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11-19-2006, 08:35 PM
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used SC
for $2200 im thinking about getting a used supercharger with about 8000 miles on it,some pulleys and the carbon fiber boost gauge that goes into ur center cubby. that is definitly worth it right???? and if anyone knows the best magazine to read so i can get up on my knowledge with cars lemme know....thnks
11-19-2006, 09:16 PM
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Read up on the site and familiarize yourself with the s/c before committing to it.
Best advice i can give you in terms of gaining knowledge is just go out there and surround yourself with it.
Best advice i can give you in terms of gaining knowledge is just go out there and surround yourself with it.
11-19-2006, 10:34 PM
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If you read a magazine, chances are you will learn nothing. You need to get out there with someone who knows what they are doing and start helping out with doing some work.
8000 mile supercharger for $2200? Nah. Don't do it. Save a bit more and go turbo...or if you really want the supercharger, then buy a new one.
8000 mile supercharger for $2200? Nah. Don't do it. Save a bit more and go turbo...or if you really want the supercharger, then buy a new one.
11-20-2006, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by iampaui
but i thought it was that the turbos really havent been mastered and been blowin up motors left and right??????
11-20-2006, 07:40 PM
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me? um. no I will probably get another car. the tC is a bit small, and I have had a bunch of other problems as well as the supercharger bearing going out on me. So...I believe it is soon time to move on.
11-21-2006, 12:42 AM
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Re: used SC
Originally Posted by iampaui
for $2200 im thinking about getting a used supercharger with about 8000 miles on it,some pulleys and the carbon fiber boost gauge that goes into ur center cubby. that is definitly worth it right???? and if anyone knows the best magazine to read so i can get up on my knowledge with cars lemme know....thnks
11-21-2006, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by iampaui
but i thought it was that the turbos really havent been mastered and been blowin up motors left and right??????
not everybody who bought the sc will post on scionlife.
use this forum as a reference not a guide book.
11-22-2006, 04:27 PM
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Re: used SC
Originally Posted by Robs_tc
I'm selling mine with a new blower and pulleys for $2000!!! Whay would you want a used s/c when the one I'm selling will have the 3yr/36k mile warranty???
All I'm going to say is do A LOT more research on this. I would stay away from it personally. Take your money and either save for a new S/C or buy a turbo kit. A turbo will not blow your engine up. Bad tuning and/or poor installation will.
If you buy cheap you get cheap.
11-22-2006, 04:50 PM
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Just a note also guys that irritates the crap out of me... Guess will keep the rant in this post and no further...
People are saying there are more problems with the sc kit than the turbo kits. UNTRUE. I am friends with SO many people on this forum that are turbocharged. You have no IDEA how many of them have had issues that are never reported as to keep in the good graces of there kit maker so they can receive help / warranty on there turbo. With the sc and it being a dealer item, any little thing that does anything wrong is blabbed about on 40 different posts.
Seems once or twice a week I hear about exhaust manifolds cracking, exhaust studs snapping, turbo's taking a crap, welds on pipes cracking, ems issues, blown motors, wastegates sticking, intercooler pipes poping off... 95% of which I NEVER see posted on this forum. And I get the same answer from each person... "dood brand x hooked me up and sent me a new one next day" or "brand x asked me not to say anything as things get blown up and thrown out of reason on the forums" which they do... but anyways. Your guys horrid mass fear of the sc should not be so. Good product and with a good install it will remain a good product.
Is a turbo kit bad? Heck no. Is the sc kit bad? Heck no. Anything bolt on power wise can have issues. All rely on the skill of the installer. And the sad part is many engines are toasted, sc toasted and turbo's are toasted from people that do not have a clue trying to work with an all in one tool kit from a local autoparts store and having a buddy tune it that says he can tune a car without a dyno or a wideband *LOL*
I personally would buy a used sc kit but ONLY if I knew who it was coming from, the exact milage and had a tech that knew what to inspect on it, remove it from the car, and transfer it to the new car.
Not a thing wrong with purchasing used as long as you know all the parts that should be included... I see many sc kits for sale missing a massive amount of parts. The person who is selling did not install it, so they have NO IDEA what all parts came with it.
People are saying there are more problems with the sc kit than the turbo kits. UNTRUE. I am friends with SO many people on this forum that are turbocharged. You have no IDEA how many of them have had issues that are never reported as to keep in the good graces of there kit maker so they can receive help / warranty on there turbo. With the sc and it being a dealer item, any little thing that does anything wrong is blabbed about on 40 different posts.
Seems once or twice a week I hear about exhaust manifolds cracking, exhaust studs snapping, turbo's taking a crap, welds on pipes cracking, ems issues, blown motors, wastegates sticking, intercooler pipes poping off... 95% of which I NEVER see posted on this forum. And I get the same answer from each person... "dood brand x hooked me up and sent me a new one next day" or "brand x asked me not to say anything as things get blown up and thrown out of reason on the forums" which they do... but anyways. Your guys horrid mass fear of the sc should not be so. Good product and with a good install it will remain a good product.
