Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior Anyone have a supercharged GTS?

To my knowledge you can't turbo an 02' GTS but you can supercharge it. I was wondering if anyone has done it, how much it cost em, and how they like it.

to my knowledge (don't quote me) the blitz supercharger is the only supercharger marketed for the celica. cost is about $5,000 and it has gotten rave reviews (similar to that of the xs engineering turbo).

a helpful/interesting article can be found in turbo magazine, which you can link to here: turbo magazine: blitz supercharger for celica [turbomagazine.com]

note: im stupid on this subject. . but anyways


5000$ for 33.6whp, semms kinda shitty. when other kits like SF cost alot, (even if it was 5000$) and ppl put down like 300whp. . i think im thinkin' right .. . soo hungover

yea the blitz doesn't get you anything for what it costs.

Turbo is the way to go on a celica for the price.

but doesn't Supercharged on the boards have his celica supercharged? lol, hence the name.

didn't think you could turbo a GTS maybe it's just that toyota doesn't have a turbo for it...I dunno now I'm all confused

ok here...

Blitz made a supercharger for the GTS
XS Engineering made a turbo for the GTS
Trial also has a supercharger for the GTS but in Japan

for GT
TRD has a 1zz supercharger, but will not fit in GT's engine bay due to hood clearance
David Draper made a turbo kit for the GT
and there is one other who has a turbo for the GT

you da man

a few things about the blitz supercharger and the xs engineering turbocharger:

the cost of both is almost exactly the same($5,000)

with the xs turbo, you get peak horsepower of about 233 (in 50 state legal trim--you can get about 251 if you go illegal--no cat, etc)

with the blitz sc, you get peak horspower of about 199 horses. however, this figure was obtained by turbo magazine on an ecu that was tuned for japanese 100 octane gas. the american version of blitz will be tuned for 91 octane gas so the horsepower figure should be higher than this (probably not too much higher though)

the xs turbo runs at 7.5 psi
the above #'s for the blitz were at 6.3psi

with the supercharger..you get increases across the powerband.
with the xs turbo, you get more top end..but surprisingly for a turbo you get a lot down low (at 3k rpms, an extra 40 lb/ft of torque was added--unusual for a turbo and a testament to xs engineering's prowess)

So you can turbo a Celi GTS ?

yes.

yes, with XS turbo

http://www.i-m-racing.com/xsenturkitce.html

TNX!!!

XS turbo for GTS
Blitz Supercharger for GTS
Trial Supercharger for GTS
Stanford Fabrication turbo for GT
DA sports turbo for GT and GTS
David Draper turbo for GT

Or you can always go custom

the trial sc is a modified blitz sc...it will accept 91 octane...if you have an auto gts(like me )...forget about the xs turbo or any sc...it runs with a different ecu (apexi power fc) which doesn't work with gts auto.
and the blitz sc runs off of a clutch engaged system...so obviously no manual no clutch

That GT supercharger by TRD is gonna cost around $3000. I have already looked into it.

all cars have a clutch dude

so even an auto can turbo or supercharger but only if you get another ecu to handle all the functions or maybe keep the stock one with an extra ecu...(kinda new on ecu's here and F.I.)

TRD isn't making a supercharger for the GT. they make a supercharger for the VVT-i which fits the corolla and matrix, but wont fit the celica GT due to hood problems.

SC is more reliable and will give power all across the powerband, so dont be fooled by peak HP numbers. the apexi power FC tuned by monkeywrench had a few(maybe 6-7 tq) gain up top, but down low produced much much more.

not all cars have a clutch - automatics use a torque converter in place of a transmission clutch. The clutch for a supercharger is a completely different assembly that has nothing to do with the transmission. Unless there is a clearance issue under the hood, or the electronics won't work there is no reason why you can't supercharge an automatic.

do you like to eat shabu-shabu?

I had parts managers at two different Toyota dealers tell me prices for a TRD supercharger for the celica... It's not on these sites tho...i do know what you are talking about. They do make one for the 1.8L matrix and corolla, but that doesn't mean that they aren't developing one for the celica

Is shabu a food? - somebody started calling me that cause it sounds like my last name backwards a long time ago.

super charged gts with NAWSSSSSSSSSSS can get you about 300hp

Thanks for all the great info guys, def. looking at doing one of these things in the not so near future but soon. Glad to have some info on it!

no problem

ditto, just glad we could help

I'd wait another 12-18 months first to see if HKS or Greddy develop a powerful turbocharging option for the Celica. Veilside offer a turbo for the MR2, using a Greddy turbo I think (could be wrong about Greddy). Isn't the MR2 VVTi engine the same as in the Celica?

I think eventually a company is going to come up with a 300bhp solution - then I'll be able to have an awesome soundtrack with the bonus of a dump valve

I don't think that Greddy will ever release a turbo kit for the 7th gen. HKS is a possability though.

maybe someone else will, but who knows...

supply and demand.