Trd Supercharger V'S Xr6T Induction Longevity

[senna_T]

Did the Expensive Daewoo ones run an individual belt for the charger or the one belt for all pulleys robbo?

[robbo k]

2 belts. if the trd runs one that would be a massive fail on trd part

[senna_T]

Only one from what I've seen bud! Definitely epic fail

[winstor]

I hope you arent thinking of buying a TRD Aurion

For around $55k you can get an 09 TRD Aurion with 241kw and 400nm or an 09 FG F6 with 310kw and 565nm. Point that out to the salesman

[nathen]

mate print this out and give it to the sales man.

trd bottom ends are weak.

supercharger will cost 3 times as much as a standard turbo rebuild as well.

drive blog: Toyota Aurion TRD engine failure an embarrassment, not a disaster

[Smoke them tyres]

All that crammed into the engine bay.......maintenance costs??? He has to focus on the supercharger issue because the other ongoing maintenance/labour costs are much higher with higher output front wheel drives. There's only so much stregth/durability you can cram into a small space.

A well maintained turbo can outlast the engine, just as a screw supercharger can. What's more important is the satisfaction gained from putting it into a "proper" chassis. Also, it's much easier to upgrade the turbo/intercooler option.

No matter what engineers do with wrong wheel drive, they cannot overcome the lack of chassis balance that comes with the laws of physics....the front has to carry the bulk of ALL loads....go, whoa and turn. Hardly balanced. Hardly performance effective.

The fact that they are also too cheap to put a jackshaft on the long driveshaft to equalise their pivot points means that they will torque steer.....ie driver to apply corrective force to the steering to stop it pulling you into the opposing lane of traffic.....hmmm, good safety measure! Come on Toyota....even the old Suzuki Swifts had the intermediate shaft with a raging 49kw.

Doesn't matter if they call it an Aurion, it's still based on the Camry floorpan.

Without being a sm@rt@rse, I think Jeremy Clarkson put it best:

"When I have insomnia, I just look at a Camry and I nod right off".

Edited 09/02/10 11:09 AM by Smoke them tyres

[White Knight]

I love my ford, but ask anybody who has had enough experience with Toyota's - they'll tell you they are bulletproof. Toyota's generally are very well-built cars and believe me, can take an endless amount of punishment. Parts are however expensive, and often hard to come by. Oh, and the ceiling lining has caved in on every Toyota I've ever known anybody to own long enough. But yes. If you wan't performance, don't buy an Aurion!

Consider also that a supercharger has an "always on" effect whereas the turbo will need to build boost (lag). Turbos are generally more efficient in my book. Not to say you couldn't get more power out of a supercharger, but a Toyota? Try finding after-market support for that. And in an FF platform it just wouldn't be enjoyable.

Edited 09/02/10 01:24 PM by White Knight

[MexicanBatman]

they are an awesome car and I was going to buy on, instead I got a g6et

the downside is the sh*t interior of the aurion the sl model has better seats but in an ugly colour and the s model is just like an aurion atx

I have seen then do a 13.7 1/4 and the traction absolutley kills the times, as soon as it wheelspins it shuts down...

there are feature I wish the g6e had that the aurion has, but the deal breaker for me was flashtune and possible 12's

I had a pos disp blower on a 3.5L v6 before and it went great, but the aurion would be a pain in the arse to drive in the wet when the tyres are @ half life, my magna made full boost @ 2000rpm combined with short gearing and no lsd, the esp is going to be flashing its nut off all the time...

[xr_velocity]

That certainly sounds like a salesman arguement. If it were me, I would have thought it was just a rhetorical question and responded with, "Who gives a F*ck?"

Aurion = Grandpa. XR6T = Wankers like me.

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...and G6ET = Wanker Grandpa