Twin Turbo?
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From: Smoggy, CA
Id love to see a reliable s/c for this car myself. TRD style-but its never gonna happen. After going through all the issues w/ the boosted IS300 and the boosted Scion tC, its just not worth all the headaches
Lexus Test Driver
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From: San Diego, CA
i think someone posted about a prototype FI kit they had but people kept bashing that it got deleted. anyway, i don't know exactly who, but i heard at least one company was trying to make one and i thought i saw someone on this board that had a SC... maybe its just wishful thinking...
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From: Smoggy, CA
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Blitz japan has a supercharger...last I read it put outwards of 420 hp at the crank. That probably translates into something like 340 plus at the wheels (estimate). Too bad its not available in the states...yet.
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seriously ... high compression + turbo ... 6 psi max.. unless they reinforced the crap out of it.. do we have forged pistons? metal hg? i really dont know bout the internals of our engine.. anyone know?
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From: Washington D.C.
putting a turbo in the IS is just too costly i think....all of your internals would have to be swapped out. so on and so forth..this engine along with not one, but two turbos is a recipe for detonation.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: Illinois
I disagree, I think a turbo is possible, at least in terms of engine build quality. Compartment space is a whole separate issue. Check out ForcedFed's turbo application for the Toyota 2ZZ-GE...11.5:1 compression, and they're reliably (shockingly) running 6.5 psi.
What's more, Tri-Point Engineering has recently developed an S/C application that also reliably runs 8 psi. Both these kits do not replace the stock engine internals...though for an added safety net, I believe many people running them use water/methanol injection.
I have to think that our 2GR-FSE, being a less complex engine (no lift), is engineered to withstand similar applications. Or, I could be dead wrong.
What's more, Tri-Point Engineering has recently developed an S/C application that also reliably runs 8 psi. Both these kits do not replace the stock engine internals...though for an added safety net, I believe many people running them use water/methanol injection.
I have to think that our 2GR-FSE, being a less complex engine (no lift), is engineered to withstand similar applications. Or, I could be dead wrong.
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Joined: Mar 2006
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From: GA
I disagree, I think a turbo is possible, at least in terms of engine build quality. Compartment space is a whole separate issue. Check out ForcedFed's turbo application for the Toyota 2ZZ-GE...11.5:1 compression, and they're reliably (shockingly) running 6.5 psi.
What's more, Tri-Point Engineering has recently developed an S/C application that also reliably runs 8 psi. Both these kits do not replace the stock engine internals...though for an added safety net, I believe many people running them use water/methanol injection.
I have to think that our 2GR-FSE, being a less complex engine (no lift), is engineered to withstand similar applications. Or, I could be dead wrong.
What's more, Tri-Point Engineering has recently developed an S/C application that also reliably runs 8 psi. Both these kits do not replace the stock engine internals...though for an added safety net, I believe many people running them use water/methanol injection.
I have to think that our 2GR-FSE, being a less complex engine (no lift), is engineered to withstand similar applications. Or, I could be dead wrong.
Until we have real data and/or people who have done it, we really will not know what these motors will do. I beleive that there is a good amount of power to be had, we just need to find out how and how much.