Supercharger kit on a GT? [Archive]

cool2miketlu

07-22-2003, 04:24 PM

Check with CelicaUK regarding this matter, he is making them
But the price for this right now is alot of money (send money to him in England, you pay shipping and all the applicable duties and stuff)

Oblik

07-23-2003, 10:15 AM

Any idea of how much?

DopeCelicaGT

07-25-2003, 03:58 PM

Good question!

cool2miketlu

07-25-2003, 04:41 PM

Nope but you can be sure its more than what Blitz cost, because he has PowerFC + Full fuel system + Nitrous line ready to go if you need to... On top of all that shipping cost, duties and taxes...
Contact him yourself if you have loads of cash and he will give you an estimate.

moltenice

08-06-2003, 10:15 PM

I was talking to a Performance shop in SOCAL and they said they could install the TRD supercharger For the MAtrix/corolla on the celica GT since they have the same engine................ anyone else heard of this crossover??????????????

larryd

08-06-2003, 10:47 PM

It wont fit due to hood clearance.

F22-Raptor

08-07-2003, 05:34 AM

Unless you cut a hole in the hood :D

2000REDGT

08-07-2003, 10:15 AM

http://newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93678
Take a look at this thread towards the middle. I know nothing about it, but it caught my eye.

Oblik

08-07-2003, 12:36 PM

Well...a supercharger has been fit to a GT obviously. Does anyone have more info to go w/ thoes pics??

Also...I heard a rumor that TRD is getting ready to release a SC for the GT in the next few months...any confirmation on this?

tacn it

08-07-2003, 02:23 PM

i talked to someone at trd usa and they said they have droped the s/c project for now b/c of the hood clearance problem but i still asked if the s/c wiould work on our car and the said yes.so if anyone wants to take the time to fabercate a hood let me know.

Oblik

08-08-2003, 01:31 PM

Can you get some details on how to fit the damn thing to our engines.

kxtim5

08-10-2003, 05:58 PM

well if the hoods the only problem just cut a hole in it

lunchbox

08-10-2003, 06:28 PM

It has been posted before the reason why TRD will not make the s/c for the celica gt. Toyota will not carry it because cutting a hole in the hood ruins a DOT approved hood. You'll have to cut a significant hole in your hood to make the TRD s/c fit, and as you can see in the pictures above it doesn't help the lines of our car.:chuckles:

Here is the story I was talking about:
http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=90869&highlight=TRD+supercharger

InjenCelicaGT

08-10-2003, 07:47 PM

:werd:
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1916.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1979.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1984.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1917.jpg

InjenCelicaGT

08-12-2003, 06:01 PM

:puke:

My68Spit

08-14-2003, 11:17 PM

I'm getting all phaclempt over here.
Here's a topic,

Hotchkis can fit a s/c under the hood of a Celica. TRD can't.

Talk amongst yourselves.

(pardon the butchering of the word phacl...oh what the hell.)

Fourgig

08-15-2003, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by My68Spit
I'm getting all phaclempt over here.
Here's a topic,

Hotchkis can fit a s/c under the hood of a Celica. TRD can't.

Talk amongst yourselves.

(pardon the butchering of the word phacl...oh what the hell.)

Can't figure out what "phacl" means...

Anyway, Hotchkis' S/C'd Celica has the motor remounted further back into the car.

Blitz also has a S/C for the GTS so a S/C obviously fits. It's just a matter of engineering it to fit. I suspect that the 1ZZ S/C was specifically designed for the Matrix/Vibe and if it happens to fit the Corolla and Celica (which it doesn't), it would just be a bonus.

Oblik

08-15-2003, 11:07 AM

How did they remount it? Sounds like a lot of work...needd to redo the exhaust, all the trany sh!t...doesn't sound like any fun :(

My68Spit

08-16-2003, 09:37 PM

Originally posted by Fourgig
Can't figure out what "phacl" means...

I started to try and spell phaclempt again...but quite since i am probably so far off of the correct spelling.

00celicagtSV

10-06-2005, 01:23 PM

:werd:
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1916.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1979.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1984.jpg
http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~satoshi/pic1917.jpg

its a beast

pnoy

10-06-2005, 01:47 PM

wasn't there someone who put in a TRD s/c on a silver gt? I think all it needed was a different kind of hood, it kinda look like the invader hood but it was raised like a diamond shape on the middle for clearance.

shOX

10-06-2005, 01:50 PM

^^ It was a AIT Hood I believe, or something along the lines. I can't remember his screen name.

shOX

10-06-2005, 01:53 PM

Screen name is "slvceli"

On person I know of that made the TRD S/C look GOOOOOD. Aside from the APR TRD Widebody one, that doesn't count.

00celica00gt

10-06-2005, 01:55 PM

shOX

10-06-2005, 01:58 PM

^^ I have yet to see one done with the Invader hood...I don't think the Invader hood has enough clearance.

But what you said about the gains is right. You're not looking at peak HP with the TRD SC, you're looking at rev and low end torque. That's where it's power.

slvceli

10-10-2005, 06:49 AM

you need the Invader hood for it to fit. its very possible. it has already been done with that hood and it looks fine. the gains are pretty decent to. nothing like a turbo but you get much more torque out of it.
The AIT hood has a somewhat big bulge to fit the sc. I dont think the invader would come close.

pnoy

10-10-2005, 07:04 AM

Invader hood will never fit to a S/C GT. AIT is the only one that I know fits well and doesn't look like **** like that picture. That hood looks like it has some contageous disease

ericismyname

10-12-2005, 07:35 AM

There is are many threads about this, and the only user i know that has it i think already posted in this thread. He had his AIT hood and trd super charger and had monkey wrench racing install it and had to get a new throttle body. Find the thread. Also there a thread on someone elses bad expeirenced with MWR.

ATL-GT

10-12-2005, 07:40 AM

or you could go with a custom centrifugal number......

celica_jedi

01-11-2006, 08:03 AM

anybody have a write up or a how to on how to fit this thing including all other parts needed?

blackbird

01-11-2006, 09:11 AM

There's a number of posts reguarding this topic. if you want more info contact myself, sleeprGT who is hosting a GB early late spring early summer, but also contact SlvrCeli he was one of the first to do this mod. but take a look on the FI forum and you'll see some posts by myself talkin about the same things that you are wondering about.

GT211

01-11-2006, 10:49 AM

Screen name is "slvceli"

On person I know of that made the TRD S/C look GOOOOOD. Aside from the APR TRD Widebody one, that doesn't count.

What about me? haha, I got one, Well had one... I still have the hood though

imp0rted1

01-12-2006, 02:16 PM

ait hood here:

http://www.aitracing.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=124&products_id=1560

pretty nice if you ask me

SleeprGT

01-12-2006, 07:33 PM

haha you need the Hood, a matrix, corrolla, throttle body, a different belt, some type of piggyback ecu, and a different belt. I am currently working on a group buy for superchargers late spring early summer, comming soon :) im helping my friend out right now with this s/c