TRDnz13

I generally agree with the stand-alone ECU 

But there are some TRD Aurions being wrecked in Australia.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/revesby/wrecking/toyota-aurion-trd-supercharged-2gr-fe-6-speed/1103692247

I'm not sure if this is new news or not but it didn't come up when I searched the forums. 

But apparently Dimsport - can reflash your stock toyota ecu. I have been trying to communicate with the italians but I am not having much luck.

I am curious if there are any Dimsport dyno tech's in Australia that could be more help?

There is only one Dimsport tech in NZ and they only specialist in diesel 4WD and Tractors.

http://www.dimsport.it/en/news/dimsport/dimsport-toyota-ecu-tuning-the-big-deal-is-getting-bigger/

DENSO 275036-2110 NEC 76F0038AGD Petrol TOYOTA
TOYOTA TRD AURION/CAMRY XV40 3.5L V6 Supercharged 241kW

On 5/5/2010 at 9:23 AM, SecaBoy said:

nah, i asked the guy if he thinks it could have done any damage to any components, but he said that it wouldn't have.

i guess just keep an eye on the hose. i doubt it would be a common problem... i'm guessing that mine may have just been a freak issue... maybe it developed a split and then under load its just popped... who knows...

tell me about it.. you usually have to tug pretty hard at them for them to come off... let alone popping off from both ends.

to be honest, i think it was purely a coincidence about the refuelling... cause the car seemed to cruise along fine on the freeway... but under acceleration, it felt like it was choking...

i wouldnt have thought that there was that much pressure from the s/c to wastegate in that hose...

they're replaced the hose with a non genuine piece of normal vaccum hose... the guy said "if you want to get the genuine item, its ex sydney and it'll cost $60... my exact response was "errrr, the genuine hose came off, so why would i pay $60 to replace the non genuine item with something thats not guaranteed to come off again"...

oh and then he goes "so do you race your car?"... i just laughed and told him no... i have no intention on putting such an expensive nice car on the race track...

anyway, all i know is that at the first possible chance i get, i'll be putting tip ties on any hose that doesnt have a clamp on it... HAHAHA

speaking of which, daryl, next time youre out on a thursday, i'd love to have a look at the "genuine" pipe on your s/c to see the differences... :)

I Just thought I should mention that I also got the Check Vsc light on and it was bank 1 & 2 lean and it was the same hose that literally disappeared. I didn't have the rough idle issue and the Toyota mechanics had no idea why it disappeared. FYI I was also just doing motorway driving when it happened.

Scott I just read through your whole build. Great job and you do take better photos than most. 

2 hours ago, campbeam said:

I have learnt hard lessons from my younger days having to re-ring engine [stupidity] and re-do front wheel bearings [ignorance].

I am always researching the 2GR engine and U660E transmission. I don't think that you will have to be concerned about the VVT-i oil line but when it goes, it is a frustrating time putting in the full metal line. Just remember that the more enthusiastic you are in your driving style, then the more maintenance you will need to do.

Latest internet find on the 2GR engine attached.

 

 

Toyota GR series engines.docx

Thanks for this document it is very interesting.

There are alot of right hand corners in NZ.....

To be honest based on my experiences - mechanical failure can happen anytime anywhere, whether its owner neglect, or a poor production batch **** happens when it wants to happen. 

I will enjoy my TRD Aurion anyway I want, and not live in fear of a mechanical failure - If the car breaks it breaks and I will repair it or upgrade it. 

There are over 500 TRD Aurion's out there and many more Lotus Exige S and Evora S with the same setup. I haven't noticed a huge recall on either vehicles and most people believe the 2GR-FE is pretty solid. 

6 hours ago, Full-Throttle said:

I remember the one in Whangarei. It was for sale privately for a while, and then ended up being listed by a park-n-sell place. Not sure what happened to it in the end. From the research I've done on your one it was imported when it was brand new, and a couple of weeks after it arrived it had the personalized plate 'AURION' (correct spelling), then a few days later was changed to the '35OOSL' plates it has now. It's funny you mentioned that headunit as I was looking at that exact same one on AliExpress the other day. Not for my Aurion though as I already have an 8" one in there (sadly these big 10.2" ones are only new to the market so weren't around when I upgraded), but they definitely look good. I'm actually located in Papakura, so I'll no doubt see you sometime on the daily commute to work or out East as quite a few of our family/friends live that way :). I'll be in touch for sure.

Damm Auckland is such a small place....I grew up in Papakura and work in Drury/Ramarama. 

The first owner is actually Toyota NZ HQ - I assume it was a demo or media car - which could be a good or bad thing....The second owner was a photographer who did work for Toyota NZ frequently. Its had all the recall 's done I checked that with Toyota NZ via email. 

Hi Scott

Yes I was looking for a used daily driver and I saw the other TRD Aurion in Whangarei for 30-32k I think. It had quite low km around 60,000km but it was beyond my budget.

Originally I was looking at XR6 Turbo, Mark X and SS etc but the TRD Aurion popped up and I knew it was a rare vehicle. 

So when I saw this one on trademe for roughly 20k I jumped on it. I got on a plane to Palmerston North about 1week after the trademe ad went up  test drove it signed the papers. It got transported up to Auckland in a weeks time to Turners Auctions.

Its a little rough here and there as it was daily driven by its previous owner but I am happy with my purchase of course.

I am going to do a couple of things to it and thats all really. 

I am going to install one of these 10.2inch android tablet systems in particular this one below:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Capacitive-10-2-Quadcore-Android-4-4-Car-radio-for-Toyota-Camry-2006-2011-car-radio/1179635_32710547112.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.Hw6lfE

and maybe some performance enhancements - nothing crazy. 

I'm based around East Auckland and work in South Auckland - Drury mainly. Let me know if you want to check it out. 

Hi All my name is Bobby and I have purchased a used 2007 TRD Aurion SL in Auckland New Zealand. My TRD is no13 hopefully it isn't a unlucky number for me.