Well, SEMA may have made a decision for me.
#21
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. How? I don't know, but all my friends damn well know I don't drive the car hard, I was driving 15mph in a parking lot when it happened,
#23
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. How? I don't know, but all my friends damn well know I don't drive the car hard, I was driving 15mph in a parking lot when it happened,
#25
Originally Posted by gompka
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. How? I don't know, but all my friends damn well know I don't drive the car hard, I was driving 15mph in a parking lot when it happened,
#26
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by gompka
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. How? I don't know, but all my friends damn well know I don't drive the car hard, I was driving 15mph in a parking lot when it happened,
#27
Yeah, they're scratched up pretty good. As far as TRD & Vortech, I have a hook up at Vortech, he was practically driving right behind me in my xB when it blew, too. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping he'll help me, he said he would. I'm taking the whole thing to him this week. If the parts that are broken/missing/damaged just need to be replaced, it shouldn't cost too much, and if it does, I'll be ____ed. Taking the supercharger apart made me realize how poor of quality the parts are; they seem so flimsy!
#28
well good luck, hopefully you can get it fixed. The parts other than the bearings, are pretty standard. The shaft is a hollow aluminum tube, and the things the shaft connects to are plastic spacers. When i took mine apart the only thing that looked overly cheap were the bearings and the fact that they aren't lubricated properly.
#29
You were aiming to be able to drive your tC more often and stuff, right? Your tC already grabs enough attention being as it is, so turbo is only going to make it worse. That said, I vote you go n/a if you don't want to bother with replacing the s/c.
#30
I would research in your area some Vortech supercharger people that can repair them and see how much it cost before I did anything drastic, if you go back N/A don't you have to replace the ECU?
This may be an option for you http://www.superchargedscions.com/Su...d_Options.html
This may be an option for you http://www.superchargedscions.com/Su...d_Options.html
#31
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN.
If I were a cynic that made uneducated guesses, I would say they put one of their old and dusty s/c kits from the back on that didn't have the updated brackets.
#32
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
So, me & a friend are in the process of taking it apart; the culprit? BOTH MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. How? I don't know, but all my friends damn well know I don't drive the car hard, I was driving 15mph in a parking lot when it happened,
#34
Originally Posted by toyota_scion_tc
I would research in your area some Vortech supercharger people that can repair them and see how much it cost before I did anything drastic, if you go back N/A don't you have to replace the ECU?
This may be an option for you http://www.superchargedscions.com/Su...d_Options.html
This may be an option for you http://www.superchargedscions.com/Su...d_Options.html
#36
sounds like the bearing would go out again later down the road. i'd just ditch the s/c, turboing needs to be maintained even more so...the way i see it, nothing but headaches down the road and more $$ to fix these problems
#37
how about goin all N/A? i know that gude performance is out in cali and they have a head package specifically for the tC... projects as much horses as the trd s/c... let me know if ur interested i have a contact out there and i believe they might be looking for someone to sponsor
#39
well if you wanna shoot for a sponsorship then why not try?
you interested?
http://gude.com/Products/xbtc.php
you interested?
http://gude.com/Products/xbtc.php