TongMan

Sometime in the future I plan to go Turbo. But I don't want to have a flashy ride with stickers all over the place or make my car known with turbo. I would like to make it a sleeper. Is there a turbo kit for the tC that would make my car look completely stock? For example, if you take a look into the engine bay, you wouldn't know I got turbo. Also, good with law enforcement too.

I will put a sticker like this on my rear bumper: "Z z z z "

Maybe some will get it, most won't.

Edit: I posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry.

exige

maybe keep everything raw metal, no coating?

mattvs

Yea, it's called the TRD Supercharger. Move out of CA. :o

SquallLHeart

hmm... stock from the outside only dude..

opened up engine bay.... there's no way.

maybe except if you covered it all up... (i.e. FiveAxis tC).. but then people will be questioning.

TongMan

The Supercharger is cool, but i'd like to be between 250HP-300HP. Be able to whoop 350Z, Cobalt SS, SI's, STI's, etc.

exige

the best you're gonna be able to do is prolly supercharger and zpi pulley...after that start doing the weight-saving.

kungpaosamuraiii

If you really want to do something crazy, you can do a custom job of popping a turbocharger onto your S pipe. It won't be as quick as anything else though, at least not until your spinning some good RPM.

NiKo

actually if u do some fuel management hide it in the glove box place gauges in the cubby hole under the radio full exhuast including header custom intake but yeah u can leave the outside like a sleeper but in engine bay u are screwed but i believe desertheat was at like 240 whp with justm nst 9.5 pulley bosch 110 dont quote ask to be sure

NiKo

sorry i ment dont quote me ask him to be sure

rhythmnsmoke

At the title and thread. That's like asking a blind man to point out where the Big Dipper is....Never Going to Happen.

kungpaosamuraiii

Ever heard of an STS kit?

Scion-ce

if they don't see it, they'll definitly hear it

NiKo

i havent what is that

sprslug_182

I do believe you can always go with say a gloss or flat black front mount intercooler so you won't see that part at least. Under the hood, I would suggest having someone measure to do some aluminum work, or have them make a modified exhaust manifold cover that will completely cover the turbo. You can also turn down the Blow Off Valve to where you wouldn't hear it as loud, but I think depending upon the boost, you will need to turn it up anyway to keep from getting turbo lag, so ya, that's my .02.

exige

nope

unlimited77

I think there should be a beginner boosting sticky to help direct alot of the new comers on what companies are selling turbo kits. Because this is like the 6th thread I seen asking a general newb question.

Now someone get busy and write on!
lol.

I personally think you should research more and look at other boosted people to get a general idea of what a boosted engine bay looks like, how it works, and how to make it look sleeper.

Like Zach, who has a bsp Tc, coated all piping plus his fmic black, which I think is hot, and might also go this route to reduce the visibility of the fmic to make it look stock.

kungpaosamuraiii

STS kits go under the car. For instance, a Camaro (I think..) STS kit sits somewhere on the midpipe. Looking at the engine bay, you'd only notice a missing airbox and a strange tube coming from nowhere and going into the throttlebody.

For the tC, you could probably (although not prettily) put a turbo near or on the s pipe and attach the turbo inlet to the stock airbox and have the compressor connected to the throttle body and it'll look relatively stock.

The lag will be fun to deal with, I'm sure.


There should be a checklist of things to know before going turbo. I would write it if I knew enough about cars and boost.

-NEMESIS-

There is no room where the s-pipe is........i was going to do this but there is just no room for the turbo, charge pipes and all the bends and such to make it work. Unless you feel like hacking your car up. Our cars really have no room to do this.

peteyd

yea in the tC theres just not that much room...(there is but then there isnt)

ack154

iTrader: (7)

Cobalt SS and Si... probably with turbo. But you'll have a lot more horsepower than they do if you go for those numbers.

STi and 350? I don't know. It'd be interesting b/c those are probably going to handle a LOT better.

Remember though - KEEP IT OFF THE STREETS and on the track.