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Hey guys I'm a technician at a Toyota dealership. I'm really interested in this FR-S but don't know much about these aftermarket turbo kits. This guy traded this thing in after doing a bunch of work to it because his wife got pregnant. It only has 11k miles. I'm wondering if any of you could identify this turbo kit or maybe a good way to tell if this thing was tuned and reliable or not. Thanks

https://www.fredandersontoyota.com/u...dceaad4f6a.htm

Hello, Lolephant and welcome to the forum.......:)

I can't "see" a turbo on that machine ...........:iono:

The price looks a bit high.

Ask "Jane" on their web site about the turbo ......;)


humfrz

if you scroll through the photos you will see it

Buy stock.

yeah i know stock is the best i work on cars for a living haha. just seemed like a really good deal just kinda sketchy i guess because i have no idea what the guy did. i know some of these turbo kits are like $6,000. only has 11k miles on it so not like he had too much time to beat the crap out of it. oh well just seemed like a good deal but rolling the dice none the less.

just was wondering if you guys would recognize the turbo package and be like " OH MY GOD HE HAS soandsoandso GET IT!!! "

Can't help with the make but...

Wrap it up nice so it doesn't heat soak
https://pictures.dealer.com/t/toyota...06a1b548bx.jpg

Suck in ALL the hot air
https://pictures.dealer.com/t/toyota...22376c37dx.jpg

It does not appear to be one of the bigger name ones but I am far from an expert on the subject. Do you know what tuning method was used? Any other mods?

You are from dealership, I dont trust you. !!@#$@^

Looks like some of the piping may be ptuning's kit. At least he has a vent gauge installed to monitor things...

Oh ...... daaaaa.......scroll down ...... got it.....:D

I can't help you.

I know nothing about turbos ........ however, after reading about turbo'd FR-Ss on this forum ....... I'd never buy a used FR-S that had a turbocharger.


humfrz

Wow that center console looks like it spent a few days in the desert.

Ya I was thinking the same thing. If it came into the dealer like that I wouldn't touch it. If from sitting on the lot that is different.

Not sure what kit that is, but the red piping looks like a 'ptuning' kit. That said, its hard to tell what tuning software was used just by looking at it. If its open sourced (which I doubt) you could get someone to retune it for you. If its a locked tune (my guess) its not quite so simple.

Walk away, anyone that puts a fram filter like that, is missing a few screws in the head.
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