Toyota Discontinues TRD Supercharger Program

I just came across this article tonight. What do you all think about this? Not sure if this has been posted yet? I am kind of bummed about this because if I ever decide to purchase or lease a 2016 in the future, Superchargers will not be available. Remaining Superchargers up to 2015 years, will be sold.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/06/toyota-discontinues-trd-supercharger-program.html


Toyota is discontinuing its support for the TRD Supercharger program.

In a bulletin sent to its parts and service managers at Toyota dealerships nationwide, the Japanese automaker stated that it will no longer support the TRD Supercharger effective with the 2016 model year. According to Toyota, all current inventories of TRD Superchargers and associated components will be sold down to zero stock levels and will no longer be offered for sale once all those units are gone. As a result, each dealer will be limited to a maximum purchase quantity of five TRD Superchargers and five each of any of the related parts until June 30, 2015. After that date, dealers will be able to order any remaining Supercharger part numbers without limitations.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-supercharger-program-discontinued.376236/

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-supercharger-availability-update.377700/

It is actually sounds worse than I posted. Call Toyota and try and find the parts. The 3rd party sources I mentioned apparently all have them on 'backorder' as well, which sounds like Toyota will not fill.

 

I have an SC and Fit kit sitting in my garage, I'm cool

 

Looks like it's going to be a good time for Gadget.

 

All about that boost.

 

Intake just showed up, then I need a quick $1500 for headers ypipe and exhaust, then I'm a super powered potato.

 

Well, you are trying to make a truck fast.

I think I'll be impressed with all this stuff on and sport wheels with stock gearing lol. It's when I throw on 35's and have to deal with stock gears for a month or two before regear and lockers. Ri

 

Really? You're going to go back to this again? Have you ever even personally dealt with URD.

 

buying stickers doesn't count dude. Gadget has been beyond helpful anytime I have had a question for him regardless of what it was concerning or even if he was benefiting from it. You found one thread, on one forum where a guy that couldn't properly figure out how to run a compression test blew up a motor (his second motor at that). Some people just cant have nice things, especially if you don't know how to maintain them which seems to be the case over there. Gadget was all over that thread trying to help the guy. Sounds to me like you have some sort of personal vendetta rather than legitimate facts.

 

Oh believe me, you're not the first person to have an issue with a URD product (myself included), but your claim that they "blow motors up" is simply not true. Poor maintenance is not the responsibility of the manufacturer

Personally, I had a URD intake pull in so much water during an Arizona Monsoon that I hydrolocked my truck on the highway, all from a little rain. Its a shit design for a vehicle that's going to see any real off highway use and has since been removed. But the issue was noted, measures were taken by Gadget to help alleviate my issue and in the end I was happy. No harm no foul and I was well taken care of.