Finally caved and got some boost!
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Originally Posted by SWFLS2K' date='Mar 24 2007, 02:18 PM
Upgrade the suspension and you will have an all around good car
It has slight understeer at the limits but when pushed moderately it feels pretty neutral and balanced.
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Originally Posted by hygiene boy' date='Mar 24 2007, 05:32 PM
It feels a bit faster overall than the Turbo bug for sure. My Bug dyno'd 175hp and 207 TQ. All that power was down low and midrange then it fell flat in the top end. The Tc has better power in the midrange and top end similar in feel to the S2000. I have had the car back for a whole day and a half and already the supercharger is making a louder pitch whine and slight louder than normal rattle at idle. My oil light is off and on with full oil in the engine and the car has lost all power to speak of. Of couse it's the weekend and it will back in the shop Monday for god knows how long again I don't know if the oil return got clogged and burned up the charger or the bearings are shot or what but it's definately aggrevating the hell out of me right now. 
Bummer for Me. That's my kind of luck lately.
I don't know if the oil return got clogged and burned up the charger or the bearings are shot or what but it's definately aggrevating the hell out of me right now. Bummer for Me. That's my kind of luck lately.
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The curse got me. Latest word from the Tech at Clearwater Toyota: The supercharger impellers disintegrated and destroyed my engine. Just awaiting approval to replace everything under warranty.
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I finally got my car back today with the new engine and new supercharger. It's running great and stronger than ever. Bad things can happen and do happen. I want to especially thank Ken from Sparks Toyota in Myrtle Beach for helping me out all along the way through this aggrevating process. He has gone well out of his way to help locate parts and facilitate communications between the proper people. If anybody needs anything Toyota/Scion parts or service related he is the #1 go to guy. Thanks Ken. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best as far as my new setup holding in there w/o any problems. Thank god for waranties!!! -Troy-
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I had my first 0-45mph kill last night!!!! An old 5.slow mustang was making a bunch of noise at the light and reving on me so I had to do it. I wasn't racing , just briskly accelerating to the speed limit. While he was spinning his tires standing still I was already 10 cars up the road My GF was w/ me and I thought she was gonna slap me but instead she had a huge grin on her face and said, " Can we do that again?" 
My GF was w/ me and I thought she was gonna slap me but instead she had a huge grin on her face and said, " Can we do that again?"