Down side to supercharger

I am seriously considering a TRD SC for my 2011 TRD OR and was wondering if noise was a problem? I have driven older street rods with SCs and most produced a noticable whine at idle which got louder on accleration. Does the TRD SC make alot of noise? My second concern is engine and trans life. A few people have told me not to expect long engine or trans life when using a SC. This is important to me because I generally run my Tacomas 200k or better before I resell them. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, is there any recommended breakin time on a new engine & trans before installing the SC, I have only 3000 mile on the new truck. thanks!

 

It's a little hard to get the smile off my face, once I get home.

 

Can the SC be run on 87 or 89 octane without damage? 93 or better is hard to come by out in the sticks.

 

^^^^this^^^^

it is a must... Trust me.

 

How long of engine life would you expect to see with a supercharger

 

if you dont dog it from every stop, then it will last a while. only premium gas or better. and if you have the automatic dont worry too much, if you have the standard then good luck. im n/a and my transmission is garbage.

 

Most don't have a problem, even if you mod it up with pulleys, tuning, exhaust, etc but thats just on the engine. Only bad things that I have seen with the TRD unit is that when the intercooler pumps fails or has a bad connection. And yes maintenance should always be a top priority both n/a and boosted but you'll just have to change out the oil in the supercharger (every 100k I believe) and watch you belt. Other than that don't tell me you wouldn't like the roots whine.

 

i love that whine. its better than the whoosh from the rotrex in my opinion.

 

I once stupidly put mid-grade fuel in my supercharged 1st gen...

That thing knocked like a persistent Jehova's Witness....