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Old 01-31-2008, 08:57 PM
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I'm looking forward to buying a turbo kit. Don't know which is best but was lending toward turbonetics. Mightygnu I'm interested in your kit. Any reason why your selling yours?
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Originally Posted by TxScionTCz
I'm looking forward to buying a turbo kit. Don't know which is best but was lending toward turbonetics. Mightygnu I'm interested in your kit. Any reason why your selling yours?
you have a pm!
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:07 PM
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Hey guys i new with all the turbo stuff and i know its a lil off the subject, but are all turbos ilegall? and if you do have one will it be able to pass smog?? n one last thing what is the most u can run with a turbo on a stock engine before you have to start changing things out?? thanks for any responses i would appreciate it
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in california...there is NO legal turbo kit for a scion tC, it will not pass smog, depends on how you drive your car and the specifications on the kit as to how high ur psi can be on the stock internals
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The highest "documented" hp level achieved on a stock motor has been 420ish whp, but there is no magical number that the stock engine is going to give out at.
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It can go pop at anytime.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:30 PM
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so then how do some of you guys that have turbos do it when ya got 2 get it smoged? so if i want legal hp gains i gotta go with TRD supercharger?
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^^Is the TRD S/C'er smog legal?

California is worthless for modding your car....so move...
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
^^Is the TRD S/C'er smog legal?

California is worthless for modding your car....so move...
Im not sure...ya i know im thinkin about movin
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man im just gunna stay with interior mods and body mods then...just my luck cops will still give me a hard time for havn a "Fixed up car" ....bastards!
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Originally Posted by shadow_shifter
man im just gunna stay with interior mods and body mods then...just my luck cops will still give me a hard time for havn a "Fixed up car" ....bastards!
Gotta take a risk to have some fun.
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ya i know cali just suck as far as vehicle codes!!!
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Originally Posted by shadow_shifter
ya i know cali just suck as far as vehicle codes!!!
yea it is. but fun at the same time.
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u ever had any problems wit ur turbo? how do you do it every time you got 2 get it smoged?
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Originally Posted by shadow_shifter
u ever had any problems wit ur turbo? how do you do it every time you got 2 get it smoged?
Nop, no problems.

I haven't had to get it smogged, its an '07
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:32 PM
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but when it comes time to do it? how do you go about it?
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Originally Posted by shadow_shifter
but when it comes time to do it? how do you go about it?
Pay someone off

Take it all of really quick, its only like a 6 hour thing..
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:42 PM
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dang thats a pain though dont ya have to tune it and dyno all over agian??
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nop. The tune stays with your emanage and why would you have to dyno?
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LOL i dont know im not very turbo savy so u'll have to forgive my stupidity LOL
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