Supercharger advice

858_tacoma_guy

858_tacoma_guy

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So now a days it’s almost impossible to find a TRD supercharger anywhere since Toyota discontinued it, but URD and Magnuson makes some. My question is, are they CA legal to pass smog, or is there any other brands I should be aware of?

Their website seemed ambiguous about the whole CA legal part
 
TRD is mostly just an engineering firm. Magnuson made the TRD kit but it now just doesn't slap the TRD name on it and sells under their name. That is the only smog legal kit.

URD never was or will be smog legal.

Just remember, the new Civic turbo non SI is faster than my truck.o_O
 
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whippersnapper02 said:
TRD is mostly just an engineering firm. Magnuson made the TRD kit and not just doesn't slap the TRD name on it and sells under their name. That is the only smog legal kit.

URD never was or will be smog legal.

Just remember, the new Civic turbo non SI is faster than my truck.o_O
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Mine too...:(
 
whippersnapper02 said:
TRD is mostly just an engineering firm. Magnuson made the TRD kit but it just doesn't slap the TRD name on it and sells under their name. That is the only smog legal kit.

URD never was or will be smog legal.

Just remember, the new Civic turbo non SI is faster than my truck.o_O
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Answered my question, thanks whip!
 
4wd said:
No I did not... What happened to all that HP from the S/C ?...
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No enduser tuning, combined with the trd tune being pig rich (avg)... i bet its running sub 10:1 and killing hp.

Pull it up to 11.5:1 and i bet it would wake up...... but too much spent on this turd already i hear, and with no gauge, im just speculating since i reeled in a stage 1 sti. The trd tune is anything but consistant.

Nancy, u have a printout with your afr?

I bet as rpm climbs it leans out some as the pump is at its max, but id bet midrange its a dog.
 
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858_tacoma_guy said:
So now a days it’s almost impossible to find a TRD supercharger anywhere since Toyota discontinued it, but URD and Magnuson makes some. My question is, are they CA legal to pass smog, or is there any other brands I should be aware of?

Their website seemed ambiguous about the whole CA legal part
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Whos website is ambiguous?

Magnuson has CARB info on file.... urd does not and due to cost and political bullshit doubt it ever will.
Urd lists many of there items as "offroad use only, never to be used on public roads"
 
Bojangles said:
Whos website is ambiguous?

Magnuson has CARB info on file.... urd does not and due to cost and political bullshit doubt it ever will.
Urd lists many of there items as "offroad use only, never to be used on public roads"
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URD I think, it’s said not intended for highway use... but never said it wasn’t cal legal, so I got confused there lol
 
Bojangles said:
No enduser tuning, combined with the trd tune being pig rich (avg)... i bet its running sub 10:1 and killing hp.

Pull it up to 11.5:1 and i bet it would wake up...... but too much spent on this turd already i hear, and with no gauge, im just speculating since i reeled in a stage 1 sti. The trd tune is anything but consistant.

Nancy, u have a printout with your afr?

I bet as rpm climbs it leans out some as the pump is at its max, but id bet midrange its a dog.
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You saw the dyno. No RPM, no AFR and it downshifted. Can’t tune **** when there isn’t tuning option. URD has it now but it’s money I don’t want to spend.
 
whippersnapper02 said:
You saw the dyno. No RPM, no AFR and it downshifted. Can’t tune **** when there isn’t tuning option. URD has it now but it’s money I don’t want to spend.
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Bad memory... i forgot the shifting snafu. Truly needed that info to see wtf went wrong, where it went wrong, and yeah u coulda actually used the maf calibrator to manipulate fueling.

Thats shifting tho makes it a wash.
 
Bojangles said:
Bad memory... i forgot the shifting snafu. Truly needed that info to see wtf went wrong, where it went wrong, and yeah u coulda actually used the maf calibrator to manipulate fueling.

Thats shifting tho makes it a wash.
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URD MAF cal? Bahahaha. Slightly better than the ebay resistors.
 
whippersnapper02 said:
Might as well go full UCON now that it's available.
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Yes, but know u did have an option long ago.

Could sit around and see how many engines pop with orange virus.

Maf cal def cut the power lag on the kickdown. I had no more hesitation (loading/bogging) while na. 35mph rolling spin was easy with no bogs.
 
Bojangles said:
No enduser tuning, combined with the trd tune being pig rich (avg)... i bet its running sub 10:1 and killing hp.

Pull it up to 11.5:1 and i bet it would wake up...... but too much spent on this turd already i hear, and with no gauge, im just speculating since i reeled in a stage 1 sti. The trd tune is anything but consistant.

Nancy, u have a printout with your afr?

I bet as rpm climbs it leans out some as the pump is at its max, but id bet midrange its a dog.
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Is that as in compression ?? So is it still true that lower comp. motors (smog motors) are better with turbo but it's opposite with super charged engines ??...Or ??...
 
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