Engine Swap/Turbocharge?
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I didnt find any other thread on this, so sorry if this has been asked already. I have an 06 GS300, w/ HKS exhaust and HKS intake. Still not enough power. Is there any ECU i could buy w/ a turbo (A universal turbo maybe?) orr could i swap out the engine and replace my 3.0L V6 with something else? sorry haha im kinda new at engine mods. I am actually willing to spend around 10K on this
(Im looking to get ~ 400 HP at least, gotta race those STi's on the road
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I didnt find any other thread on this, so sorry if this has been asked already. I have an 06 GS300, w/ HKS exhaust and HKS intake. Still not enough power. Is there any ECU i could buy w/ a turbo (A universal turbo maybe?) orr could i swap out the engine and replace my 3.0L V6 with something else? sorry haha im kinda new at engine mods. I am actually willing to spend around 10K on this
(Im looking to get ~ 400 HP at least, gotta race those STi's on the road
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What about the universal turbo kits? (Stuff like turbokits.com, ststurbo.com, etc.) If i get a Universal twin turbo kit, get it professionally installed, what could go wrong? its like a supra engine in my lexus
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Not too sure if it would be worth it unless you can adjust more than just fuel. Im sure you can get an ApexI SAFC and manipulate the MAF signal but I would only trust that for 1 - 2 Lbs of boost and that wouldnt even be worth the money. For anything more than that you can probably go Greddy eManage or the AEM solution if that would even work on these cars...
Does anyone know how they tuned these cars with the Toms kit and the old Greddy kit for the GS430???
Does anyone know how they tuned these cars with the Toms kit and the old Greddy kit for the GS430???
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This is from L-tuned website: ** Toyota genuine part number 89661-30330" and both mentions of DENSO parts number "275100-4052" or "275100-4053" comes to support it only., if you do not have this part number on your current ECU, the compressor will not function properly, exchange unit must be sent in to reprogram** http://www.l-tunedparts.com/product/?id=2485
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Just enjoy the car for what it is, a mainly trouble free nice looking vehicle that doesn't race but is more than enough to get around with some authority.
Adding anything to it for power that introduces chances of things going wrong just seems counter intuitive for this brand.
Adding anything to it for power that introduces chances of things going wrong just seems counter intuitive for this brand.
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Just enjoy the car for what it is, a mainly trouble free nice looking vehicle that doesn't race but is more than enough to get around with some authority.
Adding anything to it for power that introduces chances of things going wrong just seems counter intuitive for this brand.
Adding anything to it for power that introduces chances of things going wrong just seems counter intuitive for this brand.
So i basically have 2 choices for universal twin-turbos. 2 T28 Turbos or 2 STS Turbos. Which one is better?
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well its not the V6 i'm unhappy about. It's the fact that the 2006 model GS300, which i have (3.0L V6 245 HP) is ESPECIALLY slow for a car this heavy. I would be happy even with a gs350. Im just looking for a way to make it as fast or faster than that without having to sell and buy another car
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well its not the V6 i'm unhappy about. It's the fact that the 2006 model GS300, which i have (3.0L V6 245 HP) is ESPECIALLY slow for a car this heavy. I would be happy even with a gs350. Im just looking for a way to make it as fast or faster than that without having to sell and buy another car