cooled turbos...mine is the base, so it's a bushing turbo, only oil cooled.

Now, when I say turn it on a go and get there and stop...I meant the same way I did before boost...meaning I would start my motor, buckle up, check mirrors, turn on some tunes, and then go....and when I get there, I'm usually cruizing slowly through the parking lot before I stop, and then I'll grab a couple things before I shut off my engine...so it's basically the same as having a turbo timer set to 30 seconds or so...
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Old 10-25-2008, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by vettereddie
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i wil be getting it tuned by turbochargers.com and kenny drives a tc so i assume it will have a good tune. my motor only has 4800 miles on it
Wait, is this Kenny Strickler, formerly of ZPI? If so, run, run hard, run fast, and run as far away from him as you can. Just search for ZPI here on Scionlife and you will see he has been single-handedly the most damaging person to turbo'd Scion owners. I'm not speaking of his technical ability; his business practices are absolutely criminal. He sweet talks, makes excuses and in the end royally screws over customes.

Here's a 56 page thread on the subject:
What really happend to ZPI - **Update on Pg1**

As a fellow Scion owner, please take heed, I'd hate to see another one burned. Go with ANYONE else, here's a few to start you off.

Greddy - name brand but least value for the money, is reliable. You're paying for the name
Turbonetics - great turbo, a little pricey
Turbotoyotas - another great kit, but with potentially multi-month wait times
PTuning- not quite out yet, but will be high quality and excellent fit
Used ZPI- the kits themselves are solid, and dirt cheap. They will probably need upgrades so find a good shop.

He doesn't run (business), turbochargers.com, you do know that right? Turbochargers.com has been around since 1979, just FYI.
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Old 10-25-2008, 07:27 PM
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you still talk with him anymore travis? did he ever finish the tc that was on that show?
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Old 10-26-2008, 04:58 AM
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I buy parts from them from time to time. The black tC is running a 25G last I heard. No mention of the silver tC.
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