2.7 supercharger

I've been looking at URDs supercharger for awhile now(it's out of stock and expensive). But I've come across a different s/c kit for the 2.7 it's made by a Japanese company called VT racing, it's about a grand cheaper than URDs. Curious what y'all will think.

 

I’m not sure why someone would spend that kind of money to supercharge a 4-cyl Tacoma.

Polish all you want, it’s still a turd.

 

Looks purdy ! have a 2.7..If I wanted more power I would get the six..

 

Understandable

 

I have not done anything with the 2TR but I have had a few boosted 1st gens. A S/C 3.4 5VZ, a S/C 2.7 3RZ, and a Turbo 3RZ. The turbo 3RZ was by far the fastest, made the most HP (on the dyno) while also getting the best MPG's. It did require more work though and cost about the same as S/C'ing the other two.

IIRC, the URD S/C kit uses a centrifugal type of blower, not the roots style in the pic you have there. They are more like a turbo compressor housing that is driven by a belt instead of an exhaust housing. This makes them have more available power adders such as a front mount intercooler that the URD kit comes with. Both of the S/C's I used were the roots style that replace the intake manifold like you have pictured and they both produced underwhelming power gains. I could definitely tell they helped but they did not compare to a turbo or the URD style S/C kit.

If I ever do forced induction on another Tacoma, it'll be a turbo for sure and maybe a URD kit in 2nd place. In my experience the Roots style are not worth the cost especially buying them brand new.

 

Thanks for dropping some actual knowledge and your experiences, much appreciated. I'll be keeping all this mind, I've taken a look at some turbos but I'll definitely need a lot more research. I just like my 2.7, everyone will always say get a v6, then you go to a v6 thread talking about looking for more power and everyone just says to get the tundra lmao

 

It's funny hearing the 3rd gen V6 guys pipe up too since their V6 is a lemon anyway

 

Your big difference between the URD and VT superchargers are where and how they make power. As boostedka stated above the URD is a centrifugal style unit that works like a belt driven turbo. It'll have the potential for more top end power but has less low end torque. The VT is a roots style supercharger which gives you more boost lower down but can be limited in top end power due to maxing out how fast it is designed to spin. Also as pointed out the URD does come with an air-to-air intercooler where as the VT is just forcing the air directly into the engine. The intercooler adds a bit of lag but gets you lower air intake temps for more power. This can be worked around by adding a air-to water intercooler in between the SC and intake of the VT system which will not introduce lag and cools the air intake temp, but with added complexity and money.

Overall there are trade offs between both designs. Personally I prefer a roots style SC but I'm more into having the added torque for more streetable power over top end power.

 

It seems like the kit includes a air to water cooler? In the description

 

Well damn! That's actually nice that it has the air-to-water intercooler. That paired with the large water tank they mention is a very good thing as it means the water won't get too warm and it'll keep the air temp a lot closer to ambient temp even in city traffic.

 

It's definitely peaking my interest hahah

 

Researched more and the VT sc is a twin screw design, how does it compare to the centrifugal?

 

Centrifugal is basically a turbo with a pulley on the back instead of a turbine/exhaust housing. Twin screw/Roots blowers are definitely more install friendly because there is less (really no) plumbing/piping to run.
roots<centrifugal<turbo in order of installation complexity. Root replaces the intake mani, centrifugal will require mounting brackets and IC piping to be ran as well as mounting the IC. Turbo is all that plus running oil lines (feed and return) and also replacing your exhaust manifold with a turbo manifold, turbo, and down pipe into your exhaust.

The A2W intercooler is probably something similar to what the 1gr S/C kit uses. It fits between the S/C and the intake runners on the head in order the cool the charged air some before entering the motor. It definitly helps out some to prevent heat soaking the motor. Not as effectively or efficiently as an air to air though.

 

FWIW, in my completely biased and non-objective opinion, a turbo 4 cyl is so much more fun to drive than an all motor V6. Feeling that boost hit is so awesome

 

I don't think it's a coincidence that Toyota has gone to a robust, boosted 4 cyl in the 4th gen Tacoma. Boosted 4 bangers check a lot of boxes. Plus, I think the 2TR is a better motor than the 1GR but that's just anecdotal keyboard warrior stuff. That said, I'd be all about spending the money to boost a 2TR if I owned one. GL, OP!

 

Ive been looking at the VT racing one as well. Id be curios as to how well it performs. It looks nice from everything ive seen. The only turn off would be where its made. But ive seen other videos on the internet of other vehicles with VT superchargers and they seem to be holding up fine.

 

Like some of you I to have a 4 banger daily driver that I would like to add a little more power to just to give it the ability to hold itself in a gear longer. Its a 2016 4x4, tuned for GL and upgraded shift table but otherwise all stock. So other than boostedka, has any one else on here have any experience with this one that can give some feedback? The only other real option I see out there is the URD Mk3, which hopefully the issue with busting shafts is resolved. From the research I have done it appears to be but I haven't found a lot of info on that out there either.
Also if anyone has any knowledge on which of the two options would have the lowest maintenance and which would have the highest reliability/longevity, I would appreciate your info on that also.
Any other updated info and opinions on these would be appreciated.