here is what i know!

[Lexicon101]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Have you seen the Boxer engine? Where you put the S/C on Boxer engine?

to be quite honest, i haven't.
I dunno, but I bet they could figure something out.
They are pretty well-paid, right?
They're designing this engine specifically for this application, right? (by application, I mean the car, not the supercharger)
I bet if that's what they wanted to do, they could figure something out.. but then, I know about nothing in this area, and it might be impossible for many reasons I don't know.

[Lexicon101]

Originally Posted by USMCMike

Toyota is going to be selling this car to people who know the original. That's its key market. Same concept as the Mustang/Camaro revival's with the retro styling.

So basically if Ford badged the Mustang as a Mercury, they would have sold shit.

If Toyota makes this anything other than Toyota, they will kill sales.

Don't put the Camaro so close to that POS, please.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Lexicon101

to be quite honest, i haven't.
I dunno, but I bet they could figure something out.
They are pretty well-paid, right?
They're designing this engine specifically for this application, right? (by application, I mean the car, not the supercharger)
I bet if that's what they wanted to do, they could figure something out.. but then, I know about nothing in this area, and it might be impossible for many reasons I don't know.

K, this Hawkeye STI's engine bay


Now behind the alternator is intake manifold (red thing) and throttle body. So that means they gotta put it on left or right side like this:


When you do that, gotta change throttle body area & throttle cable length.... but of course they can make Raptor Supercharger style:

[Matador]

Originally Posted by anurok

At least bring something relevant to the conversation rather than bash me for driving a honda.

See page 1,2,3 of this thread.

[gosaints420]

Originally Posted by anurok

Very very valid point Lex. I am impartial to the turbo but they can also make a car that has 30+mpg turbo'd as well. Yes, of course throttle response is lacking with a boosted car and usually super chargers are not worth it...However, I do hope that it breaks the 200hp mark or at least hovers near it.

Like I said, there may always be options but that is up for speculation as well. Good throttle response on a turbo is basically having it rev'd high at all times, effectively killing the engines life span. Toyota wouldn't want that either. Curious to see how they play this one out.

S/c not worth it come on man my sc added 100 whp. Give or take a little but it was definitely worth it. I've never had a turbo but I love the low end torque of my s/c.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by gosaints420

S/c not worth it come on man my sc added 100 whp. Give or take a little but it was definitely worth it. I've never had a turbo but I love the low end torque of my s/c.

What vehicle is your s/c in? I thought about the TRD s/c for my Taco and even found some online for $2500!

[USMCMike]

Originally Posted by Lexicon101

Don't put the Camaro so close to that POS, please.

They're both underwhelming POS in my opinion, but the Mustang has earned its place as a best seller and for having a Top 10 ranked engine, Camaro has yet to earn it's place.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by USMCMike

They're both underwhelming POS in my opinion, but the Mustang has earned its place as a best seller and for having a Top 10 ranked engine, Camaro has yet to earn it's place.

Agree. I dun really like heavy modern muscle car.

[Myka]

GM really screwed up when they made the new camaro as heavy as a mid-sized SUV. And what ever success they are enjoying for now will be eliminated once the "coyote" powered 5.0s go into the mustang for MY2011.

[Lexicon101]

Meh. Well, the new Camaros look nice.. but I'm really in love with the old 'maros.
It's a shame EVERYTHING is heavy now...

Edit: You guys think the mustang having a better motor is gonna kill 'maro sales? The new 'maros don't sell because of their performance specs. The mustang's engine has nothing to do with the nostalgia of the Camaro nameplate. That's what sells these cars.

[ichitaka05]

Call me noob on muscle car, but isn't old camaro was heavy too (3,040~3,295 lbs)? IIRC having 427 big block v8 isn't really light. It's like saying GD series got heavier than GC series. It come with age isn't it. lol

[Midship Runabout]

Challenger>mustang and camaro

[Lexicon101]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Call me noob on muscle car, but isn't old camaro was heavy too (3,040~3,295 lbs)? IIRC having 427 big block v8 isn't really light. It's like saying GD series got heavier than GC series. It come with age isn't it. lol

It comes with age... yeah, I guess.
Well, even if it was heavy, it was still a nice rig. I don't know too much about the new camaros other than how they look, but I like the look of those old-schoolers more than most anything else.. and they're fun to drive, too.
I'm all for lightweight corner monster, but I can't say no to a nice muscle car either..

[Lexicon101]

Originally Posted by Dixie Normous

Challenger>mustang and camaro

The only thing I don't like about these new cars is the pointlessly big rims...