Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior im gonna get sh*t for this

well after debating for a long long time and tring to design a cowl in my spare time I decided to go w/ the TRD S/C insted of a Turbo. I really love the gains of a Turbo but in the long run w/ the strict mant. and the on going upkeep and not to mention the 1500 in other goodies that are req. to run a safe system I decided to buy the factory warr. of the TRD S/C. all in all this project is gonna cost around 2900, I picked up the S/C from Rinke toyota for only 2300 and the install is gonna cost about 400 and the time I spent in making and materials for the cowl was arond 200 W/ paint. I know the #'s for the S/c are not the highest BUT w/ the daily mileage and being that I still have 15k left on warr. it was the way to go for me. I'm gonna post pix asap the car is sch. to go in on the 5th of may and I have some up right after its done. Also I have an app. w/ godspeed inc. to have dynos done on the 8th.

thats so weird...i was just out with some friends and was discussing a cowl to make the Turbo fit...did you get any prototypes done or anything?

TURBO... You mean S/C?... I have the mold that I used, if your looking to get the s/c I can make ya another one

I'm gonna do the TRD S/C too

WOW... I was expecting a lot of crap from you guys. over at NC they were ripping a new ass

NC is ghey all the people do over there is flame.

fir real, thats all I get over there

I only go to NC for parts, other than that they can go to [b][color=red]Hell

sure Turbo has much better gains, but the trd sc is definitely reliable, if i had to go with anything, i would choose the trd sc as well, but i know trial is coming out with a sc for 1zzfe as well.

Brashboy is also working on the Blitz S/C for the 1ZZ

knowing brash boy, it'll end up costing about 10 grand

nope

I think it's gonna be between $4-5K

NM!

MT - 798,000 Yen...7,327.15 US dollars
AT - 837,000 Yen...7,685.24 US dollars

that's three TRD S/C's

Good luck man, you must definitely be excited!! And a damn good price to btw.

actually, I was thinking of getting the TRD s/c too. After posting pics of your hood, would you consider making one for me as well?

that's sweet, you will be the only one with it!

awesome

Sure, its basiclly pretty simple, it takes about a day or so to let everythn cure properly. I was really suprised at how time consuming is wasnt. my dad tried to talk me outa it and have his friend a Fiberglass repairer do it, he wanted about 350 or so but for sure im willin to make some more of these, I had a feeling I ppl might be interested. gimme about 2 weeks or so cause it still might have to be tweeked being i have cut the hole yet and the s/c isnt installed till 5/5

Nice man! I was thinking about it myself...I just need to buy another hood...then again.. That blitz one is so hot! Especially with that front mount intercooler! I must have it...When? I dunno...but it will be mine!

dude, thats sweeet! i dont think youll get any sh!t (at least not here- the atmosphere is much more supportive). NICE! congrats

hey JBing..how is rinke with service and everything? i got my car from there..but I'm not sure how the service department would react if i brought it in with all these aftermarket parts..since some dealers are screwed.

Who gives a rat's ass about HP gains? J/K. Let us how how the TRD SC works out for you once installed.
Lets see what that hood looks like. Post some pics.

Yeah they seem to be really negative over there. Buncha hoity-toity cork sniffers.

What about the VIS invader hood? Would that hump cover the S/C?

yeah im kinda curoious to see i was thinking Turbo but then thought about all the problems they have and sence this is a trd part you know it wont fuck anything up

sweet, looking forward to pics of the hood once it's fabricated and after installation. then I'll let you know...

About time someone dare enough to try it out...

Good luck and post pics.

yup...can't wait.

There real friendly!! I talked to several dealers and they were the best prices. Some of em' quoted me 10hrs for labor And some told me that they wouldnt do it. My partners brother, Ed Rinke owns the dealership and they have one of the best service centers in the state.

Werd x's 10,000

I would have gone with the SC too, it just seems better overall.. although the gains aren't as large as a Turbo, it still has a lot of benefits that I personally think are way better.

Very cool though man, definitely get some pics up! SC costs so much here, it's like $7000 Cnd. to buy and then possibly a few more grande to install.

post some pics dude!
i wanna check out your ride sometime...

yeah, i used to want the s/c, but i want the gains, of the Turbo, and there was no hood for the s/c either, but post pics when done, i'd still like to see the hood, since no one else has anything!!