Is a turbo kit bad? Heck no. Is the sc kit bad? Heck no. Anything bolt on power wise can have issues. All rely on the skill of the installer. And the sad part is many engines are toasted, sc toasted and turbo's are toasted from people that do not have a clue trying to work with an all in one tool kit from a local autoparts store and having a buddy tune it that says he can tune a car without a dyno or a wideband *LOL*
I personally would buy a used sc kit but ONLY if I knew who it was coming from, the exact milage and had a tech that knew what to inspect on it, remove it from the car, and transfer it to the new car.
Not a thing wrong with purchasing used as long as you know all the parts that should be included... I see many sc kits for sale missing a massive amount of parts. The person who is selling did not install it, so they have NO IDEA what all parts came with it.
11-22-2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Garage1217
Just a note also guys that irritates the crap out of me... Guess will keep the rant in this post and no further...
People are saying there are more problems with the sc kit than the turbo kits. UNTRUE. I am friends with SO many people on this forum that are turbocharged. You have no IDEA how many of them have had issues that are never reported as to keep in the good graces of there kit maker so they can receive help / warranty on there turbo. With the sc and it being a dealer item, any little thing that does anything wrong is blabbed about on 40 different posts.
Seems once or twice a week I hear about exhaust manifolds cracking, exhaust studs snapping, turbo's taking a crap, welds on pipes cracking, ems issues, blown motors, wastegates sticking, intercooler pipes poping off... 95% of which I NEVER see posted on this forum. And I get the same answer from each person... "dood brand x hooked me up and sent me a new one next day" or "brand x asked me not to say anything as things get blown up and thrown out of reason on the forums" which they do... but anyways. Your guys horrid mass fear of the sc should not be so. Good product and with a good install it will remain a good product.
Is a turbo kit bad? Heck no. Is the sc kit bad? Heck no. Anything bolt on power wise can have issues. All rely on the skill of the installer. And the sad part is many engines are toasted, sc toasted and turbo's are toasted from people that do not have a clue trying to work with an all in one tool kit from a local autoparts store and having a buddy tune it that says he can tune a car without a dyno or a wideband *LOL*
I personally would buy a used sc kit but ONLY if I knew who it was coming from, the exact milage and had a tech that knew what to inspect on it, remove it from the car, and transfer it to the new car.
Not a thing wrong with purchasing used as long as you know all the parts that should be included... I see many sc kits for sale missing a massive amount of parts. The person who is selling did not install it, so they have NO IDEA what all parts came with it.
People are saying there are more problems with the sc kit than the turbo kits. UNTRUE. I am friends with SO many people on this forum that are turbocharged. You have no IDEA how many of them have had issues that are never reported as to keep in the good graces of there kit maker so they can receive help / warranty on there turbo. With the sc and it being a dealer item, any little thing that does anything wrong is blabbed about on 40 different posts.
Seems once or twice a week I hear about exhaust manifolds cracking, exhaust studs snapping, turbo's taking a crap, welds on pipes cracking, ems issues, blown motors, wastegates sticking, intercooler pipes poping off... 95% of which I NEVER see posted on this forum. And I get the same answer from each person... "dood brand x hooked me up and sent me a new one next day" or "brand x asked me not to say anything as things get blown up and thrown out of reason on the forums" which they do... but anyways. Your guys horrid mass fear of the sc should not be so. Good product and with a good install it will remain a good product.
Is a turbo kit bad? Heck no. Is the sc kit bad? Heck no. Anything bolt on power wise can have issues. All rely on the skill of the installer. And the sad part is many engines are toasted, sc toasted and turbo's are toasted from people that do not have a clue trying to work with an all in one tool kit from a local autoparts store and having a buddy tune it that says he can tune a car without a dyno or a wideband *LOL*
I personally would buy a used sc kit but ONLY if I knew who it was coming from, the exact milage and had a tech that knew what to inspect on it, remove it from the car, and transfer it to the new car.
Not a thing wrong with purchasing used as long as you know all the parts that should be included... I see many sc kits for sale missing a massive amount of parts. The person who is selling did not install it, so they have NO IDEA what all parts came with it.
11-22-2006, 11:03 PM
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Re: used SC
Originally Posted by josh_trdsparks
Originally Posted by Robs_tc
I'm selling mine with a new blower and pulleys for $2000!!! Whay would you want a used s/c when the one I'm selling will have the 3yr/36k mile warranty???
All I'm going to say is do A LOT more research on this. I would stay away from it personally. Take your money and either save for a new S/C or buy a turbo kit. A turbo will not blow your engine up. Bad tuning and/or poor installation will.
If you buy cheap you get cheap.
Talked with Bob over at TRD and since the new blower hasn't been asigned a vin number yet (never installed), it will carry a new warranty. Straight from the source, I wouldn't post such a responce with out support. Besides my friend who bought the kit off me has it in writting from the service manager at the dealership, even has a new warranty card.
I agree that no one should buy a used blower. You never know what kind of install it had on the previous car, could have stresses the bearing etc. But if you got it really cheep and kept your old ecu, in case you were supplied another, you could always go back to stock pretty easy.