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It is fun and expensive. 

I just got it dyno tuned today and it ran 275kw at the wheels on E70 and 263kw at the wheels on 98.

We couldn't go any further on E70 as our turbo was at its limit, so no gains on increasing boost or advancing timing. 

I would like to see more video footage of your car if possible. 

From my understanding it should be the fastest or most powerful supercharged TRD Aurion out there.

Thats okay we all end up in a money rut.

I've been piling my money into this 1996 Subaru Legacy instead.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI32CX614wa8dFNhE0qVzPA

Hey, just checking if your car is still going alright?

Have you done anymore mods?

Check if your inner wheel guards do not have a hole or tear in them. 

If it is raining or you go into a car wash the water splashes up into the boot area.

The XEDE is an interceptor ECU, where as the MOTEC is a full-stand alone ECU.

Thanks for the update. 

Honestly don't worry about the dyno power figure as they are all different. 

The best measure is going down the quarter mile and your trap speed.

The water meth injection looks great as well.

On another note is that the smallest pulley you can run? 

On the TVS1900 you can go smaller pulley as it runs more efficiently than at TVS1320.

Any updates on this epic build? 

bump. 

With the amount of horsepower you are proposing you will need forged pistons and rods. 280kw ATW is not a small amount of power.

I still recommend rebuilding your existing motor. (Better to deal with the devil you know). The reason why I recommend rebuilding your existing motor is that you are essentially working on a motor you know everything about once its torn down and rebuilt. Forged piston rods will allow you to exceed 280kw atw without worrying too much of component failure.

If you purchase another second hand TRD motor - which will be cheaper, it is not a long term solution. You will not know if the 100,000km was hard or the servicing was done correctly. 

Rebuild your current engine with the forged pistons, leave everything else. 

Here's the link to the video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsN56AD1rBs

That looks so cool.

So is that an air to air intercooler? 

It would be interesting to see how much it costs? 

Hi maybe you could ask Harrop for some advice directly.

Try Matt, he has answered a few of my questions in the past.

Matthew Howarth |  Performance Centre Advisor

Harrop Performance Products

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Its very impressive, you are definitely doing well. 

I think you could document more of this on a youtube channel, if possible. 

12 hours ago, Zr6 supercharged said:

Hi mate glad liked the video.

Tbh not to sure what the standard size pulley is but i think around 70mm. The 2.55inch pulley it something i purchased from a company in america called URD they specialise in all kinds of pulleys for supercharger kits mostly trd ones.

It is a stealth 2.55 inch pulley but the pulley was not made for our supercharger as it is only a 5 rib pulley not and 8 rib like ours. Although it still fits on but it  requires the drive belt to be sliced so taking off a.few ribs. As for prrssing it on i did it all myself they give you like a diy kit which comes with a snout shaving tool and a press tool to get it on but u will have to find a clamp tool yourself that removes pressed on pulleys i bought one from supercheap. I have just removed that pulley and have the belt also that i sliced if you are interested in it i got one custom made that is 2.55 inch but the standard 8 rib which cost me a fortune wish i never did it same results as the 5 rib 2.55 inch and i plan on the bigger supercharger so kind of lost money there. 

 

As for e85 yes the plan is to have a flex fuel set up.

 

When you say most workshops can now tune the trd aurion ecu can you name any ? Because i have only found sas performance thst say they can it would be good to be able to shop around.

As for the varex yes it was fully open and traction control turned off by me and the rest was with the tuner 1st run was 190ish then 208 then 210kw.

Awesome, thanks for the pulley offer, but like you I will probably go for the TVS1900 instead.

I have been told that the larger TVS1900 supercharger will push more air at a similar temperature to the 1320. I was recommended not to go to a smaller pulley as it will spin faster and compress more air, but the air will be hotter going into the engine. 

Sorry I assumed there should be more workshops that can tune Toyotas in Sydney.  I have found one in New Zealand.

I have had the company below reflash a trd map onto a stock Aurion ECU before. I wanted a backup ECU but it didnt work as the TRD ECU is actually different to an Aurion ECU.

