Is TRD going to make a ECHO S/C?

[haa21]

Hi! I'm a member of Toyota Nation, but usually stick to the Camry forum as I have a 2000 Camry LE-V6 with a TRD Supercharger. I love the ECHO and would love to get one if TRD makes a supercharger for it. Has anyone heard any news about that? I heard that TRD will make one for the Scion's, so, I'm assuming it will fit the ECHO as it is the same engine. For the people who onw ECHOs...what do you think about them? Are they reliable? What problems have youy had. Are aftermarket products hard to come by? Thanks.

[wedge]

I haven't heard any news about them making a supercharger. But if they do make one for the Scion, then there's no reason why it wouldn't fit the Echo as well. Unless there's some kind of hood clearance issue like there is for the Matrix/Corolla s/c that doesn't fit the Celica.
But in any case, there's been plenty of talk about Toyota releasing a turbocharged version of the Echo straight from the factory. I'm sure there's other people on this board that can give you more details about that. I don't know too much about it.

[Number Eight]

Am I alone in thinking an extremely fast Echo is a bad idea?

[Razo-E]

Blitz has a supercharger for the Echo/Scion engine...



www.blitz.na.com <------i think...

otherwise...

www.blitz.co.jp <-------click on North America link...

[BenG]

If anything, they will bring out a turbo charger for the echo instead of a supercharger since they already have a Turbo Vitz in production.

[Ronnn]

Yes, they have TRD Vitz RS Turbo in Japan already.

[Deep]

Just a note on the Blitz S/C, there's speculation about it costing upwards of 10G canadian, but the pricing is very different between JP and NA, www.elementautoworks.com can get it for much less than that.

[toymaniac]

deep....


there is nothing of blitz on that web site....are you sure they can get it?

[Deep]

I'm positive, scroll down and you'll see it.

[toymaniac]

this is what i got ....



Item Listing


There are no products to list in this category.

and even when i do a search on yari or echo or 1nzfe or blitz its all the same thing apearing...

[87AW11]

The RS turbo is only available RHD. 1.3L turbo produces 150hp. Same engine as the Startlet GT.

[Phi]

Originally posted by toymaniac
this is what i got ....



Item Listing


There are no products to list in this category.

and even when i do a search on yari or echo or 1nzfe or blitz its all the same thing apearing...

http://www.blitz-na.com/product.html

go to Power>Compressor>scroll to the bottom, you'll see Scion. It shares the same engine (1NZ-FE) as the Vitz

or check this out
http://www.toyotanation.com/showthre...593&forumid=26

[riceboy]

the tte turbo is coming along.. closer & closer.. see post in general...

[rezzle]

Originally posted by Number Eight
Am I alone in thinking an extremely fast Echo is a bad idea?

Why not?

Folks hop up civics, and Echos stop faster and have better skidpad numbers than the base model civic.

2000 Echo.
Car and driver
4-Door 2,055/2,105
C/D TEST RESULTS
ACCELERATION. Seconds
Zero 60 mph. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . .8.5
100 mph. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . 29.9
Standing 1/4-mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.7 sec @ 82 mph
70-0 mph @ impending lockup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 ft
Fade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none light moderate heavy
HANDLING
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.77 g


2003 Civic LX

Car and Driver Magazine
1.7 L, I-4, 5 Speed Manual
Skidpad 0.76 g (300-ft. Skidpad)
Top Speed 113.00 mph (Governed)
70 mph Coasting 72.00 dBA
Full Throttle 81.00 dBA
1/4 Mile 17.20 sec
Idle 41.00 dBA
70 mph Cruising 72.00 dBA
0-60 9.30 sec
70-0 Braking 211.00 ft

[quadraphonic]

There's rumors of a Turbo Hatch being released in Canada next year..