Suggestion for a turbo kit on a Scion FRS
 

After owning a stock FRS for about a year now, I have saved up some money for a V2 Rocket Bunny (and coilovers) and a turbo kit. I want around 300-400 HP. I can do the install myself on both the Rocket Bunny and a turbo kit. Which turbo kit should I get for my FRS? My turbo budget is 8,000 dollars. I've looked into Greddy kits, but I would like to take in some suggestions before I do anything.

I'd go with Ptuning or Fullblown with that budget

I think most people would agree that you should go with Full Blown, RevWorks, PTuning and maybe AVO.

This thread may help you out as well: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56783

So much troll it hurts.. You guys are barely trying anymore.. :barf:

do a triple turbo setup.

save money by not tuning, just a shops way of extracting more money from you.

Header and a tune should produce similar gains though

man, if only there was a part of this forum that talked about Force Induction



oh wait..

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=78

I always wonder how these threads get made. It's always by people with low post counts, and always in the wrong section. It's like they had to have searched to get here, why not search a bit more and not look like an idiot?

HMMMM saved $8000 over a year, can do a RB and turbo install themselves, yet hasn't done one lick of research until now.


http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/37/37274...98ca695569.jpg

I predict a "blown my engine going FI" post/thread in the future.

I'm predicting a "got my car impounded and then smashed" thread because #NEEDFORSPEED.

Yes, I have done research. I just wanted an unbiased suggestion of how to make my car better. I've worked at a body shop in Los Angeles for 4 years now. Up until a year ago when I bought my FRS, I've only ever done superchargers on V8s. I'm new to the import world, apologies.

In all seriousness, the link that themajesticone gave is pretty awesome. If I ever do want more power (really big if) I bookmarked that thread for future use.

Thank you. I will certainly look into that!

Yeah that looks like the best way to go. Thanks!

What is your budget for:

wheels
tires
clutch
tuning
brakes
cooling
?

That thread looks very useful. I'll definitely do that. Thanks man.

My budget is for cooling, turbo, exhaust, and any other things that installing a turbo kit would require. I've already taken care of wheels, brakes, and clutch. And I replaced the dumb prius tires scion fitted on the FRS with better ones.

PTuning is awesome. But turbo kits are more expensive than you think because you will want/need supporting mods...and there are lots of them and they aren't cheap. Good luck and continue to research.

I would read through the forums here to get not only a visual idea, but a theoretical one that would suit your power needs.

JDL and AVO make solid turbo kits for UEL fun.

PTuning and FULLBLOWN are more expensive, but more part inclusive options.

Are you goals >300? If so, lower comp pistons will be a recommendation.

Gotta set yourself a power goal and budget/design around that.

Yeah that sounds like a great idea. Before I got my FRS, I've mostly been dealing with Chevy small block engines. That's what I grew up with. I definitely want something that pull while still handling well. I already invested in coilovers and wider tires/wheels. I plan to do everything in a relatively short time frame.

What's wrong with the dumb Prius tires?

What did you put on?

New Greddy kit should go really well with that Rocket Bunny kit.

If you've already gone coilover the handling part should be taken care of.

For pull without always scratching 3rd, many have been more than satisfied with 300ish whp. Again, anything more than that and other upgrades would be crucial to the car's longevity.

I'm personally shooting for 300 for the punch of power without completely new engine components. That might be later.