Advanced Tuning were pretty confident they could reflash my ECU and quoted me $1500NZD, and it would be across 3days. 

https://www.advancedtuning.co.nz/

I think alot of workshops just can't be bothered to work on the TRD Aurions ECU.

Has it raised any Check engine lights? 

Also is this the Speedlabs website your purchased the headers from? 

Speedlab.com

Hi All,

This is all good and very interesting. I saved the dyno video (right click save link as) and watched it and 210kw is pretty good for the modifications you have done. 

My TRD Aurion stock standard was 190kw at the wheels, again different dynos and day.

You mentioned that you changed the pulley to a 2.55inch roughly 64.8mm - I think the stock one is approximately 70-75mm? 

Did you purchase the Monkey Wrench Racing Pulley? and which workshop in NSW pressed your new pulley on?

The TVS1900 is the correct supercharger to be bolt on. I have been told that the larger supercharger will compress more air. It is also a better solution than reducing your pulley diameter even further.

Most workshops can now tune the TRD Aurion ECU's, are you going to run a flex fuel sensor? so you can run E85 and 98ron as well?

If you are going to run E85 only then I would recommend upgrading your fuel lines as well. 

One question with your Varex Muffler did you have it completely open when on the dyno? 

I'am looking forward to seeing your results.

Hi I would like to purchase a Toyota TRD Aurion ECU. 

Thanks. 

Honestly its quite an old vehicle now so most people move on and lose interest. If you are expecting some yoda figure to mentor you through this I don't think there is anyone around.  

But you are first I have heard to try this so good luck to you. 

Just to add if it was my project I most likely would of just brought a TRD aurion there are still quite a few for sale and they are reasonably priced.

Additionally I would probably still take out your existing engine and just fit the complete TRD unit into your car regardless of KM.

I would not disassemble a good TRD Engine of its components to then retrofit everything back onto another vehicle that wasn't designed for it. I think its going to be a pain in the *****.

If you are really unsure of your TRD engine condition well its the best opportunity now to strip it down and rebuild it. A rebuilt engine should run perfect and be reliable. 

Looks great. 

Try here Aleksey

http://carmate.com/product_details.php?productid=TOYAUR06TRDFB

My TRD Aurion is at 138,000km right now and increasing at 60km daily.

I live in a rural area so my TRD Aurion is driven enthusiastically and it has not missed a beat. 

The only component that did get changed very early on was the automatic belt tensioner, and that was done under a mechanical warranty. In NZ the automatic belt tensioner was roughly $300.00. My TRD Aurion doesn't seem to use any oil or hasn't needed a top up between the 12,000km service intervals. 

I would also recommend making sure your wheel alignment is correct, as the front tyres are working very hard. The 245/35/r19 tyres are also an odd size so it could be expensive. Currently I run Goodyear F1 Asymetricals and they are now down to 3mm tread depth from approximately 20,000km worth of driving. Please note I am not sure how long the previous owner had the tyres on before I purchased the car.

If you are looking for power modifications I would not bother as it is expensive and the gains are generally not there. 

I do recommend you upgrade the front and rear sway bars as I found this assisted with the torque steer, in my opinion. I also had a strut brace installed. The automatic transmission sometimes does not kick down as quickly as you like, it almost seems like turbo lag, in certain situations. 

Fuel economy for my TRD Aurion is between 10litres - 11.5litres per 100km and it must be filled with 98octane. 

I really like my TRD Aurion, it is definitely a compromised (slightly flawed) vehicle but it is a lot of fun because of this. 

I also have an older turbocharged Subaru, but as a daily vehicle it is awful. 

Hi All,

Just curious - how do you remove the glossy piano black door trim? 

I have been prying and levering it but I would like to know if there are any tips and tricks to it.

I have been cautious as I don't want to break it. 

I only want to uninstall it so I can wrap it in a matte carbon fibre vinyl.

This is quite a good video.

For my trd Aurion it was the automatic belt tensioner a high squeaky noise on startup especially if it was cold