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Old 11-10-2017, 05:15 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by mrg666 View Post
Agreed, that is down right fraud.

I told my dealer if they would accept servicing my car the first time I went there after it was supercharged. They were happy to do that; they were even excited to see the car at dealer. I know they have every right to deny warranty if there is a problem. Once the original design was stretched to this extent, it is first of all my responsibility to keep it running and maintaining. But, I enjoy the car even more this way with a stronger feeling of ownership.
Yep, I've always been 100% open and honest with my dealer, and I had the same positive reaction from them, with no narrow-mindedness whatsoever. Sure, if any warranty issue could be attributed to supercharging, then there could have been some discussion about it...

Today, my car is 5 years old and well out of warranty, been supercharged and raced for four years, and I still get my Toyota dealer to do my gearbox and diff oil changes because I trust them more than I trust myself for those jobs.

My opinion on what the FA20 can handle reasonably safely boost-wise without forged internals - I'd say +50% whp/torque.
More than that is greedy, pushing the bubble, and inviting disaster IMO. YMMV
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